Category: Airplane
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D.H. Vampire – Flight Video
Here’s another flight video of my Durafly D.H. Vampire in action.
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BAE Hawk – Maiden flight + crash video
This is the maiden flight video and eventual crash and demise of this beautiful plane. The damage isn’t too bad, just a shattered canopy and a busted nose section. I ordered a new canopy, and I’ll start fixing the nose this week. Hopefully flight #2 will go better. The center of gravity should’ve been set […]
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BAE Hawk – 70mm EDF Jet
I have officially been bitten by the EDF jet bug, after flying the D.H. Vampire from Hobbyking. My latest model is a 70mm BAE Hawk, featuring a composite fuselage (fiber glass) and built-up balsa wings. It is powered by a 6-blade ducted fan unit turned by a 3600 kv brushless motor. Putting it together took […]
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DH 100 Vampire – Maiden Flight Video
The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire, made by Durafly (Hobbyking) in PNF configuration. Featuring a 70mm EDF (electric ducted fan), electric retracts, EPO construction, a custom red paint job and powered by a 2650 mah 4-cell LiPo battery. This is the maiden flight of my second vampire. This airplane flies great: excellent slow-speed characteristics due to […]
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F-22 Raptor Scratch-built
A 36-inch wingspan F-22 made entirely of dollar-store foamboard. Powered by a Turnigy D3536/8 1000KV Brushless Outrunner Motor running on a 3-cell 2200 maH LiPo and pushing a 10 x 7 APC-style prop. I decided to build one after seeing it featured on FliteTest.com here. I flew it a couple times with DT-700 motor and […]
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D. H. Vampire from Durafly – modifications
One of my favorite flying planes of all times is the D.H. Vampire from Hobbyking, though it isn’t without its flaws. Before I put it together, I noticed that the tail booms weren’t as stiff as one would expect. I proceeded to embed a carbon fiber rod to stiffen it a bit. I only added […]
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Flying the Comrad 1 at the Whitter Narrows field
This is my second on-board video taken with my trusty JVC Picsio camera. Please note that I applied Youtube’s anti-shakiness and that’s the reason why the video seems to zoom in and out all the time. This time, the video was taken at the flying field at the Whittier Narrows park in southern California. These […]
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HK401 Gyro modifications for use
The first time I used a gyro on an airplane was on a DWFoamies Yak 54 (which has now been added to the RIP list due to a bad servo horn, read more about it here). The gyro I used was a $12 Hobbyking favorite, the HK 401B. The only downside of using this gyro […]
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RIP: DW Foamies Yak 54
I like to offer a minute of silence for a lost airplane….[1 minute pause]. Goodbye DW Foamies Yak 54. I had a great time flying this plane. It was a great 3D trainer, and even better after installing a Hobbyking 401B gyro to help out with hovering and knife edge maneuvers. But where and how […]