Great Planes Sopwith Camel

[CeramicGod]

Well, I scrapped the Hobby King Dr.1 - not worth the trouble.

I'm using the ESC and the motor in a new build, a Sopwith Camel wood frame warbird from Great Planes.

I had to fabricate a new motor mount with basswood to get it to fit, but that's ok, it saves me a bunch of money.

So far, the instructions are excellent and I'm about 80% done. Everything fits where it's supposed to and lines up perfectly.

I'll post pics and a review of the maiden flight when ready!

This my first wood n/wrap plane, it certainly looks neat....closer to the real deal than the foamies. I'm curious if it will fly or "feel" different in the air. We shall see!

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Is the motor the right size for the plane? I thought the Great Planes Camel was a bit larger than the HK Fokker.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

Nevermind.... I was thinking of the Hangar 9 Camel, which is quite a bit larger.

 

[sukhoi69]

Cool, you will like that bird. I had the SE5A from Great Planes and it flew really nice. A bit more prone to nosing over than the Parkzone one though. Balsa planes have a more crisp and direct feel to them. They are better to fly, just have to be more careful as repairs are harder and take more time. Would rather have seen Parkzone do the Camel over the SE5A. One issue with the Great Planes bird well on the SE5A anyway was the landing gear. It is metal and I couldn't land it a soft as my Parkzone bird, but it bent real easy and the plastic wheel rims cracked very easy as well. I think if you put some slightly larger foam wheels they might give some cushion for the landing gear. Unless you have a nice smooth surface to land on.

 

[Jimmy1159]

Good luck with the build. A really nice flying plane. You might want to set your CG a little forward of what in the manuel. I did and the plane settled down alot.

 

[CeramicGod]

Well, she's done. Too windy to maiden today.

 

[colorex]

Looks nice, I see you've got some wrinkles on the wing to the left, might wanna heat it up a bit...

 

[FlyingMonkey]

It looks great!

I've used a clear matt paint that knocks the glossy look down, and gives it a more dope and fabric look.

 

[ananas1301]

Wow that looks nice.

I think what we all would agree to that most wooden planes look nicer then foamies.