Eureka, an excellent British glow/diesel engine powered free flight airplane

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joshuawfinn

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@AlbertRobinson-v3y 2 ай бұрын

Nice refresher Josh-n-Hope !! Thanks

@brjimbo1 9 ай бұрын

Reminded me of free flight competition in 1965 at the Tulsa Gluedobbers AMA annual meet. I placed 2nd in Jr. 1/2A ff with a similar Goldberg design. Trimmed power to the right, glide to the laft.

@joshuawfinn 9 ай бұрын

Yessir! These like gliding right but some designs (Satellites in particular) do not do well gliding right.

@ozmazone 9 ай бұрын

One of my favourite designs from this period - along with George Fuller's Dixielander

@joshuawfinn 9 ай бұрын

Interestingly, the One Design event this year is for both Eureka and Dixielander.

@cstatman 9 ай бұрын

wow, just climbs like a rocketship! beautiful plane!

@masonatorgaming669 9 ай бұрын

That plane flies really good

@kayeninetwo3585 9 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful plane! Thanks for the video.

@Tom-wl9sx 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful plane and it flies great too 👍

@richh9904 9 ай бұрын

My dad used a slow burn fuse to tip up the rear. His plane did use the pinch timer. Cox 049 souped up engine.

@joshuawfinn 9 ай бұрын

I used to use fuses, still do on a few planes, but RDT is wonderfully convenient. Wish I had tooling to machine the innards of cox engines.

@ericwillis777 6 күн бұрын

Thanks Josh, I wonder if it is possible to have RC power duration RET with over driven BLM, and relatively small battery, as it only has to run for short time, for a vertical climb out. Any advice on trimming to achieving near vertical climb ?

@joshuawfinn 6 күн бұрын

That's what SAM old-timer LMR competition is. You don't trim for the climb. Just control it on the way up and then go hunt lift. 12 minute maxes usually

@ericwillis777 5 күн бұрын

@joshuawfinn Thanks, I'll look it up.

@williamrobinson7435 9 ай бұрын

I remember these, being British and q old. A v popular plane, and people used to set them up in different ways, eg simple 2 ch radio and an underpowered engine for a Sunday sport model, easy to fly, that kind of thing, but when used as designed, definitely a v competitive bird, and remained so for quite a while.. Most enjoyable! Nice one Josh. 🌟👍

@joshuawfinn 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing those memories. It's a fun airplane!

@DUCATI600CC 4 ай бұрын

What is the model covered with ?

@joshuawfinn 4 ай бұрын

Old Monokote (not the new stuff, it's garbage). If you can't get the old stuff, buy the cheap Hobbyking covering as it is surprisingly good and cheap.

@billkuhl442 9 ай бұрын

I found that interesting about the right rudder. I was thinking typically on pylon models the model goes a little too much right under power so requires left thrust?

@joshuawfinn 9 ай бұрын

As I recall, I built it with some left thrust. Once it gets going though, it needs right rudder to maintain the spiral.

@billkuhl442 9 ай бұрын

@@joshuawfinn I see, as I recall the side thrust most effective right after launch.