@Mustang51 I haven't but being in Dallas I'm fortunate to have access to a number of great airshows. Did a DC3 over Fort Worth once. Next year it will either be the B17 or B24. So hard to choose but when FiFi came up it was a no brainer. There are one 2 flying so gotta get it while I can.
@Mustang51 Thank you again. That's certainly high praise that I hope I can live up to. And thank you for the upvotes in my other projects as well. As soon as I finish up with some weekend office work I have my eye on your B20A Aerofortress. That thing looks amazing and I can't wait to look it over.
@Mustang51 Thank you! There really weren't a ton of good pictures available on this plane but I wanted to do a unique tri-plane. I tried to stay as close as I could to spec but took a few liberties here and there. Glad you like it.
Haha! Love the delay on the ejection seat. I was fiddling around in the cockpit without having read the notes, toggled 5, saw the handle lift and thought, uh oh! Good stuff.
@Stormfur I will put it on the list of builds. Might be a while. I originally had that intention but making the turns smooth proved to be more challenging than expected.
@DPSAircraftManufacturer Thank you. Yes, it started life as a clock, hence the 60 tooth gear and just kinda morphed into this. A real generator would spin much faster. Challenge for the next build.
Looks like your engine and prop are too much for it. Try making engine HP 1,000, blade diameter 85, blade thickness 2.3. Turn pitch control to auto.
Don't go full throttle at take off. Give it about 45% until you get to over 50 mph then move it all the way up. Rear tail will lift at 100mph. Let it run until about 140 mph then pull back. You also may need to push some weight to the rear as it's nose heavy but with those adjustments I was able to take off and climb. Good luck! Nice looking plane.
@Leyton77 sorry to hear that. I built in mobile and it seems fine. I downloaded as it and had no trouble. Thanks for the feedback. I try it on a different platform and see if it works.
@Mustang51 I haven't but being in Dallas I'm fortunate to have access to a number of great airshows. Did a DC3 over Fort Worth once. Next year it will either be the B17 or B24. So hard to choose but when FiFi came up it was a no brainer. There are one 2 flying so gotta get it while I can.
+1Loved the cockpit!
+1Love the extension from the B29. I actually got to fly in the B29 named FiFi about a month ago in South Dallas. Incredible experience.
This thing is incredible!
+1@Mustang51 Thank you again. That's certainly high praise that I hope I can live up to. And thank you for the upvotes in my other projects as well. As soon as I finish up with some weekend office work I have my eye on your B20A Aerofortress. That thing looks amazing and I can't wait to look it over.
+1@Mustang51 Thank you! There really weren't a ton of good pictures available on this plane but I wanted to do a unique tri-plane. I tried to stay as close as I could to spec but took a few liberties here and there. Glad you like it.
+1@Tang0five Thank you! I owe it to the inspiration from all the amazing builds on this site.
@Nuclearbomber36 thank you so much!
Haha! Love the delay on the ejection seat. I was fiddling around in the cockpit without having read the notes, toggled 5, saw the handle lift and thought, uh oh! Good stuff.
Fun plane.
This is so fun to fly.
This is great! Super clean build
Pretty neat!
@Diloph I'm pretty new with helicopters but I dig seaplanes so maybe wrap the wheels with pontoons?
Fun!
+1So good!
Nice!
Clean build!
Nicely done. Love seeing builds like this.
Just a beautiful design.
@Stormfur I will put it on the list of builds. Might be a while. I originally had that intention but making the turns smooth proved to be more challenging than expected.
@DPSAircraftManufacturer Nice! That would help a ton of gear driven projects.
+1@DPSAircraftManufacturer Thank you. Yes, it started life as a clock, hence the 60 tooth gear and just kinda morphed into this. A real generator would spin much faster. Challenge for the next build.
+1@DuckMint Thank you! That means a lot. Also, your Heinkel is insanely good.
@DuckMint It is. I've seen others post gears before so the idea is not original but the actual design work is all mine.
Brilliant!!!
Fantastic!
OMG! I grew up around these. First job out of high school was in the mines of Nevada. Never even thought of building heavy equipment!
+1This is great and embodies the essence of early flight. Well done!
@Mahesa25 Haha! That's an awesome comparison, thank you.
Cool! I still haven't been able to make a flying wing yet.
Very creative!
Love the concept. Well done.
@BananaBlob Thank you!
Looks like your engine and prop are too much for it. Try making engine HP 1,000, blade diameter 85, blade thickness 2.3. Turn pitch control to auto.
Don't go full throttle at take off. Give it about 45% until you get to over 50 mph then move it all the way up. Rear tail will lift at 100mph. Let it run until about 140 mph then pull back. You also may need to push some weight to the rear as it's nose heavy but with those adjustments I was able to take off and climb. Good luck! Nice looking plane.
Fun to fly.
@JetEngine2709 Thank you!@FireFlyer Thank you!
+1@BananaBlob ok, I'll take it down. I think I know the issue. Thank you letting me know.
@Leyton77 sorry to hear that. I built in mobile and it seems fine. I downloaded as it and had no trouble. Thanks for the feedback. I try it on a different platform and see if it works.