[quote=rowdy_b64;373698]Hey there fellow WWI flyers ..
Well the day came for my DR1 to finally hit the sky .. and then the earth ...<sob>
Power failed not sure why .. suspect I was pulling to many Watts.
Damage to the cowling and the motor mount box smashed off.
Gotta say ... she glides like a brick !!!! :mad: :mad::mad:
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A Camel hit.

Looks to be a bit tail heavy...or perhaps you just tried to climb out too early. You may also look into a larger diameter prop for more thrust.

I think Barmonkey is right!! Steve

Definately
 

Definately tail heavy! :( Could be from lead bullets, but everybody knows degreen can't shoot straight, so it can't be him. :p:D Martin

Martin probably did it cause all he saw was RED

Red planes fly better...


I picked up a plane today that is crying for an electric conversion.

Camel
 

BTW degreen, I too have a Wattage Sopwith Camel! :D I just don't tell anybody.... Sssshhhhh :) Martin

Wing skid
 

Look Boys!!!!! Flying monkey has TRAINING wing skids on his new red Fokker!!!! :eek::D:p HAHAHAHAHA........ :p Martin

Trust me Martin, I will need them.

:D:Q:D:Q:D:Q:D:Q:D

It's going to need some work.

There are no ailerons, and little if any dihedral.

The horizontal stabilizer was crooked, I snapped it when I tested how hard it would be to "ease" it back in place.

It was glow, I intend to correct this.

I might change the color, but, well, not sure what color to change it to.

It looks like the old Graupner Fokker E III (no foamie!). I got the box and the plan from that plane (but no plane :sad:). On the box picture it does not look like it had ailerons. But the dihedral was bigger then in your pictures. Maybe it is adjustable with the wires if the wings are 2 pieces?

Are there any other colors for this type of plane than creme (so no color at all on the original one)?

Uli

I guess I have two choices, add ailerons, or more dihedral...

WW1 Foamies please ...
 

Hi all,

I think we really need more WW1 planes along the line of Eflite Se5a and Jenny. Something that is easy to put together, light, cheap to replace, looks scale and affordable (50 bucks). DP

Stop the Press!
 

Hi,

Is that kit built? DP

no idea.

When I bought it, it still had the glow motor attached. I took it off and handed it back to the guy.

cool, I only meant to post once...

Look here for some color ideas for this plane.


http://www.modele-kartonowe.com/fokker/index.html

I always kinda liked the green ones!! Steve

Don't Eat The Green Ones!!!


http://www.airventure.de/newspics/ne...Gatow-0502.jpg

http://www.bredow-web.de/Luftwaffenm...kker-E-III.JPG

I see green, is that a 4 leaf clover?


http://papel3d.com/tienda/fokker-e-iii-pi-667.html

All ready for St. Paddy's day!

Might as well dress for it then...


http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/....49.27.213.jpg

Are you talking about the color of the plane or me? HAHA. You can download the PDF file of the green one, enlarge it to the size of your plane, print on paper, and glue it on your plane. Will look nice and you don't have to paint. Don Green

Looks like I have to go to Berlin-Gatow.:D

I didn't know, that the German Air Force Museum has a Fokker E III too.

The last (and only time around 1989) I visited it, it was still in Uetersen. But I was the only one there (during the week on a rainy day) and got a VIP-tour by the director of the museum. :ws:
Any one sat in a Heinkel He 111 before? Awsome !!!

Uli

It needs an outrunner with a paper and foam engine installed under the cowl.

http://www.sero-papermodels.com/content.do?page=page.2_download2

I already downloaded it.

I just hope that the paper engine wouldn't fly apart.

I enlarged the engine until the part that the cylinders glue on would just fit around the bell of the motor I was using(2410-08Y). Then I cut out enough paper on the end to make the part twice as long so it goes around the bell twice and glues onto itself making a ring that will slip on the bell. Guess how I found out that just the paper glued on the bell will come off. I made foam rods to wrap and glue the cylinders around. I use Loctite latex contact cement to glue the foam rods with the cylinders around them to the paper ring. I tried a couple of other glues before I found this one that will hold the cylinders on. It was lots of fun hunting the cylinders after the first test run so after that I stuck the nose of the airplane in a box so anything that come off was in the box. Now my engine stays together at WOT. I bought the Loctite cement at WalMart.

yeah, but my motor is like a park 480...

The first time I tried I just glued one layer of paper on the bell and attached the cylinders to it. I think about half the cylinders went flying and the paper came off in 2 pieces. Double wrap stopped the paper from coming off the bell. Then it was just cylinders comeing off until I tried the Locite glue. It sets up kind of rubbery so it don't crack or break with vibration. Just remember to stick the nose of the plane in a box so you don't have to hunt things until you get it to stay together. Anyway if you lose a cylinder just call it a true to scale run on the engine.

DVIII Fans
 

Here's a nice website for all you DVIII fans. Martin
http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bi...dviii_nx94100/

That's a great one Martin!! When I get home this evening I'll browse through it again!!! Steve

Hi Fellow WW1 enthusiasts.....I am finally all moved to the Southern California High Desert (2400 feet elevation)....Rested up a bit....

I think I will be flying my first Sortie tomorrow out of the backyard with my Fokker DVII.....:tc:

You're going to have to change your sig line now...

HAHAHAHA....I changed my "Location" last night.....forgot about the signature...Changed it now.

Dang wind was blowing before dawn......maybe first sorties will happen tomorrow, or whenever the wind dies....:sad:

The "Move"
 

Yeah you love struck fool! I've been trying to call you. Guess you needed some time to move into your new "shop". Be sure to show us the setup when you're done, Martin

Murph may be too busy for us right now. He must have a really big backyard too if that's where he is flying!! Steve

The Morane Saulnier L flew tonight. It is very sensitive to controls. Guess I will learn to fly with ailerons one of these days. Flight went kind of good till the three point landing, one wheel, wing tip, and nose. Only had to slip the wing back on, nothing broken so I guess it was a good landing. I now have the copper colored intakes on the engine and you can see them spining on the front of the plane in the air.

Marty, I tried to call you today..:)....I will call again tomorrow..:)

The yard is 2 1/2 acres with no-one behind or on one side.....flat desert....no big trees, but lots of little tumbleweeds......I can definately fly my little electrics here, but the bigger fuel powered stuff has to be flown somewhere else.

Fokker spotted over the So. Cal. Desert.
 

Hi Guys.....many of you know I moved a week ago from Northern California in the Coastal Redwood Forest, to the Southern California High Desert.....the wind finally died back and this morning is perfect flying weather.....Warm...Sunny....very very light breeze...

I decided the time had come for my first sorties at the new location.

So I went outside to the side yard......took off with my GP Ultimate Biplane ep......had a good flight.....Landing wasn't the prettiest, but was OK.

Then I got out the trusty GP Fokker DVII....
took off and flew the heck out of it.....came in on final approach, and greased it in for a perfect landing.:)

The super flat and hard packed sand side yard landing strip is absolutely perfect for landing 30-36 inch wingspan biplanes West to East or East to West!!
And there is a perfect Landing strip in the very back for landing North to South or South to North!!

I am quite pleased to be able to fly my electrics in the backyard.:tc:

Murph......