THE MODEL IS VERY CONTROLLABLE AT SLOW
SPEED, AND WITH THE FLAPS DEPLOYED FOR
LANDING, IT WILL SLOW TO A WALKING PACE.
Unique features
All control surfaces of the Focke Wolf 120
come with the hinges pre-glues into the
control surface itself. The cloth, CA-style
hinges only require you to line up the sur-
face and apply a few drops of thin CA to
adhere them to their matching surface. This
is a nice feature because you don’t need
to worry about the hinges being inserted
equally into both halves of the flight sur-
face--a definite time-saver. Another time
saving feature is the level of completion of
the included retracts. You only need to line
them up in the wing and drill the holes for
mounting. Once this is done you simply
secure the axles and install the wheels to
complete the assembly. Finally, run your
air hoses and you are all set to go. This was
one of the simplest retract setups I have
ever seen.
;e included tailwheel is very functional and scale
looking. A nice touch to this well-thought-out model.
;e included Oleo struts and foam
wheels will allow you to fly this model
from most surfaces. Because of its
size, I recommend a field with a 300- to 400-foot
runway. Ground handling was very good for a
tail-dragger and there were no surprises in this
area. Once I made sure the engine was running and
ready for flight I pointed the plane into the wind
and advanced the throttle. ;e plane tracked very
straight and lifted o; in about 100 feet at about half
throttle. It was immediately apparent that the DLE
20 was a great choice for this plane.
became comfortable with this plane and did not feel like I was
“fighting” to keep in on track.
Aerobatics: ;e Focke Wulf can perform all the basic aerobatic
maneuvers that warbirds are known for. Barrel
rolls, wing overs, split-Ss and Immelmans are all
easily performed.
Glide and stall performance: ;e glide and tall
performance of this plane is very good. ;e plane
showed no bad stall habits and it carried its
momentum well when the engine was brought to
idle. With the split flaps deployed, the Focke Wulf
slowed down very well and remained completely
controllable.
GEAR USED Radio: JR 12X transmitter w/ one ST125 servo on elevator (jrradios. com), four Futaba 3004 servos on the wing ( futaba-rc.com), two Airtronics 9410Z on rudder & retracts ( airtronics.net) & Hitec 645 on throttle ( hitecrcd.com) Engine: DLE 20cc gas engine ( dle-engines.com) Fuel: 87 octane fuel w/ Lawn Boy break-in oil Prop: Zinger 16x8 wood ( zingerpropeller.com)
IN THE AIR
GENERAL FLIGHT PERFORMANCE
Stability: ;e BH Models Focke Wulf proved to be
very stable. ;e model is very controllable at slow
speed, and with the flaps deployed for landing, it
will slow to a walking pace. I experienced no bad
tendencies, such as dropping a wing, during initial
flights which led me to be very comfortable with
the stability of this aircraft.
Tracking: ;e Focke Wulf goes exactly where you point it. I quickly
PILOT DEBRIEFING
;e BH Models Focke Wulf is a well-designed
plane that definitely draws the attention of other
modelers. ;e DLE 20 provided plenty of power in
a very economical package. I found myself flying
most of my flight with less than 50% power. Of
course, I did have to open up the throttle for some high-speed passes,
and it was impressive!
