1946 Schweizer SGU 2-22 Towline Glider - Start to Finish

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Film shows the building process of the 36" Schweizer SGU 2-22 free-flight glider. Inspired by the Schweizer 1-19 plan by Rick Foch, the 2-22 was designed & built by Tom Hallman in late 2022. This model will be the FAC one-design for 2024. A short kit of the model will be available from Volare Products in September 2023. Filmed with an iPhone 11Pro & 14Pro. Music is by John Eric Copeland via MotionaArray.com.
Trim sessions to happen in the coming weeks.
Badge Classic DT source, used on this model: www.starlink-flitetech.com/bad...
Article on various DTs (dethermalizers): www.hallmanstudio.com/DT.pdf
Source for PETG sheet plastic for vacuformers: easybuiltmodels.com/parts.htm...
Balsa density chart with the sweet spot for building light: hallmanstudio.com/Balsa_Densit...
Here's a design by Peter Kaiteris for a simple towline winch using available objects. Cheap and adaptable. hallmanstudio.com/Simple_Winch...
Here’s the reel attachment for a Rees 10:1 winder. Anyone with a 3D printer can make one. Instructions: www.facflyer.com/NRE/index.html
Download the STL file at: www.thingiverse.com/thing:488...
Flying Aces Club merchandise: www.cafepress.com/flyingacesclub
Center of Gravity merchandise: www.cafepress.com/centergravity
For more info on free-flight rubber-powered models, check these websites:
brooklyn-balsa.square.site
www.easybuiltmodels.com/
www.volareproducts.com/BUY/
www.flyingacesclub.com
National Free Flight Society - freeflight.org/
Mike Stuart's Flying Scale Models - www.ffscale.co.uk/
www.freeflightsupplies.co.uk

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@harryspeakup8452 Год назад

Dear Tom, It would be trite and obvious merely to praise your abundant technical skills as a designer and builder of these wonderful flying models. While I learn and re-learn technical things every time I watch one of your videos, what really keeps me coming back is your ability to connect this superficially dry technical subject to the realms of evocation and emotional response. For here are your credentials as a film-maker and storyteller; as a creator of models not just in your own physical reality, but also in the hearts of so many of us out here. We have all had a lot to deal with over the last few years. You more than most. But through our arts we all try to find ways to connect our pain and our hopes and our values to the physical world, to express them in ways other people can feel and experience. And with this film you show again that while your aeromodelling craft is of the highest level, what matters even more is your art as a film-maker. Your work here has meant more to me than I can easily express over the last couple of years, for reasons of loss and reasons to live. For here we find a facet of humanity that transcends time and distance. May you continue and develop all your skills long into the future.

@maxfliart Год назад

I'm speechless. Thx for your heartfelt words.

@user-xo2yo6jl3o 5 месяцев назад

Good eye and a steady hand. Just amazing craftsmanship. I learned to fly in one of these in 1967, in a glider club whose members built it from a kit. We had an old Buick straight eight winch (which the club also built) and 3500' of tow target cable. It would launch you with the instructor to 800', or up to 1200 feet if the wind was blowing down the dirt runway. The wire would pop and bang on the way up until the release, which felt like being liberated from the earth. Total cost per flight: $.60, (yes, 60 cents) but we worked all day for two or three flights. The 2-22 (N2447W) was later destroyed by wind. You don't forget the N-number of the one you first-soloed in. Thanks for sharing your love of flight with and old glider guider...

@YouTubeCatEngineer Год назад

The first music track transported me back to... the 80s I think? I feel like I've got a scene from "Moonlighting" in the background. Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd flirting and joking on the TV. I started out with stick and tissue in the 70s and 80s. I went on to RC and eventually full scale. I've never lost my affection for the simple beauty of FF models. Thank you for sharing your wonderful art.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx for sharing ur experiences. I enjoy hearing when life goes full circle.

@jimsilvey5432 9 месяцев назад

I flew with my dad in one of these back in the 1960s. A pretty rough ride and a lot of wind whisting through the cracks as he came in for a landing. A good time.

@michaelwhinnery164 Год назад

You sir are an artist, not only are you a master model maker but you are also an exceptional videographer. I for one am so pleased with these build video's, I not only get to watch a master at work, I also get to learn how to build myself.

@walk4718 Год назад

Video and audio simply mesmerizing 👍

@Skyprince27 Год назад

Did my first solo in a 2-22 in 1970. This video brought a smile to my heart.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx. I'm hoping for the same reaction after my first pull.

@shop970 Год назад

It's stunning! The scalloped nose is real master work. The level of building here is exceptional master craftsmanship. Such a joy! Wow! . . . The best

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx. Felt that it was so much of the glider's character, it needed to be present. Cheers!

@flavien9663 Год назад

calm, peaceful, thank you

@Tadrjbs Год назад

I now have a new favorite of your models. Absolutely astonishing, I cried most of this video with joy. As a teenager I flew an intro glider flight lesson in this very aircraft at Harris Hill in 1962, it was a new aircraft from the factory then. What a reward to see it recreated so beautifully by a master craftsman...Moses

@jayolah6127 Год назад

I love these scheiwizer aircraft, I've been flying the 2 33 for flight training they are beautiful aircraft

@guamflyer1 Год назад

Wow..wow...Sooooo Pretty...Totally Love how it came out...🤙🏽

@yassermasood3423 Год назад

Tom is a living Legend. Finally we have some legit instructions on all of the internet for flying model making.

@Cytogreg Год назад

I have loved your videos for a long time, however a week ago Wednesday I almost lost my adult quadriplegic son to respiratory arrest in the early morning hours. With the help of the medics we revived him. It was a traumatic experience even for me as a retired Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman. Your videos are helping me diffuse and decompress my anxiety as I prepare to receive him back from the hospital. From my heart, most sincerely I thank you for your dedication to your art.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thank u for reaching out. I'm humbled by ur kind words. Indeed, on occasion, I've come to realize that there's a hidden bonus as we follow thru with and share our passions. All the very best to u and ur son. TH

@pdel303 4 месяца назад

Absolutely fabulous thx.

@edwardcaco8534 11 месяцев назад

Very well done! New sub. Pondering this as a retirement hobby. I flew the Schweizer 2-33 model in the late 70's at Mt. Tobe in Plymouth CT. Rudi Opitz was my flight examiner ;-)

@maxfliart 11 месяцев назад

I'd say go for it! I'm sure ur flying experience will bring a lot to the modeling side.

@erikgilbert4797 Год назад

I appreciate everything you build. Thanks for sharing the genius behind everything you craft.

@mikemccaffrey3093 Год назад

The scallops in the nose are amazing. Interesting technique.

@darrellid 11 месяцев назад

The scallops were an especially rare and wonderful touch--an example of art imitating life! Thanks for sharing, Tom.

@ZUSMANELEN Год назад

From your impressive "educational" building process to your backyard glide test, without mentioning your great video editing skills and perfect music choices ... again an astonishing video!🤗🤓 YOU ARE TRULY A MASTER OF YOUR (FLI)ART!!!😉

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx. I really enjoyed this build. The scallops simply had to happen to capture the character. Couldn't resist an early morning, frozen test glide.

@davidquerry8869 Год назад

Fantastic video.

@guamflyer1 Год назад

So very Pretty...

@biodread10 Год назад

I’ve been model building for 50+ years and I learned a better way to make thread hinges, thank you. I am finishing a Super Condor that will be 2 channel R/C and I covered it in Silk and would have just used tape for the hinges had I not watched your video, thanks again. You are a master craftsman.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx, Chris, I'm glad the film helped. However, I had just learned this technique from a close friend who has been flying FF gliders for 70 years (!!!) so I feel fortunate to have people in my life with this amount of experience and knowledge. In this case, my friend Vic Nippert is truly the Master!! Good luck with your Super Condor. I'm sure she's going to look fantastic in the blue!

@kevinbrennan6546 Год назад

There is so much packed into these "Master Classes" that more than one viewing are needed to pick up on all the little details that go into the build that get to these results. Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos.

@citicolina Год назад

Oh wow! She looks like a good floater, clearly an awesome pilot. Thank you for sharing the process, especially the canopy part. Can’t wait to see her in the air.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx. me too. Looking forward to a calm weather forecast in the coming weeks.

@marcolyott Год назад

Astonishingly beautiful! Season's greeting from Devon, UK.

@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Год назад

And sunny South Devon too 🙂👍

@marcolyott Год назад

@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes An early Happy Christmas also to you and family Cliff, Cheers Marc

@Mona8519 Год назад

So wonderful! thx for sharing :)

@TAT660X Год назад

That was a masterclass in covering 😮

@walk4718 Год назад

Man, every step is masterful!! The precious pilot is such a heartfelt touch ❤️

@phgi3593 Год назад

制作过程赏心悦目

@maxfliart Год назад

Thanks.

@stephenkastory2322 Год назад

I am a diabetic and have gone in to insulin shock several times going after my models. I gave up the hobby years ago. I have a lot of kits and engines for sale.

@taildragger7355 Год назад

I include your videos among my reasons for thanks this time of year. Thank you for another spectacular flying season of FLY.

@jetflyer102 Год назад

Amazing work. You are truly a master. Thank you for sharing your art with the world.

@michaelshimshak1173 Год назад

inspiring

@bearshield7138 Год назад

very nice

@aryacreative Год назад

Sempurna sekali,,,👍👍👍👍

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx.

@donlawrence1428 Год назад

Very nostalgic. It brings me back a long way!

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx. One of my first models was a Thermic Trooper, while dad flew a red & white 42" Sinbad. Full circle.

@glennreach6930 Год назад

What a beauty! As always!!👍

@abuljeon Год назад

As always, your work is wonderful. Congratulations

@johnmajane3731 Год назад

Beautiful as always, lots of technique to copy. Thanks.

@fps079 Год назад

Beautiful work.

@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Год назад

Magnificent Tom, some great building tips in there, I had to smile at the 'fly' on tow 🙂👍

@raybridges2738 Год назад

Wow! Once again I am mesmerized by your skill as a builder and quality of your videos. You have made me a better modeler. I will be watching again and again because there is so much to learn.

@silversurfer96790 Год назад

Well done sir 😎, you have to be the best free flight modeler in world 🙌

@Brobolio Год назад

Amazing job! Thanks for sharing all your techniques with all. It's inspiring and leads to sudden urges to imitate and build!! Best planes on youtube!!

@motoflyte Год назад

That looks great. Can't wait to see it fly

@cloudstreets1396 Год назад

After the hand toss I think it’s a good idea you have a dethermalizer on it. Flies and looks great!! Nicely done.

@williamrobinson7435 Год назад

Looking forward to seeing this baby in the air! This bears all the hallmarks (or, perhaps, Hallmanmarks) of a typically brilliant Tom creation.. I do like red/yellow as a scheme, what with the flying environment being predominantly blue or grey /green.. I'm quite sure Zinnia Jane will enjoy the piloting experience! 🌟🌟👍

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx. I always like to imagine what she sees from high above.

@bradalgra8088 Год назад

Beautiful sir. Another video to add to my "Maxliart Techniques" vault. Perfect choice for a pilot btw. :)

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx, Brad. ZJ was excited to pose for this one...since she's almost 8...while in the previous pilot shots, she was five. Age is important to kids! Ha.

@javiersanti4705 Год назад

Fabuloso trabajo, cada día más convencido de pasarme a ésta excelente categoría. Gracias por compartir geniooo

@maxfliart Год назад

Gracias. Darle una oportunidad.

@nickbrown9469 Год назад

Your videos are quite inspiring. For me they fill some of the void left by the demise of Flying Models and Model Builder ( and Model Airplane News before it became a buyer's guide). Can you expand a little on how you decorated the 2-22? What orange paint did you use and How did you make the masks for the numbers? In the past I've hand-cut stenciles and attached them with 3M Spray Mount. I'm afraid that might tear un-doped tissue.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thanks. I didn’t show the process this time, but it shows up in a number of other start to finish films on my channel. I use Americana *Gloss* Enamels, which are inexpensive acrylic enamel paints, water based. I thin the paint to a milky consistency, then blow it gently thru an airbrush. For masking, I use Scotch #811 low tack tape by 3M, in the blue box. I layer the tape to make a sheet then either spray thru it, or around it, as I did for the Schweizer. I simply cut out the letters / numbers with the tape, place them over a stretched & taped down piece of yellow tissue, then sprayed the sheet with orange Americana, allowing the yellow markings to show thru after I peeled off the masks. After attached to the balsa frame and shrunk with water, I dust the tissue with Krylon clear or matte. That’s all it needs. No dope is used. The Krylon has a plasticizer in it that magically prevents the continual shrinking of the tissue, unlike most dopes, when on a light balsa frame. The model surfaces become far less prone to warping.

@killer1963daddy 11 месяцев назад

🇨🇦 RCAC 🇨🇦, the first aircraft I flew in! Was disappointed with powered airplanes after gliding 😊

@richard1472 Год назад

0:54 "Airplane on the half-shell."

@hanfordcreek5309 Год назад

Beauty! I’d sure like to know what the music was, that was some sweet guitar work.

@maxfliart Год назад

The music is by John Eric Copeland via Motion Array. Tracks are "Almost But Not Quite", "Palmetto", & "Our Own Devices".

@f4udhorn Год назад

Where did you get those great pins, Tom? BTW, I love the way you replicated the "scallop-look" on the nose!

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx, Duke. Sadly, the pins aren't available anymore. It was a cottage industry. I bought a bunch of them in the early 90s from a guy who posted in Earl Van Gorder's column in FM. I suspect I was his best customer, since I didn't hold back. I touched base with the seller in the late 90s and he said that he had stopped production, but then he sent me more from his remaining stash in the workshop. So yes, I think they're a brilliant solution, and for the rest of y'all, I wish there was a source today.

@f4udhorn Год назад

@@maxfliart Thanks, Tom.

@MrKumazaburo Год назад

とても素晴らしい、見惚れてしまった👍

@maxfliart Год назад

親切な言葉をありがとう。

@iansalmon6327 Год назад

Thank you for another wonderful masterclass, as always there is a lot to take in. I am curious though as to why you chose to build up the wingtip and tail outlines with spliced straight sections rather than laminated strips of balsa or basswood.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx, Ian. I took the sheet wood approach only because this model is slated to become a short kit for an FAC one-design event. This will allow Volare Products to use the laser cutter for various parts. Otherwise I would've chosen laminated tips throughout.

@johnthemainguy9059 Год назад

Beautiful as usual! I'd love to see how you glue the canopy in place. Most of the ones I see on here look terrible, with blobs of glue all over them. I'm kind of stalled at this point on my Super Cub model.

@maxfliart Год назад

Thx, John. Yeah...gluing canopies. I didn't include the process here, but I've found a simple solution that is clean and holds it in place as the glue is added...at least for canopies like this one. I simply hold it in place on one side of the fuselage with low tack tape, which actually keeps both sides securely in position. Then, on the side that I first want to glue, I slide in a skinny, narrow wedge of 1/16" balsa, which lifts that edge of the canopy enough to place a very small pin drop of CA. When u remove the balsa wedge and tamp down the canopy, it's secure. It doesn't take much. If excess appears, I use another bent pin to wick it away. Then I simply repeat the process at various points on the canopy. I don't find it necessary to glue every inch of the canopy outline, on a free-flight model, at least. Just 2-3 spots on each side will do the job. And, if I ever need to get inside the cockpit for repairs, etc, it's much easier to remove, with only 2-3 tack points.

@cleareddirect7013 Год назад

Beautiful job. I have never used a glue stick and have always used byterate. Do you shrink the tissue at all or just pull it tight when you glue it down?

@maxfliart Год назад

Both. I pull it as tight or as cleanly as I can, then spray with water for the final shrink. After it's tight, I spray it with a dusting of Krylon matte, which lightly seals the tissue, but more importantly, stops the continual shrinking of the tissue, which can happen over time. This allows you to build a lighter frame that is less likely to warp. Here's a tutorial that I made on covering with tissue and the glue stick. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A_Hap0gT9Pg.html

@cleareddirect7013 Год назад

@@maxfliart thank you for the reply and keep up the good work !

@Tammy-un3ql Год назад

🙂🙂🙂

@StefHa Год назад

Hi Tom, Thanks for the great video! May i ask you, what timer you use in this plane? I assume it's a viscous damper? Is it self made? kind regards, Stefan

@StefHa Год назад

Shame on me - should have read the video description 🤦

@maxfliart Год назад

@@StefHa Ha. Yes, I usually include product links in the description.

@johnmajane3731 Год назад

I flew the real thing. Instructed in it.

@maxfliart Год назад

That's so cool. I hope in ur eyes I've selected a good flyer.

@johnmajane3731 Год назад

@@maxfliart It was a fun plane to fly, very flight. Glide ratio was not very good. 18:1. But the only thing that climbed faster in a thermal was the 1-26. Your rendition is beautiful and at least the glide looked great. I am sure it is going to fly great.

@daviddavids2884 Год назад

1:00 the tow hook is where.? this type of model Needs to ascend 'like a kite', at launch.! consequently, the tow hook Must be correctly located. it is suggested that you look at the tow hook location, on other tow line models. evaluate the location of the tow hook, relative to the locations of the model's center of mass (c-m) and/or the cg. (center of mass is not the same as cg.) 5:21 whoever designed this model used a Less-than ideal way to notch ribs for a main spar.! specifically, this method seriously reduces the integrity of each rib. d