RE: Best scale photo!

Posted on: 9/18/2012 5:37 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Well Gents, we're still waiting on the Vickers, but here are some air 2 air photos taken on Saturday evening
Posted on: 9/17/2012 4:58 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: P-40 Brotherhood (All P-40's Welcome)
I'd like to Join the P-40 Brotherhood, TF-P-40 posted earlier
Posted on: 9/4/2012 5:10 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: P-40 Brotherhood (All P-40's Welcome)
TF Gold Edition finished 2003 Hundreds of flights. O.S. 91 Surpass, Sierra precision P-40 Gear With a Robart Tailwheel, Super Coverite and paint finish
Posted on: 9/3/2012 9:14 AM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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2012 Golden Age Air Museum RC Model Meet
It's that time of year gents, The GAAM RC Model meet is upon us! Make sure you stop in and bring your Pioneer through Early WW2 Models. As long as the prototype Flew prior to or during 1941! See the attached flyer for more info! Photos Courtesy of Jason Harry and Manitou
Posted on: 8/29/2012 5:11 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Golden Age Air Museum Flying Circus August 18 2012
THat is too cool Chevelle! Remember RAF 56 Ball? He's built a full size Pup in RNAS 3 Colors as well LOL
Posted on: 8/18/2012 4:14 AM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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Golden Age Air Museum Flying Circus August 18 2012
by and say hello to myself Mike Damiani (US185Damiani), Aviation Artist and WW1 Historian Mike O
Posted on: 8/13/2012 5:37 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Best laid plans of mice and men, Weather cancelled my flight yesterday so I ended up stuck in Philly overnight. with no Baggage!
Posted on: 7/19/2012 3:40 AM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Well its off to Oshkosh today I'll be there for the next 2 weeks At any rate I'll check in when I can. Until then here are 2 detail pics of the Pup cockpit and the roll out after the first landing
Posted on: 7/18/2012 6:47 AM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Sopwith Pup
Congrats on finishing your Pup! any photos? interesting the power to weight ratio on models. The full scale airplane we just finished has 150 HP weighs 919 lbs empty and has 254 Sq ft of wing!
Posted on: 7/18/2012 5:16 AM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
[quote]ORIGINAL: WinterHawke CONGRATULATIONS on a job very well done!! "Mildred H" looks great - both on the ground and in the air. Been fun following this thread. I'd already selected N6183 as my colorscheme for my own 1/3 BUSA Sopwith Pup - now I've gotta decide which one to do!! The original or the new (ie, a bit war weary, or pristine)!!! Thanks for all the updates. Very best regards, Lee McDuffee [/quote] Lee, Great choice of scheme! Personally in a Model I love the War Weary look. It just adds that third dimension. When you build your airplane bear in mind our nose is about 4" longer than the originals to hide the Lycoming. Enjoy!
Posted on: 7/9/2012 3:50 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
As promised, Here is the video link from the test flight. Yours truly at the controls! and a little bit of a description of the characteristics from Test Pilot #2 Paul Dougherty By now the news it out. It Flies! And pretty well for that matter. Mike Damiani conducted a flawless test flight on July 7. The airplane was just beautiful in the air. I had the pleasure of being the second to fly it. On paper the C.G. is pretty far aft, around 39% of MAC in the worst case, but it did not fly extremely tail heavy. Slight forward pressure on the stick was needed. The elevator position was much better than the DR.I, although the stick force feels a little stronger. The elevator in general is very effective and a bit touchy. The ruder is very nice and the ailerons are not bad either. The 150 h.p. O320 is plenty of power and runs very smooth. The stalls are clean and there is no warning. It does recover easily with a little nose down, but if you hold the stick back it is a mushy elevator trip downward. The landings are very straight forward and the visibility is not bad, but I am very tall, as a matter of fact I had to take the cushion out to get my shoulders in the cockpit. I wheeled it in. On the roll out it does have a speed where the rudder becomes ineffective and the skid is still skipping a bit. It likes to try to get away from you there. I think we will try to improve on the tail skid skeg to help fix this problem. The main bungees will need to be tightened up a little because it is a little "bee boppy" ,as I say, or wobbly on the gear. Most of the guys that were involved in the build flew it over the weekend during our WWI event. We put on a mock air battle with the Rumpler C.V, the Pup, and the DR.I. It was a blast to see the Pup in the air viewed though the gun sights of my Dr.I. We had a great time. Ground troops were shooting a real Lewis gun at me during our passed, but unfortunately the Germans won the battle. I have to say that the fight wasn't very fair because the Pup was flying without a machine gun. Smile Mike did try to get me with his wake turbulence. The Pup seems to leave quite a wake trail. More pictures and details will be posted soon. I am sure Mike and the guys will chime in with more details. The test flight video is posted below. Thank you to everyone that helped with, worked on, and encouraged the completion of this aircraft. It will be a great attraction at the Golden Age Air Museum for years to come. Look for the SPAD XIII next! 1916 Sopwith Pup Test Flight at the Golden Age Air Museum - YouTube
Posted on: 7/9/2012 3:33 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Hey Steve, Same to you sir! Osh will be a good time! On another note, The Pup is no longer a static piece of furniture! WE received our Ops limitations and airworthiness Friday 7/6 and I test flew the airplane that afternoon! What a kick in the Pants!
Posted on: 7/9/2012 10:43 AM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Hello Valley, This airplane would require major work to install a rotary. Would love to have another LeRhone 9C for her but alas they are very expensive.
Posted on: 6/29/2012 7:14 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Thank you sir!
Posted on: 6/29/2012 1:35 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
With all the time and work I put into her I'm a shoe in LOL
Posted on: 6/28/2012 8:38 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Hey Guys, The weight and balance are done, weighs in at 917 lbs with 30 lbs of nose weight LOL just like a model! Looks like were almost ready to fly! Should be test running the engine this weekend! Woo Hoo! Hmmm Mildred sure got ugly if that's her LOL No sir that is yours truly's "Handsome" mug hehehe This will be one Maiden flight I'll savor for a loooong while!
Posted on: 6/28/2012 6:23 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Well here she is, not quite ready to fly but pretty durn' close!!! the usual last minute details and paperwork are ahead, but it looks like we'll meet the deadline. Unfortunately without a gun possibly. [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1960.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1964.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1974.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1966.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1976.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1988.jpg[/img] Not too bad for a bunch of amateurs! LOL [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1979.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1983.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1986.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1989.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1990.jpg[/img] Of course you just have to Geek the Camera!!! [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1993.jpg[/img]
Posted on: 6/24/2012 7:43 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Well Gang this is huge, the center section is installed! and the cowl is in primer. Plan is to have the wings finished and Hung by this weekend!
Posted on: 6/18/2012 4:09 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Golden Age Air Museum June Flying Circus!
Sounds good! Great cross country! LOL
Posted on: 6/18/2012 4:07 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Another profitable weekend, we had quite a bit of help rib stitching taping and working on the baffling. [b]Here's a shot of all in the family rib stitching. Brian and Ruthann Bell and Neil Baughman. (Neil and Ruthann are bro and Sis). [/b] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1932.jpg[/img] [b]Also here are Joe Parkinson and Bud adding the Riv-nuts to the engine baffling. [/b] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1930.jpg[/img] [b] Here's some detail shots of the gas operated machine gun plumbing. Without all the help this project would not be advancing as well as it is. [/b] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1933.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/SAM_0021.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani /DSCF1935.jpg[/IMG] [b]Lastly, Here are the upper wings in cover waiting for rib stitching (finished and taped today.) Mike O'Neal and one of his Students David helped in a large way on the rib stitching. (Mike is an indispensable member of the Group!) [/b] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1940.jpg[/im
Posted on: 6/15/2012 4:51 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Golden Age Air Museum June Flying Circus!
Too Cool Anthony LOL Hey JK, C'mon up , we have primitive camping available and some decent hotels in the area.
Posted on: 6/15/2012 4:48 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Awwww C'Mon Art, It's more fun if you fly in what you built! LOL We're really close. I can't wait to finish up. About 4 major items and the airplane is finished.
Posted on: 6/12/2012 3:22 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
And Now for the Pup! [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1945.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1948.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1944.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1947.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/DSCF1955.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 6/11/2012 4:08 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Golden Age Air Museum June Flying Circus!
Had a great airshow on Saturday, and Sunday saw much more Pup Progress! Here's a few pics from the show Sunday All photos Courtesy Klaus Sperlich, Jason Kissinger and Carl Hess [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/WP_002208.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/601601_3847448260443_245290995_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/RumplerFlies.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/208972_3847954513099_921893122_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/554803_3847328177441_1952012343_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/599588_3848117357170_1857420997_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/547767_3848069395971_605474937_n.jpg[/IMG] One more of the Rumpler Flying [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/554390_3845356568152_366456713_n.jpg[/IMG] Of course the Star of the show is the Triplane! [IMG]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/7355917410_e5ca40ae47_b.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 6/11/2012 4:06 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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Golden Age Air Museum June Flying Circus!
Hey Guys! Air Show Saturday. Come see the Triplane and Rumpler fly and all the other significant airplanes!
Posted on: 6/7/2012 6:23 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
The Pup engine systems are ready to run and the upper wings and ailerons are ready for clear and silver. This weekend was a systems weekend we added hoses and worked out some other issues. Oil Cooler and Breather up and ready, [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/SAM_0068.jpg[/img] Smoke system finished [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/SAM_0069.jpg[/img] Covered stitched and taped upper wings [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/SAM_0059.jpg[/img] [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/SAM_0061.jpg[/img] And the right side Mildred H. finished [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/us185damiani/SAM_0070.jpg[/img] Getting closer!!!
Posted on: 6/3/2012 7:11 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Lastly, Here are the upper wings in cover waiting for rib stitching (finished and taped today.) Mike O'Neal and one of his Students helped in a large way on the rib stitching. (Mike has become an indispensable member of the Group!)
Posted on: 5/29/2012 7:47 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
LOL mine too
Posted on: 5/26/2012 6:28 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
LOL Whit, A Triplane on the other hand now that is a fun airplane LOL I hope to get to fly the museum's someday
Posted on: 5/25/2012 12:44 PM by Author "US185Damiani" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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