My very first fuel powered plane

Started by rockmania.89, April 28, 2014, 01:07:23 PM

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rockmania.89

Hello folks,

I bought a sharma 3.2 cc diesel engine in december last year.
i never had a plane for me to put it on to. Searched many sites to get a compatible airplane size. I did not find any, so decided to build a plane around it.

I just could not find time to start the build which was kind of frustrating. So one fine Sunday while flying with my buddies I happened to crash the plane into the river.  :(. It was a faulty reciever. The plane was beyond resurrection, I had drowned all the electronics and drenched them totally.  8-)

My dead coro plane left its main wing and its tail assembly for me in the will.  ;)

So now finally i had some stuff ready for my diesel plane. I built a fuse with 6mm ply and a tail with lightweight pvc pipe. hooked the engine up and while tuning the engine cut my finger too. :'(

So what i mean is i literally put my blood and sweat in this and here it was ready!!

Wasnt sure if it would fly , coz i found it a bit heavy  :-\

However yesterday it proved that it could fly. started the engine and threw it in he air. It just flew like a charm. Although it was windy, its extra weight, that i tought it carried, helped it to cut the winds  :giggle:

The roar of the engine attracted extra attention from the people nearby  ;)

It was just a marvel.

here are a few pics...

will upload a video the next time i fly it.  :hatsoff:

maahinberi

Maahin Beri - Introduction and Hangar
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rockmania.89


girishsarwal

Very nice...  :thumbsup:

You could further reduce some weight by making incuts in the ply... the lighter the better  :thumbsup:
gs

rockmania.89

suggestion noted. I am building a profile plane as a next project. Waiting for an ASP 52 for that.
Will definitely incorporate it there. :)