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  1. Forgues-Research

    Sport Design Build

    personally I love them big, airplane that is LOL but I believe the weight you are targeting , might not be realistic, more like 100 lbs to 120 lbs, which would still make it a real floater .
  2. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Thank you for the kind words, I also am looking forward for the maiden, , but at least this week hopefully things will go well with the taxi tests
  3. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    thanks yes she is big, as for the cowling yes Its all finished and fitted, but the reason its not on is for the first running of the engine and quit access to everything under the hood. but it will be on for the first flight for sure
  4. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    more photos taken my good friend Ian Gun
  5. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Sometimes this coming week will run the engine and do some taxi test, and if everything good, a bit of high speed test, but no flying at our field , although its long enough the approach at both ends have tall trees , so flying will be done at a private airfield for full size aircrafts, , the...
  6. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    That is very kind of you for the offer, as it is, Colin Bell will be doing all the flying, he is fairly local, was number 5 in the world helicopter pilot, who also flies Jets .
  7. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    First time out on its feet at our annual fun fly event, people in the photo are my grand kids and my daughter, the old fart is me. Next week will be doing some engine runs, and taxi test at our field , then have plenty of time to tweak anything need for the test flight which will happen in October
  8. Forgues-Research

    3D Printing General Discussion

    great stuff
  9. Forgues-Research

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Thanks for the info, might be building the chipmunk for a friend , maybe even build one for myself lol
  10. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    there will be pictures and hopefully a video walk around
  11. Forgues-Research

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I'm looking at there super chipmunk for a friend, how would rate the kits in general is it builders kit where a lot of wood cutting etc or basically assemble and glue?
  12. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    all loaded up and will assemble for the first time at our annual fun fly, it will be a good assembly rehearsal since this is not assembled as your usual model but exactly like the full size, will some taxi test later after our fun fly, then flight test will be in October, and the reason for...
  13. Forgues-Research

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I just checked the company where you bought this kit, I was impressed as the number kits they have ...and the Nelitz kit, is very decently priced, now to the question, how do you find the quality of the kit and and is is more of a builders kit , or lots of assembly instead. also what is...
  14. Forgues-Research

    Big Torque Servos - ProModeler PDRS420BLHV 420oz Brushless servo!

    As I am reading , the servos do look good but because one part of the information absolutely not true, then I wonder how many others are not true, please have a look on the assembled servo picture , it shows 6 cover screws , which is great but look at the other picture , the screws go nowhere...
  15. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    a few pictures, about the ignition module replaced, also ignition battery install with its own failsafe mosfet switch, also installed two temperature sensors on the rear cylinders, and you can also see the airspeed sensor
  16. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    more updates finalizing ignition which was defective, but now with a new one should be OK , and there is no one more excited about the taxi test coming up, hope to have plenty of photos and videos, As for the maiden, I chose a private airfield because of its length with no obstacles...
  17. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Mufflers all welded and ready to install, taxi test within the next few weeks, if all goes well next will be the test flight
  18. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    wiring nearly done, and looks worst then actually is, also the 2.4 ghz receiver and the 900 mhz receiver, yes tiny, about 1.5 g each
  19. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    The way this system actually works, is similar but you they both are online at all times, here I use the 2.4 for telemetry and 900 non telemetry.
  20. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    good question, I have no idea
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