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Baby Flea - FAC Two-Bit +1 Old Time Rubber |
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Legal Eagle Flea #10 - October 2020 |
a Bi-plane Flea - 15 3/8" wingspan |
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Micro Flea #9 - July 2020 |
a Peanut Flea - 13" wingspan |
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Fly the one your with. I stopped lamenting about the size of my flying field, very lucky to have one. So build for your field. A peanut Flea. |
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Baby Flea #8 - July 2020 |
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"The Flea" - #7 is 36" ws - April 2020 |
blew up the Baby Flea plan to the full size Flea |
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temporary spacers added (blue tape) so it won't squeeze in |
fuse is bigger than my building board | bigger than the Baby Flea |
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new fin graphic - the "Demon" Flea |
Superior Prop with Megow sprocket | free wheeler clutch and Megow sprocket |
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Megow Sprocket for the motor hum effect |
The clicker for the motor hum effect | |
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The "Demon" Flea | The "Demon" Flea Logo |
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Barron Field Air Races 2009 |
500 winds test run | Rejected - the Scientific Models ratchet - too hard to adjust |
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Baby Flea 5 bis - February 2020 |
Rebuild #6 - Baby Blue and Cream |
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Baby Blue and Cream |
TrackR Pixel bluetooth finder, 4 grams | |
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You're not going to believe this - the mighty Hung really has it in for me. First day flying this year, the weather was perfect. No one at the field. A new plane's first flight of 300 winds needed a little clay in the nose, about half a pea size. The second flight made big circles so I added a 1" gurney flap to the rudder. The 3rd flight, I wound to 1000, it's not even close to a full wind of 2200 turns. The weak motor pulled it up to a good height and it started coming down, easily on the field. About half way down it stopped and started circling up, fast. In about 3 circles it was 4 times higher. I last saw it circling high over the east woods. -- GONE -- I couldn't believe it. I just hung my head, said a few choice words to Hung - it wasn't worth trying to go look for it. Yea, it was Baby Flea #6. Got'a build another one.
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Baby Flea V - September 2019 |
Rebuild #5 - Baby Blue and Cream- 9/25/2019 |
Flew into the river - Barron Field Air Races 2019 |
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Baby Flea IV - September 2019 |
Rebuild #4 - Baby Blue and Cream |
9/20/2019 - lost 9/21/2019 on it's 2nd flight 1000 winds |
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 #4 found in the woods at Stillwell Woods Park |
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Baby Flea III - June 2019 |
Rebuild- finished 6/8/2019 |
Lost- Pinkham Field 9/15/2019 |
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Baby Flea II - Feb 2018 |
Rebuild |
Went OOS June 1, 2019 at Stillwell Woods |
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Baby Flea - Jan 2010 |
Won this kit at Barron Field Air Races, 2009 |
Lost Barron Field Air Races - 2017 |
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| First printed tissue | final 25.6 g - no rubber | Sanded plastic wheels look great |
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| Looks like a 'Gas Type' | "dummy" motor as shown on plans | |
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| At the field on a sunny day | Baby Flea Logo modified from a web image | 1939 Flying Aces - Back Cover Gas type, rubber powered. Real motor sound? |
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| Bones - 14.4 gr. as shown | Before "dummy" engine installed | |
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