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Old 05-27-2009, 10:27 AM
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Geoff,



You mentioned in an earlier post that you may have to stiffen the under carriage, did you stiffen the nose wheel? mine seems way to soft and actually over  travels so the tyre hits the oleo.



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Old 05-27-2009, 10:57 AM
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Hi Martin, Yes I stiffened it up. The 'proper' way is to get a stronger spring of course but as my Hawk was a very early one I had to improvise. I experimented with various techniques but in the end I used a 1 inch length of rubber tubing inserted on top of the spring which meant that the spring was already 25-33% compressed. This stiffened it up nicely. The rubber tubing I used was the orange thick walled stuff that is sold for camping gas canisters.



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Old 05-27-2009, 03:22 PM
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Thanks geoff,
I will try doing the same, are you going to the Bickley meet?

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Old 05-27-2009, 03:47 PM
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At the moment I won't be at Bickley. If I do go it will be a last minute decision.



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Old 05-27-2009, 04:29 PM
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Come on Geoff, you have got to go! i will be bringing my pu$$y Bandit, it will not be the same without you taking the the pi$$!
Old 05-28-2009, 02:21 AM
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There will be plenty of people(i.e. Jason) there taking the piss out of your pu$$y bandit.
Old 02-07-2010, 04:02 AM
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Has anyone had problems with Air World fuel tanks leaking ?

I recently decided, once and for all, to find the cause of fuel leaking in my Hawk, the tank is porous, a myriad of tiny holes with a couple of significant leaks !

I had already applied two patches to the tank before installation but now it looks like a patchwork quilt AND has a layer of West System epoxy over it, making it look messy and heavier. Final pressure test tomorrow, but in the meantime I would like to hear if my problem is isolated.

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Old 02-07-2010, 04:23 AM
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My one leaks a bit David!

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Old 02-07-2010, 05:41 AM
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Hi David,

Mine has leaked three times and consequently has three patches on it.

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Old 02-07-2010, 11:00 AM
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HI David,

My airworld panther tank has patches all over it. You are not alone. Peter has had the same experience on his cougar I believe.

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Old 02-07-2010, 04:25 PM
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Thanks chaps. I will forward my comments to Hans-Dieter. Its not good enough !

Regards,

David.

PS I have now written to H-D asking for his comments on this matter.

We really should not have to spend time correcting basic deficiencies, not on a model of this price. A one-ff I can handle but this seems to be an ongoing problem.

I have also reminded him of the need for strengthening the fin spar after several failures.
Old 02-09-2010, 09:16 PM
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Of course, no answer from Air World to my email !

Insult to injury. Going back into the garage where the Hawk is inverted waiting to receive the repaired tank, there is a pool of smoke fluid on the floor, with more inside the fuselage, what a mess !

The smoke tank is leaking at the top. I see I had already put four spots of Hysol on it, to stop leaks in its orignal state, but yet another leak has developed. A tank does not have to do much, being leakproof is one of the few things it has to do !

Why , when we pay serious money for these parts , are modellers expected to put up with this sort of nonsnse.

Comment ?

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Old 02-09-2010, 10:13 PM
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No argument here from me David. I guess as long as people buy it they just keep selling it! Or until enough of a fuss is made that they have to change their ways. Funny how substandard can eventually become accepted as the norm isn't it? Then again, you only have to look at politics to see a perfect demonstration of that. I'd better stop there.[8D]

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Old 02-11-2010, 10:08 AM
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Guys, finally is a fact. After two years wait, my friend's Hawk is on the bench. Now I have had received some news that will push me to speed up this project. SB is on, canopy almost ready for glue, gears installed, and few other minor stuff. Still cutting holes here and ther while the Hysol order hit home. I was testing the turbine install and find the first arg...... This bird is designed for a jetcat engine and their off set mount. My friend is using a Rhino so I will see how I get this turbine center in the bypass. I got an idea, will see if work later......


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Old 02-11-2010, 09:07 PM
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HI for all you Hawk lover out there See the detail what i did for 2008 topgun enjoy.

Henry
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Old 02-12-2010, 12:38 AM
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Nice work Henry. My panther flies well! I had to change out a few of the servos though on the flaps and the nose wheel steering as they were not strong enough. She looks great in the air though (Blue tail fly)

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Craig.

Old 02-12-2010, 02:45 AM
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That good to hear that your enjoying your plane I know I put 2721 on the flap , I know now that in time they burn out , I put 8411 on my flap on my panther.

Henry
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:58 AM
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Test fitting the canopy.

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Old 03-08-2010, 07:41 PM
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Did something I have never done before! I took the chance and here is the result for the first try. I splash the LE of the flap and make a mold from it. The glass stick to the parting board even with 8 coats of wax and PVA. Next time I will put some clear tape or monokote and wax over it. That way I will not have to worry about to much fixing. But the part I need came out great for the lay out. You can see the rivet marks in the mold.

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Old 03-20-2010, 11:19 AM
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Hello,
I come of bought a hawk airworld. would be it possible to have the set up before the first flight. I do not find note on the site of airworld.
Cordially frédéric France
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ORIGINAL: hvnmodels

HI for all you Hawk lover out there See the detail what i did for 2008 topgun enjoy.

Henry
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Hey can you post some more shots of your bird? The weathering is the best I have ever seen. How did it do in 2008?
Old 06-06-2010, 04:28 AM
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Thought you guys might like to see my video made at a recent seafront airshow where I live in the UK. Shows the RAF solo Hawk doing a very nifty routine with negative pushovers etc.

The machine is wearing the 2010 display scheme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKGQwz_5wx8




Enjoy!




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Old 06-06-2010, 05:30 AM
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Hi Matt, long time no see. I thought I would remind folks of the film you took of my Airworld Hawk at North Weald

regards Mick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDMRzbjahw
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Good evening,
Some photos of my hawk.
http://www.kerostart.com/viewtopic.p...t=226&start=70
http://www.kerostart.com/viewtopic.p...t=226&start=80
http://www.kerostart.com/viewtopic.p...t=226&start=90
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Here's a few pics of the old hawk Ive got my hands on to build for a friend of mine.Funny things is, this was Mark Schroeders old one! tones of work done already but much more to do before shes ready for paint. Next I will start on the wings and thinking of the idea of a scale mounted canopy, has anyone got some detailed pics of how you did it?
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