Pedro Quaresma, My Flying Models

(December, 2003)

Eagle 15t, from Thunder Tiger.

Wingspan:

1.18m

Length:

1.03m

Wing Area:

25.9dm²

Weight:

1.4Kg

Engine:

OS 25FP (3,5cm³)

 

Extra 300, from Hobbico.

Wingspan:

1.42m

Length:

1.13m

Wing Area:

35dm²

Weight:

2.5Kg

Engine:

Royal 46BB ABC (7,5cm³)

• Thread about the Extra 300 in rec.models.rc.
• Thread about the Royal 46 in rec.models.rc.
• A Web-page about the actual Extra with pictures.

R.I.P. - After a switching of radios (from a model to another) and after an incorrect verification of the settings of the ailerons, the Extra 300 went to the air with ailerons controls switched, the outcome was the obvious one :(.

 

Difícil, scratch-built.

Wingspan:

1.26m

Length:

1.09m

Wing Area:

33.75dm²

Weight:

1.95Kg

Engine:

OS 40FP (6,5cm³)

A description of the construction(in portuguese) with lots of pictures.

 

Birdie Forty (Passarão), scratch-built.

Wingspan:

1.56m

Length:

1.23m

Wing Area:

33,29dm²

Weight:

2.21Kg

Engine:

Webra Speed 50 (8,3cm³)

A description of the construction (in Portuguese) with lots of pictures.

 

Doddger (Speedy Gonzalez), from Direct Connection

Its a Q500 pylon racer.

Wing Area:

32.26dm² (500 pol²)

Weight:

1.77Kg

Engine:

Rossi 40, Q-500 (6,5cm³)

Destroyed in a race.

 

Doddger (Band-Aid), from Direct Connection

Its a Q500 pylon racer.

Its (it was) an exact duplicate of the "Speedy Gonzalez"

Wing Area:

32.26dm² (500 pol²)

Weight:

1.77Kg

Engine:

Rossi 40, Q-500 (6,5cm³)

Destroyed in practices.

Speedy Gonzalez II

Freedom Quickie 500 (Modelcraft, UK).

Wing Area::

32.26dm² (500 pol²)

Engine:

Rossi 40, Q-500 (6,5cm³)

Foam wing, fiberglassed using the technique of vacuum bagging.

Epoxy glass fuselage.

The stabilisers are from the "doddger".

 

Drake II (Ugly Duck),

scratch-built, it was a gift (almost done) from Art Lent (USA).

Wingspan:

1.25m

Length:

0.87m

Wing Area:

26.1dm²

Weight:

1.26Kg

Engine:

Webra Glo-Star 20 (3,2cm³)

A description of the construction (in Portuguese) with lots of pictures.

Catalina

model from Kyosho.

Wingspan:

1.74m

Length:

1.13m

Wing Area:

37dm²

Engines:

Two MDS 18 (3cm³)

More pictures

Extra 300

• Extra 300, (87Kb).
• Extra 300, (72Kb).
• Extra 300, (69Kb).

Eagle 15t

• Eagle15t, in Lousã (18Kb).
• Eagle15t, in Lousã (50Kb).
• Eagle15t et. al., in Lousã (31Kb).

DiFícil

• Difícil, (53Kb).
• Difícil, in "Asas de Mira" airstrip (28Kb).
• Difícil, in C.A.C. airstrip(48Kb).
• Difícil rebuilt, in C.A.C. airstrip - I (221Kb).
• Difícil rebuilt, in C.A.C. airstrip - II (221Kb).
• Difícil, troféus de 1997 (24Kb).

Big Bird

• Big Bird , 30kb.
• Big Bird, , 59Kb.
• Big Bird, , 42Kb.
• Big Bird, , 39Kb.
• Big Bird, , 37Kb.

Ugly Duck (Drake II)

• Ugly Duck, in the Mondego.
• Ugly Duck, with Coimbra in the background.