Circus Prince

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Bill Little · Oct 10, 2004 01:00 AM

Hi All,
Has anyone out there had any experience with the Circus Prince?
I still have my PDQ one that I built in 1964, and a Brodak kit almost built. I used everything from a McCoy 19 to a Fox 36X in the PDQ kit, and have just about finished rebuilding it. I plan on using a steel fin Fox 15 in both of them. I thought it was a lot neater looking than the Flying Clown which, as far as I can tell, is the same wing, etc.

What engine have you used and how does it fly?
Oh yeah, I understand it is OTS legal. (??)
Thanks
Bill <><

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb

Tony G · Oct 10, 2004 05:33 AM

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Hi Bill,
It is not O.T. legal. Your engine choice should work really well.
I'm going to use a Deezil(Repro) in mine; built from Barry Baxter plans.
Mine probably won't fly very well because of the heavy weight
of the Deezil. (I'm glad the Circus Prince has a bit longer tail
moment than the Clown).
Tony

Currell · Oct 10, 2004 10:28 AM

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Agree on the Steel Fin. When you find an early Fox 15 (steel fin or slant plug) that starts and runs well, hang on to it, because they don't all act this way.

By the way, I am restoring a Flying Clown right now. Got it from a flying buddy, who in turn found it at a swap, or maybe a garage sale. I took it, mainly because it was very light.

Now I know why...

The doublers are...cardboard. True story. So I changed them to proper 1/8th inch ply, with lite ply on the inside only.

Another thing...the pushrod was so skinny, I wouldn't even use it on a Hollow Log .049 Scientific. Especially with that Clown air brake they dare call an elevator. So, Xacto surgery to get to the bellcrank.

Well, the original builder used a 2 inch Veco, which was OK, but the attaching top nut was very loose, and the bellcrank was coming off the bearing.

Thinking about using an OS FP 10.

Currell

Bill Little · Oct 10, 2004 12:08 PM

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Hi Currell,
I have kept a few of the slant plug 15s, and I have two of the steel fin that all run good. I like the steel fin since they seem to run a decent 4-2.
GMA once told me to use one in my Jr. Nobler. He talked about it being a better "stunt" engine than the slant plug versions.
Good luck with the Clown!
Bill <><

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb

shelby554 · Oct 10, 2004 12:49 PM

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On my Flying Clown, I originally used an Enya .09, but it was marginal on power. I now have a slant plug Fox .15 on it, which has more than enough thrust!

Don Jones

Currell · Oct 11, 2004 09:48 AM

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I bought a very nice $coted Jr Nobler from a guy who was selling his CL stuff a couple of years ago. Just add fuel. It was drilled for a Fox 15, so there it will stay. Haven't flown it yet. Currell

Currell · Oct 11, 2004 09:49 AM

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I run my Steel Fin in a Wet Two. Currell

T.Durrill · Oct 11, 2004 11:23 AM

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>On my Flying Clown, I originally used an Enya .09, but it
>was marginal on power. I now have a slant plug Fox .15 on
>it, which has more than enough thrust!

I won a Flying Clown as a prize at a control line contest in 1956 at Mexico, Missouri. At the time, I was a junior in High School. I took it home, put it together, covered the wings with nylon. The powerplant on my Flying Clown was my trusty K&B .35 Greenhead. I used it mostly for practice combat. The Flying Clown was tough as nails, surviving several crashes, including midairs. Yes,it turned like a dog but it flew (pretty fast). Later, I flew it with a McCoy .35 Redhead. I just didn't know any better in those days. Still, it amazes me that you can fly a Flying Clown with an old Fox .15x engine or a Fox steelfin .15. Anyway, not being able to destroy the plane, I finally gave it to my brother-in-law to fly............T.Durrill