Larger EPO

[eness76]

Any chance of FlightLine doing any larger aircraft, more along the 2000mm size like the LX P-40? Would sure make ground handling a lot easier for those of us with flying clubs on grass. I have the Corsair, P-38, Mig-21 and the SU-35, and I've thought since day 1 the 38 enlarged a touch would really improve it. A little lighter wingloading for slower landing speed and more room inside would go a long way on that one. An existing power system for the 1600 Corsair / Spitfire would probably do the job there, also. FlightLine makes such quality products, I'd be more than willing to shell out the extra for a larger product of that quality.

[Joehockey]

Love the idea ! I have a 82” foam kit cut from Bryan Taylor Corsair plans . I may get to it this winter and I hope it will motivate some ARF company to make a large warbird ! I have two of the LX P40ties, great flying planes

[OV10]

Slowly but surely have been selectively rebuilding the fleet into a larger scale format.
A 2000 FL P-38 would be the ticket on the 1600 replacement and agree with eness76 that the 1600 Corsair/Spitty powerplants would be a great foundation.
I also need a Hellcat since there really is no viable one available

[Twowingtj]

I agree with OV10 for a larger P-38. Now that the old VQ models are coming in under Nexa, maybe put the "Alpha" touch on their P-38 would be the ticket. Better prep work, before covering, would need to be done as well.

The rough wood grain and sanding dust under the covering takes a bit away. For the budget pricepoint models, it can be lived with. But, higher pricepoint models should be better. Black Horse prep work is pretty good.

[tab28682]

Slowly but surely have been selectively rebuilding the fleet into a larger scale format.
A 2000 FL P-38 would be the ticket on the 1600 replacement and agree with eness76 that the 1600 Corsair/Spitty powerplants would be a great foundation.
I also need a Hellcat since there really is no viable one available

if you can give up it being foam, the H-9 F6F is a great airplane.

[OV10]

if you can give up it being foam, the H-9 F6F is a great airplane.

hello tab28682
I am certainly not a foam snob or adverse to balsa airframes but I probably should clarify my use of the word viable.
The H9 isn't viable because it is missing a key feature...…….flaps, along with no oleo struts.

Not so great in my books, so back to hoping FlightLine does a 1600 size one.
I wanted to go with the TopFlite bigun but now that has lived a short life and gone away so I'll just have to keep playing with the 1400 FMS until it's expiration date arrives.

[tab28682]

hello tab28682
I am certainly not a foam snob or adverse to balsa airframes but I probably should clarify my use of the word viable.
The H9 isn't viable because it is missing a key feature...…….flaps, along with no oleo struts.

Not so great in my books, so back to hoping FlightLine does a 1600 size one.
I wanted to go with the TopFlite bigun but now that has lived a short life and gone away so I'll just have to keep playing with the 1400 FMS until it's expiration date arrives.

Not that hard to add oleo struts, and I have seen flaps added before. Only other significant shortcoming Is the flat plate tail surfaces.

[CF-105]

Over on another forum, Chad Veich was going to do a flap mod on the H9 Hellcat. Don't know that he got around to it tho. Honestly, they really aren't needed, the plane lands well without them. Oleos are available, I got them for mine. Not a big fan of wire gear struts.

[Joehockey]

Flaps are not needed on many of the models however for some reason it really bugs me lol !
I have added flaps , counter balances, interiors, functional struts, ect .
I am not sure why its so difficult to add a few more elements to ARFs when so many nonsense details are added.
I know that EPO with the exception of the Giant Scale products from H9, VQ and Top Flight, epo exceeds most of the details seen on wood ARFs .
Personally I never look at a model by material unless the foam is so bad that its a negative.
I think as far as Hanger 9 /Horizon , they are now owned by an IPO firm and models will be all about bottom line. Just look at the T28 re-release , no changes, no mods, just put it back in the market.