Abu. Thanks, amazingly there was very little damage, I expected to find a pile of trashed wood.
Dan.
You could be right,but it is too long ago to remember. That was NOT the first flight, I had flown it several times before with the Webra but on that flight you can see it was very smokey, probably too rich, and not developing enough power. It was always "on the edge" with that engine. I never used a GLOW engine again.
The Q-75 is certainly heavier but also far more powerful. I don't remember the prop size for the Webra, but I was using a 24X10 with the Quadra which, according to the manual develops 8.0 BHP
It was a Big Bird the wing span was 127 inches!
Flying at Old Rhinebeck can be tricky. If you go Right to Left it is uphill all the way, and the opposite coming the other way. You can see that with the landing on the second video as I try to get the wheels on the ground, while the ground keeps moving away!
The gunner sat on top of a servo. Back then we stopped for lunch and let everyone come and look close up at the models.
The kids are always fascinated with a pilot figure so I would leave the radio turned on, stay away, and watch for some youngsters and their parents to get close to the gunner-and then turn him to face them.
The reaction was always fun.  .
Here's one more photo. (Not at Old Rhinebeck)
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