Paul De Tourtoulon Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 nice job,,,,? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks for the kind comments, I had the maiden flight this morning it was an anti climax, the take off was straight and the tail lifted almost straight off and rolled in a realistic manner till a little up elevator took her off the ground. No dramas it needed 3 notches of up to fly level and 2 notches of left aileron to fly hands off, it holds steady flight on half throttle, after 5 mins. I called a landing and due to the grass needing a trim it nosed over. After 5 mins it had 49% in the battery. It weighs 8lb ready to fly which is one and a half pound less than the stated weight on the plan having the 5s battery right forward helped a lot. Danny, the reason the office is empty is the fact that it was marginal on the C of G I did not want any thing added but I will now put a pilot/ seat and armour plate in the office. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice northcott Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Glad it went well for you Eric. Brian's Tempest was my first radio scale model back in 1975. Absolutely loved it - if you enjoy half as much as I enjoyed mine you will be over the moon. maurice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Well done Eric that is splendid news ? And I look forward to seeing it resplendent with office furniture. Really well done on the weight saving that is very impressive! Cheers Danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Hi Maurice, on the first page of the thread there is a faded photo of the one I built in the 1970;s , it come to grief avoiding a sheep that had strolled onto the strip. I pulled full up with not enough airspeed, I always intended to replace it but never thought it would take 50yrs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice northcott Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Yes Eric, I have just seen the photo of your first, well now you will get to enjoy the Tempest twice - like Frank Sinatra and New York - or something like that. We used to joke with Brian that he built an empty tank into the rear fuselage of his models and fill it with helium before he flew or the models were weighed.... he is still our demi-god for building numerous WW2 types especially at the weights he could achieve, together with his flying .... I look forward to more photos of your new one in flight in the nice weather mate.... Edited January 30, 2022 by maurice northcott Hopeful correction of bad grammar first time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Congratulations Eric, great to hear it went well Graham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 On Thursday I had a mid air with the Tempest, it took the wing off and the fuselage nose dived from 50ft, the impact pushed the internal structure on one side back 20mm. It is now ready to fly again just waiting for the wind to drop. The wing apart from a small hole was undamaged and the rest of the airframe from the cowl back was intact. There has been a lot said about Brian Taylor models being not much use on club sites, I have had a lot of flights with this model and the fact I was able to repair it quickly after what would have been a bin job with a modern model, I had a similar crash with a VQ Mustang which went in vertical an it was like matchwood, total bin job. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Bad luck Eric, but great to hear you've resurrected her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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