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| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 02-Jun-11 17:33 |  | | Views : 1631 | | Damage is motor mount, and right wing. Its nearly repaired already. Next attempt will have about 3 degrees down thrust, a couple of notches of down elevator trim and the cg moved forward a little. I'll launch it with about 3/4 throttle instead of full since I'd ather it sag into the ground than zoom and stall. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 02-Jun-11 17:26 |  | | Views : 1639 | | First flight attempt was not so good. It zommed up at about a 60 degree angle to about 20 feet, stalled then rolled right and came straight down. First flights on a new design are difficult since you don't reall knoe cg location. elevator trim angle and, in this case, down thrust. The real Hellcat has considerable down thrust which isn't shown on the Comet plans and probably should be. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:52 |  | | Views : 1602 | | Now that we have a pilot it is ready to fly. Will try tomorrow if the weather holds. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:51 |  | | Views : 1194 | |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:49 |  | | Views : 1162 | | Pilot installed |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 01-Jun-11 17:47 |  | | Views : 1166 | | We are back from Europe, Czech Republic. germany, Austria and Hungary. We toured Prague in a 1928 Ford Model A. Now back to model building. |
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| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:43 |  | | Views : 978 | | plaster pilot parts removed from plaster mold. I used non stick cooking spray as the mold release. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:40 |  | | Views : 713 | | pilot parts in mold box |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Build | 01-Jun-11 17:37 |  | | Views : 741 | | clay pilot head |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 08-May-11 13:26 |  | | Views : 928 | | Sometimes things just don't work out. Its been repaired and I'll try again. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 08-May-11 13:24 |  | | Views : 882 | | I hope the Hellcat flight goes this well, not like the next picture. |
| ftomstark | Comet F6F Hellcat | Parked | 07-May-11 11:58 |  | | Views : 782 | | It's ready to fly weight is 5.8 ounces, the target was 6 ounces. First flight will have to wait until I get back from Europe. |
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