PHOTO: JIM WIGGIN
Don’s Cougar performed well at NEAT (above left), never bringing the power system above a warm touch. Paul Weigland’s 1
⁄3 scale 1937 Culver Dart(above
I had the pleasure of flying my Nesmith Cougar in the noon demo with Paul Weigand, who was flying his 1937 Culver Dart. His Dart started life as a gas model built in the 1980s, claiming many scale awards. Paul decided to change the Dart’s power system to an AXI 5345 controlled by a Castle Creations Phoenix ICE HV160 ESC on a 10S Li-Po pack with a total weight of 37 pounds. The Dart’s detailing was exquisite with flight performance to match. On the smaller side of things, Bret Beck-
er’s scratchbuilt Electrolyte with fiberglass fuse looked as if someone had shrunk down a BVM jet model. Wingspan is 20 inches; wing area, 65 square inches; length, 24 inches and weight, 12 ounces. Power system consists of a custom made 40mm shroud AEO R/C rotor, Neu 705 2Y (7400Kv) motor, Thunder Power RC 3S 1320 mAh Li-Po and Castle Phoenix 25-amp controller. The mod- el was launched via a bungee and did it move! A bright color scheme was a necessi- ty on this EDF hotrod. The popular warbird mass launches were
held Friday and Saturday afternoon. The sky was crowded and Tom had the martial Wagner music playing. It was a great sight and lots of fun to fly in.
right) has changed from gas to e-power with an AXI 5345 on a 10S Li-Po; loads of great scale details.
Team Hitec (
www.hitecrcd.com) burned up
the skies for a while with the new Multiplex Dog Fighters and Fun Jet Ultra. This was a great way to see new products in action. As the sun went down the night flying be-
gan. Saturday night had a free night fly with plenty of prizes and action. I couldn’t get a count on the night fliers but when Tom yelled “Launch!” there were a lot of aircraft chasing the balloons. From the sounds of the crowd and fliers yelling and hooting, a good time was had by all. NEAT weekend goes by all too fast with
good friends and good flights. SKS Video Productions (
www.sksvideo.com) has a full length DVD of the event for your viewing pleasure.
Project wrap-up The Nesmith Cougar, built from Vince
Miller plans sold by Calvin’s Classic Plan Service, was an enjoyable build of an air- craft usually modeled in peanut scale. Well- drawn plans made for fast construction and very little flight trim needed beyond what was stated on the plans. The Cougar per- formed well at NEAT. The power system was run harder than in past flights due to the windy conditions with all components remaining cool.
Wing span is 62 inches; wing area, 740 ;square inches; weight, 7.75 pounds; wing loading, 15 ounces/square foot. The motor is a NEO 60-410 from Cermark Products (
www.cermark.com); the controller is a Cas- tle Phoenix ICE 75 (
www.castlecreations. com); the battery, a Thunder Power RC G6 Pro Lite 4400 mAh 25C; the spinner, a Tru Turn (
www.truturn.com) electric hub and spinner anodized red. Servos are Hitec (
www.hitecrcd.com) HS 5245s Digital/Pro- grammable that output 61-ounce torque. Hardware and wheels come from Sullivan Products (
www.sullivanproducts.com).
Watts new Top Notch Model Products (
www.top
notchproducts.com) has introduced their Dummy Scale Engines. These supper com- plete kits include everything but paint and glue to create a masterpiece of detail for your next scale project. The kit goes togeth- er smoothly and would be a perfect father and son or grandson project, which could be proudly displayed on a desk or shelf. The in- cluded mounting fixture assures scale spac- ing and position of cylinders. Cylinders can be used individually if desired. Top Notch Model Products has a full line of kits well worth a look. Till next time fly safely!
Bret Becker’s micro 40mm EDF (above left) tore up the sky, powered by a Neu 705 2Y in a custom shroud with an AEO RC rotor. Top Notch Model Products
FLYING MODELS
Dummy Scale engines (above right) are fun projects to assemble with a son or grandson. Adds great looks to your model or display.
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