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Scratch Built Fokker D.VIII by cdwheatley. Viewed 1826 times.
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cdwheatley07-Feb-08 15:15
jgood07-Feb-08 16:22
This looks so much like one of those little hoverflies! Very nice, Chris. Have you ever flown any rubber powered models?
John M Oshust07-Feb-08 16:47
CD...The more I observe this bird, the more I love it. Where did you obtain the plan?
John Cooper07-Feb-08 17:08
Beautiful and a great weight for a 16" span model. It is guaranteed to be a good flier.
cdwheatley08-Feb-08 08:52
I hope so John C! John O, I'm mot quite sure where I downloaded the plan from, but if you'd like a copy please let me know your e-mail address and I'll send it to you. James, this will be my first serious attempt at rubber powered flight, for which I think all the right boxes have been ticked: light weight - check, adjustable thrust button - check, decent prop - check. I hope to report back when I've been able to get her in the air, which will probably not be until the Spring though. Wish me luck!
John Cooper08-Feb-08 10:04
Good Luck! I've built 2 rubber powered DVIIIs and both required a fairly large amount of down thrust and right thrust, about 15 degress each. The DVIII is a naturally good flier, so, other than that, it should be easy to get it trimmed.
David Duckett08-Feb-08 11:49
Just thought I would let you know, Chris, a slightly bigger version will soon appear in the skies of Virtual Aerodrome. ;-)
cdwheatley08-Feb-08 13:17
I'll look forward to that then, David...
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