The Coffee Shop - For general discussion

[TheFlyingBrit]

Prefer this colour scheme

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Forgot to mention, regards my dispute with WISH, a further update. I finally received the pull-start and one way bearing last week, even though it was via a neighbour. Who discovered my parcel on someone elses drive behind there wall, I can only assume our wonderful Royal Mail service dropped it.
Anyway, I was begining to mellow a little towards WISH as they had tried to make amends by sending me a replacement order.
That was is until yesterday, when I decided to take a break from cutting out the Scout. I decided I would assemble the bearing and pull start on the nitro car.
I eagerly opened the packet removed the one way bearing and pull start. Then discovered there where only 2 mounting bolts, instead of the 4 required. Sorry WISH you can't even get it right on the second attempt.

 

[flyingkelpie]

It's around 18 pounds of laser cut wood is the main reason why, along with it being extremely high quality!

Ok. Not keen on big balsa's yet! Fun to fly not to buy!

 

[tesseract]

What are you building though?

Literally a triangle. about 5 inches tall and 6 inches wide.
Not what you were expecting from a total n00b to rc aviation?

 

[tesseract]

Brian is a petrol head and owns a Bentley Blower
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Its older than me

That's a Bentley?!?!?!?!!? All I see is an engine and airplane parts.

 

[OliverW]

Ok. Not keen on big balsa's yet! Fun to fly not to buy!

Amen to that

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

That's a Bentley?!?!?!?!!? All I see is an engine and airplane parts.

I am not even going to reply to your remark apart from give you some advice

First get to the opticians, then I would suggest an evening of reading.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

On a more serious note, today was a record day for Coronavirus deaths in the UK 1,610. The highest single number of deaths in one day since the outbreak began.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Fortunately my 90yr old mother has had both antivirus injections so she is fully inoculated. My wife has had the first antivirus injection last week as she works for the NHS and is a key worker. My mother in law has also had her first inoculation last week, she is in her late 80's.
I am expecting my daughter to get her first antivirus injection soon, she is also a key worker in the NHS and will be assisting as a volunteer at the local inoculation centre.
My Son, Brother, Son-in-law and grand kids are all in good health, so they will be lower down the list for their injections.

It will probably be next year for me if I survive. I am probably well down the list of priorities, after the vagrants and homeless.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Has anyone ever built a modified FT Flyer, with a flat wing section incorporating a KF step and ailerons ?
I just fancy a quick easy build plane,that I can fly for fun in all weathers that's a bit more aerobatic than the original 3ch Flyer.
Please nobody suggest the FT Delta I can't stand that plane.

 

[Flyingshark]

Has anyone ever built a modified FT Flyer, with a flat wing section incorporating a KF step and ailerons ?
I just fancy a quick easy build plane,that I can fly for fun in all weathers that's a bit more aerobatic than the original 3ch Flyer.
Please nobody suggest the FT Delta I can't stand that plane.

Something like that is on my design/build list, but I've only built a mini version of the Flyer, with 3ch control. Still did high alpha pretty well though.

 

[Quinnyperks]

El Alamein and The battle for Midway awsome reads. My Father was in the Royal Navy so I also have fondness for naval stories, like Sinking of the Bismark and Tirpitz, obviously anything linked to the Battle of Britain as well.

The british merchant ships with the rocket hurricanes is cool. They were used to shoot down the focke wulf
Condors.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Some British ships (not just carriers) use to launch the Swordfish with floats, for reconaissance and dropping torpedos.

 

[flyingkelpie]

Amen to that

Little balsa's sound good for now though!

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

This plane was famous for crippling the Bismark so leading to its final dimise.

 

[Quinnyperks]

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This plane was famous for crippling the Bismark so leading to its final dimise.

Stringbag

 

[Quinnyperks]

Printing another mold.

 

[Mr_Stripes]

I have to build an ultra micro acrobatic bipe.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Stringbag

Yep that's what it was affectionately known as.