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Old 03-27-2006, 12:25 AM
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Default RE: Which Low Wing Trainer Did You Use?

My first low wing airplane was a XF-226 built from full sized plans published in RCM in the late 60's. It was powered by a Webra .20 which as it turned out, was not enough power to take off of grass. After several futile efforts at taking off, I put full down trim into my transmitter, then turned the airplane upside down and hand launched it for it's first flight. It flew fine, but I re-engined it with a ST G21-35 and it went like stink with this former combat engine.