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Title: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on July 17, 2011, 11:46:33 PM

Finally managed to finish the Debonair that I started building in Feb 2010. That was even before I had started learning to fly. The project just went on the back burner and was brought back a couple of weeks ago. Here are some photographs. Flying video coming as soon as Raghuveer gets the time to edit it.

Waiting for comments

Doc

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: izmile on July 18, 2011, 03:35:46 AM

Another feather in your cap! Very nice build... :thumbsup:

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on July 18, 2011, 08:26:35 AM

Thanks Ismail,
How is ur build coming along. Did u get a chance to fly in UK?

Doc

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: xxkrishxx on July 18, 2011, 09:08:12 AM

gr8 build doc..its huge !! Is it full coro fuse?

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: aditya on July 18, 2011, 10:12:51 AM

nice build...
waiting for video...
material of plane?

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: SunLikeStar on July 18, 2011, 12:37:19 PM

Quote from: aditya on July 18, 2011, 10:12:51 AM
material of plane?

Beautiful white coro/sunpack :)

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: izmile on July 18, 2011, 01:41:42 PM

Quote from: flying doc on July 18, 2011, 08:26:35 AM
How is ur build coming along. Did u get a chance to fly in UK?

Not really. Keeping busy with my (new) baby boy at the moment.. Not sure if the build is worth the time... ;-)

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on July 18, 2011, 04:53:56 PM

Quote from: xxkrishxx on July 18, 2011, 09:08:12 AM
gr8 build doc..its huge !! Is it full coro fuse?

Yep Bala, the fuse is full coro. 8mm made into a square tube and then stuck with epoxy.

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on July 19, 2011, 02:23:51 AM

Quote from: izmile on July 18, 2011, 01:41:42 PM

Not really. Keeping busy with my (new) baby boy at the moment.. Not sure if the build is worth the time... ;-)

Congrats Ismail. When did the new guy come into this world? If ever u need any medical advise.... do let me know.

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: izmile on July 19, 2011, 04:00:06 AM

Thanks Doc. He was born on 2nd May this year.

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on August 17, 2011, 04:25:34 PM

Here's the flight video. Though it is about 8 min...... Test flown and trimmed by Harveer. Now everyone on our field has fun flying the baby.
Waiting for the valuable inputs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWNKlq-fTg4

Doc

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: sbajare on August 17, 2011, 08:48:23 PM

hi,

here's my spad debonair, flying with an OS LA 46 engine.

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on August 17, 2011, 10:30:31 PM

Sandy Sir,
I still have to take a pic similar to yours. the Debonair along with the tiger trainer. Made my Deb a tail drager instead of a nose wheel.

Regards
Doc

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: SunLikeStar on August 17, 2011, 11:25:05 PM

Nice video, plane looks very stable. The first flight was fun plus the music; it almost had me dancing ;D
Congratulations :thumbsup:

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on August 17, 2011, 11:48:31 PM

@Sun Thank you so much. Music is courtesy Mr. Raghuveer Singh.

A Fun plane to fly and more so during the rains.

Regards

Doc

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: izmile on August 18, 2011, 01:33:45 AM

Very smooth!!.. congrats on the new bird... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Keep spadding..

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: flying doc on August 18, 2011, 02:33:43 PM

Thanks Ismail.......... Just doing what u had started.
Doc

Title: Re: SPAD Debonair - Reaching for the skies
Post by: sanjayrai55 on February 26, 2012, 09:16:56 PM

Sorry for my late comment

Excellent build, excellent maiden

RC India

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