Flounder advice please

Need some advice on a William's Flounder. Have one built with a Fox 35 on it. What length lines should I use? 50 feet like I do with the BiSlob? Also Set the Fox rich or how??

Thanks

Fly it on 60 foot lines. I got to fly it once when I was flying with Walt in Norfolk about 1968 - 69. You need the power to hold it out at the ends of the lines - he didn't set it for 2-4-2 break when I saw it fly.

I have mine powered by a McCoy 19 on 50' lines Works good.

One of the Norfolk Aeromodelers had one at the Roanoke Rapids fun fly last year. The Fox needs to be running pretty fast, like a wet two. The Flounder is a lifting body and flies like the one in the beginning of the Six Million Dollar Man. Once you adapt to it "flight" characteristics, its loads of fun.

Cary,

Your question has been answered by others but I wanted to suggest you put a few strips of reenforced tape on the bottom of the Flounder. It will last a lot longer between "touch-ups"

Thanks all - 60 foot lines and a running fox it is. Reinforcing tape - on the high point of the body where it is most likely to land? We have grass but still a good idea. I could put on a layer of FasCal. I'm a bit concerned about the fins. Made them out of balsa but if they take a beating perhaps I'll try lite ply.

Cary.

We have moved the rudders up in front of the elevators to help from breaking off so much in the later years. Watch out by making the rudders out of heavy wood. The Flounder has a tendency to get tail heavy. Use a 10-5 prop to keep the rpm’s up on the Fox 35. One word of caution: keep the Flounder low when you think it is getting ready to run out of fuel. The Flounder has a glide ratio of a rock. Like Tom Perry stated, the bottom of my Flounder has been patched too many times. Tom Perry and I used to fly with Walt Williamson back in the 70’s. I think just about everyone in the Norfolk Aeromodelers has had a Flounder at some time or other. You will have fun goofing off with the Flounder. Do not forget the tip weight.

Thanks for all the advice! I'll give the bottom a coat of FasCal and we shall see how the rudders hold up. I get the feeling that this plane has a glide ratio that is worse than the BiSlob!