Scale Mick Reeves 1/3 scale Tiger Moth

dhal22

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #71

pawnshopmike said:

Friend of mine use to have the 100cc Beast. I helped him put it together one morning at the field. By the time it was ready to go we were both too worn out to fly.

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Doesn't the full size Tiger Moth have folding wings?

 

dhal22

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #72

Glue!!! Omg I used glue for the first time in years..........

 

dhal22

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #73

And my Perma Grit sanding blocks. I had to dust them off........

 

dhal22

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #74

The fuse builds in 3 sections. Close to gluing up side 1 of section 1.

I cut both sides while I was at it.

 

dhal22

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #75

I ran out of 1/4" spruce so I cut my own.

I had some leftover from the Cub kit.

 

pawnshopmike

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #76

dhal22 said:

Doesn't the full size Tiger Moth have folding wings?

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Maybe. That would be kinda handy

 

Snoopy1

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• Jan 25, 2026

• #77

Wow you making good time it will be done before the end of the month.

 

TonyHallo

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• Jan 26, 2026

• #78

The wing area of the Mick Reeves Tiger Moth seems to be a guarded secret. I found the full scale is 239 square foot, so the 1/3 scale comes in at 3824 square inches, that's a lot of wing! At the advertised weight of 30 pounds, the cubic loading is 3.51which puts it in the glider category.

 

dhal22

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• Jan 26, 2026

• #79

I’m going to pull out a wing plan and double check the ws.

 

Snoopy1

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• Jan 26, 2026

• #80

WQL of 3.51 is very low. It will be very wind sensitive. Will not take a lot of motor to get it off the ground. Landing speed will less than walking speed.