Scale 26% Pitts M12

[Wacobipe]

So I am game to help get this site rolling. I just finished building a 26% Pitts M12 from a Jtec short kit (Designed by Bob Truworthy). I am going through initial flight trimming now. Do you guys want me to give you a full build thread of the process? I have the entire build fully documented so I can go through it just like I am building it now. I could also just pick up from now and talk about flying it.




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[Bartman]

Hi Waco,



As a former full scale Model 12 builder I'd love to see your project. Work/life intervened so I never finished my 12 but plan to try again one day, I still have the plans rolled up on the shelf.



For what it's worth, one goal that I have for the site is to get people building airplanes again. I'm not an accomplished flyer but I can build a mean airplane and that's most of the enjoyment for me. I love a good day at the field as much as the next guy but I just don't have very many of them to look back on!



Please post what you have, we'd love to see it.



Bart

 

[Wacobipe]

I really want to get people building again...it is my favorite part of the hobby.

 

[Bartman]

we did a group build over at multirotorforums.com and it got a lot of people off the sofa and involved in building their first heli. maybe we can try that here with a simple 30cc or similar kit when traffic picks up a little bit.

 

[BalsaDust]

Bartman;559 wrote: we did a group build over at multirotorforums.com and it got a lot of people off the sofa and involved in building their first heli. maybe we can try that here with a simple 30cc or similar kit when traffic picks up a little bit.

Sounds like a good idea to me. Heck might even just start small and find plans for smaller electric bird to get everybody in the grove for building. I'm just about done drawing up my first set of plans for small electric bird based around a power combo I'm really loving on some of my other electrics.

Gotta be willing to build a Slab though. LOL

 

[Wacobipe]

So here it starts. I built this plane over the last year and documented the entire process. It maidened a few weeks ago now. I will follow the entire build process...with photos of critical points...but I'll post relatively quickly compared to how far I really made progress. I suspect it will take a couple months to go through the thread instead of the year it really took! I ned to get through this one as have a 1/4 or 1/3 scale Gee Bee that is about to hit the building table!



This plane was built from a Jtec short kit of the Bob Truworthy design. Here is what it looked like on arrival. The Extra in the photo is a 60" span aircraft...the cowl is 12 inches in Diameter!




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[Wacobipe]

It is amazing how quickly the bones of this kit go together...after only a couple hours work (mostly me thinking and planning...not actually building) it looks like an airplane to me already. One of the keys to this are the jigs that come with the kit...There are jigs for the fuse and both wings cut from lite ply. The major components of each structure have tabs attached to them that fit neatly into the slots on the jigs...basically guaranteeing a straight build unless you really try to screw things up. This is one of the nicest features I have ever seen in a kit.




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[jtec-radiowave]

Brett,



heard we had a little reverse expo!! LOL



Al

 

[Wacobipe]

jtec/radiowave;1141 wrote: Brett,



heard we had a little reverse expo!! LOL



Al

Yeah...I freely admitted my silly mistake...I'm just glad she survived my screw up until we figured it out!

 

[Dr Evil]

Wacobipe;1307 wrote: Yeah...I freely admitted my silly mistake...I'm just glad she survived my screw up until we figured it out!

I have never used EXPO but I'm still learning to fly . i did notice that it flys very smooth now .