Tiger 2 build log

[gabrielete]

At last, I have finished this plane!! Yaaaaaaaaayyy!!!

happy happy happy.

Covered with oracover the fuselage:


Again I tried to glue the rudder as squared as i could, but... I don't know what happened again...


Install the engine:


Finish the wings, installing the servos and covering the backside of the wings with more balsa


Install the inside electronics, servos, oracover the wings.... and finished:




Last friday I just made the break in process to the engine. On saturday I was just running with the plane on the ground and adjusting the front wheel... and ... last sunday:

THE MAIDEN:

The take off:

The landing:

Everything went perfect. I had to trim the plane becouse of some imperfections, but the result is great. It's simply the easiest plane I have ever flown in my life.
I'm really really really happy.

 

[Joker 53150]

Sweet! It may not be perfect, but there is so much more satisfaction from actually building a plane then you'd get from simply assembling it. What is your next build?

 

[Notnewton]

Great job. Now I have some motivation to work on mine.

 

[gabrielete]

@Joker 53150 I totally agree with you. Scratch builded planes may not be perfect, but give much more satisfaction and happiness.
I hope one day I'll be as good as you. I'm impressed with your builds!

My next project would be fixing two crashed planes the owners gave me just becouse they believe in my hands they'll see them flying again. So I owe them that ...

@Notnewton Please post some pics of your building, I'd love to see them

 

[BobK]

Fantastic job! Looks like it couldn't have went better

 

[gabrielete]

Fantastic job! Looks like it couldn't have went better

Thanks a lot!

A new video

 

[Notnewton]

@Notnewton Please post some pics of your building, I'd love to see them

I have no idea of what model this is, but it is similar to the Tiger 2. This is what The ARF I was given looked like. The parts not in the photo were damaged and need recovered/repaired.
At this point all I have done is removed the covering and cut a hatch to have access for batteries & electronics. after seeing yours before covering I may also cut some lightening holes in the aft fuselage. I'll have to get some additional pictures of the current state to share.

Notnewton

 

[gabrielete]

@notnewton Very nice. The fuselage seems shorter and the wing chord seems shorter too. I think that plane must be for more advanced pilots than the Tiger. Goog luck with the reconstruction and keep us informed!

 

[gabrielete]

Balsa builders and BREAKERS!

 

[bhursey]

Balsa builders and BREAKERS!
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Noooooooo the wing and spar ok? The front should be not to bad of a reconstruct?

 

[Joker 53150]

That'll buff out.

 

[bhursey]

That'll buff out.

Reminds me of my first rc flight when I crashed my skimmer 400....

 

[gabrielete]

Reminds me of my first rc flight when I crashed my skimmer 400....

this one? http://www.outerzone.co.uk/more_pics.asp?ID=6479

What a lovely plane! I really love old desings. When I started in this hobby I hated when a plane looked like an RC plane, It was supoussed to look realistic. But now it's the opposite, I love this kind of planes!

 

[bhursey]

It was the origional high wing model... My first balsa build ever. I was 16 i think in this pic. Probibly 1997.,

 

[aeroncalover]

What happened?

 

[BobK]

OUCH! That doesn't look well at all, pretty easy fix though.

 

[gabrielete]

What happened?

I was tired, not enough sleep. I wasn't doing anything dangerous. I did close turn too close and flipped the plane and had no time to recover. I was afraid, I almost hit a car. Wings are well, and the engine doesn't look bad on the inside.... so the most important things were saved.