THE PROJECT BEGINS ANEW......MY LATEST PROJECT IS THE B.E.2.a THIS IS A BRITISH BIPLANE MADE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. THE B.E.2.a WAS THE STANDARD BRITISH ARMED RECONNAISSANCE PLANE. POWERED BY A 90-H.P. R.A.F. ENGINE. DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN GUN PLACEMENT THESE PLANES WERE CONSIDERED A "FLYING DEATHTRAP". LATER, DUE TO THE ADVANCES BROUGHT ABOUT DURING WW II THESE PLANE WERE LATER USED AS TRAINERS.
I CHOSE THE B.E.2.a TO BUILD BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLE LINES. MAKING IT VERY EASY TO BUILD USING SIMPLE HAND TOOLS. I DREW UP MY OWN SET OF PLANS TO HELP GUIDE ME. BUT I USE A LOT OF THE "TLAR" METHOD. "TLAR" MEANS-"THAT LOOKS ABOUT RIGHT". IF YOU WANT, I WILL SELL YOU A SET OF MY PLANS FOR $1.00. JUST EMAIL ME YOUR REQUEST AND I'LL TELL YOU WERE TO SEND FOR THEM. USD ONLY PLEASE. HERE'S A PICTURE OF WHAT THE FINISH MODEL WILL CLOSELY RESEMBLE. IT WILL BE R/C. 1 CHANNEL RUDDER ONLY. THE RX IS A UNIT DESIGNED BY DR.CHRIS OF THE WORLD FAMOUS AERONUTZ. THE MOTOR IS A M20 MOTOR MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN THE E-CHARGER AIRPLANES. THEY CAN HOWEVER BE ORDERED FROM KENWAY MICROFLIGHT FOR $ 7.95. I GEAR THIS MOTOR 5:1. POWER FOR THE SYSTEM IS PROVIDED BY THE NEWEST BATTERY ON THE MARKET. LITHIUM POLYMER OR LI-POLY .THEY PRODUCE 4.2V AT 140MA.AND WEIGH ONLY 3.6 GRAMS. THEY CAN BE ORDERED FROM GRAHAM STABLER IN ENGLAND OR BOB SELMAN IN THE U.S.A. THEY CAN PROVIDE POWER FOR UP TO 25 MINUTES UNDER LOAD. I'M INCORPORATING A TIMER TO CONTROL MOTOR RUN TIME AND THE POSSIBILTY OF FLYAWAYS IF YOU CHOSE TO FLY OUTSIDE. HOWEVER OUTSIDE FLIGHT SHOULD ONLY BE ATTEMPTED ON CALM DAYS SINCE THIS MODEL WILL WEIGH LESS THAN 25 GRAMS WHEN COMPLETE. |
