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Category Archives: Biplanes & Triplanes
SE5a over South Wichita
My S.E.5a inverted over one of my flying fields.
Tiger Moth Re-re-re-re-re-build
After an unexpected fire took out its original ESC and motor, I rebuilt my original Tiger Moth, Ella, for the umpteenth time. It’s now running an Emax CF2822 800kV motor and Turnigy Plush 18A ESC on a 1300mAh 3-cell, turning … Continue reading
An-2 Down
Whoopsie.
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ESC Fire!
There’s a first time for everything and today that thing was my ESC spontaneously breaking into flames. I took my GWS Tiger Moth, Ella, out for some flying today for the first time in a couple of months. I mounted … Continue reading
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Scratch-built Antonov An-2
Here is my scratch-built, 41″ Antonov An-2 (The World’s Biggest Biplane.) Current Setup: HobbyKing HKU5 5V/5A UBEC 20A ESC salvaged from my Gripon EDF jet (2x) Tower Pro SG92R 9-gram high torque servos. (2x) HK15178 10-gram analog servos (2x) HXT900 … Continue reading
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Antonov An-2 scratch-build
It was time to do another build, but what? I gave some thought to doing another Tiger Moth or similar – I love biplanes! But I also really wanted to do a ‘bush plane.’ Most bush planes, though, are Cubs … Continue reading
Well, that was silly. Re-doing my movable pilot.
I discovered a few cracks starting in my old Tiger Moth and, as long as I had the wing off for repairs, I decided to take the opportunity to tweak my recent movable pilot mod. I realized after my first … Continue reading
Pilot mod – letting Hippy Horse look around
[I’ve subsequently modded this mod. Read more here.] This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time – give one of my pilots some mobility, so they can turn their head to see where they’re going. I picked … Continue reading
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New Xoar prop for the SE5a
I recently bought a sexy new XOAR Scimitar WWI propeller for my SE5a. I love the scale looks!