Ripmax Lancaster

A collegue at the flying club bought one of these,waited 18 months for it to arrive and than had to buy loads and loads of extras not included in the kit a real RIP YOU OFF MAX .like Wheels bomb doors etc and parts that wouldnt fit like the wheels recommended were to big and they didnt want to take them back all sorts of things.£2300 pounds later,on Thursday it gets its maiden flight.Now thing is,he doent fly!!!!!!!!!So my mate has to do it for him,he is nervous already!!!But he did eventually get £300 pounds back from them!!

I "Ripped" this off the Ripmax website.

The Avro Lancaster is probably the most famous of all the British four engine heavy bombers of the war years and was possibly the most effective bomber of the period. It became world famous for its role in one of the most audacious raids of the war, the attack against the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams on the Ruhr by Lancasters from 617 Squadron, this being immortalised in the 1955 film of the raid, entitled "The Dambusters".

This superb 1/10th scale replica comprises a fuselage with an internal structure of ply formers and carbon fibre longerons, with the outer skin being moulded from tough ABS plastic. Wings and tail surfaces are all built up and sheeted, using laser cut ribs for accuracy, prior to being sheeted with best quality balsa, following which they are covered in film and the final paint finish is applied.

To assist in both transport and storage the model breaks down into manageable sections, the tailplane halves being removeable, the fuselage separating into two pieces and the wing into three, with assembly at the field taking just a few minutes. With a wingspan of a full ten feet, the ASM Lancaster is an imposing sight in the air, and with the relatively low wing loading is an easy to fly and very stable model. The flaps are highly effective, enabling the model to fly into and out of fairly restricted runways, and the low speed handling is excellent, making take off and landing simple. Either two or four stroke engines can be used, or as an alternative, modern electric power is eminently suitable giving the additional benefits of lack of noise and almost complete reliability.

Options available include retracting undercarriage, spring loaded struts, bomb door opening kit and scale bomb load.

Specification
Wingspan: 3050mm (120")
Length: 2032mm (80")
Weight: 13kg (28.7lb)
Servos: 17 (8x6kg, 2x3kg mini, 7xstd) – GP
Radio System: 7 – 9 Ch.
IC Engine: .40 2-Stroke, .52-.56 4-Stroke x 4

I wish I could tell you that the Lancaster flew majestically into the air and the maiden was a joy and landing "A Piece Of Cake" but it was a bit of a none event.I came out to go to the field to be confronted with a puncture.I retrieved a foot pump and was soon on my way to the field.The owner was preping the Lancaster whoopee.After flying the Red Zephyr and Swift I went and helped him with the Lanc.He couldnt get all the engines to run at the same time but with my assistance we soon had them running sweetly.He was ready to taxi her out and wee called the resident test pilot over.As it started to move the air retracts decided to collapse obviuosly having been standing around for 4 hours the had lost pressure.We soon had them pumped up and the engines running and the lanc in the middle of the field for noise testing.By this time the experts had taken over and I was in the pitts camera in hand.First attempt at noise test an engine stopped.2nd attempt another engine stopped so the flight was aborted before it happened.Then the owner collapsed with a diabetic reaction but carries all thats needed.So an injection of insulin and some glucose tablets had him slowly recovering.He had been working on the Lanc on the opposite side to the pitts where it gets very hot.

Barry trying to get a reluctant engine to start

Checking engine revs ready for noise test

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