Timmy
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ooh la la! Why no T tail? Nacelles look awesome though.
Flite Test Design Engagement Challenge
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Quinnyperks
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Yeah the space glider. But josh used a potato cannon once. Though to bad end.
Jonny Gum
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The twin otter doesn't have a T Tail.
Timmy
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no but the normal one does. Why didn'y you put a T tail on the twin?
OliverW
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The real twin otter doesn't have one... thats why he didn't put one on it
Timmy
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oh I was thinking abut the FT otter!
im dumb!
Jonny Gum
Elite member
haha, I don't know why they chose to name it as the same thing as an existing plane, but you aren't the first person to get confusedoh I was thinking abut the FT otter!
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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I think I may have decided on a build for this contest. I want a gentle low-wing trainer that flies nice and precise and doesn't feel "sloppy" like my Stick, which has such light wing loading it is physically incapable of flying in a straight line outdoors without constant control input. @The Hangar was bragging about his F7F, I like the idea of a gentle twin but obviously I can't enter his and I'd prefer something a bit easier to store, so I think I might build a de Havilland Mosquito at about 35-40" wingspan. It seems with a little bit of engineering I could make it fly really gentle.
bwarz
Master member
I'll be watching for the plans
My son has been jonesing for a mosquito for a while now!
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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Let's see if it flies first, I don't exactly have the best track record heheI'll be watching for the plans
Haha, I want to see that vid again! Link?
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FlyingWithRyan
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Hey as long as they don have skid marks lelhmmm.... kinda weird when one of your patterns ends up looking like underwear...
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FlyingWithRyan
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I should probably be able to guess what it is but I dont wanna offend anyone so what is it?View attachment 178013
early version. liking some stuff, not liking others. gotta finish version 1 before I start changing stuff! Gonna be tail heavy. Also need to look at dihedral. Now to work out to skin and cowl... weather looks crappy for the next few days so no big hurry
bwarz
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Curtiss P36 Hawk
FlyingWithRyan
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Interesting. Looks good tho.
FlyingWithRyan
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Maybe toss some clay on the backside of your firewall for nose weight
bwarz
Master member
thanks
looks goofy without the turtle deck skin. I've got some tweaks that I found after folding it all up. We'll see how it works out. Being my first custom i was a bit worried how it'd turn out but I'm feeling better about it now. I just gotta see how it's going to glide before I start with major tweaks. wings ended up a little short when I folded things up, the spar lines were off on the first try. Still deciding where to put the aileron servos. and I'm still undecided on the cowl... I'm too picky I think...
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