The Golden Eagle III : first flights

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  • Preparation and first flights. Scratch built rubber powered Wakefield model according to a plan by Keith Palmer. Constructor of the original model : Harald W. Orwin, Norway, in year 1937. Orwin came 2nd with the Golden Eagle III (Kongeörn) on the 'Scandinavian' of the year 1937.
    A first plan of the model was published in Frank Zaic's Model Aeronautics Yearbook 1938.
    See also my video 'structures of the Golden Eagle III' : • The Golden Eagle III B...
    Keith Palmer's plan can be ordered here:
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    More information about rubber band powered model aircraft in Switzerland at www.gummimotor.ch (German)

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  • @freeflight7750
    @freeflight7750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Beautiful fly, beautiful field, beautiful plane.

  • @carlhanson7761
    @carlhanson7761 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very nice cart and plane setup 😊

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. 😁 I often need the bicycle trailer. Cars are not allowed in my fields...

  • @jimstewart6720
    @jimstewart6720 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautifully made planes and video. As a radio flyer, I admire your courage in sending your creations into the unknown 😁😁

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 😁

  • @robertpapps3618
    @robertpapps3618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful!

  • @burnerjack01
    @burnerjack01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brings back childhood memories. A truly wonderful time.
    Launched innumerable Guillow's of every variety and many scratch built but could never make an acceptable prop thrust bearing.
    Such a beautiful plane.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for the comment. The exact prop thrust bearing is probably still underestimated. On the Golden Eagle I use bored bicycle nipples and axial ball bearings. I can make good adjustments with the three screws between the nose and the fuselage.

  • @tomrecane6366
    @tomrecane6366 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I really like your plane transport system!

  • @harrykeel8557
    @harrykeel8557 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The gliding test flights were what every builder dreams about, awesome. The powered flights were the icing on the cake. Can't wait until you fly it again.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your comment! I will try to fulfill your wish to see more of the Golden Eagle. A good idea for a new video. Greetings from Switzerland.

  • @MarkRobinson555
    @MarkRobinson555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful video, thank you. That bird is so well made and flew so well, a joy to watch, thank you for sharing, very enjoyable

  • @matthewobregon4803
    @matthewobregon4803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful airplane sir!

  • @MakeHobbyRC
    @MakeHobbyRC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fabulous machine!! so calm, effortless... and so much work on it! All in a beautiful Swiss landscape ;)

  • @backtosleep
    @backtosleep ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the planes you built. They fly so well and you are a very skilled builder and tuner with these planes. I very much enjoy the videos you make. They put a smile on my face. I can almost feel I'm there.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! Greetings from Switzerland.

    • @backtosleep
      @backtosleep ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rubberfly Greetings to you from Canada.

  • @erickgalaz5585
    @erickgalaz5585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a wonderful thing sir! Thank you so much for sharing... I was having a bad day and you relieved me...

  • @MA-iv7ol
    @MA-iv7ol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful airplane and flight, well done!

  • @Colin399
    @Colin399 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is a beautiful model

  • @craigh3381
    @craigh3381 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful model..thank you for sharing..enjoying your videos and hope to see more...from old Texas freeflyer...thanks

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much. There will certainly be more to come from Golden Eagle. Greetings from Switzerland 😁

  • @box7003
    @box7003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    any obstacle is like a magnet you will eventually hit it. Rubber flight has many memories for me.

  • @kenkingsflyingmachines2382
    @kenkingsflyingmachines2382 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible! I have been looking at that plan in Zaic's yearbook for 30 years and always wanted to build one. It flies as well as I thought it would. Thanks for posting and be careful with that old bird!

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much for your comment. I came across the model while browsing ebay for old 'Aeromodeller' magazines. It is the cover of the February 2016 issue. Building this model was the goal. First I had to acquire some skills with other models until I trusted myself to build it then thanks to Keith Palmer's plan.

  • @crashrr2993
    @crashrr2993 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fabulous model and flight. Darn those arboreal tissue magnets!

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. Apt word creation. Grrrr..

  • @mbasiletti
    @mbasiletti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful bird! With that much rubber (20 strands!) It must feel like a real fight to hold the prop before launch.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. Luckily, the 20-inch prop is tall enough to provide adequate leverage. So far I've only felt the power from half of the max turns...

  • @peterziegler550
    @peterziegler550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Andreas, what a wonderful and special model. I am left with only amazement and an open mouth when watching the film. Wonderful shots and not everyday! I look forward to seeing the model fly next month in the Gheid. Congratulations on this extraordinary construction.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Peter, thanks for your comment. Of course I'm already looking forward to our next meeting in the Gheid. By the way, I was thinking of a comment you made about the Felix when I got to the color. As far as I remember you would have made this one in red too.

  • @kevinbrennan6546
    @kevinbrennan6546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    impressive flights!!!

  • @1freedlander
    @1freedlander ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @qiangqiangpan2362
    @qiangqiangpan2362 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So big big, so beautiful.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you qiangqiang pan.

  • @thymekiller
    @thymekiller ปีที่แล้ว

    the one tree in the whole field....
    beautiful plane.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      An plane eater. Grrrrr....

  • @TAT660X
    @TAT660X 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fabulous

  • @ilyafaden1789
    @ilyafaden1789 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is a great model.

  • @ericboehm9457
    @ericboehm9457 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful!!

  • @pdel303
    @pdel303 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    superb

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!😁

  • @aidanwelly
    @aidanwelly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pesawat Indah terbang di tempat yang indah dengan pemandangan yang indah pula.. Sungguh luar biasa.. 😍🥰🥰👍👍👍👍

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Terima kasih Aidan Welly, tempat indah ada pohon palem...? ;-)

  • @aries_2111
    @aries_2111 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job 👍

  • @randyburros6305
    @randyburros6305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pure Beauty

  • @eddierocker666
    @eddierocker666 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Número of this model....hace a building plan?

  • @Ra_dio_Iberico_ea4ggc
    @Ra_dio_Iberico_ea4ggc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Precioso modelo para ser un GOMAS de vuelo libre, en los tiempos de las Bicis Eléctricas, en el Remolque hay que llevar
    un aero-modelo de Vuelo Libre con el motor de gomas. ¿Que paso? Con la Crisis no hay para un Motorcito de un CD-DVD
    adaptado eléctrico.... Eso es que te gusta, darle a retorcer la Goma.... ¿A que si?.

  • @clintonsmith9931
    @clintonsmith9931 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn’t fly that ting in 40 mph winds in West Texas.
    Would grow very old waiting for calm winds.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      In your region I would probably be busy making kites ;-)

  • @witoldolbrych3140
    @witoldolbrych3140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And... how did it end? The model landed on the ground?

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There was this model-eating tree... at the end of the video. With a few holes in the covering, it could be recovered with a ladder.

  • @thebalsaboy
    @thebalsaboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beauty! How long did you take to build it? And did you use tissue because of so then you did an outstanding job on that!

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you balsa boy. Around 100 hours... Carving the prop in one piece with the spinner was a real challenge.
      The model is covered all around with Asuka tissue.

    • @thebalsaboy
      @thebalsaboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rubberfly sounds like a challenge because it only do you have to carve a larger prop, but you have to have a nose cone not come separately with it. How do you shrink it? A type of dope? Heat shrink? Because I want to have that kind of beautifully wrapped tissue on my models

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thebalsaboy I covered the fuselage with wet Asuka. In five strips. The Asuka tissue can be slightly warped when wet. The wing and tail are dry-covered and only attached to the edges with GlueStick. Then these edges were additionally fixed with 'Aeronaut Spanlack'. Then wet it with a water mister and fix it on the construction board while it dries. This was followed by 6 layers of diluted dope varnish each fixed for one day to dry. After fine intermediate sanding with 320 grit, the final matt varnish.

    • @thebalsaboy
      @thebalsaboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rubberfly thanks for the tips, I’ll use those soon.

  • @themadhondaguy2090
    @themadhondaguy2090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do you get your kits from?

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I build most models 'scratch build' according to plan without kit. I have also built models from the following manufacturers (with flight videos on my channel): Volaré Products, Peck Polymers, Easy Build and The Vintage Model Company.

  • @latetotheparty184
    @latetotheparty184 ปีที่แล้ว

    So how did you get it out of the tree?

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      That was stressful: Going home with the e-bike and getting the ladder with the car. And an hour later lunch had to be cooked for the school children...A few small holes in the covering needed to be repaired.

    • @latetotheparty184
      @latetotheparty184 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rubberfly Reminds me of my kite days, I hang a kite up in a tree and I'm going to get it down, dammit.

  • @malakiblunt
    @malakiblunt ปีที่แล้ว

    London Plane Tree

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  ปีที่แล้ว

      plane-eater..............Grrrrrrrr! (Gohot229)

  • @Gohot229
    @Gohot229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol, the only tree for miles.... and of course it was a plane-eater...... Grrrrrrr.

    • @rubberfly
      @rubberfly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You say it exactly.....Grrrrrr!

  • @little-wings-Mirko
    @little-wings-Mirko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful!!!