Bleriot XI rebuild

Changed the foamboard rear fuselage to dowel and bamboo framework for a more authentic look. Nowhere near actual scale detail but it flies and looks retro enough in the sky.

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Close up workbench camera - Panasonic Lumix LX10 1080 30fps
Video Editing in Final Cut Pro X on 27" iMac

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[AmitWagh]

Awesome Andrew... Love the camera angles capturing the pilot. He is cute..))

[CradyLab]

Nicely done, Andrew. The pilot looked relaxed the entire time - love the wheel spokes too 😁

[andrewnielsen]

You have to remember that the original was probably a real dog to fly as well. Co-ordinated turns a must.

[mohannadmalik]

very nice airplane well done, despite the short tail it flys well i mostly liked the wing foil

[peterfranzen]

Really nice mate I'm happy to see this plane is a work in progress.
I liked this plane as a simple scratch build, I like it more like this can't wait to see the next mods.

[blameandre]

I've been wanting to do something like that for a bit. :)

[thecraftking]

I was just watching an old video of yours on string control and spring wire for discus launch glider so wierd always something to learn

[AEROERGO]

Ohhh that behavior that make the plane turn like it will make a knife edge allways happend when i use to make planes with no dihedral and small vertical stabilizer, very accurate your point of make it bigger. Nobody believe me in my flight field, :D

[GroundControlRC]

Nice flying plane. And it can fly so slow. Looks to have a pretty wide flight envelope. Well done ;-) See you in the Air!

[EnglishTurbines]

That Dowel and bamboo stick tail structure must be quite think the original also had an undercambered wing too....The fin also looks too small to me Andrew?

[dannymoore]

Always enjoy your video, entertaining and educational. Off topic, do you plan to get and review the new Jumper T16 transmitter?

[GhostRkkon]

Its noticeable, about dropping the tail when banking.

[curtsidles]

Maxford USA makes a really nice ARF of this beauty. Looks great and flies really well ;-)

[typxxilps]

Is the sky so blue in the last section from wing cam or is it a polarizing filter?

Nice plane, great progress

[cammo]

Looked great flying Andrew
Just banking the problem appears
Do you think the weight of the frame is too much?
U may have to lighten it in some way maybe carbon rods or shortening the frame but that takes away its great looks
It will b interesting to see your outcome
👏

[dcsmith]

Good looking scratch build. I'm sure you'll work out the quirks before the Channel crossing.Any thoughts on trying a Wright Flyer?

[leemaples]

i think your little pilot dude was an old crop duster pilot. he likes flyin` low. lol

[nadeemimran]

Very nice hybrid plane of balsa and foam plus electric it is not retro it is best of both times

[mazpr]

The following could be useful to get the plane more scale like, and possibly resolve the banking drop tail issue.

[oldflyingman]

Oh yes, Andrew builds!
As luck would have it, 10 minutes before, I had looked at another Blériot, a little bigger ...