This is my winter project.  C-ARF New Rooky.
This plane is well over 200mph and should land just as well as the Tornados do. A real grass friendly machine.
Should be a fun build and fun to fly.

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KingTech K-140F Kero Start turbine engine is going to push the plane around.  The plane should come in around 20lb and this turbine put out around 30lb of thrust. So theres no lack of power :D

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Another shot.

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Awesome looking plane, Al. Was really impressed with the fuse and oh, oh, oh .. the smell of burnt kerosene!!! :) :) :) :)

Looks grayt.  Can't wait to see how she flys in the spring or whenever it warms up...whichever comes first.  lol.

Do you have all the stuff you will need to get her airbourne?...fuel tubing, air line, etc..

Congrats,Al.....looks awesome and can't wait to see and hear it pass by....

looking forward to all those turbines at MARGAREE 12..

Ron

Thanks for the kind words guys. :)
No I don't have everything yet. Still waiting on the retracts, which should be here any day. Also need servos and some
little things. The plane requires 11 servo :-? and at 200+ mph they have to be up to the task. So thats going to hurt a bit.

Heres a shot if the back end with the thrust vector unit hanging down.  :)  This plane "in the right hands" is capable of some crazy stuff with canards and thrust vectoring. :D

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The retracts showed up today. :) It will be good to get her on it's own legs

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These retracks are big and strong so there should be no problem with them :)

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one of the nose 8-)

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The gear are held in place with just a couple of screws so I can get a look at it. :)

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Looking good Al, glad you got that strut turned around, would have been hard on the gear  ;)

Real nice! The quality of the retracts look very good too, especially for the price.

Turbine runs very sweet, great combo.

Dan

Do you have the turbine installed yet?

Ramzz wrote on Dec 30^th, 2011 at 10:08pm:

Do you have the turbine installed yet?

It's been fitted, but not installed.

Glen wrote on Dec 30^th, 2011 at 8:32pm:

Looking good Al, glad you got that strut turned around, would have been hard on the gear  ;)

I did start out with the nose in forward caster but it just didn't look right :-?

Yak Man wrote on Dec 31^st, 2011 at 8:51am:

Ramzz wrote on Dec 30th, 2011 at 10:08pm: Do you have the turbine installed yet? It's been fitted, but not installed.

Better get crackin....the warm weather is a comin

http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.youtube.com/v/WgdIE2t8QkM%3F****

happy new year to all
Brian H

Awesome and it looks fast just sitting there.

Great Video Brian!!  Thanks for posting.

Bruce

Yak Man wrote on Dec 28^th, 2011 at 10:24pm:

This is my winter project.  C-ARF New Rooky. This plane is well over 200mph and should land just as well as the Tornados do.

Oh Great Al!!  You guys get me all hooked up and excited with the gassers - I buy one - and now look what your going to get me into. ;D ;D ;D  What a beautiful plane and don't pay any attention to the peanut gallery.  I love the colours; Very Manly. ::)  Can't wait to see you fly it!!!

Bruce

Quote:

Very Manly.

bet you're a fan of Elton john too aren't you Bruce... :-?

You beat me to it Fingers !

Fingers wrote on Jan 1^st, 2012 at 2:38pm:

Quote: Very Manly. bet you're a fan of Elton john too aren't you Bruce... :-?

Tough crowd. :)

Tough?
We didn't even say anything about you obviously having platform shoes and oversize sparkley sunglasses in your closet.  ;D

and the purple Boa...... :o

What make, are the Retracts, Al? :)

Yes, can we stick to the topic a little, before you kids get side tracked by your obvious manly insecurities?  :D

I pee standing up, but I am not sure about some of you.

Al, post some updates and pics of the install.

Dan

JackDD wrote on Jan 4^th, 2012 at 12:35pm:

What make, are the Retracts, Al? :)

Jack
I got them out of china SD Hobbies. I pay 137 for them but I see they have gone up in price. They are the spring air style. If your looking for retracts beware these have 1/2" trunion blocks.

Al
   
http://www.sdshobby.net/air-retract-gears（φ60）3pcs-included-whole-set-p-2968.html

The retracts look great, Al - I'm a big fan of the "spring air" principle - I'd rather have the gear go down than stay up in the case of a loss of air pressure.  ;)

Steve Mosher wrote on Jan 9^th, 2012 at 8:25pm:

The retracts look great, Al - I'm a big fan of the "spring air" principle - I'd rather have the gear go down than stay up in the case of a loss of air pressure.  ;)

Yes, I'm with you on that one. It's nice to know that the gear will come down if the air goes.

Here's a shot of the carnards and how they will move.
They respond to elevator movement.

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The fuel cell is installed. That was easy. :)

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I had to hysol in some pads to get the turbine at the right height to match the thrust vector unit. :-?

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TB placed in to see how it's all going to work. :)

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Next I need to get the thrust line on the outside of the aircraft so I can drill some holes for the TV unit.

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holes drilled

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Bolts and support shafts in place.

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Then it's just a matter of bolting it in.

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It moves up and down quite a bit. :D

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Not much room in front of the starter and the fuel tank. :-?

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Nice looking setup, Al. How strong a servo will be required for the thrust vectoring?

Steve Mosher wrote on Jan 12^th, 2012 at 11:24pm:

Nice looking setup, Al. How strong a servo will be required for the thrust vectoring?

2 Hitec 55's otta do it.  That measly 140 won't put out that much blow anyways.

Yak Man wrote on Jan 12^th, 2012 at 11:12pm:

It moves up and down quite a bit. :D

THAT's what you wanted that piece of furnace pipe for...... and as an aside, so does Dan's    ::)

Yak Man wrote on Jan 12^th, 2012 at 11:12pm:

It moves up and down quite a bit. :D

Mine does too, though not quite as often, or as quick as it used to. ;)

Looking good Al. I say that as long as the starter is not rubbing on the tank, it will work fine. I don't think it should see any radiant heat there, but you could always epoxy another glass layer to the rear of the tank... or add a patch of that ceramic blanket.

Once you are happy with the rear workings, I'd give the bare wood back there a once-over with thinned epoxy, to fuel proof it too.

Wish I had something to work on... ;)

Dan

ahh well, burnt out tank, hot turbine, hotter tail pipe, could be fun

it would make things very exciting

hmmmm, he HAS had smoke in other planes..... :D

He's also had it in Hotel rooms, what's your point?

well, to be exact, there wasn't smoke in the room, just the whine of a burst pack  :-[.... the smoke and flame came outside when the pack "lit"  :o.... and then again later at 2:00AM when the fire dept came in response to a "flare up"  :-X . But typical of Capt. Cool, he slept through that part and left me to deal with them.... >:(

Back to the Elton Jet... I tried to prevail upon Capt. Cool to take his jet to the field yesterday, but he said he still had issues with the nose landing gear. MY opinion was that with that cool composite shape, and those canard fins up front, he could likely run the thing on the snow with the gear up.......... if it didn't take off it would at least melt the snow...

His reply was somewhat lacking in enthusiasm  :P

It will have enough thrust that we could just hand launch it vertically.  lol

and land it the same way?  ::)

Pointy side up or down....

carbon fibre
the carbon transfers heat laterally
the epoxy matrix transfer heat through the thickness (short transverse direction)
I would try a carbon fibre blanket no epoxy
brian H

Fingers wrote on Jan 24^th, 2012 at 10:51am:

and land it the same way?  ::) Pointy side up or down....

preferably pointy side up. 

gottcha  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Here's a shot of the jet after Todd had a chance to put his touch on it. This guy is a master at painting and custom work and he was kind enough to put some flames on the nose :) Looks GREAT :o

Thanks Todd

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Wow, nice Al.  Your an artist Todd.

Bruce

Excellant work! I tried this on mine last night but the gasoline ran and then, when I lit it.......  :( :( :(

at least the pictures of flames on the front will balance off the real ones on the back !!!! :D

Does this mean it's an even bigger flamer than we first thought? 

Al, Beautiful paint. Hopefully those are the only flames she'll ever see :)

Thanks Dave :)

Glen,  I'm starting to think that you have sexuality issues?
Is there something we should know about you....It's ok... ;D ;D

Hey, no problems there, just ask my Margaree bunkmate Rotten Ron.  ;D

Ooh aaahhhh!

Hey buddy, you have to go to the field first  ;)
keep working on that b25, if you don't hurry up Al and Elton will have the place burnt down before you'll get a chance to fly it.  ;D

Ok you Orangutans. :)  Let's stay on the build topic only please.  I want more CompArf Rooky Pictures, Al.  :'(

Bruce

Yak Man wrote on Dec 28^th, 2011 at 10:24pm:

This is my winter project.  C-ARF New Rooky. This plane is well over 200mph and should land just as well as the Tornados do. A real grass friendly machine. Should be a fun build and fun to fly.

Very nice Al can't wait to see it up close.

Al dropped by Shannon Park yesterday morning with his New Rooky for show and tell:

https://picasaweb.google.com/116122150769096972930/NewRooky?authkey=Gv1sRgCLDj8Omx8Z6rfw

All I can say about it is OH WOW!

holy crap you guys have no snow at all.  Their is a fair bit of snow in the Moncton area still.  Looks like a New Rookie maiden pretty soon?  Looks great Al!  Can't wait to see her fly.

Here is a short video clip:

https://vimeo.com/37981460

Crank up the volume!

No wonder there's no snow around,  Al's been running up his turbine and melting it all. ;D ;D  Wasn't it Jack who would clean snow off the runways in Britain with a jet engine secured to the back of a Truck. :o  That's the Brit airforce for ya.  By the way Al, that is one nice machine!!!  I'm rolling the runway as I type. :) :)

Bruce

WOW looks cool!! Another psychedelic Partridge Family scheme!! Paint job is glossier than their bus though. Lacks authenticity.  :D

you're outta touch JoeDi, that's the Elton Torch !!!

Pretty Hetero for an Elton machine. That said, it is shiny. Maybe name it Lucy.

Makes it all worth while..... can't do much better than this

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Anybody know where I can get a large pair of sparkled sunglasses to bolt onto that thing ?  :D

Glen wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2012 at 8:18pm:

Anybody know where I can get a large pair of sparkled sunglasses to bolt onto that thing ?  :D

ssshhh, already have them for margaree, don't tell anyone  ::)

Fingers wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2012 at 10:12am:

Glen wrote on Apr 22nd, 2012 at 8:18pm: Anybody know where I can get a large pair of sparkled sunglasses to bolt onto that thing ?  :D >:(Dems fighten words >:( ssshhh, already have them for margaree, don't tell anyone  ::)

yeh, that Glen guy, gotta watch out for him....trouble maker :o

and finally

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Fingers wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2012 at 4:12pm:

yeh, that Glen guy, gotta watch out for him....trouble maker :o

Any guy that flies a "lead ninja" is definitely a trouble maker.

LOL  ;D