Bi-Fli oz823
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Bi-Fli - early RC stunt model. Bi-Fli - 47in RC Stunt .15+, 3-chan escapement bipe, Phil Kraft, Oct 1959 MAN.
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oz823 datafile
Bi-Fli
by Phil Kraft
from Model Airplane News
October 1959
47in span
Tags: IC R/C Biplane
all formers complete :)
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AFAIK it was single-channel with 3 *cascaded* (Bonner Varicomp) escapements, as mentioned in the plan.UStik - 08/01/2017
Please find attached photos of my recently completed & flown Phil Kraft Bi Fli built from your OZ plan 823 [more pics 003-005]. When I first saw the Bi Fli in an old magazine found at our local hobby shop I was hooked on the design. Must have read over the article a dozen times. Quite some time later I found the plan on your site, downloaded, printed it off & started construction right away. I made a few changes to the construction of the nose area to suit modern motor mounts & fuel tanks. I also intended to use servos instead of three escapements! The engine used is an OS 15FP with 8-5 prop - which worked out well - not over powered but enough to allow takeoff's from our grass field. This model has a terrific flat stable glide. The fuselage is covered with silk span & dope, wings & tail with Solartex. After the colored dope was applied the entire model was then sprayed with automotive two part clear in order to fuel proof. This summer I will fly it with my 2.4Ghz converted Kraft Reeds transmitter for nostalgia sake (and a step up in technology from rubber driven escapements).
MikeFoster - 07/01/2019
Added another nice photo of the completed model, thanks to MikeFoster [more pics 006].
Mary - 21/01/2019
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