Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Some pics of the carbon fiber landing gear from Elster-Modellbau:

About 2cm had to be cut out in the center so that the gear fits the fuselage width.

Original landing gear weight: 270 gr
Carbon fiber gear: 132 gr

The landing gear is really good value for money!

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Flying in my garage with the "Knuffel"


Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Here is an older plane of mine:

Flip 3D from Kyosho
Motor: OS 70 Surpass, very reliable engine!


Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Finally, the weather was again good enough for flying!!!!
Went to the field with a big smile, but discovered really soon that the grass was a big mudd grave...... The photos were taken after the first flight and the underside of the plane was already brown. After the the 4. flight, the whole plane had turned brown!

For info;

ADRENALINE 120
Wingspan: 1.7 m
Lenght: 1.7 m
Weight: 4.3 kg
Motor: OS 120 AX with a Greve pipe
Prop: 16x8 (for the moment, will be changed to 17x6)
Servos: Ailerons-Hitec 5625; Elevators-Graupner 8081; Rudder- Hitec 5925

Modifications: Changed the original gear to carbon fiber (detailled pics will be added)