Wings of Kings is back!!

With a single tail servo for both elevators, and one for the rudder, I knew a pull-pull system was necessary!

I cut the big dowel rod connecting the two elevators, and put another servo on the other side.  Heavy-duty 440 ball links and steel rods all around!

Two brand-new A123 nano-phosphates in the tail replaces the old cells.  Plenty of radio power = PEACE OF MIND!

A bit of Joe Modica's dremel magic, and the cylinder heads and mufflers fit perfectly...

New fuel tank and tygon lines, Hysol reinforcement thoughout, new tail wheel assembly, steel plates in the cowl, and custom graphics by Ron Molaro!  

With a 92 inch wingspan, Junior's Zero is indeed an impressive model!  The three-bladed prop really adds to the over-all scale appearance.  

Take a peek inside the cowl at that anodized piece of machinery.  YUP....you guessed right...it's an AUTO-STARTER!  Nothing is cooler than a big, scale gasser that starts itself!   Equally important is the fact that warbird models almost always need added weight in the nose for balance.  The auto-starter and its battery do just that, without the need for a pound (or two, or THREE) of useless lead.

A giant-scale warbird absolutely MUST have scale landing gear struts.  Electric retracts only adds to the scale appeal of the gear SLOWLY retracting into the wells.  

Another nice touch on this "Black Horse" brand giant warbird are the printed panel lines and weathered appearance of the totally flat, mat covering.  For an ARF, it looks really, really good.....

Okay...the model looks GREAT.  But how does it FLY??  Take a good look at that pronounced dihedral.  Dihedral adds stability to flight, as we all know.  To quote an archaic, but totally accurate expression...THIS PLANE FLEW LIKE IT WAS ON RAILS.  The 60cc engine growled through loops, rolls and inverted flight effortlessly.  Watch out, Pappy Boyington...here comes Yoshi!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO JUNIOR FOR THE CREATION OF THIS INCREDIBLE MODEL!

                                                      Saturday, October 2nd

Mild cross-winds kinda made for less than perfect conditions....But those who really wanted to fly took to the sky....

And if you weren't flying, you were with great friends!!

One of the highlights of the day was my Curtiss Robin.  Sorry if I'm bragging here, but the plane is just what I hoped it would be.....a big, slow and powerful barn-stormer.  Many thanks to Andrew for setting it up for me.  He's great....except when He's yelling at you for flying over the white line... More on the Robin's modifications a little later...

Dan (Doc) Hechtman brought his P-47 Thunderbolt.  Much tweaking will be needed to put this awesome plane into the air.  Most importantly, IT WAS A KIT!!

Does anyone even know what a kit is anymore?  This gorgeous model was born from a big box of WOOD.  It's got retracts, a big, grumbling 4 stroke engine and great detail.  We all want to see this warbird in the air soon!

Electric, gas or glow?  Each of us have our own preferences when it comes to powerplants.  Smiling Ralph here is strictly a glow guy.  I've even tried to persuade him to try a big gasser...but he politely said NO.  His Sbach flies like it's on rails...literally.  

Chris flies big gassers...50cc being his engine of choice.  He busted a Xoar maple wood prop, but  quickly  replaced it with a carbon fiber scimitar.  The wood prop was like...30 bucks.  This one is about eighty.  I'm sure He will be more careful now....

   All-in-all, it was a fun day at the field, as this final pic will show.  I love a good flightline!