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Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
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Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
The Birth and Flight of "Little Traveler I" !
The Plan: Fly a modified Sterling "Minnie Mambo" on a 15 mile non-stop flight from the back of a pick-up truck to raise money for St Jude Children's research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1578021.html
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/110.jpg)
I thought, at first, to makes several hops to get the 15 miles. Then, a friend started pushing me to make the entire flight in one hop. Here is the Minnie before I knocked out the bulkhead to make room for the 4 ounce Sullivan Tank that let us go non-stop.
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/710.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 811](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/811.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/910.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Dscn7410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/dscn7410.jpg)
I replaced the kit's sheet metal landing gear with music wire, mounted in a hardwood torsion block in the fuselage.
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie21](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie21.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie11.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie12](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie12.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Mambo_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/mambo_10.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Mambo_12](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/mambo_12.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie13](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie13.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 4_16](https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/16/84/28/46/4_16.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 5_15](https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/16/84/28/46/5_15.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie15](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie15.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie16](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie16.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie17](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie17.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 100_2710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/100_2710.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie19](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie19.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Minnie22](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/minnie22.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 11_13](https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/16/84/28/46/11_13.jpg)
Last edited by Kim on Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:52 am; edited 28 times in total
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Do you think you could get 30 minutes with a 2oz tank? Looks like there's plenty of room in there.
Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
I ended up putting a 4 ounce tank in the Little Traveler, which ran out at just over 35 minutes. Did some bench testing to arrive at that amount.
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Very cool indeed! How long did it take to cover the 15 miles?
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Right at 35 minutes. The engine was un-throttled and we adjusted our speed to match by yelling at Drive Mike to speed up or slow down...I'm surprised that at some point, he didn't just pull the truck over and kick both our butts !
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
How many of these have you built?
or did you build swap the engines![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
But this plane has some really nice lines.
or did you build swap the engines
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
But this plane has some really nice lines.
Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
This was the only recent Minnie I built...it went through several changes as I built it.
My FIRST Minnie Mambo was built when I was 14, and guided (part of the time) with a Citizenship Escapement radio. I chased it as much as I steered it, but when it DID work right, it was magic!
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Mambo_11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/mambo_11.jpg)
My FIRST Minnie Mambo was built when I was 14, and guided (part of the time) with a Citizenship Escapement radio. I chased it as much as I steered it, but when it DID work right, it was magic!
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Mambo_11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/mambo_11.jpg)
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Kim I can tell that this plane has a special place in your heart.
And you know that Early RC are kitting it again.
http://www.earlyrcmodels.com/id15.html
And you know that Early RC are kitting it again.
http://www.earlyrcmodels.com/id15.html
Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Thanks Nitro,
I'm still flying Little Traveler I...with a new tailwheel, and one of Bernie's Surestart throttle assymblies. Low/Slow passes are my specialty!
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Little10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/little10.jpg)
I'm still flying Little Traveler I...with a new tailwheel, and one of Bernie's Surestart throttle assymblies. Low/Slow passes are my specialty!
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Little10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/little10.jpg)
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Hey!
Those little "boring"(not to me) trainers are good for things like this and also airdrops etc.
Those little "boring"(not to me) trainers are good for things like this and also airdrops etc.
Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Yeah... nothing like a gentle, sweeping, close-in turn on a calm evening...then power up, and here we go for another circuit !!!
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
That is the kind of flying I am aiming for with the .010 piet I may go with a MF throttle for those ultra slow passes.
Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Speaking of Piet, I was wrong about a three-view being included in it's plans...Here is a good profile from it's weight and balance practice sheet, but I have some actual model airplane plans that I'll track down and get to you!
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Piet10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/piet10.jpg)
![Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009 Piet10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/16/84/28/46/piet10.jpg)
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Mini
Looks great and good luck with it. I had the bigger one and it flew great.
Dan
Dan
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Kim wrote:Speaking of Piet, I was wrong about a three-view being included in it's plans...Here is a good profile from it's weight and balance practice sheet, but I have some actual model airplane plans that I'll track down and get to you!
Much appreciated Kim.
Plane
Nice airplane for scale subject.
Dan
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Updated with Photos
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Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
Cool here is another thread on this plane including the mods by Kim.
http://coxengineforum.forumakers.com/t374-q-tee-mods-to-make-it-little-traveler-ii-for-nitroplane
http://coxengineforum.forumakers.com/t374-q-tee-mods-to-make-it-little-traveler-ii-for-nitroplane
Re: Little Traveler I .....October 10, 2009
WingingIt74 wrote:Very cool Kim!
Thanks! Gonna do it again at some point !
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» The 2009 Flight of Little Traveler for St. Jude Hospital...Re-Edited
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