What Did You Fly Today
- Thread starter Wildthing
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Would have flown NanoGoblin #4, but found more issues with the structural glue, or lack thereof. If you build one, be generous with the Foam-Tac, not just a dab to hold it in. You want the whole wing to fuse surface area bonded. I already glued the rear of the wings, or I could have just pulled the wings right out. Explains why this bird has been so erratic at speed. Also need to replace the servo horns to get rid of excessive slop in the control surfaces
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The Green goblin! These fly very nice, I forgot how much I dislike hand launching though
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Huh, I always thought the goblin launched nicely. Though maybe it was because I'm just too used to the chaos that launching my radjets create 🤣
Haha fair, I found that a good underhand toss worked pretty well, my one wingtip launch did not however… That’s probably more representative of a lack of skill on my part though
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Looks good!
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
I'm too scared to do underhand tosses with pushers 😂😂
Houndpup Rc
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Yeah, I have always had a hard time launching it too..Though I think the main reason is, I hate spinning a prop up to full throttle while right next to me and it doesn't get up enough speed before nosing into the ground😂😂
I know, it's really not my favorite, my fingers are definitely nervous. I also don't like having to borrow one hand for throwing, so much can happen in the half second it takes to get back to the sticks... I've had some close calls with my 64mm viper, although safe helps out a bit (only time it's useful imo).
Houndpup Rc
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Yeah, same here..But mainly because I don't really trust anyone to hand launch it for me😂😂 (Though I will in a pinch😂)
Houndpup Rc
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Haha that's a monster combo! I should build one... I've got the Hking radjet and that is probably my least favorite plane to launch, even with assistance.
Houndpup Rc
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Yeah, I think @Mr Man got that plane to go 147mph with a 3536!!
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Yep! It also blew apart when I tried to fly faster 🤣 (it'd need a CF spar to not blow apart)
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
The spin is unintentional 😂😂
Houndpup Rc
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😂😂😂👍
Houndpup Rc
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Yep, CF is a must at about 120mph onward!!
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
The radjet doesn't even have a spar of any type out of the box 🤣 (it's just dense foam)
tonyturley
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I've not been flying a lot of RC lately, just a few flights with my sub-250 models. I've been working diligently on a bunch of new model rockets in anticipation of a club launch in a couple of weeks. Some off-beat stuff, including an upscale clone of the Estes Blender that goes up on a rocket motor, flips over and returns spinning like a top. Also a miniature reproduction of the 1970s Centuri flying saucer, and a radio controlled upscale clone of an early Estes rocket glider called the Astron Falcon. The Blender still needs painted.
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