Author Topic: OT: Test Flight - Byron Originals F-16 (325k!) (Read 865 times)

Voss · « **on:** April 21, 2001, 03:41:00 PM »

I've been having a little fun. Closest runway is 52 minutes away (sigh).

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Voss
13th TAS

Sancho · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2001, 06:56:00 PM »

How big is that thing?? Why not use the street in front of your house?

Nice looking bird.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2001, 10:52:00 AM »

Great job Voss on this puppy dollard.

Sundog · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2001, 04:37:00 PM »

Wow, that looks great Voss! Is that an actual scale jet or ducted fan? I hope all of your flight testing was succesful (and Fun).

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Sundog
VMF-111 Devildogs
MAG-33

'Criticism is always easier than craftmanship.'

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Voss · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2001, 01:57:00 PM »

Aircraft Details

Fiberglass and foam, wings sheeted, glassed, and ironed with monokote. K&B Epoxy Kote on the fiberglass for monokote color matching.

The radio is a Galaxy 8 PCM. The engine is a .77 custom job by Violett with an Hatori pipe setup. Spring Air retracts. It screams.

It's still not a fast aircraft. Byron makes a poor jet for speed, but it sure looks nice in the air and only took two weeks to assemble (gave the paint a month to 'get used to the plane').

/Details

Thanks for the replies, guys.

There are two on the drawing board right now. One is a Violett version of the Falcon. The other is another Byron job that will be modified for wet wings with carbon fiber reinforcements and a true internal duct. There will be a chip controlled fuel balancing system, too. It still won't be real scale.