Low wing

[slowflyerhehehe]

I am not what you call a newbie to flying but i do not own a low wing plane unless you want to count my biplane as one lol ok it has a low wing anyway i was thinking of getting one but wow there is a great bunch of them out there on the market fast slow speed does not matter to me the size of the motor does not matter to much i do have a couple 40s and 60s motors i would like to find one just to get the hang of flying a low wing plane any ideas of a good one to learn the basics of a low wing.thanks great site ;D

[ctdahle]

GP Super-Sportster or a Sig Four-Star. Both great airplanes. My personal preference is the Four Star, and if you do build one let me know. I'll dig up my annotated construction manual for it which I've marked up with all the four start tips I've collected over the past 6 or 8 years to make it more durable and easier to maintain.

Cheers,

Chris

[slowflyerhehehe]

Thanks chris i did find the sig four star in the 60 motor size is good but the gp super-sportster i found was a arf in a 40 size so i guess i will look into the sig four star for a build and to order it tomorrow from towers now what about the tips you may have.again thanks chris

[RetNavySuppo]

If you are going to buy that Sig Four Star Forty from Tower Hobbies, make sure you do it tomorrow. They have a special deal for purchases on or before Nov 21 that gives you free shipping on any order over $50.00. In your order, use ad #595KZ.

[jetmex]

I may be beginning to show my age, but a GREAT low wing model is the Sig Astro Hog. It'll fly well on any sport plain bearing 60 2 stroke, and will do all the basic aerobatics with no problem at all. Be warned all you ARFers out there, you actually have to build this one, and that means (say it ain't so!!! ) cutting and sanding parts. But you get a great flying airplane when you're done.

The Goldberg TigerII .60 is also an excellent low wing model.

Just trying to give you a few options--seems like everyone has a 4-star.........

Is it just me, or did someone actually start a model airplane thread here?? ;D

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[Britbrat]

The Great Planes Ultra Sport 40 Plus is a superb flier, as is the ACE Cloud Dancer -- both are suitable for intermediate pilots.

A bit more sedate, but still very good, is the Tiger II (40-46 size engines) & Tiger 60. They can be configured as a trike, or as a tail dragger.

[Patch]

The Tiger II only has the taildaragger option in the ARF version. I own the kit version. Easy to make into a taildragger though, some aftermarket landing gear, a bit of reinforcement ply, a few beers, and presto. Excellent flight characteristics. If set up right, can knife edge, hammer head, spin like a top, yet be as gentle as a kitten. It's awesome on skiis too.

[ctdahle]

I always neglect to mention the Astro Hog when these threads come up. But agree that it is a great flying airplane. Jaime's right though, it does require some effort to build. A great project for those of us who have a definite flying season and a non-flying season.

I'm resolving to post in model airplane threads, or not post at all.

[slowflyerhehehe]

i GUESS most of the planes you have mention and i went looking for were a type sport plane eventhow they look great i have been looking into the war birds design type or maybe not even a war plane something like the World Model Fairchild 26 with retracts added or the World Model T-34 Mentor both planes are Semi-scale aerobatics trainers both .40-60 engine 62 wings when finished retracts.great looking planes not a lot of info on the fairchild 26 out there i went looking yesterday found only one kit in 15 hobbies stores i looked at surfing the web the T34 there is 100s of kits out.not sure if i mention this were i fly at is a air port with no grass just hard black top pit holes 1000yards of fun only one plane leaves in the morning and returns in the evening so we have the place to are self all day plenty of room for any size plane we build.so after talking to a couple of guys here in our small club and i mean small 4 guys we decided we would like to find a few fairchild 26 kits if we can if any one knows of any let us know thanks great site

[jetmex]

Need a warbird? Ah, my friend, you're not using your imagination:




Look, ma, a WarHawg!! ;D

With a little planning, you can bash many of these kits into very convincing "warbirds", without the bad warbird flying characteristics. A friend of mine has a 4-Star bashed into a really nice FW-190--amazing what a little cutting, decals and paint can do......

If you must have a warbird, look at the Great Planes P-51 Mustang and F4U Corsair. They are both good flying and good looking sport .40 size airplanes. You have to build those, too, but I think there are ARF versions available for those allergic to balsa dust......

[Britbrat]

Well--- warbirds!!! Why didn't you say so?


If you want a decent looking warbird that is easy to fly -- look at Hangar 9's P-51 Mustang PTS.

It is very "Mustang" looking, but is nominally a primary trainer --- although numerous flight reports suggest that it is really more of a second plane. The "primary" stuff is easily removed & voila!! -- a good looking, decently performing, but easy-flying Mustang.

[slowflyerhehehe]

yes both great looking planes but the club has a mind of its own so i mite just go with the fairchild 26T with rons and tracts i just love that dam plane seen one yesterday at the lake country rc field flying was so cool and was build from stick plans had flaprons .60 engine retracts tail drager only thing i did not like was the servos was mounted under the wings for the rons could cause a problem landing on the black top what do you guys think.infoinfo great site

[jetmex]

If the wing is thick enough where the aileron servos are mounted, turn them sideways and they can be completely enclosed within the wing. The easiest method for this is to fabricate a lite ply mounting plate for the servo, with a slot cut in it for the arm and pushrod to go through. Then, mount it to the wing ribs with screws so it can be removed to access the servo.

The other method is to just mount the servo far enough down in the wing so that it doesn't protrude.

It's good to hear you're having fun!! ;D

BTW--the full scale PT-26 doesn't have retractable landing gear.....

[ctdahle]

Another good choice is a Dragon Lady. I keep forgetting about that one too. I think that some guy named Eric ;)has a bunch of nice pictures on his website.

[Grug - American Neanderthal]

Yeah, I always forget them too when people ask for a low wing. Someone mentions all the other good ones and I get to thinkng I don't have an Astrohog.

Kind of goes like this - "Hmm, I dont have a Astrohog. Why dont I have an astrohog? I have Hog Bipes..what, am I to good to have something named Astro?! Do I have latent hostility to cartoon dogs? What is my malfunction, drop and give me twenty scumbag!"......

Err... Anyway Dragon ladys are more of sport plane than anything specific, but good all around and have that classic golden age look to them. They were better as ARCs, but still available in ARFs.

[slowflyerhehehe]

Well a update on the planes i did get yep planes 2 the fairchild 26 and a Eindecker 46 a read cool wwl plane have been playing with the fairchild 26 on low wind days now and building the Eindecker 46 it will be my fun plane when finished could have got a super flying model ARF but someone told me of the bad habbits it had so i found a kit in texas from lone star balsa it is a nice kit have to buy all the hardware but well worth it

[Grug - American Neanderthal]

Wow, someone still glues sticks! Cool.