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Post  flyjsh Wed Jun 11, 2014 2:23 pm

Howdy all,

Forgive me for not posting in a long time, things have been... well, life-ish.

So, I adopted my gal's 17 year old daughter who is heading for MIT, and she seems interested in little screaming hunks of metal.  I'm going to fix up one of those cardboard pizza box flyers to get her started, but they are so darned ugly, I really want to share a build with her.  Now, being as I am a greedy b*****d, and I want to build a 1930ish looking plane to go with my Gilbert Thunderhead .11 (art deco meets model airplanes), I am looking for ideas for a trainer (not a stunter, not a lifeless round and round, but one that can lumber through a loop).

Initially, I was thinking a slab wing and profile, but was unsure of the size (maybe 30 inch span, 150 inch area?).  Or a flat bottom airfoil (easy build and thick wings keep the speed down) on a profile or simple box fuselage (again, easy build).  Or crazier yet, I stumbled on this plan http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_files_02/2713/PropSaver.pdf (it is pretty weird for a weird looking engine).  

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John
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Post  batjac Wed Jun 11, 2014 2:58 pm

How did I ever miss THIS plan on Outerzone. Looks like a winner to me. For a Gilbert .11, I'd say it's about right if you can get the balance point where it needs to be. I look at the Gilbert as more of a .09 or slightly less power output. Granted, I've just played with running mine on a bench, but it seems to be about Medallion .09 power. Show us the build pics when you do it.

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Post  RknRusty Wed Jun 11, 2014 3:09 pm

Hey, welcome back John!
MIT, eh, that suggests other than your run o' the mill personality for a 17 year old... girl. That's exciting. With only 8 weeks or so to go before she's off to college, the best route to keeping the airplane flame lit might be function first, style second. Getting her in the air with a quick stable airframe to kindle her itch to fly and tinker might be the way to go. Then when she's home for the holidays, you can show her the classic masterpiece on the work table as y'all are headed out to put another flight on the beater.

Rusty

EDIT: all sorts of philosophical blabber about my own once-child scientist deleted.

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Post  batjac Wed Jun 11, 2014 4:03 pm

RknRusty wrote: With only 8 weeks or so to go before she's off to college, the best route to keeping the airplane flame lit might be function first, style second. Getting her in the air with a quick stable airframe to kindle her itch to fly and tinker might be the way to go.

Yeah, what he said. I forget not everyone is a balsa geek with no life, like I am.

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Post  pkrankow Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:04 pm

Why not "White Lightening" with a Cox TD or a NV .049 or .061 on it?
http://hippocketaeronautics.com/cl_planes.htm
SHE can build it.

The MAN-WIN is pretty fun on a bee too
http://www.balsabeavers.com/information/information.php

She can also built this.

Run Cox rubber ducky props over grass and have a blast! The soft props are less power than "competition" props, flex horribly de-powering them but if the dirt is soft-ish you can bury the engine completely and not break the prop!

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Post  roddie Wed Jun 11, 2014 6:51 pm

John, Congratulations on being a new proud and "official" DAD!!! We will all be very interested to see what type of model you'll choose for her. It's really great that she's interested in this common bond with you. It doesn't matter what model you build together.. it's the quality time spent, that she'll always remember.
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Post  flyjsh Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:54 am

Thanks folks, I appreciate the advice.

I have an old wing and firewall from the T5 (see my first thread), that I am rebuilding for her.  Just a round and rounder.  I figure if she sees a battered old rebuild flier, she will get the idea that these planes were meant to be flown and broken.  And I have plans for a pizza pie flier that I am throwing together as a backup.

RE the Prop Saver, I will cut out the ribs and gather the parts.  If she wants to, we can build it together.  If not, I will build it myself (sometimes I forget that not everyone wants a build).  I promise to post a build thread.

Funny thing.... I always liked building more than flying.

Thanks,
John
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