RE: Sal Taibi 84
Well 509Boatman55 when I build most of my 3 channel planes I never use the rudder on the left stick. Instead I combine them onto the right stick..... much easier!!!
Posted on: 7/13/2009 11:16 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
[quote]ORIGINAL: KH116 [quote]ORIGINAL: juggler-3310 Hi KH116, You did a beautiful job restoring that plane! I purchased a 1941 Goldberg Comet Interceptor that was in rough shape, and like you I restored it and in the process converted it to electric flight. It also has the lifting stabilizer and it flies like a dream. You mentioned in one of your previous posts that you recently built a 96'
Posted on: 6/29/2009 12:05 AM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
[quote]ORIGINAL: juggler-3310 Hi KH116, You did a beautiful job restoring that plane! I purchased a 1941 Goldberg Comet Interceptor that was in rough shape, and like you I restored it and in the process converted it to electric flight. It also has the lifting stabilizer and it flies like a dream. You mentioned in one of your previous posts that you recently built a 96'' Lanzo Bomber
Posted on: 6/28/2009 11:59 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
[quote]ORIGINAL: old git i loved the film, the flight with the building in the background reminded me of flying on the airfield at my RAF station. I did of course become diverted by the other real models on You Tube. The old stuff that flies without interference is what I call real flying, shame it takes so much effort to get them back. I guess that's why I considedered radio. Now for the nasty crack, hahaha "old git"... I knew sooner or later I would get a wise crack about that 2nd landing..... but hey, at least I didn't fly it around again and give you the perfect landing... (smile) This was my way of showing you how really recoverable this plane is. But thank for looking anyway....
Posted on: 6/23/2009 5:38 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
[quote]ORIGINAL: jessiej What a great restoration KH116!  The photos are super as well.  Thanks for this enjoyable thread. jess [/quote] thanks jess... it was a fun job....
Posted on: 6/23/2009 5:32 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
She actually flies like a dream. As soon as I get home I will be able to add the link for the youtube video. What amazes me is that sheer power of teh electric motor..... the plane, at less than half  throttle takes off in less than five feet of ground. I have the CG right at the 50% mark where many of these forums have suggested it be because of the "lifting tail".   With that power I have programmed in 30% down elevator through the entire throttle band.......   Also, while I'm flying, If I want to go almost vertical, I simply turn off the mix. flight times are also amazing......  mostly, once up I fly at less than 1/2 throttle, or no throttle at all. After most of my flight I have found that I replace about 2700 Mah of the 4900 Lipo 5S battery and that is after about 15 - 20 mis of flying around...... these old timers are a thing of beauty. This one is different than, but flies similar to the 96" Lanzo Bomber I also just finished..... I think that this will be the last of the Vintage planes I build because they can make you run out of space in your house real quick....
Posted on: 6/23/2009 3:24 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
More airbrushing and trimming for the red paint... by this time I have already decided that I will power the model with an E-Flite 46. The AUW of the model should be approx. five pounds and with a 5S 5000 mah Lipo, an e-flite 80amp switching speed control, swinging a 14 or 15 inch prop, This plane should really take off on a short field, and also allow me some very slow park like flying.
Posted on: 6/23/2009 12:19 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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Sal Taibi 84
Hello.... recently I became interested in the Old Time "vintage" airplanes... Not being interested in Gas Planes I had always envisioned a large scale electric vintage plane taking off in to the sunset. So recently, while searching the auctions in this site, I came across a vintage gas, Taibi Powerhouse, with polyester covering that was for sale. I quickly contacted the owner and purchased it. These are some pics of the condition of the planes when I received it.
Posted on: 6/23/2009 11:14 AM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
of my bomber sometime tomorrow.... Hi KH116, You did a beautiful job restoring that plane! I purchased
Posted on: 6/23/2009 11:14 AM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
..... [quote]ORIGINAL: Telemaster Sales UK Hice Job KH116! I too am amazed by the power and flight
Posted on: 6/23/2009 11:00 AM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
thanks Jeff, it my was first venture into these beautiful planes and I initially did not know what to expect. But looking at, and reading the forums in this site inspired me to make an attempt at it. I have to say the the power to weight ratio is incredible. The plane flies like one of my small slow flyers, and everyone who sees it in the air and wonders why they dont heasr the engine, are shocked when they realize that it is battery operated. I have seen photos of the Buzzard Bombshell; that should sure be a nice model... what size are you going to make it?
Posted on: 6/22/2009 10:14 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
Hahaha, Hey RocketRob, I guess you want my wife to throw me out of the house..... anyway, here is the link for the youtube video of its maiden flight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DDo0YWcvoQ
Posted on: 6/22/2009 9:25 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
some more field shots.... had to seperate them because the upload size is large...
Posted on: 6/22/2009 2:49 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
and finally........ field shots! I will upload a video this evening
Posted on: 6/22/2009 2:39 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
thanks alot Old Git.......Well, even though this is a short build log... the actual build (re-build) did take a few months..... I'm a stickler for detail and I think that comes from my beginnings as a scale model boat builder. Anyway, I noted that the old firewall that held the Gas engine was falling apart and would probaly not be able to hold the E-flite 46 engine and the force that it would put on the fusalage... My remedy was to sealing the tire compartment of holes, ( previously used for the gas pushrods). I also cut out and formed a new oval motor mount out of a small block of wood I had lying around. I fixed the mount in place and ended up securing the mount by holding the fusalage vertically and poured about 6 ounces of fiberglass resin around the mount onto the rear firewall in order to firmly secure the new motor mount. .... Final build pics...
Posted on: 6/22/2009 1:17 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
Thanks jjscott - in fact I worked on the entire project for about three months, on and off. ....more masking pics...and I the paint I used did flex very well.....
Posted on: 6/22/2009 11:52 AM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
Well, back at it, next I primed the entire plane while and airbrushed thte entire plane yellow.
Posted on: 6/22/2009 8:11 AM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
Next was to work on the polyester covering itself. Generally, It was in very good condition with a few zing here and there. The main problem I had was with the emblems that ran down the two side of the plane from the cowling to the elevator, and also the underside of the wing contained one large star on the bottom side of each of the wings. After speaking with several "experts" and folks at the hobby field, I determined that I could probably airbrush the wings without adding much weight and still maintain that transparent polyester covering look. So , I set about using the airbrush to prime the "emblems" around the plane with grey "testors" (from the can) primer. That was helpful in getting to coverup those decals. Any attempts to move them was quickly halted after I noted that when removing them, you also removed the resin covering.
Posted on: 6/21/2009 11:41 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
After repeating this process of resin application and sanding; the cowl finally started to tqake some shape
Posted on: 6/21/2009 11:30 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: Sal Taibi 84
As you can see, the covering is basically in pretty good condition but because of the fact it has previously used a large gas engine, there was a substantial portion of the cowl area that was cut away to accommodate and had to be repaired in order to use an electric engine. After considering several alternatives to colse up that gaping hole, I decided to use sticks, CA, duct tape and fiberglass resin in an attempt to try and re-build the complete cowl and also design it to be strong. This process was very time consuming. I took wooden sticks and CA'ed it to the rear portion of the firewall in a continuing shape of the existing cowl. Once they were "reasonably" secured, I used duct tape on the bottom of the sticks to form the inverted simi-circle to conform to the existing shape. Once that was in place, I placed the plane on a horizontal plane and filled in each of the segments with fiberglass resin; to the point that it actually over flowed. I also used the duct tape to form a trough around the bottom of the cowl so that none of the fiberglass resin would adhere to the polyester resin covering.
Posted on: 6/21/2009 11:22 PM by Author "KH116" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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