Schreiner F-18

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Here are the vital stats on the Schreiner F-18:

	Schreiner F-18 kit from Schreiner/Savex in Germany. Dieter from ShredAir in Oregon was able to import the kit for me.
	Twin Schubeler DS-51-3PH 90mm fans. Also obtained via ShredAir.
	Twin Hacker B50-15L brushless motors. Obtained from ICARE in Canada.
	Twin Schultze 55bo speed controllers.
	SpringAir 305 retracts
	44 x Sanyo CP-1700 cells

Unpacking and construction sequence:

	Initial unpacking of the plane from Germany.
	Building the interior, mounting fans, and finishing.

Total Construction Time = 6 months. The interior of the plane is completely custom made by hand. It took quite a-lot of trial and error to get everything to fit just right. It took close to 3 months to get the initial kit from the time I ordered it. It was approx. 1 year from the time I ordered it until I was ready for a maiden flight.

Schreiner F-18 Videos

	Schreiner F-18 First Flight Attempt (QuickTime) 5.6 meg - My first flight attempt of the Schreiner F-18 was less than successful. My landing gear was too far back, and not enough AOA on the wings.
	Schreiner F-18 First Actual Flight (QuickTime) 10 meg - A few more takeoff run attempts, and it flies! Yay!
	Schreiner F-18 Half-Moon Bay Flight (Windows) 4.1 meg - Here is some footage of the flight at the Half-Moon Bay e-Fly during the Summer 2002. Good long flight movie, however, I still have yet to capture a good landing on video. Watch and see.
	Schreiner F-18 Landing Mishap (Windows) 3.4 meg - I lengthened my nose strut even more, for more AOA, and now I have some problems with ground control. I had a rough landing, clipped the safety fence at the field and tore the nose off the plane. Nothing a bit of lite glass and resin can't fix....DOH!