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Category Archives: Biplanes & Triplanes
SE5a – minor repairs
I had a bit of a rough landing the other day and did some minor damage to the wingtips. Nothing that some foam-safe CA glue and Tamiya XF-65 paint (a very good match for the SE5’s dark green upper surfaces) … Continue reading
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My Four Tiger Moths
I do love me some Tiger Moths. I currently have four flying: two GWS 400s, a GWS Pico and a little scratch-built moth of my own construction.
Tripehound – scratch-built 1/12th scale Sopwith Triplane
This is my 1/12th scale Sopwith Triplane. It’s built entirely from Dow blue fanfold foam. You’ll find more about the construction of the plane, here. I had endless problems with this plane and gave up on it several times. I … Continue reading
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Winston flies (a little bit)
It was a short, scary flight but, for the first time, it was something approaching a real flight. I actually have some hope now that I can get this bird in the air.
Yet another attempt at getting the Sopwith Triplane to fly
Following failure after failure, my scratch-built Sopwith Triplane has been gathering dust for quite some time. I’ve decided to give it another go. The plane seems really tail heavy, so I’m drastically shifting the weight. I’ve rebuilt the motor mount … Continue reading
Bipie Maiden Flight
I maidened my little bipe today, in 12-13MPH winds which proved to be WAY too much for it. 🙂 (Video beneath the photos.)
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“Bipie” build thread
Based on the “Bipie” plans from RCGroups, this little guy will have an 18″ wingspan and be built from a single sheet of Dollar Tree foam board. I’m hoping to use the guts from an E-flite UMX Gee Bee to … Continue reading
The Arlene Turner Memorial Moth
This is my fourth Tiger Moth, and my second GWS Tiger Moth 400 kit. You can see details of the build, here. Current setup: GWS Tiger Moth 400 Power-up 400 SlowFly motor HURC 18 Amp ESC GWS 9×3.8 slowfly propeller … Continue reading
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First big crash of the year – Crazy Pierre piles it in
I’m not entirely sure what happened, but Pierre’s Tiger Moth went into a spin and I couldn’t pull it out. The results were semi-grim: top wing torn off and broken in half, fuselage snapped in two …
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Parkzone S.E.5a
I found this little beauty under the Christmas tree. (Thanks, Honey!) The plane was more powerful and responsive than I’d anticipated – not a problem, but something that took me a bit to adjust to. I was expecting a slow, … Continue reading
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