The bumblebee
- Thread starter Brett_N
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Turbojoe
Elite member
Looking forward to the flight report. I bought this kit probably two years ago. None of the ply part sheets were cut more than half way through so I just put it back in the box on the back shelf. I'm almost done with another project so I guess this one can at least get the kit cut out all the way. Maybe I'll run the sheets through the band saw to finish the cuts. I love the old Bees and really wanted to build this lookalike.
Joe
Joe
Be very careful on your CoG! My dad built one a few years back and we found the balance to be much more critical than on “normal” planes.
Turbojoe
Elite member
Sorry, no. The plane was destroyed on the second attempt at flight. The way it was built it needed a lot of runway to build enough speed to take off. Adjusting the gear for a more positive angle of incidence at rest may have fixed that. It hit a curb right as it was lifting off and wasn’t deemed fixable.
Brett_N
Well-known member
Weird - mine flies great. Takes off in about 15 feet (a little squirrly on hard surface, but takes off from grass just fine)
Super simple flier, but needs a lot of nose weight. I think I',m at 6 nickels taped on the bottom now, and could use 2 or 3 more as it wants to nose up above 50% power.
Super simple flier, but needs a lot of nose weight. I think I',m at 6 nickels taped on the bottom now, and could use 2 or 3 more as it wants to nose up above 50% power.
