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Forum: ARF or RTF
09-15-2019, 03:07 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Jim, yes the Saito FG-40 is a really big engine...

Jim, yes the Saito FG-40 is a really big engine for this airplane. That is where all the nose weight comes from. But what fun!

Flight report: 5 flights yesterday. Landed upright 4 out of 5...
Forum: ARF or RTF
09-13-2019, 09:16 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Oh am I bummed. When I got to weight and balance...

Oh am I bummed. When I got to weight and balance I've learned that the airframe cannot handle the nose weight of this 10 oz. dummy engine. I have had to pull it out. I had all the batteries in the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-03-2019, 05:14 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Unfortunately they glued that canopy on, so the...

Unfortunately they glued that canopy on, so the only way to remove it is to cut it off. You will end up pulling ultracote with it. I would cut the ultracote around the edge of the canopy before...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-17-2019, 04:18 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Displayed the Gee Bee Z on a table at the last...

Displayed the Gee Bee Z on a table at the last GeneseeRC Club meeting. Pilots liked it but I am not sure they know what they are looking at? I think they lack the knowledge of the Golden Age of Air...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-16-2019, 04:26 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

This is a really fun stage on the dummy engine. ...

This is a really fun stage on the dummy engine. Added some Rustoleum gloss grey for the crankcase. Nice color, sets off the aluminum. Added spark plugs which are just brass tubes and shrink...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-11-2019, 04:43 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Installation of a servo activated choke on the...

Installation of a servo activated choke on the Saito FG-40. They need a lot of fuel to prime and pop-off. This is a convenient way to do it. Also works as a secondary engine kill in addition to...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-07-2019, 04:06 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

I decided to go with a baffle. It is a circular...

I decided to go with a baffle. It is a circular light ply ring that is set at the mid-point of the Saito cylinder. It will guide the cooling air through the fins plus it will provide support to the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-01-2019, 03:05 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Assembling the 1/5th Scale R-986D from Atwood...

Assembling the 1/5th Scale R-986D from Atwood Aviation which was 3D printed for me at 9.6 inch diameter. I put it together with extra thick CA versus the epoxy recommended by Damon. The 4-Stroke 40cc...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-23-2018, 03:57 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Z is on the gear with wheel pants. The mounting...

Z is on the gear with wheel pants. The mounting was pretty straight forward, but I think I will pull them back off and shim with thin plywood to take up the gaps behind the fiberglass giving the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-10-2018, 03:44 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Back on the Z today. I want to get this airplane...

Back on the Z today. I want to get this airplane done and flyable by Thanksgiving. It is an aggressive goal, but I'd like to try. Bonded the wings together with 30 min. epoxy. Servos and linkages...
Forum: ARF or RTF
10-11-2018, 02:53 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Lifer, I do have some of the blue Radio South...

Lifer, I do have some of the blue Radio South Hinges and put them on one side of the elevator and the white kit hinges on the right. We will see how they compare over time.

Installed some servos...
Forum: ARF or RTF
10-07-2018, 02:08 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Epoxied my engine firewall wedge to the...

Epoxied my engine firewall wedge to the air-frame. It gives me about 1.5 deg. down and 1.5 deg. right thrust. Had to take a jigsaw and cut a rectangular hole in the firewall to clear the carb. ...
Forum: ARF or RTF
09-26-2018, 02:57 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,643
Posted By Spychalla Aircraft

Just started my Seagull Gee Bee Z. Making my...

Just started my Seagull Gee Bee Z. Making my first post to this thread. I have read about 7 of the 29 pages of the thread so far and see nothing about engine thrust lines. My ARF kit seems to have...
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