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Aerosmith’s
Pilot and
Airplane of the month- November
Mr. Roderick Teng Sia Keng with Fat Albert
(GWS C-130)
Profile
of a successful AeroMaster..
Mr. Teng or more affectionately known
as Rod is a Woodlands regular. He has been flying Model aeroplane there
since after the last dinosaur died, I was told. Rod has been involved
with control line gas model planes since the days of JFC (Junior Flying
Club-now known as Youth Flying Club) and has won many competitions and
races during those forming years of aeromodelling.
Rod has been flying radio control
planes for a good few years now and has become an authority in the
field of electric RC. He is involved in all facets of the sport,
including twin EDF (electric ducted fan), pusher Jets and scale
gliders. One of Rod many specialties is in building Depron Jets, he has
built and successfully flown many pusher jets. Rod has, without a
doubt, contributed greatly in the research and development of the new
electric rc world, where almost every week we see new components and
accessories.
Previously, Rod used to build model
planes professionally, unfortunately for us, he doesn’t anymore,
however he is willing to share all of his experiences with all those
who are interested. He is friendly, dedicated, selfless and most of
all, a true ‘aeromodeller’
We at Aerosmith, sincerely, appreciate
Rod’s many contributions over the years to this hobby. As such we are
granting him the honour of Aerosmith-Aeromaster –November..(short of
calling him Mr. November.)
Congratulations and keep up the Good
work.
** We would like to extend our
gratitude to all who have participated in this column, as such, it is
our pleasure to extend a 10% discount* on all purchases made by the
featured Pilot for the period of the applicable month…Thank you again.**
*discount
is
applicable to items that are not on special promotion.
The plane…..GWS C-130-Fat
Albert (Blue Angles)
This Gws C-130(marketed as Cargotrans
Quad), is built straight out of the box. The more apparent modification
is the scratch built two wheel-steerable nose gear and inboard flaps.
The most outstanding quality of this dame is the spectacular Paint job.
Using spray paint and custom decals that Rod printed on his own, this
model C-130 is a very good functional representation of the most
colourful and mighty C-130 ever flown.
The stock power plant that came with
the plane works well on 2S (7.4v) Lipo. The synchronized humm of the
four motors and propellers does convey a feeling of reminiscent of 4
allison engines humming in sync during take off roll.
This Kit is still readily available
all over Singapore and the last time I checked, it costs slightly over
100 SGD. A good buy and great value for money.
In flight, it is predictable and with
no nasty characteristics. The 4 brushed motors gave sufficient power
for all phases of flight. It is however non-aerobatic and due to its
straight wings, active lateral control is apparently necessary
especially in gusty wind conditions. The low fly-bys and touch and gos
are its most appealing points. Landing is straight forward as the gears
struts’ are short and in the tricycle arrangement.
We would recommend this plane to all
intermediate to advance pilots.
**Aerosmith-hobby does not carry this
plane in our stock however we do carry applicable accessories**
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Length
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840 mm (33.1in)
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Wing Span
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1120 mm ( 44.1 in)
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GW/CARGOTRANS-Q
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Wing Area
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14.3 dm˛ (221.7 sq.in)
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W/ EDP50*4 power system set and propeller.
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Flying Weight
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400~500g (14.1~17.6 oz)
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None color
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Wing Loading
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28~35 g/dm˛ (9.2~11.5 oz)/sq.ft
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Power System
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EDP50*4
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Propeller
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EP3020*4
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Battery Required
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6~7N
AAA450mAH~750mAH (Ni-MH)
7.4V/1050/1300mAh
(Li-Poly)
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Servo
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PICO / NARO
*4
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Receiver
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R4PII
/ R6NII
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Speed controller
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ICS300 above
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Radio Required
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4-Channel radio
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