Show us your bad ass plane!

[Ryan.Smith]

MSColan;822 wrote: Do you guys accept custom built CL aerobatic airplanes?!



This is my Thundergazer, a plane I built over the course of a year from the fall of 2011 and finished very early in 2013. It features an aircraft aluminum take apart structure from Australia (most CL airplanes are built as one piece). The fuselage top and bottom blocks and wing sheeting are all molded balsa. The fuselage is covered in carbon fiber tissue, and the wings, tail and rudder covered in silkspan. The aircraft was then painted with Brodak dope.



The motor is a RO-Jett 61 with a carbon fiber tuned pipe which swings a Brian Eather 12.75-3.75 pitched to 3.9 carbon three blade at 9800RPM at launch.




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I don't have a truly "bad-ass" RC plane (yet), but I thought this would make for a good substitute!

Anyone that knows anything about CL stunters would not dispute that gorgeous airplane being worth of being here. I am very envious of you guys' building and finishing skills. It makes pretty much every R/C builder look like a hack by comparison.



Beautiful airplane! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Flying-Skunks]

One of my favorites

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[Super08]

I may as well add one of mine here too.



Hempel 40% Clipped Wing Cub

3W-110CS

Falcon CF 29x9

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[3daviator]

Mike Busutil;35 wrote:

Hard act to follow! Mike, you've got quite the hand full of Badass Airplanes, luv that Yak55! Any videos of you flying these? And, do you live by or hang out with the Hemple guy or something?

 

[MSColan]

Ryan Smith;886 wrote: Anyone that knows anything about CL stunters would not dispute that gorgeous airplane being worth of being here. I am very envious of you guys' building and finishing skills. It makes pretty much every R/C builder look like a hack by comparison.



Beautiful airplane! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!!



This plane is also very light in comparison to RC aircraft the same size. This has a 60 3/4" wingspan, 630 sq inches of wing are and weighs 64 ounces.



Here is a video of it flying:

http://youtu.be/mfg8WlBVsHQ



I have had a fantasy of mine to build a Carden aircraft someday and put the same finish on it like I do with my CL airplanes.

 

[MSColan]

Ryan Smith;886 wrote: Anyone that knows anything about CL stunters would not dispute that gorgeous airplane being worth of being here. I am very envious of you guys' building and finishing skills. It makes pretty much every R/C builder look like a hack by comparison.



Beautiful airplane! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!!



This plane is also very light compared to RC airplanes the same size. It has a 60 3/4" wingspan and weighs 64 ounces. I wish I could have gotten it at 62, but it is what it is.



Here is a video of it flying:



http://youtu.be/mfg8WlBVsHQ



I have had a fantasy to build a carden and finish it the same way I finish a CL airplane. I think it would be a great project to undertake...someday

 

[Astrohog]

I usually don't take a lot of pictures of my planes, but this one turned out pretty sweet and it is of my favorite plane of all time! PAU 36% Edge.

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[Astrohog]

I usually don't take too many pics of my planes, but this one turned out nice and it is of my all-time favorite...PAU 36% Edge!!!

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[Terryscustom]

Astrohog;966 wrote: I usually don't take too many pics of my planes, but this one turned out nice and it is of my all-time favorite...PAU 36% Edge!!!

Yup, that's my vote.....all kindsa badass in that pic!

 

[ChickenBalls]

It's not bad ass, but here's a couple of my wing man protecting Snoopy
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