Mark Rittinger’s Precious Metal (above left) looked, sounded and flew superb. It’s powered by a HiMax 3615 counter rotating brushless outrunner. The King Crimson (above right) has been flying since 1989 and now with its third motor upgrade to Cobra 2217 outrunners from Innov8tive Designs. It flies more like a fighter than a bomber, says Keith Shaw, and Don is sure you would agree. Chris Susicke’s Black Horse Models Westland Wyvern (below left) is
PHOTO: CHRIS SUSICKE
powered by a Himax CR6320-240 contra-rotating motor system with twin HobbyWing 80-amp HV ESCs. Each motor runs on 8S 10,000 mAh packs for a total output of 3,400 watts at 130 amps combined. The National Balsa laser- cut full kit of the Ziroli Ercoupe(below right) has been enjoyable to build and fly. Check out National Balsa’s large selection of laser-cut full and partial kits for your next project. PHOTO: JOHN KAUK
com scale wheel and landing gear set has worked great adding to the model’s realism and protection. The interior cockpit kit from Dynamic Balsa www.
dbalsa.com was fun to assemble, easy to fit, and the compliments over it never stop. Dynamic Balsa also car- ries many scale accessories to outfit your project. The Tru-Turn
www.truturn.com scale spinner runs super smooth. Bob’s Doc- umentation
www.bobsairdoc.com has aided the build from start to finish and you are re- ally missing something if you start a project without one of Bob’s Foto Paaks. The Cobra 4130-16 power system recom- mended by Innov8tive Designs
www.innov
8tivedesigns.com has run cool with more than enough wattage for the Ercoupe, even in windy hot conditions. Castle Creations
www.castlecreations.com Edge 100 with its BEC capability has barely gotten warm and performed perfectly at the factory default settings right out of the package. The two sets of Thunder Power RC
www.thunder powerrc. com 4S 5,000 mAh Gen 8 Pro Lite Plus Li-Pos have charged and delivered gobs of raw power without ever getting warm.
A big thanks to fellow GCRCC club mem- ber, Don Frank, who contacted me when he heard I was building the Ercoupe and lent
me a giant stack of construction shots from his build of a glow version which, by the way, flies great too.
Watts new BSI’s Foam Cure is a silicone based adhe- sive that works great on all foams. It cures to a flexible bond, unlike CA, in 10 hours. A pre- cure of two coated parts allows for faster ini- tial tack but full drying time is required to achieve maximum bond strength. It’s avail- able in 1- and 4-ounce containers. Contact BSI
www.bsi-inc.com for their informative handbook on “Using Cyanoacrylate and Epoxy Adhesives”. Till next time fly safely.
The glow powered Ziroli Ercoupe,built by Don Frank, sits on the runway beside Don Belfort’s e-powered Ercoupe. Both versions (above left) fly great. Bob
FLYING MODELS
Smith Industries’ new Foam Cure (above right) works well on all foam to form a flexible bond in 10 hours. Foam Cure comes in 1- and 4-ounce sizes.
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