Simviation Forum - Another RC thread... mine!

Mar 7^th, 2005 at 7:00pm

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Well, here is my pride and joy. You've seen my little crash-n-go foamy, now here is the one that I really DON'T want to crash. lol

It's a GreatPlanes UltraSport 40, one of the last ones available in kit form. Powered by an OS .46LA engine, and the usual Futaba 4 channel radio.

It took me just over two years to build, as it was my junior and senior years of high school, so not too much time (I built my first RC, a SIG Kadet Senior Kit in exactally 30 days.)

I had to replace my original canopy, which I had painted to match the Blue Angels' jets more accurately, but since I got the new one, I haven't had the time to put the details on it. Also, I used to have a little HUD that the pilot looked through... but due to a small fuel spill, it melted the other canopy and HUD. Sad

Unfortunately the covering job I did wasn't too great, and over the years of traveling back and forth to the RC field in a car with no A/C, the plane has developed wrincles all over. Sad

I'm probably gonna have to strip it all off and start over this summer. (Ugh, it took hours puting on the lettering! lol)

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Oh, here is one set of pics I took from a short video of my first two flights with the bird two years ago... and also, this is why you DO NOT test fly new planes in 30+mph GUSTY winds! lol Unless you're like me and LOVE the extra challenge... more fun than aerobatics!

The top one was just one pass... got a good gust to bring the plane up, with a whole lotta nothin' behind it, to drop it like a rock. lol BUT, as you can see, the plane never touched the ground... quick thinking and a nice powerful engine.
As for the first flight at the bottom... the engine died about 5 feet off the ground, and didn't hear it. :p Just kinda ploped on the ground.

Anyway, I just wanted to show you guys my sweetheart.

Enjoy!

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Reply #1 - Mar 7^th, 2005 at 7:16pm

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Oh man, that looks like fun... I want one hehe.

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Reply #2 - Mar 7^th, 2005 at 7:22pm

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Dude, the Ultra Sport is beautiful!!! Shocked

I want it!!! Grin

Awsome pics!

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Reply #3 - Mar 7^th, 2005 at 9:40pm

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nice bird man

its really cool to see all these people in the flight sim world that fly RC too. i thought i was the only one!

my first kit was a greatplanes Giles G202 46 size plane with a super tigre 90 on the nose. talk about overpowered!!
you can find some pics of it on my other RC threads a few pages back...

have fun

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Reply #4 - Mar 7^th, 2005 at 11:26pm

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I take it that model is aerobatic?

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Reply #5 - Mar 8^th, 2005 at 4:10am

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WOW!!! Nice plane Boss_BlueAngels - i'd be really proud of myself if I could build something like that!!

Good job!!

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Reply #6 - Mar 8^th, 2005 at 4:10am

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Very nice Boss. Maybe a run over with a heat gun would lose those wrinkles.

I've found from experience that dark blue is not the ideal colour for a model aircraft. Dark colours attract heat which is the main cause of those wrinkles. White with coloured trim is probably the best.

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Reply #7 - Mar 8^th, 2005 at 8:00am

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Very true hagar, I never had a dark coloured RC aircraft back when I was into them because of that. All of mine were white, grey, silver or yellow.

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Reply #8 - Mar 8^th, 2005 at 8:16pm

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Thanks, glad you guys like it. Oh I've run it over with the iron plenty of times. lol I guess I just need another project this summer. :p (in addition to building my UltimateBipe, and 1/7 scale P-40 lol)

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Reply #9 - Mar 10^th, 2005 at 4:07am

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Nice plane!!! I have one just like it, but different color and scheme!! I have the ultra sport but tail dragger conversion with retracts!! Was a cool plane and fast! But now I moved on and I am flying RC helicopters and a 28% CAP 232 flying the 3D style. Fun stuff!
Here are some pics of my Scaedu EVO 50 from Hirobo! I will try and get some pics of my cap soon....

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