Scale MattyMatt's Exclusiv Modellbau 50% Challenger II

[Bartman]

ok, wasn't sure who Patric is.

 

[WMcNabb]

Check this out Bart...

I'm Wade by the way, and not nearly as skilled as Patric or Matt!

 

[Bartman]

i'm twenty seconds into it and my jaw is hanging

 

[MattyMatt]

yup... my original plan a few years ago was to do a skip stewart plane, as he and Sean Tucker are my two favorite airshow pilots... and no one had done one of his planes. Patrick beat me too it!

Nice plane, DLE222 for power.

 

[got smoke?]

Awesome plane!! Great flying also! !

 

[Jetpainter]

yup... my original plan a few years ago was to do a skip stewart plane, as he and Sean Tucker are my two favorite airshow pilots... and no one had done one of his planes. Patrick beat me too it!

Nice plane, DLE222 for power.

That is a cool scheme. A guy showed up with one in that scheme at our big bird fly-in in 2012, but it never got out of the trailer.

 

[Pistolera]

Earle... from what i could see, the wing tip was just pinked, and not stitched. It seems, if it is an outside edge, it's just pinked and glued on the full scale, and only the inner ribs would be stitched. Sound right?

Looks like you got your answer already. Yes, stitching on ribs is to keep the fabric from lifting during low pressure gradients and thus changing the airfoil shape. Not an issue on the tips.

 

[stangflyer]

Check this out Bart...

I'm Wade by the way, and not nearly as skilled as Patric or Matt!

Beyond bad ass!

 

[MattyMatt]

Yesterday afternoon I started putting in the fiberglass panels. Both sides are done.

I'm going to cover the firewall before I do the top.

 

[MattyMatt]

They actually do look like aluminum panels. They are CA'd in place, but will get drilled and 200+ screws then go on to hold everything in place.