20-11-2011, 09:27 PM
I haven't been flying lately due to a number of reasons mainly
family committments, however there is another reason also.
I have had to retire a couple of my planes which has reduced my
planes with wheels and therefor the number available for use at Area51.
Gone is the old ST Cessna (airframe to go to Mick) I have given up on this one. After the well known problem with the nose wheel I converted it to a taildragger but this shifted the cog so far that it was a dog in the air.
Good luck Mick I hope you have more success than me.
Also retired is the many times rebuilt P51. This last rebuild complete with retracts and flaps just made it too heavy. Ground tests show that the 3536c motor just cannot lift it even with 4cells.
I don't want to put any more money into it so I will strip it and maybe reuse some of the items in another parkzone P51 airframe I have lying around.
This means that at the moment I only have the so far unmaidened F86 available for Area 51.
My other available aircraft are bungee launch/belly landing jets and better suited for Mc Coy field.
I am busy working on the A380 and this will of course have landing gear.
It shound be ready within the next couple of weeks.
Next up will be the B737 but don't see that being available before Australia Day at the earliest.
Kev and I also have our 90mm Jet Teng models to finish and also another
F16 to replace the Artic Aggressor model that flew and sounded so well.
We also have a second hand Falcon120 gas turbine model which we are rebuilding and hoping to have ready for Temora next year.
family committments, however there is another reason also.
I have had to retire a couple of my planes which has reduced my
planes with wheels and therefor the number available for use at Area51.
Gone is the old ST Cessna (airframe to go to Mick) I have given up on this one. After the well known problem with the nose wheel I converted it to a taildragger but this shifted the cog so far that it was a dog in the air.
Good luck Mick I hope you have more success than me.
Also retired is the many times rebuilt P51. This last rebuild complete with retracts and flaps just made it too heavy. Ground tests show that the 3536c motor just cannot lift it even with 4cells.
I don't want to put any more money into it so I will strip it and maybe reuse some of the items in another parkzone P51 airframe I have lying around.
This means that at the moment I only have the so far unmaidened F86 available for Area 51.
My other available aircraft are bungee launch/belly landing jets and better suited for Mc Coy field.
I am busy working on the A380 and this will of course have landing gear.
It shound be ready within the next couple of weeks.
Next up will be the B737 but don't see that being available before Australia Day at the earliest.
Kev and I also have our 90mm Jet Teng models to finish and also another
F16 to replace the Artic Aggressor model that flew and sounded so well.
We also have a second hand Falcon120 gas turbine model which we are rebuilding and hoping to have ready for Temora next year.
Jet Teng L39(Breitling)
Scratchbuilt F14 Tomcat(Pukin Dogs)
Vector X
Eflite F86 Sabre(Taz Tiger)
Qantas Airbus A380(Nancy-Bird Walton)
Boeing 737-800
ProEDF F16
Falcon 120(Gas Turbine)
Fly Fly F100 Super Sabre
Pheonix Tiger 6
VQ Models P61 Night Fighter
CY Models FW190
X9 & DX8