Charybdis - McCutchen Wing

cstatman Fri Jul 22, 2022 10:58 am

So, I have issues. Someone shows me something cool, I get obsessed, I have to build it.

I have SO MANY projects right now - I SHOULD walk away from this one --- but? I have the perfect .010 ready for it

the Plan:
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=3541

a Video of one in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgung7ugcVw

has anyone here built one yet ? it looks dangerous as heck, and therefore appeals to me.....

GallopingGhostler Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:22 pm

Someone had posted photos and videos of it, may have been at Small 7 years ago. @Kim might know. Someone in France made an electric RC version of it. He could control its altitude, but that is about it.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3391485-Copter-%C2%84alla-surprise%C2%93#post42641675

Article at: https://www.airplanesandrockets.com/airplanes/charybdis-oct-1972-aam.htm

cstatman Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:56 pm

oh, I don't want ANY control. I want MAXIMUM possibility of mayhem and madness.

Very Happy

and a TD .010 absolutely SCREAMING

rsv1cox Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:44 pm

Far out Charles. .010 sounds like a Bumble Bee mad as a Hornet. Lite the fire then run. R/C version is safer.

Flight report soon?

Levent Suberk Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:47 pm

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Kim Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:09 pm

At S.M.A.L.L. a few years ago.

Go to 4:21 or, just watch the whole crazy thing! Very Happy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkeYq_ocCCw

rdw777 Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:33 pm

I built the Roto Riser that is an .049 version that was in Ken Willard’s book, Eight Easy Projects for 1/2 A engines…Flew it dozens of times and was surprisingly stable…. Ken’s version had a trim tab on the spoiler to help control climb….I had a broom stick with a nail in the top for a launcher…. It auto rotates very nice on the way back down….. It wore out the Black Widow flying out of sandy cotton fields….Yes, build and fly it…. Mayhem guaranteed…. Very Happy

GallopingGhostler Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:13 pm

cstatman wrote:oh, I don't want ANY control. I want MAXIMUM possibility of mayhem and madness. and a TD .010 absolutely SCREAMING

rdw777 wrote:Yes, build and fly it…. Mayhem guaranteed….

YouTube: Imelda May - Mayhem (2017 Baloise Session, 2 min. 48 sec.) Very Happy

getback Sat Jul 23, 2022 7:25 am

Do It Charles ! Looks like alot of fun! Tip: keep a towel handy in case you have to fight it off Thumbs Up

GallopingGhostler Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:56 am

Kim wrote:At S.M.A.L.L. a few years ago. Go to 4:21 or, just watch the whole crazy thing!

Yeah, right on @Kim! The Charybdis was nice, but all of them were fantastic and wild! Thumbs Up

(But it didn't match the mayhem - great escape Laughing

at your last S.M.A.L.L. escapade). lol!

Yabby Sat Jul 23, 2022 6:26 pm

GallopingGhostler wrote:
Kim wrote:At S.M.A.L.L. a few years ago. Go to 4:21 or, just watch the whole crazy thing!

The Charybdis was nice, but all of them were fantastic and wild!
(But it didn't match thegreat escape at your last S.M.A.L.L. escapade). ]

Thats Excellent!! lol!