Radio Controlled Whiff of Sorts

Chap · May 15, 2008, 08:46:13 PM

Hi Everyone,

With school taking up most of my time and the rest of it being taken up by the Fiat

, I have not been able to do much building. However, now that school is out I hope to change that. To get the creative juices flowing again, I decided to build something simple. Below is the Vought XF6U Starfighter as I've dubbed it, I test flew it today and after working out a few "kinks" I was pleasantly suprised by how well it handled. As it's not a plastic model, I was a little hesitant to post it but I thought you all might be interested.

~Steve

Specs
Wingspan: 18in
Length: 16.75in
Weight: 79.5g
Finish: Wal-Mart acrylics, water slide decals and Future floor polish clear coat.

Mossie · May 16, 2008, 03:59:13 AM

Great stuff Chap! I know this site caters for mostly plastic stuff, but I don't see any reason why flying models or any other type shouldn't be posted. I've seen a handful of flying model whiffs, it'd be good to see them here.

Brian da Basher · May 16, 2008, 12:13:57 PM

It's great to see you posting again, Chap and I really like the look of your "Starfighter", espeically the nod to the "Pengie" series.

Very cool!

Brian da Basher

Chap · May 16, 2008, 08:16:14 PM

Thank you gents for the kind words.

~Steve

sotoolslinger · May 16, 2008, 08:25:54 PM

Dude that's crazy.... cool

You can actually make things fly.

noxioux · May 17, 2008, 04:36:51 PM

That's great! But now you need a red one to run OPFOR.

Scooterman · May 17, 2008, 05:28:44 PM

Nice Steve! I fly electrics too. What are the R/C specs?

Chap · May 17, 2008, 06:56:54 PM

Thank you sotoolslinger!

Quote from: noxioux on May 17, 2008, 04:36:51 PM
That's great! But now you need a red one to run OPFOR.

You are right noxioux, Soviet is much more fitting...the thought never occured to me. Though I know what I will do for the next one.

Quote from: Scooterman on May 17, 2008, 05:28:44 PM
Nice Steve! I fly electrics too. What are the R/C specs?

That's great Scooter, glad to know there is a fellow R/Cer here. As for specs the motor is a GWS EDP-50, speed controller is a GWS ICS-50 2amp, servos are HE Hobby HES-490's, reciever is a GWS six channel and the battery is a Kokam 340mah 2cell.

~Steve