Rubber-Powered Model Airplane - 31" Span 1914 Martinsyde S.1

Rubber-Powered Model Airplane - 31" Span 1914 Martinsyde S.1 - Trim Session #4

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Film is a series of 14 flights detailing the 4th trim session for the rubber-powered free-flight model of the 31" 1914 Martinsyde S.1. The model has a smaller prop & a new pair of wings, swapping out undercambered wings for ones with sliced ribs and flat bottoms. The 31" model was built by Tom Hallman. Filmed at Barron Field in Wawayanda, NY, May 14, 2021. Music via motionarray.com.
Model based on this plan: www.hallmanstudio.com/Martinsy...
Article on the use of dethermalizers: www.hallmanstudio.com/DT.pdf
Badge Classic DT & spring (at the bottom of the page): www.starlink-flitetech.com/tim...
Here are some photos of the simple, adjustable thrust plate used on the Martinsyde & Seafire.
www.hallmanstudio.com/thrustpl...
www.hallmanstudio.com/thrustpl...
Flying Aces Club merchandise: www.cafepress.com/flyingacesclub
Center of Gravity merchandise: www.cafepress.com/centergravity
For more info on free-flight rubber-powered models, check these websites:
www.easybuiltmodels.com/
www.volareproducts.com/BUY/
www.flyingacesclub.com
Outerzone - outerzone.co.uk/index.asp
National Free Flight Society - freeflight.org/
Mike Stuart's Flying Scale Models - www.ffscale.co.uk/
www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk/...

Пікірлер: 258

@kenkingsflyingmachines2382 3 жыл бұрын

One thing that strikes me is your ability to fly and video simultaneously. The whoops of boy-like joy seem to be the result of careful planning and meticulous attention to detail (like your models). The amount of support equipment you bring out to the field must be impressively complete and organized. I don't think there is anything as dramatic as a rubber powered biplane in the air...I love the sound of the power burst. Beautiful plane, beautiful flying. Thank you.

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx, Ken. Setting up various cams has become more routine, so it doesn't distract as much as it had early on. It's a carnival show sometimes... But most important to me is that I use the good air & conditions as efficiently as possible, since they're a rarity. I never know what I have until I see it later, but I'm always pleased to know that I've recorded the entire process...good or bad.

@winnipegperfectcircleflyin7859 3 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@gregmwheeler 9 ай бұрын

Love, love, love the shots of the landed plane in the landscape. Beautiful.

@norman74n 2 ай бұрын

I’ve always thought that beautiful rubber powered models were never great flyers. This beauty proved that wrong. What a beautiful realistic flight.

@maxfliart 2 ай бұрын

Thx for the kind words. It's a pleasure to fly these birds.

@jmmvangoor 7 күн бұрын

I pay 1000 dollar for this beautiful model, thank you sir for this video

@wojciechkoska3515 Жыл бұрын

Engine sound in the background, coincidentally wonderful effect. Superb👍

@stevegeorge4200 3 жыл бұрын

Max you are just jolted 62 years of wonderful memories from gliders to rubber free flights escapements single Channel 2 channel 3 Channel 4 channel actually build tissue paper then silk sneak into the field the middle of the winter drinking hot cocoa sitting in the car to warm up talkin about our last flight patience my dad used to say was the key to a beautiful flying plane I can see that in you sir

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx, George. I'm glad the film triggered a good memory for you.

@philipbrailey 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful model.

@mitchilito99 3 ай бұрын

One of the best uses of a half hour of my life I could imagine. Thank you for that!

@K3Flyguy 3 жыл бұрын

29 minutes of my life well spent watching the evolution of a flight, thank you!

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx, Michael. This was longer than most, but there's nothing quick about trimming. She now feels much closer to being in trim.

@davidmiller4594 Жыл бұрын

It's the meaning of life ✨️

@tim7402 11 ай бұрын

Hello from northern Thailand, really enjoyed your video. I'm an electric guy, expat Canadian retired here. Flying and building foamies but the real challenge is the heat. That field you flew at made me homesick for eastern Canada where in summer it's easy to find a soft hay field big like yours. Not the case here, every inch grows rice or something. And even after the crop is done fields are hard stubble, so I missed your dandylion, plush grass. Kudos on your patience trying little changes along the testing. I never was exposed to your aspect of the hobby and now see it's details, details that count. Nice music and that slow Mo of you launching was "Budddddaaahhhh" . All the best. Tim - Chiangrai.

@maxfliart 11 ай бұрын

Thx for the kind words, Tim, and for reaching out. I enjoyed hearing ur perspectives. Cheers.

@manfredruhmer6355 5 ай бұрын

Congratulation to this nice plane flying perfectly! No need of electronics, engines and batteries. Thank you to show that!

@ldcrumley 3 ай бұрын

A life well spent. Thank you for sharing a small part of it.

@boxersepp 6 ай бұрын

I came across this yesterday and felt compelled to revisit today. I built balsa gliders in the 70s and thought I knew a bit about model planes, but I had no idea there were such powerful rubber motor planes. I get a good vibe from watching this, almost quasi-meditative. I also find the video well shot and edited. Thank you for sharing your experiments and your excitement.

@roachcatcher266 5 ай бұрын

Well done sir, a true master class in trimming a model aircraft.

@polygonalmasonary 3 жыл бұрын

Your models are so perfectly built, they remind me of my late Father (RIP). My dad was a perfectionist, he built some astounding model planes and passed the love for this hobby onto myself. I've never been as precise as he used to be but I've had many happy hours building planes :-).

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the feedback, Paul. Our dads' generation has been an inspiration.

@Gutodaflauta 5 ай бұрын

Bro, thanks the Nice post. I've built dozen models. Actually a pleasure. T.F.H. from Brazil.

@f4udhorn Жыл бұрын

The patience that you have for incrimental changes astounds me.

@dereka6762 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for posting this - it's been over 40 years since I gave up the hobby and I'd forgotten how beautiful silent free flight can be. Best wishes.

@freetimetv5991 3 жыл бұрын

In every video, the models are very cool. I think this is one of the best model airplane channels.

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx. Glad u enjoy it.

@michaelmcgovern8110 20 күн бұрын

Wonderful! So much information and so much fun!!! Thanks!

@user-rz9zx9fk1e 6 ай бұрын

It looked so scale just floating there in the sky glad I came across your video ❤

@guaporeturns9472 2 ай бұрын

Coolest thing I’ve watched in a long time

@MarkCroucherRC4fun 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous to watch a man at his art thanks for sharing.

@davidhardy879 4 ай бұрын

This is spell bidingly emmersive . Thank you .

@jjs3287 3 жыл бұрын

I have been making models for nearly 50 years, I fly RC fixed wing and Helis and am subscribed to many RC flying youtube channels but yours, sir, is a real treasure because it captures the very essence of the beauty and tranquility of flying.

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx for the kind words. I show what I feel when I fly, a love that was passed down to me by my dad. I'm glad that you're enjoying it.

@tedmoss Жыл бұрын

I have been making models for over 70 years now. My father started me in 1948 when I was 5 1/2 years old with large rubber powered and 1/2 A and U-control, and I still enjoy building and flying electric R/C.

@musicbro8225 5 ай бұрын

Just Magic! The day was so kind and the field so soft. I think gliders/low powered planes have a deal with the wind and atmosphere more than with their owner :) That sky though towards evening was very dramatic and you captured it perfectly; Bravo!

@citicolina 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. So rewarding when they finally fly like that last flight.

@mr.kilroy6818 2 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful craftsmanship !... The flight was fantastic' cudos !

@matthewmattholew7905 9 ай бұрын

Very nice. Beautiful, Graceful, and Educational all at the same time. Thanks for sharing.

@tomasharris3883 2 жыл бұрын

loved your vid. watched the build vid also. brought me back to my boyhood in the 50,s. beautiful build by the way, a true master of the art. many thanx.

@jeffrenman4146 8 ай бұрын

hello I found your video and I thought it might not be interesting I was wrong… You are a fantastic content creator and this video where to start… It's like so beautiful and I could feel your love of flight throughout. It was like going back to the roots the beginning of flying machines. When you hand launched in slow motion it was so beautiful. My friend I am at a lack of words your video left me quite moved. I could feel the air I could feel the flight it was simply amazing. By the way I'm a chopper pilot and I never thought the elastic power would be something I would be interested in but your presentation left me breathless. This video was absolutely beautiful… good work beautiful airplane beautiful location your narration everything… Thank you for sharing this moment I'll never forget

@maxfliart 8 ай бұрын

Thx for ur kind words, Jeff. I'm glad u found and enjoy the channel.

@MatsAndersson 2 жыл бұрын

What a beauty. Good job.

@carlosballesteros4670 Жыл бұрын

What beautiful airplane. Success isn't mine but I have a very nice feeling of happiness because at the end, all attempts and corrections paid off with a final superb flight. Send you my best from Mexico.

@keithkennedy-tyson8578 2 жыл бұрын

You bring back childhood memories of flying similar planes with my Dad. Thanks from Tasmania.

@Yogenh Жыл бұрын

It looks great and flies well

@grahmblack2413 2 жыл бұрын

That's an amazing day I've only built a couple of peanut scale but loved the build and thr little bit of flying.that I've dome Loved the video !!

@mrsmith4662 3 жыл бұрын

What a labour of love. A lovely model.

@19sloper Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Can't think of a better way to say it.

@frankflstf 10 ай бұрын

Really cool how you can fine tune that plane ✈️ what a great job you did

@pcaridad 3 жыл бұрын

"That was the afternoon my plane flew so well that I never saw it again..." 😄 Beautiful video. Thank you. 👍❤

@thomasdobbs9001 3 жыл бұрын

THAT BRINGS memories of my younger years, I am 75now, still FLYING , free flight, get younger TO chase it down, have had 11 ops and not found, super triming flights! Keep it up, not enough bf's left. Good day!!

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx, Thomas. Glad u enjoy the films.

@836dmar 2 жыл бұрын

Tom, All your videos have always been lovely with excellent production value but I do love the way you are talking through the trimming process. Beautiful and educational. Thank you!

@motoflyte Жыл бұрын

You must have a large collection of beautiful planes...

@theflyinghamster8442 5 ай бұрын

A real work of art , I loved it , looked fantastic !!!!!

@autonoob 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, probably made my day I’m going flying now 🙂

@user-sz8tp4zu3n 3 жыл бұрын

I actually fly RC but very much enjoyed this video. Great job of building and flying! Amazed at how you are able to fine tune the aircraft. Thank you!

@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994 3 жыл бұрын

I remember being staggered with the commitment to Free Flight Scale 30+ years ago to risk disaster on flight #1. Keep the dream alive :)

@robertploth6400 2 жыл бұрын

I love this video and keep going back to it for inspiration and motivation thanks

@Colin399 3 жыл бұрын

Some great flying tips there, thanks.

@SomeGuyInSandy 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful model, and your tuning is spot on! Very cool!

@carlnewtonfishing6045 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, great model and great filming. Thank you.

@Holliethedog Жыл бұрын

A beautiful model, thanks for sharing!

@Robert-ff9wf 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that flew pretty good!! Great job!!!

@Jester123ish 3 жыл бұрын

The most realistic rubber band scale model flight I've ever seen!

@audiophile1024 3 жыл бұрын

It was fun watching the results of each little tweak. Well done.

@darrellid 3 жыл бұрын

Another gorgeous build, Tom, and an equally beautiful flyer. Thanks for sharing.

@mikepalumbo4362 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty model. All nice flights!

@danielsotelo3942 8 ай бұрын

In the 60s I was thirteen working at bicycle & hobby shop. By then I was a pretty good at making wood flying scale models. I than went all out and built a 38" span, very scale J3 knowing it was easy to trim and get it to fly over 1.5 minutes. So just like you I got it all trimmed up in a large tall grass field and got it to fly nearly 2 min. It was a beautiful warm day, so I drove (and yes I drove and had a car at 13, & so did many of my other friends), and hiked up to an peak hill, wound her up to the max and let her go. At about 30 seconds into the flight a gental thermal just took over and was up so high I lost site of my J3 and never saw it again... 2 weeks later a customer came into the bike shop and asked me if I lost a big yellow airplane, cause they knew I made and flew them... I SAID YES! It turned out it landed without damage in their back yard miles from the hill. I retired it and hung it over the hobby shop section at the bike shop. I can still remember making the J3 gas gauge as scale as possible.

@maxfliart 8 ай бұрын

Great memory for you, Daniel...thx for sharing it here!

@danielsotelo3942 8 ай бұрын

@@maxfliart That's it I'm now inspired, as soon as I retire from running my bike shop on Mercer Island WA, I'm going to build another J3 free flight and give it another go.! Thank You ( :

@johnfair62 3 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful. Great job of building it.

@tomcoryell 3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it so satisfying when you get a plane trimmed well and get excellent flight duration? Your planes are amazing and beautiful!

@craigh3381 3 жыл бұрын

Another one of your beautiful builds showing your talent..thank your for sharing another of your great videos...looking forward to more,

@GuzziIan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your trimming techniques. A beautiful model and a true joy to watch.

@flycubfly Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful . Thank you for taking the time to make the vid and sharing it.

@flymachine 3 жыл бұрын

Always fun and relaxing to watch a master at work with a masterpiece in a beautiful setting. My whole day has started peacefully now thank you.

@MetHerInBaghdad 3 жыл бұрын

I love the happiness you can hear in your voice as you get close to where you want it. Extremely satisfying!

@chrisgosling5408 6 ай бұрын

Quite the tonic this one, quite literally a great way to unwind!

@joecalobeer6396 3 жыл бұрын

That was FUN! All the different tweaks you made to get that airplane fly the way you wanted it to! 👍🏼

@davidholmgren659 2 жыл бұрын

Ok...I just started this presentation and the screen shot of the uncovered airframe BLEW ME AWAY!!!

@donaldvincent 3 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful model I have seen in a while. I built a 12 inch version years ago but I LOVE this larger size.

@MrGeneralPB 3 жыл бұрын

man i love these videos, thank you so much for making them ^^,

@larrydee8859 3 жыл бұрын

As Always; Beautiful Engineering Modeling! Beautiful Flights! Beautiful flying experience for the viewer. Excellent Educational Narration. Thanks again for sharing.

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx, Larry. I hope it helps other flyers when they trim their ships.

@larrydee8859 3 жыл бұрын

@@maxfliart These flying tips are always good. Thanks again Max.

@zas5892 3 жыл бұрын

Boy that was beautiful thanks

@henkvanderbij6448 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful man ,Whats a great plane!!

@sailawaybob Жыл бұрын

That is a Beautiful bi plane I'm so intrigued by these balsa planes powered by a rubber band. Yeah we had them as kids but nothing like this.

@robbieevans6536 3 жыл бұрын

Great flights!

@frankflstf 10 ай бұрын

That was fun too watch thanks 🙏

@MarkCroucherRC4fun 3 жыл бұрын

A master at work such an enjoyable video thanks for sharing.

@sidecarbod1441 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely, very relaxing to watch, I particularly liked the aircraft engine sound effects at around 12:40 :-)

@hammertime964 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for sharing👌🏽

@xarhsmenidiaths 10 ай бұрын

You are fantastic builder i see your videos many times good Day from Greece

@garyruxton5226 5 ай бұрын

Helpful displaying all the trimming you did. With a little bit more, you can train it to come right back to you.😂

@Fantastiko13 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous model, and very beautiful work. I am primarily an rc modeler however have heaps of love and respect for all different types of aeromodelling. It seems Free Flight and Control Line are more a rarity and considered vintage if not disappearing forms of the hobby nowadays which increases my intrigue. More of a reason to continue sharing the wonders of model aviation with others. This video is a lovely treat. Enjoy!

@xpump876 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful bird!

@profProsky 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the trim info sir. very very helpful and inspiring. Wonderfully artful and scientific!

@maxfliart 2 жыл бұрын

Thx, Stefan. Was good to see u last weekend at Wawa.

@phapnui 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@DadsRCHangar 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful model, I would be too worried about loosing her. Brilliant how she lands on her own. Great to watch 👍🏻

@spg77777 3 жыл бұрын

better and better every time... good stuff. )

@dougrowell7817 3 жыл бұрын

Absloutely beautiful airplane. You have so much patience, but the rewards are great. I'm a control liner from decades ago and trying my hand at R/C. I built the 'requisite' sailplanes and rubber kits as a teenager. I love building and bought a cheap Guillows model to try rubber. Thanks for the inspiration.

@wayneandrus240 3 ай бұрын

Tremendous modeling!

@Maulinator69 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful afternoons flight in the sunshine.

@stanhauser 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful flight you have achieved. :-)

@TheMendipman 3 жыл бұрын

Just superb Tom. Your persistence is rewarded. Noel

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

Thx, Noel.

@abundantYOUniverse 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful airplane thanks for sharing!

@sailr 3 жыл бұрын

You rubber guys have incredible patience! I have thought about building some rubber but since I fly R/C I don't think I could tolerate all the tweaking and finicky results! Fully enjoyed your video!

@fernandocarloszariz8845 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video andas trim!!! Construis en forma espectacular, un placer ver tus videos. Thanks Tom. Fernando Zariz 🇦🇷

@maxfliart 3 жыл бұрын

¡Gracias! Me alegra que disfrutes de las películas.

@johnroberts3723 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for sharing your skill and knowledge. Don't think you can beat rubber powered motors Simple clean and quiet.

@GrandadIsAnOldMan 3 жыл бұрын

I love the silence of rubber powered flight 🧡👍

@NemoVir 2 жыл бұрын

It’s beautiful as a static model, it is wonderful that you can make fly with grace.

@Steve-yk7iu 3 жыл бұрын

You are a patient man.

@Jpriest13 3 жыл бұрын

Those stills around the 11th till the last flights are all beautiful wall paper for the computer. The field and the sky with clouds in the background are gorgeous.