Hangar 9 Fokker Giant D7 Maiden Flight

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[@JOSHFLYBOY007]

Always enjoy your videos!!! You are a great asset to the hobby! Thanks for all of your work and input in the hobby!

[@ronmoss9190]

Well done Thintz....beautiful plane and great job on the sticks as usual. I really like your reviews and commentary, keep up the great work.

[@ginormousbones]

Enjoyed your review very much. You’ve got the kind of voice that should be on the radio. That’s a compliment. Thanks again beautiful plane

[@mrvoyagerm]

Kermit Weeks (fantasy of flight) explained the secret to good ground handling for tail skid WW1 airplanes - use a bit of down elevator and full rudder with a few blips of the throttle and it will go where you want and turn on a dime. Kermit also installed a Keel under his steerable tail skid that dramatically improved things as well. You could just install a steerable tail wheel and be done with it, like I do.

[@adamharvey6373]

D7’s are definitely one of my favourite aircraft. I own 2 currently, a 1/3 scale 100cc and an electifly version. I have a video of the 1/3 scale D7 on my channel. Would love to add a quarter scale D7 to my fleet. Brilliant video Tom

[@mrvoyagerm]

Aerodynamic counter balancers on all flight surfaces make a huge difference on all axis and are easier on your servos as well. Great engineering Mr. Fokker!

[@thomasschultz7724]

I enjoy yours videos, keep them coming.

[@josephfreeman5289]

thanks for explaining the rudder working on ground with prop wash.

[@charleswhite4420]

Same here, jeepman! DVII is one of my all time favorites!! And yes I agree, great commentary as well :-)

[@josipvrandecic2472]

Mr. Tom, you are a great designer and RC pilot . Congrats on the way to set up, a CoG in the very short nose .

[@jeepman012]

love the D7 , and great commentary

[@mrvoyagerm]

Great video. I noticed you were using the usual up elevator while trying to turn on the ground. These WW1 planes full size or model use down elevator along with rudder and a careful shot of throttle to turn on the ground. Takes a bit of getting used to. Just thought you should know.

[@basmajianmiscellany113]

Nice maiden day video, Tom

[@daykin17]

Great vid Tom

[@dickharde1]

Thanks Tom.......Great video and review as always!

[@profsacin]

You got a new subscriber. Great content. Thank you!

[@Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan]

Many reasons to subscribe. Veterans, rc aircraft, and let us knot underestimate the dialog. His delivery harkens me to the; "Alone In The Wilderness" real life video & the voice of, [ Richard "Dick" Proenneke ]!

[@desmondgillam112]

good review with helpful commentery

[@stevecoggins2591]

Great job man.

[@wyattsdad8561]

I really liked your vids on this plane. I am considering getting one. I don’t think I’ve owned one this big before. I have a saito 120 in a plane that’s pretty decent size and I’m not in love with it. Would the saito 120 be large enough for it? It’s just a regular 120, 4 stroke.

[@flyingrcdotnet]

I've not used those Saitos so don;t know how they would be in this plane. I can say that the DA50 has a good amount of power for this plane and though they rate it as 30 to 50cc, I'd stay at 50cc or a little above.

[@wyattsdad8561]

thintz12 okay thank you for the info

[@CharlieBrown-pb9xn]

Great video and comeback from the model that failed in flight. Did tower offer to make it right on last plane? My last crash the same thing happened but I had weakened the wing by earlier mishaps and didnt realize till too late.

[@flyingrcdotnet]

I didn't go to Tower on this as I doubt they would have done anything, I didn;t save everything and after seeing the inside of the wing I would never trust it to fly. I just moved on. Going to a Hangar 9 plane is always a comfort! Tom

[@alanneill5700]

Mines just arrived here in Scotland what exhaust are you using and does it come out top or bottom great maiden by the way

[@flyingrcdotnet]

www.flyingrc.net/h9d7rvu.html more details there and in the build video

[@petercyr3508]

I like my pilot. I cut him down to bust size and drilled into the head to cut weight.

[@flyingrcdotnet]

Yes, people have found creative ways to lighten him up so they can use him. I'm not nearly talented enough to do a reasonably scale plane so usually skip the scale looking pilots in my planes.

[@johnhubbard3399]

Inverted flat spins :-)

[@claudegilbert8236]

❤️

[@davedoyle6835]

is that a soloshot 3 tag on the wing?

[@flyingrcdotnet]

It is, AND is sort of worked that day! Who would'a thunk it!

[@davedoyle6835]

@@flyingrcdotnet - LOL, got one for the same purpose and apparently we have the same results! I think it worked best before the last updates but well you know the history. I'm just glad it survived the last update. Great video, thanks or sharing !

[@gwrrolan]

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