Member postings for Stuphedd

What a superb model !!

I have admired the SB6 since I had one as a radiator mascot on my 1947 MG TC , still got the SB6 but car long gone.

Bring back the past !

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The club was doing a demo at the local steam fair, Ross did a fastish touch and go with his SE5 , the flight pack came though the bottom of the airframe and the plane flew away never to be seen again .

Something dropped off as the engine cut on Alans bipe , he deadstick landed it perfectly on the patch and found it engineless .

A bipe I sold to a guy who immediately put a pilot in the cockpit , Whilst doing aerobatics the pilot ejected ,and tuned off the radio on his way out, the switch was in the cockpit to!!

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I love people who think out of the box and are up to a challenge !!

It will be "fun "

Just too wet to fly today , so made me a wrap round Pitts type silencer for the DLE ,It still needs welding . It almost fits inside the cowling, will only need a small blister . You might want to turn it upside up !!

Harry Gilks was a member of our club , there were only 5 of us , so a close formed crew.Harry was a constant builder and he would build planes for the rest of us to try out for him and once sorted we would combat them to destruction !

Not PC in todays world but brilliant fun back then .

I remember the Orange drop , lemon Drop and the lime drop I dont know if they ever were "planned " Must try to find some photos .

I only have 2 gripes about Harry ,

One , he flew the wrong mode and 2, he always left the pins in the the models he gave us , which was ok till they needed repair . The good point was he hated CB radio , but It was a great excuse for crashes !!

Good memories .

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I know this might be " NON scale " but I use Gas struts from cupboard doors , On my big Porter , Stampe and Waco and they do the job well, All DLE 30 powered .

cheap as chips from ebay

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windy , most blue in the sky , perfect for a bit of fast flying .at midday ! After mowing !

gosh it felt good !

still smiling ! several hours later , and some what exhausted

May 1968. R/C Modeler plan and article , my first multi propo aircraft. , taught me a lot !

on the plan it shows angled bevels driving the airerons , , looks like 60 degree ones , so the up aileron will go more than the down one , I cannot remember the throws ,

But dont use washout as its a symetrical wing

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could not resist putting it together to see what it looks like !!

I know its somewhere in this epic thread, BUT

what does the Stampe need in the way of side thrust and down thrust ???

Please

The Pitts type silencer must be the way to go , and seeing Pegasus 's one definately

I made a silencer for my Waco to fit inside the cowl , 8 or 10 gauge ally and it certainly deadened the DLE crackle.

Now to find some big bore ally tube !

I have just gone into the garage loft to check on my "Planes ", The garage is separate from the house and I live in the country .

My FU2 wings have lodgers !! I lifted them/it up and they were very heavy and rattled ,

I also feed the birds and have a 12kilo bag of peanuts handy , except they are now balast between every rib and in the "D" section ! a field mouse I guess is the culprit !

The only way in or out is through the 1" diameter hole for the servo wires , so its a long shake ? I shall have to join a band as a casternet player !

other wise it has died !

yes please Pegasus , any advice/help would be very welcome , as would any comments from Bert!

And like Bert the Stampe will eventually end up as my sons !

I have modded it wing wise as both sets are in two pieces , I did show them on this thread years ago , So its about time I finished the old gel .And now seamed a good time to do it !!

Thanks chaps

stay safe

I would like to see a photo of Alans installation ??

If there is one availiable

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its a DLE30 ! Same as our Waco and as I said out of the Porter so a well proven unit ! .

we shall see.

That bulk head is not strong enough so will need a bit of modding , Now I know I can fit the engine , I can start the re-inforcement plan !

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and I will save up for a decent cowl (thanks )

A return to the "build" after many years , The Porter has been sold so the engine has been freed up to put in the Stamp.

So today I started to see if I could fit it into/onto the Fuz, It will need a bit of added strength to be built in , but so far it looks possible . A moulded cowl would make a large difference relative to the "Room ".

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see Forum Members new models .26/03/2020

My Great Lakes , from a Sterling kit !

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Changed the work bench to a green one to finish it off so this is how it panned out