Old Radio Queen IC model flies from the slope.

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Old Radio Queen IC model flies from the slope.

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John Woodfield RC Gliders

Күн бұрын

This was a bit tricky to fly as it needed way more control authority and the wind was quite gusty.

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@esox56 Ай бұрын

Thank you John, this plane is very similar to the one I got, as a kit, as a birthday present in 1967, Graupner Kadett, I build it with the help of my uncle, who taught me to work with wood and to build planes. then it took me another year to fund enough money to buy a Taifun Hobby 1ccm Diesel engine. Plane was complete and we went to the maiden flight and it went well, as many that were following. The passion that was incended, never left me through my life.

@EnglishTurbines Ай бұрын

Proper model, Balsa, Tissue and Dope.....All these old vintage models fly so well....🤔😀😀😏🇬🇧

@daviddavis7710 9 күн бұрын

The original Radio Queen was the first model aeroplane to fly across the English Channel between England and France powered by a 3.5cc diesel engine. I used to have one which I used for training beginners. I wish I'd never sold it now.

@Marcelovoga Ай бұрын

Beautiful flight John. Oh, it looks like a great place to fly.

@thomasfischer1017 Ай бұрын

Wie immer Traumhaft😊toll im Film festgehalten 💯📽👍die richtige Hangkante mit der passenden Windrichtung und fast alles fliegt.Deshald sage ich immer wieder Hangfliegen das einzig wahre Modellfliegen 😉✈Motor kann jeder😂.

@eriklapparent4662 Ай бұрын

You are incredible Mr.John!As soon as you release one model,there is another one coming!Thanks for your work and all the good time that you give to your viewers.Sincere congrats and cheers!

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nickvledder Ай бұрын

The model you show is great for soaring and was actually designed to soar (in thermals). In 1998 Multiplex came out with the "Hummel". It looks very similar to the model you show. With a few seconds of engine running I once kept it in the air chasing thermal after thermal for more than 9 minutes. Looks can be deceiving.

@rjung_ch Ай бұрын

Symphony in the air, you can fly anything that comes your way, amazing. 👍💪✌

@barkebaat Ай бұрын

What a beautiful flying spot!

@martinchapman6670 Ай бұрын

Uphill, near Weston-super-Mare.

@JaredPaul01 Ай бұрын

I love slope flying, im lucky enough to live around some great spots to fly. still learning from trial and error but it has improved my flying and building knowledge so much.

@abundantYOUniverse Ай бұрын

Fantastic as always John thanks!

@claysmoker1 Ай бұрын

Very cool John! I'm thinking that 4 point rolls are out of the question. AMIRIGHT??😁

@robertdavis7341 Ай бұрын

Great work John! Keep them flyin'!

@Stefan_Boerjesson Ай бұрын

No prop getting damaged during landing..... Looks like a great hobby, says a drone pilot.

@WA1LBK Ай бұрын

Nice to see an old bird like that soar again! I'm assuming this was rudder & elevator control only; since the very early RC systems (probably a vacuum - tuve radio at the time that was built) had very limited functionality & reliability compared to modern systems; also the large amount of dihedral designed into the wing. My first decent trainer airplane was a Goldberg Eagle 2 I built from a kit; it was also a high - wing design, with some dihedral, but also had ailerons. The first engine I installed in it = a Super Tigre 40 - was notoriously unreliable, (had a habit of flaming out unexpectedly), & the Eagle 2's excellent glide characteristics saved it more than once. I rember specifically taking off on a crowded day at a now long-gone RC field when I took off, & the engine flamed out at about maybe 10 feet altitude. This particular RC runway had a 3 - foot high fence gaurding a small drainage ditch at the far end of the runway;; I pushed the nose of the plane down to keep the airspeed up. It was on a straight glide path to the fence, & the rest of the guys were watching for the inevitable crash. A few feet tron the fence (now that the plane had some airspeed), I puuled a bit of up elevator to hop the Eagle 2 just clear of the fence & into the tall grass on the far side ot the drainage ditch. The crowd erupted into cheers! 😃 "GREAT SAVE!" 😁 After ditching the original Super Tigre engine for a far more reliable OS LA 40, I got years of use of that old Eagle; it went through ar least 5 crashes where I rebuilt it afterwards. On it's final flight, I was taking it up for a friend on a "buddy box" training flight; now very worn out, the old OS 40 struggled to get it off the ground; as it lifted off, a piece of Monocote fluttered off the now oil-soaked fuselage, While puttering along at a slow place, it was mid-aired from behind by a jet-styled prop model (ironically flown by the guy who ran the hobby shop I bought most of my supplies from); his plane blasted through the right wing of the Eagle at about 100 MPH, leaving a cloud of shattered balsa & Monokote bits in it's wake as his plane went spiralling down. The old Eagle hund there for a second before it too went down; this time, there wasn't enough left to rebuild. 😥 RIP Goldberg Eagle 2! 😉

@nonoyorbusness Ай бұрын

Looks like a Radio Queen.

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

I just googled it. Yup, I think it’s definitely a Radio Queen. Well identified!

@bobmillerick300 Ай бұрын

Yup, I was going to say RQ. I looked over on BenBuckles site just to make sure. Very Nice guys.

@timgarrett203 Ай бұрын

Rare slope soarer with a tail dragger gear. Seems like it shouldn’t exist but here it is. Beautiful!

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

I nearly took the undercarriage off but all the bolts were rusted up, so gave it a fly anyway and it still seemed to get plenty of lift without too much drag.

@stephencrowther524 Ай бұрын

Reminds me the Super Sixty.

@NorthGaSawyer Ай бұрын

Beautiful

@PiefacePete46 Ай бұрын

At the top of the loop I thought it was going to get cast like an old ewe! The initial reaction when I saw the design was of screaming Cox's, not peaceful gentle zephyrs... what a nice way for an old bird to retire! (Don't tell my Missus I said that!)

@k.o.0 Ай бұрын

Characteristics similar to the Butterfly II, but owing one I can say it isn’t. Great lift for an older bird! Keep it up!

@javierallendeortiz6386 Ай бұрын

John como siempre.Precioso

@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Ай бұрын

That was different John, you'll have to cut a runway you know!

@PiefacePete46 Ай бұрын

Yes... It's ironic that, without a runway, he would have to take the gear off to do a "Touch 'n Go"! 😊

@user-pf8od9dc8y Ай бұрын

Наслаждение полётом!

@scottanderson5235 Ай бұрын

Totally amazing so beautiful

@MrFlyingguy 11 күн бұрын

landing gear on a sloper, cool as

@paulkrapp Ай бұрын

Just magical to watch and nice music choice again!

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

Thank you again!

@qwertyytrewq7029 Ай бұрын

Bardzo ładny model samolotu. 🛩️ Piękne widoki. Można pozazdrościć 😊 Pozdrowienia z Polski 🇵🇱

@larrynitso3597 Ай бұрын

Flies nice

@robertdavis7341 Ай бұрын

Oh, and thank the wife!

@wearemany73 Ай бұрын

Great stuff John 😊

@JeremyParsons Ай бұрын

I think that you were flying somewhere near that featherweight's terminal velocity for most of that show!

@boballoon Ай бұрын

Nice one, you seem to be able to make any design fly beautifully. Have you tried to get a brick to fly yet?

@1tonyboat Ай бұрын

Just what i was thinking ...That`s John for you 👍👍😂😂

@windy488 Ай бұрын

Bonkers! 😁

@iskraivan7431 Ай бұрын

Veliki pozdrav Johan! 🇸🇮❤️❤️❤️

@SteveBull-tg8mi Ай бұрын

Nice!

@rc2552 Ай бұрын

THAT. IS. AWESOME!

@user-gp3qp6xu1jសុភា Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@DanielRutherford-w4t Ай бұрын

John, any chance of doing a video on your servo choices for your various models of different sizes? I'm returning to rc gliders after many years absence and would appreciate a quick guide! Love the channel 😊

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

Thank you. I was definitely thinking of doing various ‘how to’ videos…

@DanielRutherford-w4t Ай бұрын

Excellent!

@user-cp5ru2di9q Ай бұрын

Прекрасно

@petermach8635 Ай бұрын

Sublime ....... as always !!

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@islaws4589 Ай бұрын

Magical

@Abderrahmane_Aitouche Ай бұрын

Un planeur cylindrique avec 4 ailerons courts qui servent pour stabilité et gouverns

@robedmunds7163 Ай бұрын

Brilliant and cheaper on fuel as well😂

@wolfgang7513 Ай бұрын

Hello John, did you manage to fly this light weight model only with rudder and elevator ? Just great again. Greatings, Wolfgang

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

Yes, just rudder and elevator. It could have done with a bit more control movement though.

@bjornlofving7238 Ай бұрын

Thanks again! What a beautiful and gentle flight! No matter an inefficient old design, the performance is perfect on the slope. Have you changed to another slope permanently? Is there restrictions in the UK?

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

Thank you. I’ve recently moved house, so this is one of my new local slopes.

@alexwade9921 Ай бұрын

Nice! Did it take a huge chunk of lead in the nose to replace the motor?

@SlopeRCGliders Ай бұрын

I was surprised by how little lead it took to balance it. But I did mount the flight battery right up in the nose and mount the servos further forward. I was also able to remove the tail wheel.