The Value of an Airplane

[@eb-pe8xg]

"Get a better airplane", great advice. GEEFs are great planes.

[@craigh3381]

Thanks for sharing...can't wait to see the Geef...they do fly well...

[@FreeFlightDigest]

I have heard good things about the Geef.

[@robinbeckford]

I'm surprised that the wing isn't very twist-resistant with all those paired spars. Webbing looks like a good idea.

[@mjkluck]

Man. When you break 'em, you really break 'em. Nice redesign though.

[@FreeFlightDigest]

When the wing folds in flight it comes down pretty hard.

[@joshuawfinn]

Never been impressed with the Hustler. T Bird and Starduster are much better airplanes in just about every way (T Bird can't handle a lot of speed though).

[@FreeFlightDigest]

Josh may I ask what you don't like, I have ideas on this but looking or more opinions?

[@joshuawfinn]

@@FreeFlightDigest the airframe is not stiff enough so they can't handle a competitive level of power. The issue had been even worse for those unlucky folks who have tried flying them in electric nostalgia. You can literally watch the wings twisting in flight. I assume the reason T Birds escape this is that they build extremely light and have a thick enough wing airfoil to add some stiffness even from plastic covering. Stardusters play a structural game with the spars and airfoil thickness to delay the wing twisting even further, although covering them in polyspan or micafilm (if you can find it) eliminates the problem entirely.

[@FreeFlightDigest]

@@joshuawfinn For sure the wing is not stiff enough, even after adding all that webbing. The first time I had used 1/2 mil Mylar and Mt Fuji tissue on the wing. Thinking the stab is rather heavy with so much structure but the front of the fuselage has 1/2" plywood which helps balance that. My wing is stiff now with the Polyspan X's and covering.