Guillows Hawker Typhoon

Indoor flight of a rubber powered freeflight Guillows model Hawker Typhoon.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• guillows
• freeflight
• Hawker
• Typhoon

[ExtraEvilPranks]

Sorry got cut off

1.50$ of quarters, thanks

[scaleflight]

I am using a 7 inch Peck prop, domestic tissue and mostly contest balsa.

For the Guillows kits, the best are the 600 and 900 series because they don't use a lot of balsa and are simple. These are also the easiest for the same reason. Peck Polymers also make better models.

Leaving the fuselage uncovered won't affect flight very much, but won't look very good.

You weight is a little high but flyable. I would suggest not painting (mine is not) and maybe rebuilding the tail with contest balsa.

[TrueMooo]

Quick Question, how do you get the prop to rotate for that long?

Ive snapped 3 rubber bands trying to get my spitfire to be powered for more than about 10 seconds. Thanks.

PS : *Borat Voice* Typhoon Very nice!!! :D

[scaleflight]

For a longer motor run, you can:

- use Tan 2 or Tan sport rubber

- lubricate the rubber with a silicon lubricant/cleaner like Armor All

- use a longer loop of rubber. It can be at least 1.5 times the prop hook to rear peg length

- use a bigger prop, this releases energy more slowly and efficiently but can make trimming difficult

- use thinner rubber. The main secret here is too make a very light model, so that the reduced power of the thinner rubber can still propel the model

[aerobatic500]

Nice airplane, does the rudder have any left deflection to the left ? or does it turn with torque? thanks. just curious.

[scaleflight]

It has left deflection. The trimming is set up so that it has approximately the same turning radius in glide as at full power. I did this by offsetting the thrust line, several degrees to the right, to counteract the torque.

[ExtraEvilPranks]

Thanks for the help

Bought a 17" mustang on Thursday and replaced the tail with really light balsa and covered it with Japanese tissue, left out all the plastic parts and most of the stringers,used baby oil on the rubber and it still didn't fly for more than 10 seconds perfectly trimmed

Ehh oh well

I'll stick to non-scale rubber powered

[MrMisterblitz]

Great flight.

[ExtraEvilPranks]

Couple quick questions

First off what prop, tissue and balsa are you using?

And is there a specific kit that is best? If not what's the easiest?

If I leave the fuselage uncovered will it affect the plane? I sanded all the parts down and only have 1 stringer in the wing and barely any wood in the tail yet I need so much clay on the nose, any I didn't paint it or add landing gear, I'm using my own prop and rubber that is 10x better than the guillows yet it weighs easily the weight of $1.50 of q

[TrueMooo]

@scaleflight Thanks for the advice :D