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Many thanks!

Tack för kommentaren Martin I would love to hear more about the build. Are you building a kit or are you building from a blueprint? Will you be using a glow engine or an electric? You can find my email address on the front page of my website: flugmodel.weebly.com Hälsningar, Birgir

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Thank you very much :-)

Hello Christoph and thank you for the question. The model is built by a plan made by David Boddington. That plan can still be bought from adhpublishing.com/shop/store/products/bleriot-xi-plan-mf257/ More information can be found at my website flugmodel.weebly.com B

Hi and thanks for the question. The CoG is about 14 cm from the LE edge which is about 4.5 cm behind the spot suggested by D. Boddington, the designer. I now have 425 gr. of lead up front. Even though the CoG seems to be a little aft the strange thing is that the model needs a little up elevator. Remember the split elevator has a large moving area. Happy flying B. forums.modelflying.co.uk/sites/3/images/member_albums/126843/801851.jpg

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Hi and thanks for the question. The CoG is about 14 cm from the LE edge which is about 4.5 cm behind the spot suggested by D. Boddington, the designer. I now have 425 gr. of lead up front. Even though the CoG seems to be a little aft the strange thing is that the model needs a little up elevator. Remember the split elevator has a large moving area. Happy flying B. forums.modelflying.co.uk/sites/3/images/member_albums/126843/801851.jpg

Thanks for the question Antonio This is a 48” span Keil Kraft, Mini Super, a smaller version of super 60 that David Boddington made in the sixties 😊. It has a ASP 21A engine today. B.

Thanks Marián The plans can be bought from: adhpublishing.com/shop/store/products/bleriot-xi-plan-mf257/ You can also find some more pictures on my web flugmodel.weebly.com/smiacuteethin3.html The web is in Icelandic but Google translate can be of a great help, that is if you do not read Icelandic 😊 B

Thanks for your question. The model has a SC30FS engine and 425 gr. of lead up front. The CoG is at 13 cm from the leading edge. Less ballast and a bigger engine might be an option worth considering. :-) B.

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Thanks for the comment. I agree on the wooden propellar. I have a Turnigy 10x4 wooden proppeller ready but have been using a Robbe 10x5 plastic one while building currage and competence. The SC 30 FS engine has marginal power similar to your OS. I can see in one of your videos that you have been using a 10x5 wooden prop and a plastic one also. How do they compare? B

@@birgiredwald Unfortunately I had to replace the engine with a 6.5cc 4 stroke as it couldn't take off. I have yet to test it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZ2mgM-mr6ynqmw.html

It has also crossed my mind to do so 🙂. I'm looking forward to a video of that test.

Thanks 🙂

When in Iceland....

@@birgiredwald Wonderful country!

The build took almost a year 👍

@@birgiredwald Yes, I watch your videos and am very impressed with the resulting model. Very beautiful!

Thanks Larry

Thanks. You should definitely make your own wheels. It is fun and not so difficult.

Thanks for your comment. I look forward to see some build videos on your channel. 👍

Thank you very much! :-)

@@birgiredwald No,I thank you,gives me sumthin to aspire to ! How do you find that little 30,FS ? One of mine performs well,the other, sadly does not ? Both new ? Well,back then, can't get'em now. A 'Q',what are you currently building ? As I turn up at the strip with many different models,my pal said ,'Norm,how many kite's do you have ?',I said I really don't know ??? So one day I went from room to room counting them,the answer = 57 ! That's not including the garage or loft ! I may require therapy,I know that,but for now I'm content.Just wish the wind would drop . Happy Landins Amigo !

The SC30FS got stronger as I ran it in but I haven’t started it for some time now. Currently I’m not building anything. I have come to the conclusion that my flying skills are lacking a lot behind my building skills so this summer I will try to improve my flying skills. I have a lot fewer models, but you can see them at my website flugmodel.weebly.com Some of them have of course passed away :-)

@@birgiredwald Hi ! Look up Nice flight from the HOEA model flying Club, along with One snowy day,(same place in the snow).Long before drone's were about I took these aerial vids. The model was just a glider,cost me £5,I cut the front off and fitted an OS 10.it performs well. I hope you find and enjoy the film's. With your skill your workbench should be in continual use ! Pick a nice Parasol Monoplane next,I always liked that set up. Happy Landins.

Thanks, Norman If you would like to see more of this model there is a playlist at: kzfaq.info/sun/PLtQRC43nU2v4cHNDJ7QpRCMgJ68pmUSTt B

@@birgiredwald Thank you.I shall enjoy looking at the extra footage.It really is a fine model built to a very high standard.I have a couple of 30 four-stroke engine's ( I have no interest in electric powered model's,they might be all the rage and fashionable,but not for me !),an S C and the lookalike ASP one,same thing really.Engines are increasingly difficult to come by, luckily over the year's I've managed to accumulate quite a collection ! Yet still people come over to enjoy the aroma from my diesel fuel ! Lol. Happy Landins Amigo !

Thanks, more videos of this model can be seen at: kzfaq.info/sun/PLtQRC43nU2v4cHNDJ7QpRCMgJ68pmUSTt

Thanks for your remarks. Enjoy building. 😊

Thanks - yes, it's hanging in the ceiling of my garage, waiting for spring to come :-)

Thanks Douglas Well, yes, I would think so. The wings on this model are flexible enough to accept the warping but the mechanics needed to implement it are most likely a bit more complicated than one would think in the beginning. Mr. Boddington did not implement wing warping in his plans and I doubt that it would help flying the model. However, the challenge to try it is very compelling. :-) B.

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She later flew: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9Vhhd2UyZbKm2Q.html

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Thanks for your remarks. Yes, I still have the model in one piece and good condition. I intend to take it to the field next summer, but it needs an exceptionally good weather because of its demanding flight characteristics. 😉. There are many things that would be designed differently if it were to be upgraded to modern technology. I tried to follow Luis Bleriot’s design as well as I could. This build was done by David’s Boddingtons plan with some minor mods. Thanks for the interest B.

Hi Today it has ASP 21A. The model was built in 1973 and then it had Graupner 20. Later it had OS 15 FP. The model was rebuilt in 2013 and shortly after that I put the ASP 21A in it. I use 8X6 prop and it has a well sufficient power. More pictures can be seen at: flugmodel.weebly.com/endursmiacuteethi.html and flugmodel.weebly.com/keil-kraft-mini-super.html. The text can be translated with google translate 😊

Hi Peter I use 6oz Slec Maxi fuel tank. It’s 47 mm wide and fits nicely between the bulkheads. I did build my own before by soldering tin sheets together but it always started to leak sooner or later. The SLEC 6oz tank gives my about 15 min in the air which is more than enough for my nerves anyway. You can find the tank here, it is the red one: www.slecuk.com/fuel-tanks-accessories/maxi-fuel-tanks B

@@birgiredwald Hey Birgir. I made a brass tank because I could not see any other way of mounting a commercial 4 OZ. But I have since come across your blog on how you revamped your Mini Super and now I can see the tank installation. You are a wizard! The tank sits lower than OS engines recommend but you have done it and it works which is fine by me. I am also on the same thinking as you with regard to keeping the model looking exactly as it is on the box. So pleased today I managed to get three rolls of RED covering and the black and white trim. I regard you as the authority on the KK Mini Super! Thanks Birgir. Pete

Hi I don’t know about the title but I would love to see some pictures of your build. Do you have a KZfaq channel, forum or a website? B

Hi Peter Today it has ASP 21A. The model was built in 1973 and then it had Graupner 20. Later it had OS 15 FP. The model was rebuilt in 2013 and then I put the ASP 21A in it. I use 8X6 prop and it has well sufficient power. More pictures can bee seen at: flugmodel.weebly.com/endursmiacuteethi.html and flugmodel.weebly.com/keil-kraft-mini-super.html. The text can be translated with google translate 😊

@@birgiredwald I really appreciate your replies. I admire the way you have kept this plane so long and modified the wings and engines to suit your flying capabilities. I have always liked this model since I first saw it in the eighties. I will get the plan today from oz and put a OS15 in it. If I can get some red covering a mini super has to be red! How did you do the black and white trimming please? I never trim my models but should do. Peter

Thanks Peter I use Oracover for covering and Solartrim for the trim. The best way is to cut the trim out, spray the covered area with window cleaner (the blue stuff) and lay the trim in place. The window cleaner allows you to slide the trim in place. When you are happy use a credit card or a cloth to press the fluid from under the Solartrim and it sticks. This is even easier than it sounds. The white stripes are just cut from the Oracover film with two razor blades glued to each side of a 3 mm balsa. I’ve had problems with the stripes, they tend to get loose. If there is a better way I would be glad to hear about it. B

@@birgiredwald Birgir..... many thanks. That's a good tip re the trimming. A standard 2 OZ dubro tank does not fit between the bulkheads so the only way was to make one from brass sheet that fits perfectly. Instead of a clunk for sideways movement when banking , I have made a cylindrical pot rather like a dressmakers thimble and soldered that to the bottom of the tank. The feed pipe goes right down to the bottom of the pot so that there will always be fuel when banking. Really enjoying the build. Have a good day. Peter

Hi Evan The drawings can be bought at: adhpublishing.com/shop/store/products/bleriot-xi-plan-mf257/ I did a couple of mods, split elevator and a roof-like strut. More information and pictures about that can be found at flugmodel.weebly.com/ B

Thanks! Well, it is SC 30 FS. It turned out to be a bit underpowered so I would recommend a bigger engine, FS40 perhaps. It needed a bit of lead up front to get the CoG acceptable so the extra weight of a bigger engine will not be a problem.

Thanks Diogo There are some pictures on my web: flugmodel.weebly.com/teinahjoacutel.html It's in Icelandic but has a google-translate option :-) I used AC-glue to strengthen the string spikes. B

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Thanks, later it actually flew :-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7Oph9qBqamYdoE.html

Yes Tim, you are absolutely right. The rigging is a lot simplified compared to the plane that Luis Bleriot flew across the Channel in 1909. On Boddington’s plan that I used, all the top rigging comes to one point in the top strut but on the original plane the top strut where the roof-like version. I tried to imitate the roof-like strut but did not implement the wing warping system from the original plane. The location of the eyelets is therefore just a consequence of the placement of the fuselage formers in Boddington’s plan. The correct placement can be seen in this video of a full size Bleriot XI. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNF6rNB-sJmXip8.html It is also worth noting the different types of elevators.