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BriandKilbyGuillows Series 900 - P-51 MustangParked26-Aug-10 08:47
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BriandKilbyGuillows Series 900 - P-51 MustangParked26-Aug-10 08:47
Views : 7917
my old dynaflight mustang, i'm going to try to bring it back to life.
BillParkerGuillows Series 400 - P-40 WarhawkParked26-Aug-10 04:55
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simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterFlying25-Aug-10 20:27
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But it flys better with a new tailboom. The darkened shade of the aircraft during a late afternoon flight reminds me that about the time of these pictures, I learned an important lesson in finishing these airplanes. As Bill Parker points out, our humid climate and thinned Elmers white glue don't get along very well. My favorite adhesive and finish for models is thinned Elmers. Flying these models in damp weather often resulted in a limp and slightly tacky covering. So we tried spraying the model with a couple or more coats of rattle can clear polyurethane from the local hardware store. It very slightly darkens the tissue cover and exposed wood, but it greatly improves the all weather flying ability of the models.
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterFlying25-Aug-10 20:24
Views : 1073
Dissappointed with the damage and curious to see if it would fly with the shortened tail boom. We tried a flight with the remains and it did fly, sorta.
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterParked25-Aug-10 20:21
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After an early test flight. We had made the mistake of using balsa for the tailboom. This was changed to a harder wood and we haven't had any tail boom breaks after that.
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simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterParked25-Aug-10 20:18
Views : 988
Ready for flight. (02-11-09)
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterParked25-Aug-10 20:15
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Early in 2009, we decided to build a partner for the modified Cloudbuster. Unfortunately, we didn't take any construction pix. But we do have this completed structure before covering. We kept the areas, and most of the demensions and moments of the CB. The wing and tail structure was simplified and the dihedral changed to polyhedral. The tailboom and swept vertical tail was retained. The nose pod was cleaned up to include the removeable wing mod, ballast box, and semi-enclosed nose wheel into a single unit. Both of the models are 17 inches wingspan.
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterFlying25-Aug-10 20:12
Views : 1029
And, fly well it did.
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterParked25-Aug-10 20:08
Views : 1068
Ready for flight, again.
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterParked25-Aug-10 20:05
Views : 1011
The wing center section was strenghtened.
simpleflyerGuillows Series 4000 - Cloud BusterParked25-Aug-10 19:56
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The damage gave us another opportunity to modify the wing pylon. It was shortened in height and a platform and pegs were added to allow for a removeable wing.
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