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The giant
Gotha G. IV was a
heavy bomber used by
the
Luftstreitkräfte
(Imperial German Air Service) during
World War I. Designed
for long range service, the G V series was used principally as night bombers. |
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Here is the work done over the past couple of years by Bob.....framing is quite complete and covering with super coverite fabric is under way. Two Turnegy C5045-500 outrunners have been installed and we expect to be using two 5000mah five-cell lipos located in the engine nacells. |
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Enough wings here to fly two airplanes.....At this point the wings are painted and the fuse covered and ready for paint. Patterns for the decals are being sized. Rudder and elevator servos are installed.
Lots of black crosses and enough wheels for two airplanes.
Here the fuselage is covered and painted with latex. The lettering is painted too. Masking for the lettering is machine-cut on vinyl paint-mask material and spray-painted with my airbrush.
Here it is in a wing jig to string up the flying wires.....I need a bigger shop!!
Performance With 10 X 15 props, 6 cells 915W 47A 7500RPM 5 cells 650W 38A 6800RPM With 10 X 14 props, 6 cell 800W 40A 8200RPM 5 cell 560W 32A 7000RPM
June 25 2014 The Gotha had it's maiden flight today.....the first try was a near-disaster due to lack of aileron control and poor balance. The second flight was much improved after making adjustments to the weight distribution and mixing lots of rudder with aileron. The third flight was very acceptable after settling on the 10 X 15props and the five-cell batteries. All up weight is 16.5 lbs. and there is lots of power. Just need to add a little more nose weight and it will definitely be a keeper!!
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