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Lindberg had some motorized models..but they were electric, not rubber band powered. You actually had to build the motor, including assembling and winding the armature. I never could get the things to work.

SN

check this out, a rubberband powered B-24. Looks awesome!

Does anyone have any experience with these? How do they hold up in their landings? I played with some rubberband airplanes as a kid but were nothing fancy. Seem like alot of work for something that does land, it crashes. :lol:

Django wrote:

I have a fair of amount of experience with the single motor variety.
The difficulty to build them and the survivability can vary quite a bit.
That B-24 was built by Chris Starleaf. As far as I'm concerned Chris has few equals in that hobby. My models , mostly Guillows and a couple of scratch builds, fly very well. I have two models that are my favorite flyers, both are 4 years old and have flown many times. The key, I think, is to start with a decent design and then proper trimming for flight.
A model such as the Guillow Javelin, can be built in a day. Flies very well and I think costs about $11.00. Probably, the most active free-flight site on the web is: www.smallflyingarts.com Maybe, you might get interested again. I did, after many years absence.

The difficulty with most multi engine types (except P-38, F-82 etc.) is that the nacelle isn't long enough for a goodly length of rubber. The nacelles on that B-24 look to have been stretched a bit but there's still not room for much duration. Stick and tissue is very fun modeling but nowadays I would go with micro electric, maybe even micro RC, over rubber.

August

k5083 wrote:

Electric R/C B-24 by a friend of mine, Dereck Micko. This is from a kit by Wowplanes and is around 60 inches span. Relatively small by multi engine R/C standards. Has retracts as well.

Author:	Django [ Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:36 pm ]
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check this out, a rubberband powered B-24. Looks awesome! http://www.ffscale.co.uk/page3kk.htm Does anyone have any experience with these? How do they hold up in their landings? I played with some rubberband airplanes as a kid but were nothing fancy. Seem like alot of work for something that does land, it crashes.

Author:	spookythecat [ Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:12 am ]
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There are some pretty cool planes on there. Never had the patience for those types of models.

Author:	TAdan [ Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:30 am ]
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Wow, great builds! I love those old Guillows wooden kits I've built a few. I've never seen multi-engined rubber band powered flyers though! All of mine usually make about a dozen flights...then I have to rebuild the nose, retire them, and hang them from the ceiling. They take forever to build too. My last one, a 1/16 Cessna, never even got covered. I just built it, and added a nice finish to the wood and hung it up without any "skin". I didnt have the heart to fly it (and crash it) after all that work.

Author:	tom d. friedman [ Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:17 pm ]
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excellent stuff. i know a retired lawyer who makes & flies ultra ultra light models in competitions in mostly gymnasiums. these models are light as feathers, & takes real dexterity to assemble & handle. watching them fly is about as exciting as watching paint dry, but fascinating when you factor in the skill involved. the competition is all time & distance related. i've held a few. they weigh less than a postage envelope.

Author:	the330thbg [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:37 pm ]
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Didn't the 'Lindberg' line of plastic models make some rubberband ones? I don't think they flew, but the props would turn.

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Author:	Steve Nelson [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:42 pm ]
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Lindberg had some motorized models..but they were electric, not rubber band powered. You actually had to build the motor, including assembling and winding the armature. I never could get the things to work. SN

Author:	tom d. friedman [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:19 pm ]
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Steve Nelson wrote: Lindberg had some motorized models..but they were electric, not rubber band powered. You actually had to build the motor, including assembling and winding the armature. I never could get the things to work. SN ditto, including my jfk pt- 109 kit. it was later strafed with my bb gun.

Author:	k5083 [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:44 pm ]
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The difficulty with most multi engine types (except P-38, F-82 etc.) is that the nacelle isn't long enough for a goodly length of rubber. The nacelles on that B-24 look to have been stretched a bit but there's still not room for much duration. Stick and tissue is very fun modeling but nowadays I would go with micro electric, maybe even micro RC, over rubber. August

Author:	Cubs [ Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:20 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Rubberband B-24
Django wrote: check this out, a rubberband powered B-24. Looks awesome! Does anyone have any experience with these? How do they hold up in their landings? I played with some rubberband airplanes as a kid but were nothing fancy. Seem like alot of work for something that does land, it crashes. I have a fair of amount of experience with the single motor variety. The difficulty to build them and the survivability can vary quite a bit. That B-24 was built by Chris Starleaf. As far as I'm concerned Chris has few equals in that hobby. My models , mostly Guillows and a couple of scratch builds, fly very well. I have two models that are my favorite flyers, both are 4 years old and have flown many times. The key, I think, is to start with a decent design and then proper trimming for flight. A model such as the Guillow Javelin, can be built in a day. Flies very well and I think costs about $11.00. Probably, the most active free-flight site on the web is: www.smallflyingarts.com Maybe, you might get interested again. I did, after many years absence.

Author:	TAdan [ Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:45 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Rubberband B-24
Cubs wrote: Django wrote: check this out, a rubberband powered B-24. Looks awesome! Does anyone have any experience with these? How do they hold up in their landings? I played with some rubberband airplanes as a kid but were nothing fancy. Seem like alot of work for something that does land, it crashes. I have a fair of amount of experience with the single motor variety. The difficulty to build them and the survivability can vary quite a bit. That B-24 was built by Chris Starleaf. As far as I'm concerned Chris has few equals in that hobby. My models , mostly Guillows and a couple of scratch builds, fly very well. I have two models that are my favorite flyers, both are 4 years old and have flown many times. The key, I think, is to start with a decent design and then proper trimming for flight. A model such as the Guillow Javelin, can be built in a day. Flies very well and I think costs about $11.00. Probably, the most active free-flight site on the web is: www.smallflyingarts.com Maybe, you might get interested again. I did, after many years absence. I built two Javelins and they were the best flyers I ever built. It is getting to that time of year again, maybe I should build another...

Author:	Chad Veich [ Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:51 pm ]
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k5083 wrote: The difficulty with most multi engine types (except P-38, F-82 etc.) is that the nacelle isn't long enough for a goodly length of rubber. The nacelles on that B-24 look to have been stretched a bit but there's still not room for much duration. Stick and tissue is very fun modeling but nowadays I would go with micro electric, maybe even micro RC, over rubber. August Electric R/C B-24 by a friend of mine, Dereck Micko. This is from a kit by Wowplanes and is around 60 inches span. Relatively small by multi engine R/C standards. Has retracts as well.

Author:	B29B24crewchief [ Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:44 pm ]
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Can we have a flying event here at the CAF hangar? Let me know what you think!! Dave

Author:	retroaviation [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:04 am ]
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There's already a two day event in the hangar each year, for electric powered RC airplanes. Holler at Bill Coombes about it. Gary

Author:	the330thbg [ Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:19 am ]
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Chad Veich wrote: k5083 wrote: The difficulty with most multi engine types (except P-38, F-82 etc.) is that the nacelle isn't long enough for a goodly length of rubber. The nacelles on that B-24 look to have been stretched a bit but there's still not room for much duration. Stick and tissue is very fun modeling but nowadays I would go with micro electric, maybe even micro RC, over rubber. August Electric R/C B-24 by a friend of mine, Dereck Micko. This is from a kit by Wowplanes and is around 60 inches span. Relatively small by multi engine R/C standards. Has retracts as well. I am not being critical, but are the wings on that B-24 'beefier' than a normal B-24? It looks a little out of proportion.. somewhere.. Also, how does a model B-24 handle compared to the 'real' thing. A good friend of mine flew them in Europe and always said he constantly had to apply a slight 'right' hand approach.., The joke was that you could always tell B-24 pilots because they looked like Hermit Crabs.. they had one GIANT right arm!!

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Author:	Chris Brame [ Mon May 04, 2009 8:30 pm ]
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Quote: Lindberg had some motorized models..but they were electric, not rubber band powered. You actually had to build the motor, including assembling and winding the armature. I never could get the things to work. I built two of those motors from Lindberg Zero kits; one went into the Zero and the other into a Monogram P-40B. Not powerful at all (you had to spin the prop to start them) but they ran well enough until the magnets gave up the ghost some 20-odd years later.