Ebenezer..

Great hanger full there, welcome, just love the Ebenezer class,
Enjoy the forum, boz.

A very impressive squadron of ebenezers . Welcome to the forum from me

Thanks everybody. I did the intro bit.

Of all my Ebenezers, the hottest performer is the Vespaneezer.

I built one as a kid which flew quite well so when I eventually enlarged a 3-view from an ancient Aeromodeller magazine I built another. Colouring is tissue fuel proofed with clear K&B epoxy.

With the Cox Pee-Wee screaming away on it's 4x2 APC prop and a healthy dose of nitromethane in the fuel it is remarkably stable as it climbs rapidly and then gently comes down in big spirals. Definitely requires a large paddock with not much wind.

Danny

Very nicely finished Vespanezer Danny. Hopefully the paddock is empty when you fly...looks like a great horse scaring device

Here are a few more Ebenezers to whet your appetite. I do like small diesel engines but they have to earn their keep. A friend who actually collects engines winced when he saw the motive power for the Hawkenezer

Danny

Love 'em Especially the motors but you didn't tell us what they are .BTW Where did you get those hopper tanks from? I could do with a few more as I've only found one since we moved. I see you screw on the radial mounting ones. I make an Ali plate the shape of the motor back with ears and bolt the motor to it. Put a wire or tube through the mounting block leaving about 3/8 this projecting either side. Hold the engine in place and wrap rubber band round the ears and wire/tube and go fly. This creates a knock offable mounting that looks neat and helps to avoid damage in the event of a crash..Give it a try on the next one.

B&V 237 Nezer has an Allbon Dart 0.55 diesel engine with factory radial backplate.
Lil' Tootenezer has a PAW .55 Millennium Special diesel engine (only 200 were made).
Lexinezer has a Pfeffer 0.6cc diesel engine.
Curtiss Hawkenezer has a Schlosser 0.5 TBR diesel engine.
Siebelnezer and Vespanezer both have Cox .020 glowplug engines, I had to fit a steel thrust washer to the pusher engine in the Siebel.
Fokkernezer has an Allbon Dart 0.55 diesel engine.

The tanks were sourced from Mike Woodhouse Free Flight Supplies a few years ago. With something like this, when you find them, buy enough to last for ever although a 5ml-10ml syringe makes a decent tank. Cut it down, use the rubber plunger as a cap and fill the tank upside down with a needle through a small hole in the rubber cap until fuel reaches the spraybar. Attach with a thin strap as not much sticks to them.

Most engines are mounted with 8BA brass screws, hopefully they will break/shear before the lugs though I trim and fly them not to crash in the first place. The Fokkernezer has been flying since 1989

I just picked up a nice 0.5cc Oliver Tiger replica (Ukranian) so designing a new model to fly it in (might make a remote needle as the supplied ones are apparently a bit delicate). The Sperry Messenger is looking sooo attractive as an Ebenezer design as I plan to build a bigger one for a Saito FA-120R3 (the original had a 3 Cyl engine)

I shall keep you all updated with progress although my engine collector friend is going to go troppo when I fly the baby Ollie Free Flight WTG! I was verballed for flying the Schlosser btw, but that's what Benno Schlosser made them to do

Regards from Oz - Danny

Your Ebenezer variants are just wonderful. I built my first 2 this year from the original plans doubtful that they would fly. The Ebenezer has a PAW 55 and flies beautifully, the Fokkernezer has a .5 Redfin and just needs a little time to sort the trim. I’d be interested to know why you mount the motor with the cylinder on the port side?

Paul H wrote: Your Ebenezer variants are just wonderful. I built my first 2 this year from the original plans doubtful that they would fly. The Ebenezer has a PAW 55 and flies beautifully, the Fokkernezer has a .5 Redfin and just needs a little time to sort the trim. I’d be interested to know why you mount the motor with the cylinder on the port side?

Hi Paul. Free flight left turn is safer than right turn (torque thingy) so why not let the added weight of the cylinder help? Also, some needle valve assemblies are angled rearward on the port side so put them out of the way on the top. With your model, just check for warps in the wings. How is it misbehaving?

Fokkernezer was my first after my daughter asked me to build a model for her back in 1989 so I found the plan in an ancient Aeromodeller and got hooked.

One of our venerable Aussie aeromodellers is celebrating his 100th birthday in November, still flying. Jim Fullarton is an inspiration and I am glad to know him a a mate. Jim designed a few Ebenezers for 'Aeromodeller' magazine. Jim Fullarton . I had a hell of a time finding a birthday card for a 100 year old so decided to make one by hand.

Danny

I used to correspond with Alwyn Smith (we still exchange Christmas cards) an he and Jim came over to the UK quite a few years back. Here's a shot of Jim launching his Wake (oh, and I've sent him a birthday card!) at Old

Warden
Mike

Or not as the case may be - why no pic?
Mike

Try again

Success!
Mike

I've started the next Ebenezer, a kit I won at my Club's Christmas quiz evening last December. It's the first and only Ebenezer kit I've seen, so it should be an interesting and quick build. Hopefully, it'll be ready for the ModelAir Ebenezer event at Old Warden on 13th May.

Here's the kit:



A test fit of the Redfin 0.020 cu ins diesel



and the wings being joined. The plan shows no dihedral, but with experience of these models, a liberal dose of such is essential for lateral stability!

I think this is the plan for the same model .Also on other plan sites too www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/558798266238353317/