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A pleasant
change of weather was welcomed by the BVM Florida guys.
It took a 1,038 mile trek to finally cool down.
Dustin and I flew 8 BVM EVF
Jets almost back to back while Kirby Smith cycled the
batteries through 4 charging units. Even though it was
an all electric jet event, we were encouraged to give a
turbine jet demo so we brought along the latest BVM PNP
Cougar with JetCat P-100 power. Terry and Sheila Nitsch,
along with Kevin Petrillo did a great job arranging the
event and tending to all of the pilots' needs including
evening meal gatherings. We lost track of the
total number of BVM flights but the photo gallery below
shows a few highlights. |
Photo
Gallery
click on photos to enlarge
Photos by Larry
Ingram, Dustin Buescher, and Bob Violett
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Our latest E Bandit with EVF ~3~ 12S 9er power was flown
at least a dozen times by Dustin. Kirby was very busy keeping the charging
station cooking and calling for two pilots. |
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| The event
judges awarded Dustin and the E Bandit "The Best Sport Jet" plaque. |
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Rick Bruce from
Ontario, Canada brought his Electra in the "Stricker" scheme. It is EVF 10S
powered. |
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This Air Force
Aggressor scheme E Bandit is proudly owned by Dave Bloomer from Plainfield,
Indiana and it really scoots with its EVF ~3~ 12S 9er powerplant. Dave and
I took turns "calling" for each other. |
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| This Artic
scheme T-33 has been flying for several years, first with a small turbine,
and now with an EVF ~3~ 12S 9er. It has great visibility characteristics and
performs large graceful aerobatic maneuvers.
The original
finish was Metal-Kote. It now has some repaired panels in
Jet-Metal.
This model is available as an all composite kit, see:
BVMJets.com/T-33
A review of these pages shows that even some very
early T Birds can be updated with all of the latest parts and instructions. |
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| A turbine
powered jet demo was allowed at this "E-Jets" event, so we brought along
the latest BVM offering. This PNP Cougar is powered by a JetCat P-100RX and
drew lots of attention.
See also
BVMJets.com/Cougar |
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BVM Sabre ARF's were well represented
at E-Jets. |
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Terry's Sabre |
Carl Ritch's Sabre |
BVM's Demo Sabre |
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| Terry Nitsch
commented that the 9er upgrade in his Sabre shows significant performance
improvement. Editor's Note: Because the Sabre
has a long narrow inlet duct, it was the primary challenge for the 9er blade
design.
The BVM Utah ANG F-86 (EVF ~3~ 12S 9er) was clocked at
169 mph straight and level (no dive) with Dustin at the controls. |
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We had some 90°
crosswinds to deal with occasionally, but the all electric MiG-15 ARF with its wide stance
gear, flaps, and speed boards, handled it well. Outside loops and inverted
reverse Cuban 8's are part of BV's routine with this EVF ~3~ 12S 9er powered
"Parade" scheme MiG. |
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| The BVM A-10
with twin EVF ~3~ 12S 9er powerplants won the "Best Scale Jet" award with
BV at the controls. It's always a hit with the spectators. Many former
service members were somehow involved with the Warthog during its long term
in the USAF and Marine service. |
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Most model
spectators
think that this Electra is 12S powered but it has always been our demo model
for the EVF 10S. Of course, it now sports a "9er" rotor and really scoots. |
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| A 20 X 40' tent,
complete with a 110 volt service panel, was home for BVM jets for the event.
Thank you Terry Nitsch! |
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Sheila always
coaches Terry during his expert flying demo's. |
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| Just a few weeks
before E-Jets International, Terry continued his winning streak with his EVF
~3~ 14S 9er all electric MiG-15. This time he came out on top at the 2014
"Columbus Scale Classic". |
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