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Category Archives: Biplanes & Triplanes
Glassing the Wings – trying to save the Pico Moth
Here is my GWS Pico Tiger Moth after nearly every flight. Profoundly tired of constantly repairing the plane’s over-brittle wings, I decided to try adding some fiberglass for strength. I’m only glassing the wings out to about 1/3 – 1/2 … Continue reading
Pico Moth, crashed again
I’m about ready to give up, for now at least, on my pretty little Pico Tiger Moth. I don’t know if I got a bad batch of foam or what, but these wings (and the tail) are made of floppy … Continue reading
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The Arlene Turner Memorial Moth build
The GWS Tiger Moth 400 was the first plane I built. My original Moth still flies and looks great, but I’ve decided to give it another go and see if two years of building and flying experience can’t produce an … Continue reading
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No more hot glue! (Re-building the Pico Moth’s landing gear yet again.)
I’ve officially had it with hot glue. When the weather gets hot, hot glue loosens up and my planes start shedding parts. The other day (103° F) I took my Pico Moth to a nearby park to fly. When I … Continue reading
Flying Wires for my GWS Tiger Moth 400
I was so happy with the way the flying wires turned out on my Pico Tiger Moth, that I installed a similar mod on my 400. I replaced the stock screws on the interplane struts with 5/16″ brass screw eyes for the … Continue reading
Pico Moth Landing Gear
I was very disappointed in my first attempt at landing fear for my new Pico Tiger Moth, using J-B Weld and wire wrapping. As you can see, it was a bit of a sloppy mess. I was sure I could … Continue reading
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Il Diavolo Rosso – GWS Pico Tiger Moth
This is my GWS Pico Tiger moth, Il Diavolo Rosso or, “The Red Devil.” It is my third Tiger Moth. It sports a number of mods including full strip ailerons, top and bottom; brushless motor; flying wires and tail braces; … Continue reading
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My Three Moths
Here are my three Tiger Moths: 38″ GWS Tiger Moth 400 (top, yellow); 32″ GWS Pico Tiger Moth (bottom right, red); 26″ scratch-built blue foam Tiger Moth (bottom left, blue).
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Pico Tiger Moth Build
I love biplanes, especially Tiger Moths. This is my 3rd Tiger Moth build. This one is from a GWS Pico Tiger Moth kit (slope glider version). I’m adding full-strip ailerons on both sets of wings, and planning on using a 1700kV … Continue reading
Sopwith Triplane rebuild
After a disastrous maiden crash (see the horrifying video below), it was time to take the pieces apart and put them back together again. All three sets of wings were broken and the motor mount busted loose but, other than … Continue reading
New tail gear for the Micro Moth
When I originally built my Micro Moth, I used a bent finishing nail as a cheap and easy, lightweight landing skid. This seemed to work okay, and it was certainly strong enough, but the sound the plane made on the … Continue reading
Micro Moth upgrade ready to fly
My original build of the Micro Moth used a EMAX CF2805 0.9 oz 2800kV outrunner motor I had lying around. This motor is designed for small pusher jets so it wasn’t really appropriate for a slow-ish biplane. This week, I … Continue reading