I needed this video. The past few weeks have been very rough for me an my family. But just watching the simplicity of a free flight airplane circling the field takes all of the pain and trouble away. Thank you so much for this awesome video.
Mr. McQuaid Sir, you built a beautiful airplane. I wish my Dad was still around to watch this with me. Bless you both, and thank you for brightening my day 🙏❤️!
Magnificent built (way to go Mr McQuaid!😉), brilliant model with very good flight characteristics, meticulous and rigorous test glides & trim sessions which of course end up by many beautiful flights over the high grass🤓... Just makes me feel that I want to be there lying down in the middle of the meadow looking up at this red bird in the Blue of the sky...😃 Adding as a cherry on the top a cool music🎼 and some great video skills🎬... and you'll find yourself with a very relaxing moment and a good soothing video to watch at the end of a hard working day!!!🤗 THX a lot Mr Tom for sharing!😉😊😎
Hi Tom! Looks like Mr. McQuaid has a DANDY flier there! People sometimes scoff at some of the Comet designs, but some of those fly really, really well! Thanks for sharing all the action! Simply fascinating!
I agree, Jeff. None of my friends had ever heard of this model / kit before, and I don't have a 1947-48 Comet catalog to check, but I suspect it wasn't part of the Comet line of rubber jobs for more than a year or two. Glad for Ed'd sake that it got to see air again. But I would enjoy seeing the box art at some point.
Loved the great build of a very unusual subject that I have never seen before and watching the flight -trial process! It's great to see a collaborative effort and I enjoyed the learning experience :) Thank you both!
Mr Mcquaid has built a lovely vintage cabin model here. 85gms without motor does seem heavy, but as you say Tom she certainly soars. This film is a great trim tutorial too. Nice one Tom! 🌟👍
Love the lines of that design. Flies well though I guessed it was a liitle on the weighty side. I used to cover my rubber models with lightweight Esaki tissue using 50/50 thinned dope as the adhesive. Then water shrink and finish with three coats of 33/67 dope/thinners. Didn't have the colour density of Ed's model so I have plans to add dye probably to the dope which would then get sprayed on. Very lightweight models do not necessarily fly well outside as a couple of my mates found out.
It just goes to show us all that a well built airplane, with plenty of rubber, combined with a good day, is a formula for some nice flights. Is it heavy? Maybe a bit, but what great flying! Thanks for sharing. These old timers are always fun.
Built a very similar model in the 60’s. Could not afford the paper covering so I doped Kleenex hankies on. Worked fine but I had to be gentle putting dope on 🤣
Hasn't lost his touch as a builder. What is the covering? Is the dihedral in the horizontal tail there for a bit of extra stability in turns? Hats off from an almost 80 year old...
Very nice, I love those old Comet planes. I built a Sparky back in my younger days, it flew like a homesick angel.
I needed this video. The past few weeks have been very rough for me an my family. But just watching the simplicity of a free flight airplane circling the field takes all of the pain and trouble away. Thank you so much for this awesome video.
Thx. Hang in there, Harry.
Whenever I have troubles I find myself working on model airplanes. Aviation is a great therapy.
Mr. McQuaid Sir, you built a beautiful airplane. I wish my Dad was still around to watch this with me. Bless you both, and thank you for brightening my day 🙏❤️!
Thank you, I was à kid again watching my favorite hobby. I'm 80 nnow!
Magnificent built (way to go Mr McQuaid!😉), brilliant model with very good flight characteristics, meticulous and rigorous test glides & trim sessions which of course end up by many beautiful flights over the high grass🤓... Just makes me feel that I want to be there lying down in the middle of the meadow looking up at this red bird in the Blue of the sky...😃 Adding as a cherry on the top a cool music🎼 and some great video skills🎬... and you'll find yourself with a very relaxing moment and a good soothing video to watch at the end of a hard working day!!!🤗
THX a lot Mr Tom for sharing!😉😊😎
Thx. :-)
Hi Tom! Looks like Mr. McQuaid has a DANDY flier there! People sometimes scoff at some of the Comet designs, but some of those fly really, really well! Thanks for sharing all the action! Simply fascinating!
I agree, Jeff. None of my friends had ever heard of this model / kit before, and I don't have a 1947-48 Comet catalog to check, but I suspect it wasn't part of the Comet line of rubber jobs for more than a year or two. Glad for Ed'd sake that it got to see air again. But I would enjoy seeing the box art at some point.
Hi Tom. Spectacular flights. You really brought her to life. Ed must be tickled pink.
Loved the great build of a very unusual subject that I have never seen before and watching the flight -trial process! It's great to see a collaborative effort and I enjoyed the learning experience :) Thank you both!
I flew rubber powered free flight ages 8 - 14. Started RC at 14. This brings me back to my childhood! Had to climb lots of trees in the neighborhood!
That plane ✈️ can really fly high up in the sky (magnificent)
Mr Mcquaid has built a lovely vintage cabin model here. 85gms without motor does seem heavy, but as you say Tom she certainly soars. This film is a great trim tutorial too.
Nice one Tom! 🌟👍
Beautiful as always 😊
Thank you!
You have to love the lines of the old timers. Beautiful flights. Thanks.
Ditto that. So many haven't see air in a long time, so this was so much fun.
I'd say that's a winner, if you can achieve that level of success in 8 or 9 trim/test flight's then you know you have good design. Well done Tom.
Thx, I was pleased....and impressed with the ship.
It's a bigger version of the Cloud Buster. Nice!
Beautiful! Thank you!
Quite literally a " Field Of Dreams . " ❤
Beautiful video . The red plane in the blue sky . 💙
Love the lines of that design. Flies well though I guessed it was a liitle on the weighty side. I used to cover my rubber models with lightweight Esaki tissue using 50/50 thinned dope as the adhesive. Then water shrink and finish with three coats of 33/67 dope/thinners. Didn't have the colour density of Ed's model so I have plans to add dye probably to the dope which would then get sprayed on.
Very lightweight models do not necessarily fly well outside as a couple of my mates found out.
sheer class
It just goes to show us all that a well built airplane, with plenty of rubber, combined with a good day, is a formula for some nice flights. Is it heavy? Maybe a bit, but what great flying! Thanks for sharing. These old timers are always fun.
Wonderful! 🇬🇧
Built a very similar model in the 60’s. Could not afford the paper covering so I doped Kleenex hankies on. Worked fine but I had to be gentle putting dope on 🤣
Happy to see it flying!
Loved it!😃
Tom, your usual sharp focus is off a bit on this one. What's up? Awesome old timers....both of ya. 😂
Nice!
Hasn't lost his touch as a builder. What is the covering? Is the dihedral in the horizontal tail there for a bit of extra stability in turns? Hats off from an almost 80 year old...
It's tissue with dope. I suspect the stab diheed was intended as such, but I don't know if it
was necessary. Still, it seems to work.
Do you have a full tour of your models?
Can u reveal the weight of the plane like in grams?
harmless rubber powered models in green fields, what's not to like.
Im still confused how to make proppelers
This used a plastic prop, of which there are many on the market via various sources noted in the description.
@maxfliart thanks, but maybe i cannot afford it 😁
Not familiar with the design. Who is credited with the design as I knew several of the folks involved with Comet around the Chicago area.
Info on the AMA plan service link says Carl Schmaedig. I've included the link in the film description.
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