The Flying Machine plans and instructions
are ready to ship.
The plans have been updated to include a separate section of parts
templates for ease of building.
NEWS update 8/18/2008: A Flying Machine ARF coming soon, distributed by East R/C
The plans and instructions are $24.00 which includes shipping to anywhere in the Continental United States.
Other payments can be made by money order
or a certified bank check made out to Don Muddiman.
The plans and instructions will come rolled in a mailing tube and shipped via the USPS.
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Wing Span: 44"
Fuselage Length: 40 1/4"
Wing Area: 440 SQ. IN.
Weight 3.5 Lbs to 4 Lbs 4 oz.
Wing loading based on 68 ounces = 22 oz/Sq ft.
Engine Size .40 - .46
My Setup/Equipment
The Flying Machine I perform with has the following equipment:
O.S. MAX 46AX engine, turning a Master Airscrew 9 1/2 x 6 prop.
(The engine RPMS are approximately 17,500 static.)
Mac 7.5 unmuffled tuned pipe and header.
Tru-Turn Spinner 2 1/4"
The fuel is 10% Byron Preminum Sport fuel
Kraft 8 oz. fuel tank
Rossi #6 glow plug.
J.R. 347 radio using DS811 servos and a 600 ma. battery pack.
The aircraft weighs approximately 4lbs. 4 oz.
In 1983 Don Muddiman of the Cloud Dancers Air Show Team was looking for an aircraft that would push him to his limits. That dream became reality when he designed the Incredible Flying Machine.
If you’ve ever seen the Cloud Dancers International Air Show Team perform, then you’ve seen the amazing, unreal, aerial magic of Don Muddiman and his incredible Flying Machine! Designed to "Push the Envelope", this machine will fulfill anyone’s need for pure aerobatic excitement! Don knew that most of his flying would be with a lot of control throw, and with sticks in the corners, so he designed this ship to “Take a licking and keep on ticking”! The strong, yet lightweight design can take a lot of abuse. Imagine entering a high-speed vertical dive, at full power, then throwing the sticks into the corners! Most planes would self-destruct! But the Flying Machine will perform a series of snaps so fast that it will appear to be a blur, then recover instantly as you enjoy the "oohs" and "ahhs" of the crowd whose full attention you now have. For the typical Sunday Flyer, reducing the control throws will turn the Flying Machine into a well behaved sport flyer. Either way, you’ll never be bored!
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The competitor, lets get this straight.
I have heard many times the Flying Machine looks like the “Hots” a model Midwest models produced in the 80’s. Well in fact the Flying Machine was designed in 1983 prior to the “Hots” coming into existence.
Dan B. Santich designed the “Hots” sometime in 1984 or thereafter and had the good fortune of getting Midwest models to produce the kit. The only thing that both aircraft have in common is a similar profile outline. Other than that the “Hots” can not compete with the flight envelope and high speed aerobatic of the Flying Machine.
The Flying Machine is a flying experience you cannot get from any other model on the market.
Click here to contact Don Muddiman
Don Muddiman
305 Oregon Ave.
Saint Cloud, FL 34769
My home flying field Orland Radio Control Association
My other web pages
Cloud Dancers International Air Show Team
Sky Capers video F-15 Real Time Down Link
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This web page was last updated on 01/13/2010