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'Racek 3' My New BIG Bird
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- The 'Racek 3' is a scale Czech glider from 1937, at 4.65m she's 30% scale, designed by Vic Steel this model is Vic's prototype. I'll by aerotowing so watch out for a future video, cheers. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for regular Build and Fly videos using this link czcams.com/users/CliffHarvey...
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Recorded three weeks ago and now it's time to share with you, there's an aerotow planned soon so fingers crossed for good weather 🙂 And you'll never guess who the well-known pilot's going to be 🤔👍
Around the pole should be exciting!!! 🙂 standing by. Great work Cliff!
Ha ha, yes, it would need to be a big big pole 😁👍
What I like most about this video is the care and respect you show for this venerable bird. She has found a good home and we can’t wait to see her take to the air again. All in due time of course.
Hi Angus, thanks, she deserves respect. Fingers crossed she'll have a chance tomorrow if the weather behaves, I'll update the Community Tab for Channel Members as soon as it happens, cheers
Very enjoyable watching your restoration process Cliff, and what a fantastic big glider, should have great presence in the sky. 😀👍
Glad you enjoyed it Ian, it's worth going over the whole structure especially at this size 👍
That's beautiful! Have fun with your new ship.
@@Watchingthevideos99 Thanks John, I'll try 🤔👍
What a big old beautiful bird. I hope the flying goes really well.
Thanks Roger, we should know soon enough 👍
Beautiful Cliff
It sure is, cheers 👍
Great resto works, Cliff. She'll be worth all the effort and I bet she flies and floats forever. Good luck with your maiden with this monster!
Fingers crossed Gina 😁👍
Cliff that is a big beauty! What a great acquisition. There's always work to do on the old ones, but they are so worth it! Looking forward to seeing it in the air!
Thanks Adam, I saw her and I wanted her 😁👍
That's a beautiful model, how nice to see that such gems live on even after their builder has passed away! On thing's for sure, it's in very good hands.
Thanks Frederic, I love getting these old models back into flying order 👍
You are going to have a blast with that beastie!
Hope so Jo 👍
Hi Cliff, beautiful plane and a nice project. Looking forward for the maiden 🙂
Cheers Tom 👍
That's a good Looking glider Cliff,you're going to gave fun getting it ready,roll on the maiden 😎
Thanks Bob, she's ready to go now ... celebrity pilot installed 😁😎
You really have your hands full with this one.
@@gudjonolafsson 😁 Yeah 👍
Looks really good, can't wait for the re maiden
@@stepheny6321 Me too Stepheny, fingers crossed 👍
Wow Cliff, that's an amazing Glider should look great soaring. Good luck on the maiden. Jeff in LA USA
@@JeffinLowerAlabama Thanks Jeff, she's going to look amazing 👍
Hi Cliff, I see your comments on John's channel regularly. Wow! looking forward to seeing this beautiful bird fly! Wish you good luck with it. 😎👍
@@paulkrapp Thanks Paul, with a bit of luck she'll look fly this coming Sunday 👍
Wow! She make your garden look small!
She does a bit David lol
Beautiful plane. You're gonna need a big hill to lob that one off. Or a very big tow plane!
You got that right Bob 🤔
Can't wait to see it fly
Hopefully not to long 👍
Very pretty. I do like the design.
@@OliversAviationvideo Thise Czech designers knew a thing or two 🙂👍
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes ill order the plan soon. The Czech designed sure did, i love the Lunak as well.
@@OliversAviationvideo If you do get the plan you can tell me where the cg is supposed to be!
Nice plane.....
It sure is! 👍
I like it it looks great
@@Yogenh Cheers Paul, wait till you see who's in the cockpit 😁👍
What a beautiful BIG! model!
Looking forward to you getting it back in the air. And seeing who's piloting it!
Thanks Mike, I hope I can do her justice 🙂👍
So good to see a model being brought back to life.
@@MarkCroucherRC4fun Thanks Mark, we do enjoy it don't we 👍
My sailplanes are self powered, except my UMX to tow with my UMX Super cub. Never had luck with that. Always wound up dangling the sailplane like a fish on a line! A quick unhook would save the day, but it would have been more fun to be able to tow it around in a circle.
Do you have a second pilot on the setup? When the tow plane turns left you need to apply right rudder and vice versa, this keeps the line tight ... that's the theory anyway 🤔👍
Yes, of course a second pilot was controlling the UMX sailplane. Unfortunately, we were never able to keep the sailplane above the tow plane to the point where we were even able to try a turn. It was fun anyway. Thanks for the reply!
Get it off a slope, you'll love it! Plus, you won't get so much of a stiff neck.
I'd love to Bob but locally they all involve a long climb and she's a heavy bird 🤔👍
A wonderful Old Aeroplane!!!
Yes indeed Pascal 👍
That I one that I would love to have
I'll try and look after her Paul 👍
Idea: Make a streamlined electric power pod pylon that rubber bands to wing . Thrust line pointing upward, removable for tow plane or other launch method. I once built a large fragile Cleveland stick and tissue Condor, rudder only, unsuccessful.
That would need a pretty big motor Gary, she weighs 15lb, I'll stick to my BoT with the power pod for the time being, cheers 👍
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes I had a lot of fun with an Tee Dee .020 powered Jetco Themic 50 RC rudder only in the 60's. Good luck, beautiful model!
@@garygullikson6349that little TD could certainly scream 😁👍
Absolutely brilliant find Cliff. A swiveling camera wouldn't be impossible, though I see the canopy being an issue. Does this sailplane have a high start/bungee hook on the belly of the fuselage?
I'm thinking of making a dummy canopy frame without 'glass' to give a clearer view like they do on fpv jets and warbirds. The only method of launch is either Slope or tow release located in the nose 👍
cliff please help me, how do i paint the canopy cover/glass/plastic
If you mean 'tint' I've never been successful sorry 👍
Ok she is Huge, she will be 100% once you have done all your fixes and mods. Nice Cliff 🫡
Cheers Chris, could be this weekend if the weather behaves 🤔👍