Morning everyone, DGD went ahead yesterday in warm sunny conditions but flying was not brilliant. The clear blue sky made seeing models at height difficult, added to that the easterly breeze produced very little lift. Having said that, the small gathering enjoyed plenty of chat and of course the views were stunning. Check out our… Read More »
Hi all, to anyone wondering how things went at LH last Sunday. Here’s a quick resume’. Steve Thorne and Graham arrived bright and early with their tugs and towing commenced circa 10:30 in a not too pleasant easterly and fairly brisk to boot. My first tow with the Solution was exceedingly hairy as the dolly… Read More »
Just as the wing was my first without span-wise sheeting – this is my first fuselage without sheet sides. But, as it turns out, there’s something rather satisfying about longerons, stringers, and all the fiddly bits in between. And when you’re REALLY enjoying a build, anything that makes it take longer just means the pleasure… Read More »
Like most of my designs, the Old Phoney is a combination of ideas gleaned from other designs with a handful of my own thrown in for good measure. The wing shape is a cross between Black Magic and PD Parasol but the construction is completely different. Also the ailerons are much bigger and almost full-length.… Read More »
I thought I’d take a break from designing gliders and build a (powered) vintage classic along the lines of the Junior 60, something light and slow but 4-channel rather than 3. I found a plan for the 4 channel Super 60 but it’s boxy fuselage shape and angular fin just didn’t ‘do it’ for me… Read More »
John sent me this link to Google Drive of his K7 Maiden and a cracking piece of footage it is too. Well done to all involved. John Harvey K7 Maiden Flight
With good conditions this Tuesday 27th April, two impressive maiden flights were undertaken with the help of Martin and his WOT4 XL tug to tow them up. Johns; Jilles Smits 1/3 scale, 5 metre ws K7 and Chris’s; 1/3 scale scratch built Pilatus. Our Home page has been updated with flight photos and there a… Read More »
Joe has sent me some pictures of his latest creations. In Joes words: A ghastly Percival Prentice, and a DB Tiger Mouth, both electric powered, all ready for maiden flights. Who knows when ? And: I Still have two models to go, another small 36” Tiger Moth by Dale Tattam, and a Flair Puppeteer. Many… Read More »
I decided to try dyeing the balsa before covering with translucent film and chose pale pink to complement the ‘heather’ pink Solarfilm I’d bought for the underside. I should have known that pink and yellow makes orange. Will orange and pink really GO together?? Rather than use plastic hinges I thought stitching might be nice.… Read More »
When I first fitted both wings there were ‘issues’ namely fit to fuselage root rib and span wise squareness to fuz. So there was some head scratching. In the end I had to adjust the main joiner tube in the fuz which fortunately had not been glued in. Although I could only move it a… Read More »