SCRC Modeler's Model Aircraft Photo Archives
Photos of Model Aircraft built and flown by SCRC Modelers
In Flight Model Photos
by
Brian Resor & Mike Robinson
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Micro Air Vehicles by Mike Robinson
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Click here to see more photos from Mike and Marks project
Pete Carr's Latest Sailplane, the Jade, designed by Ed Whyte
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| Pete said "travel has kept me away from the meetings
and the field but the web site is great for keeping in
touch". He has sent these photos of his latest
sailplane. It's a Jade, 100 inch span with full flying stab and poplar sheeted foam 3 piece wing. It
has 6 servos, each on a separate channel and a Futaba 9VAP TX to mix the
controls. It also has a thermal sensor transmitter on board that tells a
ground RX when lift is encountered. It's done with an audio tone that rises
in pitch in lift and is lowered in sink. The uplink frequency is Ch-08 (50.960MHz) and the down link is in the
27.255 MHz CB band. The Jade is not nearly as fast as Henry's P-51 but it's a lot quieter!
For more details on the Jade kit, click here to visit the Northeast Sailplane web site. |
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His latest giant scale masterpiece! These 3 photos illustrate the size and fine appearance of this model. As of the receipt of these photos from Henry on April 17th, 2000, he said that: "It has not yet been test flown. Hopefully that will occur before June." You better spend some time at the flying site, especially the nice days, if you want to see the maiden flight.
Update: September 9, 2000. Henry has flown the P-51 several times now. It flys very well but does have a hard time landing. Some landing gear repair has been required!
Click Here to see Henry's P-51 In Flight
Henry has provided the following details about the P-51:
Nick Ziroli Plans- Kitted by Aeroplane Works,
Martinsville, NJ
98" wingspan 29lb. flying weight
Zenoah 62 engine
Robart retracts
Uses 10 servos ( 2 for elevators, 1 rudder, 1 tail wheel, 1 throttle, 1 for each flap, 1
for each aileron, and 1 for retracts ).
Fiberglass fuselage, wings and tail feathers covered with 3/4 oz cloth.
Futaba radio
The aircraft is a Goldberg Tiger 60. Power is an OS 61 FX with a 10 X 7 prop. Covering is all Monokote, with Teal Green as the primary color and Maroon, White, and Yellow graphics . First flight was in early December 1999 and about 12 flights have been made since. A very fun aircraft to fly, aerobatic, fast, yet stable.
I'm still using the original prop! Jon
Airplanes seen at the SCRC flying field
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Here are photos of Brad Fisher and Jon Polay holding their models in front of the Frequency Board. The photos were taken by Bill Hatchner. Click on a photo to see it full size. Brad is holding a model of the Piper Cub and Jon is holding a model of the F-15 Eagle. I wonder if their flight characteristics as a model are as different as the full size aircraft! What do you think?
Your Webmaster (Al Niessner) is reviving some of his older models.
This is an Ace High model that was put out by Ace R/C. It is a single channel, rudder only, powered glider. The wing is molded foam with a low temperature film covering. The fuselage, elevator, and rudder are built with balsa sheet. The tail surfaces are covered with the same low temperature film that is used on the wing. The fuselage is painted with Super Poxy. The power pod is built into the wing and used a plywood strut. Power is supplied with a Cox 049 TD engine. The TD uses the standard crankshaft fuel intake rather than the normal Cox 049 reed valve fuel intake.
This airplane is a good place for the very young potential modeler to learn how to control a model aircraft. It does however, require an experienced pilot to fly the airplane to altitude and then land the plane when it is ready to come down.
SCRC Member makes good! Appears in:
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George Gurney of State College, Pennsylvania with his Major Hobbies Mystery Ship converted to electric power, KRC electric fly-in. |
As the flying season in the Northeast draws to a close, I've decided to look back over some of the more interesting aircraft I've seen in the past few months. Writing about them may give you new project ideas for the coming flying season. There's an old truism, dedicated sailplane modelers can never build and fly enough airplanes in one lifetime!In mid-September I visited the 19th KRC electric fun-fly extravaganza held in Allentown, Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Keystone Radio Control Club. I was able to attend the first day of this two-day event and all the activity was terrific. In addition to non-stop flying of many things electric, there were numerous manufacturers and distributors exhibiting various model aviation products. I bumped into many friends from previous meetings and was able to make several new interesting acquaintances. Blessed with perfect flying weather on Saturday, the flying action alone wa worth the trip from Boston for this annual event, a "must attend" for any modelers. Here are some details of some aircraft I was able to see at this year's KRC: George Gurney, a retired oceanographic professor at Pennsylvania State University, poses with his electrified Mystery Ship, the full-house design kitted by Bob Martin of Major Hobbies. George powers his 3M ship with an Aveox 1409 2Y motor energized by 14 cell, 2000 mAh cells. A Graupner 14 x 9.5 folding prop and a Planeta gearbox round out the propulsion system. George entered this ship in the All Up Last Down event and racked up flight duration over one hour - a very impressive performance! Click here for another Mystery Ship photo. With permission from Wil Byers, Editor, S&E Modeler the Radio Control Sailplane and Electric Airplane Magazine |
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Spring of 2001 has arrived and so has Henry Loewen proudly showing his new Giant Aeromaster built from a Great Planes Kit. Henry found a very nice day to have this picture taken. There are no signs of snow left in the neighborhood! |
A few details:
March 22, 2001: The Aeromaster has not been flown yet but is ready to go . |
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Henry Loewen's 1998/1999 Winter Project
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| The above Photos show Henry
Loewen's Sailaire Glider, the result of the long winter building season. This glider
is kited by Dream Catcher Hobby Inc. Here are some of the glider's specifications: Wing Span 149", Wing Area 1643 Sq.
inches, Flying Weight 6+ lbs., but can be ballasted to 11 lbs. for those windy, big lift
days. Lifting Surface Area 1931 Sq. inches, Airfoil 12% flat bottomed, Wing Loading
7+ oz./sq. feet. L/D Estimated 20 to 1. Click here for detailed
information on the kit. If you doubt the specified 149" (12.4 feet), just compare the size of the glider with Henry in the picture on the right! Sunday , May 16 HEADLINES Finally got around to test-flying the powered
glider. Despite a 15 to 20 mph cross wind, Woody Struble talked me into launching. It
climbed out at about a 45 degree angle and that was holding down trim( full). After the
motor shut off it leveled out nicely and since it was so windy I didn't look for thermals.
It took the spoilers to bring it down on the field. They are very effective. It was
nice to still have 12 1/2 feet of wing left after the flight. On to the next project! |
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Photos of Henry Loewen's latest (April, 1998) project.
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From Mike Loewen:
Dad took his new Cub out for its first test flight, today - he said it didn't even need a trim adjustment. :-) It's a Dynaflite kit, 104" wingspan.
More pictures wanted!
Get your model photos to Al Niessner!
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