Review Balsa USA Nieuport 17 RC Plane Kit, with extras
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Жыл бұрынIn this video I do an in box review of the Balsa USA Nieuport 17 rc plane kit. This kit is available from Balsa USA website, but I purchased mine from ebay and I was lucky because the seller included a few extra items. I share the contents of the box which include detailed build instruction and plans, balsa wood parts, hardware and cowl. I hope you enjoy looking at the kit with me and this will probably be my next rc plane build vlog or log. This plane will be powered by a Saito FA-45 four stroke rc plane engine. extra parts included pilot, wheels, tank, decals and more.
I have been building, flying, crashing, modifying, and repairing radio control planes (RC Planes) for many years and enjoy sharing what I do with the radio control plane community, so I started RC Plane Tech channel for fun. I am not an expert, there are many different techniques to building radio control planes. A good way to learn about flying and building rc planes is to see what others are doing, that's what I do and that's why I like to share what I do. Thanks for watching my channel. Have fun!
@tomflynn7373 Жыл бұрын
James I need to thank you for your build series. I find them both entertaining and informative. I have the BUSA Phaeton II, hopefully you will build one someday so I can learn from that. I am building the BUSA Smoothie now and have finished the wing. It is my first build and I probably could not have built it without your build series so thanks again!!!
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, thanks for the kind words. I learn a lot from others as well. It’s a great community of builders out there. I know I’m not building this perfectly, so please share any tips or insights as you build yours.
@fjLh50go2wxP Жыл бұрын
My 76” 7.5 pound cub has flowed with a Saito 45 S swinging an 13 x 4 for many years. I started with a 6oz tank but it was a challenge finding a carb setting that wasn’t too rich at tank full or too lean at less than quarter full. When my 45 goes lean it just quits. Yes the tank had exhaust pressure. The corrosive nature of the exhaust / oil required a tank rebuild every season. These problems were solved: eight oz tank, Perry oscillating pump mounted horizontal but as far vertically on firewall from engine as practical and on muffler pressure. Tank vent line looped over top of tank and out bottom. 15% Cool Power. This setup is so cool! Cub is happy at 2/3 throttle. Full throttle in air 11,000 rpm estimated. Good luck.
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Glad you hot your Cub dialed in. I’ll need to think about all the things you mentioned here. I have had my fuel tank go dark with oil before, needing a rebuild as well. I have heard about Perry pumps but don’t know anything about them. Ill check this out. Thanks for the info.
@stevejones9044 Жыл бұрын
Very nice. Glad you shared. I've had an interest in the Nieuport kit. A friend is selling their Neuport 11 from Lou Proctor. But I like the looks of the Nieuport 17 more.
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Ya, its a nice plane. Proctor are good kits from what I understand.
@flyinryanmoto2640 Жыл бұрын
I have this kit and planning on starting it in a few weeks as soon as I get my current build done. I will make it electric. I built a balsa usa 1/4 scale Nieuport 11 about 4 years ago with a zenoah g23 in it. Very fun kit to build and it flies great and very scale like. Cant wait to do it again with this one. Balsa usa has a series of videos on their youtube channel building this plane.
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Nice. Im looking forward to it myself. It will be my next build I think. I have been watching their build series on their channel as you mentioned. Very cool, good luck with your building.
@jaycastello1171 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the Smoothie being finished but would be very cool to see this build next.👍
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Im covering the fuselage this weekend and will have that vid. Im also ready to get this done! Been a long haul. Did you build that larger one, I thought you mentioned in the past you had that kit?
@jaycastello1171 Жыл бұрын
Not yet. I’m in the middle of a das ugly stik build. After that, going to build a NIB sig skybolt with a Saito Fa90T….😁
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Very cool, good luck with those. Great to hear when others are building!
@mpojr 9 ай бұрын
good review nice kit
@edwardcase 6 ай бұрын
The Balsa USA site has 1/6, 1/4 and 1/3 scale. I like the 1/6 scale and may build it electric power.
@JamesRCPlaneTech 6 ай бұрын
Great
@guypehaim1080 10 ай бұрын
The metal sheet with the blue backing is probably for your inspection covers on the sides of the fuselage near the cowl.
@JamesRCPlaneTech 10 ай бұрын
Yup, you are correct. And Balsa USA has a build series on this kit also if you are interested, check out their site. Great kit!
@edwardcase 6 ай бұрын
The WWI fighters had very short moment of distance from the CG to the motor, and consequently the model needs to have either more nose weight, or a slight lengthening of the nose moment arm.
@JamesRCPlaneTech 6 ай бұрын
This will be my first experience building and flying a biplane.. so this is going to be interesting
@JamesRCPlaneTech 6 ай бұрын
And the kit has pre bent landing gear wires, it this version is a little older than the one they are selling on the site, I concluded that because the specs are slightly different and I know this kit is older
@tandlerguitars3721 Жыл бұрын
This is interesting - I purchased this same kit a while ago and there it says "four stroke .45-.56". So I actually bought a Saito FA-62B for it. Keen to see how yours will perform with the .45!
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Hi. Ya I noticed that my kit calls for a slightly smaller engine. I think my kit is an older version of the kit since I purchased it from someone. The wing span is slightly shorter than the current one. I need to see what the weight comparison is also. Im not certain Ill go with the 45. I may bump it up to a 50 or so. Did you build yours yet? Hows it fly with that 62?
@billjones3071 Жыл бұрын
I just don’t really go for WW1 planes , nice kit wish busa would make more sport planes
@kerbygator 11 ай бұрын
I'm in the middle of a Balsa USA Phaeton II biplane build. .61 engine powered. My first plane. I'm taking it slowly. It's not as easy as I thought it would be. The trick I think, is to just work on it a little at a time. It's tedious work.
@JamesRCPlaneTech 11 ай бұрын
Yes, you certainly can’t rush a build of a kit like these. i find myself reading each step a few times over and even so I still miss something here or there. The instructions on some of these kits can be a little confusing. Keep at it and before you know it you will be done.
@JamesRCPlaneTech 11 ай бұрын
And good luck with your build!!
@kerbygator 11 ай бұрын
@@JamesRCPlaneTech Thanks!
@carolinawoodsman9494 11 ай бұрын
looks like a nice kit. Gonna be building the BUSA 1/6 Nieuport 28 this winter. Any plans on doing a build series on the 17
@JamesRCPlaneTech 11 ай бұрын
Hi, ya been thinking about the next build and this one is on my short list. I may do a “scratch” build simpler kit first. Good luck with your build, I could be doing the same soon
@garyglasband670 Жыл бұрын
Hey James, Been following your channel for awhile. I also fly out at El Monte, Whittier Narrows. I also built the BUSA Nieuport 17 in 2020 as part of a Facebook group. I would love to meet some time and go through the finished model with you
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, nice to hear you built the Nieuport, looks like a fun build that I hope to get to once I get the Smoothie done. Although I think Ill take a little break from building and try to get some flying in before hitting another build. Thanks for offering to share your build experience on it. I appreciate it and will keep this in mind. I’ll have to get a channel email set up.
@robertcovell2787 Жыл бұрын
I've built a couple of BUSA kits. Pretty good kits, they build nice and fly great. A Pheaton I built for a friend and 1/4 scale J3 for me. Flies like a big old pussy cat.
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Im really looking forward to the Nieuport. It will be a challenge for me.
@homienat3374 Жыл бұрын
Gees sum kit ,would you say, advance modelers only ??? For this kit to build
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Hi, this is hard to say because everyone has their own set of skills and experience. Balsa USA promotes it as an accessible build, they have a build log playlist on their channel of this kit with Several videos and you can watch those to get a sense of it. Id say its not a beginner kit, but not super advanced. I would say moderately challenging if you have never built a scale kit. I hope that helps.
@homienat3374 Жыл бұрын
@@JamesRCPlaneTech nice 1 thanks for replying, will look into it 👍👍
@kerbygator 11 ай бұрын
Just work on it a little at a time. Read the directions several times and several steps ahead. It's a bit tedious, but you can do it if you have a good eye for detail . Read the directions or you'll be having to take stuff apart, and that's not easy to do without tearing the balsa up. @@homienat3374
@edwardcase 6 ай бұрын
Does the landing gear wire come pre=bent?
@JamesRCPlaneTech 6 ай бұрын
I believe so.
@JamesRCPlaneTech 6 ай бұрын
Its actually two pieces that are prebent but they get connected by soldering
@aviatorsandastronauts Жыл бұрын
Are you reviewing it or just checking the contents of the box?
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
I was checking the contents to see what’s provided and thumbed through the instructions. The gas are new to me, so I hope to learn more as I go.
@aviatorsandastronauts Жыл бұрын
@@JamesRCPlaneTech Ok, so it's not a review then. Is the gas new to you, the gas engines are new to you, or both?
@JamesRCPlaneTech Жыл бұрын
Hi, I think I got confused on what video you were commenting on. KZfaq does weird things with how comments show up on my page. So I thought you were commenting on the DLE, which yes is new to me so Im going to learn how to run gas engines.. but then it looked like tour comment came from the Nieuport video here, so in that case, Im not new to balsa kits but did just a review of the kit that I purchased off ebay that the seller included extras in. In any case, my vids are mostly just to share what Im doing and learning with the RC community out there. I like to watch other’s RC plane vids so I thought I would do it also.
@guypehaim1080 10 ай бұрын
Who was the seller?
@JamesRCPlaneTech 10 ай бұрын
Hello. I don’t remember. It wasn’t a store. It was an individual who was selling it on ebay.
@daviddavids2884 Жыл бұрын
observations. in general, an ANTIQUE design is a design that contains DEFECTS.!!! consequently, the faithful scale reproduction of design Defects is a less-than smart thing to do.! 10:57 a main wing is SUPPOSED to have a load-bearing main spar, located at THIRTY percent of chord. the design of the main spar should NOT result in nearly bisecting the ribs.! googletranslate
@kerbygator 11 ай бұрын
Quit yelling!
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