Thats right....Another Reaper...!

[shane]

Post No 1, Hello everybody . ;D
Always been checking Windsock for good ideas ,stories,flying conditions,and general stuff.
Like to post pics of a plane i just finished ........Another Reaper !!
Also like to thank all the people that have made this site grow to what it is.
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Test flew it last weekend ,flys well ,still need to balance it perfect, had a crazy hard flight when the CG was to far back.
Hope these pics work.

[jirvin4505]

Nice one Shane..your've exceeded you impeccable standards with this model - building to the closest thousandths of a mm.

Are ya gunna mold the fuz so we can build a vac bagged plank?

cheers jeff

[sean]

That looks awesome Shane, should be ridiculously fast! Did you use the 'new stuff' laminating film on the wings? If so you've done an amazing job getting it round the wingtips, what weight film did you use?

[shane]

Hi Jeff and Sean ,would like to give it another fly this weekend wind permitting.
I used the "new stuff" that Ken was kind enough to give me, did'nt try to wrap it around the wing tips but instead stuck it down with some goop and filled the edgers of the film with goop to get it smooth.
Ended up very heavy 1350 gr ,extra long ballast tube takes 400 gr of lead.

[sean]

Shane brought this Reaper up to Bald Knob today and it is slick, stiff and strong! I reckon it's a genuine 200mph+ plane. The burly job is perfect - like glass. Makes my old wood-fuse Reaper look like an old dunger - very inspiring build.