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| simpleflyer, Image # 19158 | 06 Sep 10 13:29 |
A little cleaner installation and easier to accomplish and no more rubber bands. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19157 | 06 Sep 10 13:26 |
Latest mod for the CloudBuster and super CB is changing the method of the attachment of the flying surfaces. Before the wings were held on with rubber bands. Now they slide into position. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19151 | 02 Sep 10 22:11 |
Moonlighting with the Cloud Buster - Jun 2010. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19150 | 02 Sep 10 22:09 |
3 quarter rear view of the Cloud Buster - Jan 2010. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19149 | 02 Sep 10 22:06 |
Super Cloud Buster silhouetted by setting sun - March 2009. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19148 | 02 Sep 10 21:58 |
Sun shining thru stick and tissue cover of the Cloudbuster-March 009. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19147 | 02 Sep 10 21:53 |
Cloudbuster and two contrails on a late afternoon-March 2009. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19146 | 02 Sep 10 21:50 |
SCB and contrail on one late Feb 2009 afternoon. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19145 | 02 Sep 10 21:47 |
Super Cloud Buster with some scattered low Cu. Feb 2009. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19144 | 02 Sep 10 21:44 |
Thought that we would add some flight pix to the Cloud buster album. Here is the Super Cloudbuster and some Cirrus. Feb 2009. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 19036 | 26 Aug 10 14:36 |
| I'm anxiously awaiting my 70th next year so I can start my second childhood. |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 19036 | 26 Aug 10 13:10 |
| At 77, I second the motion...besides as I tell my wife.."it keeps me outta the taverns!!". |
| simpleflyer, Comment for image # 19036 | 26 Aug 10 12:37 |
| Thank you, John. You are correct, this kind of tinkering with the models is very enjoyable and satisfying. Another joy and satisfaction is shattering old myths like: Guillows kits are too heavy and cannot fly; and that grown-ups aren't supposed to have fun with cheap, simple, small models - that these should be left to the kiddies. I guess that I am just a 70 year old enjoying my second childhood :o) |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 19036 | 26 Aug 10 04:27 |
| Interesting story on this development. This is the type of thing that makes modeling so enjoyable..... :-) |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19036 | 25 Aug 10 20:27 |
But it flys better with a new tailboom. The darkened shade of the aircraft during a late afternoon flight reminds me that about the time of these pictures, I learned an important lesson in finishing these airplanes. As Bill Parker points out, our humid climate and thinned Elmers white glue don't get along very well. My favorite adhesive and finish for models is thinned Elmers. Flying these models in damp weather often resulted in a limp and slightly tacky covering. So we tried spraying the model with a couple or more coats of rattle can clear polyurethane from the local hardware store. It very slightly darkens the tissue cover and exposed wood, but it greatly improves the all weather flying ability of the models. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19035 | 25 Aug 10 20:24 |
Dissappointed with the damage and curious to see if it would fly with the shortened tail boom. We tried a flight with the remains and it did fly, sorta. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19034 | 25 Aug 10 20:21 |
After an early test flight. We had made the mistake of using balsa for the tailboom. This was changed to a harder wood and we haven't had any tail boom breaks after that. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19033 | 25 Aug 10 20:18 |
Ready for flight. (02-11-09) |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19032 | 25 Aug 10 20:15 |
Early in 2009, we decided to build a partner for the modified Cloudbuster. Unfortunately, we didn't take any construction pix. But we do have this completed structure before covering. We kept the areas, and most of the demensions and moments of the CB. The wing and tail structure was simplified and the dihedral changed to polyhedral. The tailboom and swept vertical tail was retained. The nose pod was cleaned up to include the removeable wing mod, ballast box, and semi-enclosed nose wheel into a single unit. Both of the models are 17 inches wingspan. |
| simpleflyer, Image # 19031 | 25 Aug 10 20:12 |
And, fly well it did. |
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