Dominator open class (Mulvihill) rubber powered airplane for the 100th US Nationals

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[@triskellian]

Such a great flyer Joshua! This is something an aeromodeler can do all day.😊

[@pankajwaghela83]

very beautiful

[@daleevans3250]

Nice. I hate to say it but I feel that Hope is the better builder. Back in the late 50's a few friends and I used to fly 1/2 A FF models in a large cotton field. We used to fly Max_Off, winner take all. It was fun, everyone put a dollar in the pot and the best time won. We were flying Ramrod 250's, Stardusters, and the like with 15 second engine runs, ROG. Everything was fine until this one guy showed up with his Unlimited Wakefield that had prop runs longer than most of our flights. Well it put an end to our Max-Off fun. BTW, I am 86 now so chasing those planes is out of the question now, but man did I love free flight flying back when I was just a skinny kid that could run a mile to recover my plane.

[@joshuawfinn]

Dunno on building but she proved the better flier because she won yesterday. She's the 2023 Mulvihill champion!

[@e-rj8984]

Can we go back to the good old days Please 🙂🇺🇸👍 PS... Can't they find another place for RC models and not here at this Peaceful field 😕

[@joshuawfinn]

This was filmed at an RC meet, so in reality I was crashing their party. Everyone had fun. 😀

[@archivist17]

What a beautiful beast! ❤

[@miguelpaixao1317]

Very nice! Fantastic flights. Let's see other specimens 😊

[@joshuawfinn]

There are more on the way. 😀

[@Tom-wl9sx]

Wonderful model and just a fantastic flight. Really want to have one 🙂

[@joshuawfinn]

It's a somewhat extended build but very satisfying.

[@thinkflight]

Such an inspiring model!

[@joshuawfinn]

Thank you! These planes have turned out wonderfully and we had a blast flying them at the Nats!

[@thomasnewton9818]

This might become another hobby for me, especially if the FAA keeps up with its insanity against the model airplane and drones. Are there any tracking devices available for this.

[@joshuawfinn]

I use a BMK tracking beacon, reports altitude, ground speed, and location. Really cool and light.

[@craigh3381]

Thanks for sharing...they are a piece of art when in the air....what D/T system are you using....very nice...what size motor?

[@joshuawfinn]

It's running a BMK B1 radio dethermalizer and 1.7g servo. Rubber motor is 28 strands of 1/8, approximately 100g. A ton of rubber but the results speak for themselves.

[@shop970]

Fabulous! Thanks.

[@douglasslayback3441]

Another sweet flyer…Hope’s flew so well too 👍😃

[@joshuawfinn]

Yes I wish I'd gotten more footage of it. What a flier!

[@curtis5445]

Art in flight. Fantastic. ( and you risked standing on the field with those screaming meemees You two!!!)

[@joshuawfinn]

Yeah we're nuts. So worth it. I fly those screaming things from time to time, they're a lot of fun to fly. A very different experience to be sure.

[@curtis5445]

@@joshuawfinn Confession. I used to fly control line back in the day. Does the McCoy 35 "Red Head engine ring a bell? My generation drew the first howls of noise pollution. LOL

[@joshuawfinn]

@@curtis5445 no need for confession. Control line is still around and still fun. McCoy engines in all their various sizes remain revered for sport flying. My first big power model (Top Banana 800) started out running a McCoy .35 until I installed an ill fated Torpedo .35 on it that blew the crank at a Nationals. I had foolishly sold the McCoy. Oh well. We have a Civy Boy 61 with a McCoy lightning bolt .19 as well. It moves right out.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Flies better than my powered stuff 💀

[@joshuawfinn]

Lol! I tell people my planes fly better when I don't control them!

[@johnmajane3731]

Pretty neat stuff

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Fantastic man, you are a real inspiration, thanks!

[@joshuawfinn]

Thanks!

[@rocketplane]

I'm a little surprised at the size circle you trim your big FF planes to fly in. I would think you'd want a tighter circle both for better thermal coring and also to have a more predictable path downwind. In any case, it really is a beautiful airplane. Thanks for sharing!

[@joshuawfinn]

Generally these are set up to wander a little in the glide and then tighten up when they find lift. That what this one tends to do, which makes it quite competitive.

[@johnmajane3731]

Where is this?

[@joshuawfinn]

This was filmed at two different fields. Mostly at Hodges Field in Americus, GA, and the last flight was at Whitesburg, which is a much more hazardous site, but Thermal Thumbers claim it for their home field.

[@vetalveral8920]

It would be better to install an onboard camera to take those great landscape views of the flight...

[@joshuawfinn]

I keep saying I'm going to do that...

[@billstolz9587]

I live about a hour from Muncie are you going to fly it at the national an what day I would like to see it fly that is a fantastic plane

[@joshuawfinn]

Yes definitely come see it! We'll fly Mulvihill on the 18th. Mid morning will see the most intense flying.

[@jimbo2629]

I hope you are getting a good KZbin income to pay for all that rubber.

[@joshuawfinn]

Not even slightly. That said, the big birds consume less rubber in a year than I sell in two months for business use.

[@kayeninetwo3585]

Beautiful!

[@daleevans3250]

Sometimes a womans touch is needed to get those extra seconds.

[@joshuawfinn]

A lot more than just extra seconds. She beat out EVERYONE this year in the Mulvihill Trophy contest!