Uh, Oh. I found some damage in the box. Not enough to warrant going through the hassle of returning for an exchange. I may do an "unboxing" video later and post it here. My recorded voice is horrible so maybe I'll just take pics. 
76" Tiger Moth Project.
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WarbirdFan66
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there you have it, electric it is
HOLD ON ONE SECOND! Let's talk about Crazy Bob for a moment.
That video was a MAIDEN? Crazy Bob gets the Moth 3/4 of a wingspan off the ground and does a roll - ON THE MAIDEN?
I<3 Crazy Bob!
I'm glad he didn't do that with my new airplane. It would have necessitated a change in underpants.
That video was a MAIDEN? Crazy Bob gets the Moth 3/4 of a wingspan off the ground and does a roll - ON THE MAIDEN?
I<3 Crazy Bob!
I'm glad he didn't do that with my new airplane. It would have necessitated a change in underpants.
WarbirdFan66
Senior Member
I bet it was not "his" first maiden, anyway it is a nice stunt with a big plane like that i you ask me...but the Moth flys as light as a feather, not to mention she looks vey nice in the air
I love the comment on his video on YouTube that says "I bet Crazy Bob can never be called "scale flying Bob"
What about this place selling the OS 120 4c for $187.99? Is this place fishy?
O.S. FS-120S-E 1.20 Four Stroke Glow Engine
Oh, I may be just as well sticking a 15cc or the .91 4c glow in this. Reason being that Hangar-9 has a new 1/4 scale Tiger Moth that's 88" wing and almost 16lb and they call for a 20cc. This one's only 76" and 12lb.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/1-4-scale-tigermoth-arf-HAN4615
O.S. FS-120S-E 1.20 Four Stroke Glow Engine
Oh, I may be just as well sticking a 15cc or the .91 4c glow in this. Reason being that Hangar-9 has a new 1/4 scale Tiger Moth that's 88" wing and almost 16lb and they call for a 20cc. This one's only 76" and 12lb.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/1-4-scale-tigermoth-arf-HAN4615
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That link isn't working but that's a 414 dollar engine on tower. Sounds a little fishy.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBY64&P=0
Or.....it's the deal of a lifetime.
My thoughts exactly.
I don't think I'll go there. Their only forms of payment accepted are wire transfer and Western Union. If they'd take AmEx I'd have fraud protection, so no-go.
Good call. Those places scare me. Are you leaning towards nitro then?
I don't know...I've never done nitro and like the thought and sound of the 4-stroke but everyone at my club who runs glow complains about it. The ones who don't are the one's who've already switched over to gas and the gas guys say they'll never go back. The guys who've run glow for a long time always comment about how they've spent a small fortune on Windex and paper towels alone for wiping down their plane after they're done flying for the day.
I agree that the glow is a pain. It's cheaper to get into initially but it costs more in the long run. Gas really is the way to go but I'm in the position of not having small enough gas motors and I would have to change so much to make it work. The extra weight would throw off my cg unless I spent the money and bought the saito. It's not practical for me, but if I was starting a new build I would definitely go gas.
Out of nitro, four stroke is the way for me but gas would be ideal. I'm still trying to decide which brand of gas motor I would go for on a larger plane. I really want to build a 50cc gas supercub.
Out of nitro, four stroke is the way for me but gas would be ideal. I'm still trying to decide which brand of gas motor I would go for on a larger plane. I really want to build a 50cc gas supercub.
The 20cc gas motors are cheaper than the 1.20 4c glow at HK at least. So, cheaper to get into and cheaper to operate. I'm really not concerned with the price of the glow fuel though. I am concerned about the gas motor fitting since a rear carb may make the motor too long and a side carb will be too wide unless I hack up the cowl. I believe the gas engines are more fuel efficient than the glow and I'd get longer flight times with the same size fuel tank going gas over glow.
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I was out at the club field flying my E-Flite Advance today and talked to some people about the Tiger Moth. I was surprised that most people, even a few that do only fuel were giving the vote for electric power. One of the memorable comments was something about the Tiger Moth being graceful and with electric it'd be a much smoother fly than glo or gas rattling the servos to death.
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OOOOooohhhhh.... AK, that is pretty!
It probably sounds pretty too!
Wonder what the price tag on that thing is. Bet its a lot more than the Moth!
