Official Dynam 1270mm Waco Yellow Thread

[boomer108]

If I remember right around 84 mm is the preferred cg point on the Waco. I fly mine with 4s-4200 packs at 84mm.

Thanks Thomas I'll give it a try.

[Thomas W]

Has anyone had trouble balancing the Waco at the 70-75mm point as recommended? I'm using a 4 cell 3000 man 30c lipo and on my GP balancer at 70mm it's fairly tail heavy at 75 it's slightly tail heavy. Now this is all done with the lipo all the way forward. I found 80mm to balance level. My other choice would be to add nose weight for the recommended cg but I hate dead weight. Thanks for any input guys.

Roy B.

If I remember right around 84 mm is the preferred cg point on the Waco. I fly mine with 4s-4200 packs at 84mm.

[boomer108]

Thanks Warbird, that was my next choice.

[OV10]

Don't add dead weight.....just go with a 3600 or 4000(more flight time) and no weight required. I use the 4000 and had to add about 5 clicks of up elevator

[boomer108]

Has anyone had trouble balancing the Waco at the 70-75mm point as recommended? I'm using a 4 cell 3000 man 30c lipo and on my GP balancer at 70mm it's fairly tail heavy at 75 it's slightly tail heavy. Now this is all done with the lipo all the way forward. I found 80mm to balance level. My other choice would be to add nose weight for the recommended cg but I hate dead weight. Thanks for any input guys.

Roy B.

[Fast Eddie]

I purchased my Waco a few months ago before the upgraded lights. I added upgraded landing lights. Stock was red. Why?. I also added rigging and three coats of clear. This is such a fun and stress free Bi-plane to fly. Has plenty of punch. Here's a couple of pics and an onboard camera flight.

https://youtu.be/bnBU_7NW6AE

[TiredIronGRB]

I take it you know that from experience? :) Thanks for the advice TI.

ROY B.

Yes, the provided screws barely catch the vertical, when I maidened mine the whole tail assembly blew off on the second circuit...minimal damage but still could have been avoided by adding glue.

[boomer108]

Glue the tail on.

I take it you know that from experience? :) Thanks for the advice TI.

ROY B.

[TiredIronGRB]

Glue the tail on.

[boomer108]

I just received my Dynam Waco the other day and the tail feathers were in a separate box and were not warped at all nor were the wings which also had there own boxes. They also upgraded the lighting which have all plugs attached and have a lighting controller they plug into. Last but not least it comes with a Skylord Tomcat 40 amp esc. So that explained the 10.00 increase in price,I can live with that. I've got three coats of gloss Varathane on it and it looks good. I'll get it assembled and maiden it in the next few days.

Roy B.

[Prowler901]

Has Dynam figured out how to prevent the tail feathers from warping in the box during shipping?

[Alpha]

Great flyer, though. My second favorite Dynam biplane, behind the Pitts. We're always making more!

[Alpha]

Hi tbnil, as far as I'm aware, the new red Waco is simply a repaint based on customer request. The control horns are standard for all Dynams, and they haven't changed. I just the model at the factory here yesterday but I didn't take too close of a look.

[tbnil]

Anyone know on the new red Waco by dynam has it been upgraded with better accessories i.e. The control horns, carbides and those tiny tiny screws an nuts for the cabanas I had the yellow version flew great bits those accessory items were terrible. Thanks. Tom

[quitcherbitchen]

Nice WV.

[wvrailfan]

Even going on four years old with well over 200 flights on them, my WACOs are still my "go to" planes for just having a relaxing time in the air. Took a WACO to the field yesterday, it never fails to please.

[Grossman56]

Well, you are definitely doing it for all the right reasons my friend, great job!!

Grossman56

[quitcherbitchen]

Great job QB, Hopefully your Dad is still here to appreciate it. Cool to see vet's eyes light up!!

Grossman56

Unfortunately, he passed in 2007. I have pondered what he might have thought as the picture of him in that plane sat prominently in his office for most of my life and now hangs in mine. The plane "53" didn't fair as well as my dad. My father said "that before he finished the V-5 program the plane apparently spun in and killed the instructor and student, both whom he did not know." He said he "past it going down the road on the back of a flat bed truck smashed to smithereens." He later transferred to Norman, OK to finish basic flight school in PT-17s. I used his flight book to actually find a guy in Chicago who owns one of the planes he flew in Norman. My goal is to eventually model that one too. Luckily, my dad never saw combat. He got washed out of flight school due to the Navy determining that they no longer were going to need so many pilots. He took it well, and got reassigned to a machinist mate 5 Class at Alameda Naval Air Station the safest island in the Pacific and was really close to home. Most guys never got that. My dad's best friend from High School Ralph Hofer became and Ace in the 4th fighter group, but was killed on the Russia shuttle mission.

[OV10]

SWEET :Cool:...............and now PEX has been added to my arsenal of modding materials ;)

[quitcherbitchen]

I found more pictures. Building the motor was time consuming, but very rewarding. The plane as suffered two nose overs in the last two years and I only lost a couple of metal pushrods off the motor. I used piano wire instead of the plastic ones in the kit. I always planned to put a sound system in the plane, but the Esse system still sits on my bench.