Small Flying Arts

The 4 strand 1/8 motor still seems to be a bit anemic, although it works perfectly with my similar size/weight (Sterling) Mustang. It has quite a bit of washout, but too much decalage so a bit of surgery is needed. I have to also re-check the lateral balance.

Within the last 3 weeks, I've finally had the Spit out for some test flights. I really messed up the first day by installing the wrong motor - a braided (and TIRED) 4-strand 3/32nd x 16" instead of the proper, like sized, 1/8th. Needless to say, the model did NOT do much of anything :oops: ! Ab...

Well... the prop plug doesn't fall out from its own weight, but the added down thrust was still insufficient :| . Last Sunday turned out to be hot, and practically breezeless, so out I went for another try. I was even able to draft my confuser guru and FB to video the "fright". 700 turns o...

While making up some new motors for this puppy, I "discovered" that the prop plug was not fitting tight enough (actually, it falls out under its own weight!) most likely due to the shims added reducing the depth of the plug. This most likely caused the thrust trim of the recorded flights t...

Finally had some REALLY decent weather yesterday with a very comfortable 72° with light and variable "breeze" (< 2ms). Just a few days earlier and lasting over two weeks, the weather had played nasty with the temps not getting over 65 :? . Got about 6 flights in, still using two strands of...

Yesterday was finally a decent day, after 5 PM (87°F) - not beastly hot like it's been the last week, or too windy (<2ms) - so I took this puppy out for some real flight testing. There was an impromptu "party" at the field with about 15 flyers with their better parts, and I seemed to have ...

Thanks Robert! Believe it or not, the spinner is the supplied vacuumed formed one. I jus tried extra hard to get it mounted well :) . I have done hardly any modeling for the past 2 years due to various reasons, many family related (good), but one really negative issue has been the lack of any intere...

Fixed it, Howard!

Mounted the prop and fed a 10'" loop of 3/32nd Tan SS (hook to peg = 9 inches) and re-balanced for a midnight test at the Dustbin Industries Proving Grounds (back yard) this last Tuesday. The rubber motor is one of the ones from my peanut Mew Gull, chosen only to give the SAAB enough oompf to d...

Really nice graphics on a cute design, Howard! Will you be kitting this?