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I would like a plane to put a Zenoah G38 on that will give me great vertical. I'm looking at a Stinger 120 but any suggestions ( Extra, Laser, Sukhoi, Edge, Cap, Staudacher, ....ect.) would be appreciated. I want to be able to hover with enough power to pull out confidently. Thank you,
-Kevin

RcBBQ

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Anyone?

bipelover

I can't give you any suggestions as I haven't got my G-38 mounted up yet either. I will tell you I ran into the same problem and found that a lot of people won't recommend that engine for anything like that due to the weight to horsepower ratio. I ended up on settling on a Texas Hurricane for general sport flying due to a recommendation by another RCU user and am trying to get every thing together for it. It won't have unlimited vertical or 3D but then who cares. As they say to each his own but I don't really see the point of unlimited vertical myself. Hope this helps.

bn120

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I have a Morris balsa nova 120 with a us 35 and can do all the stuff with a lot or power to boot, snap roll straight up and push it straight up out of sight.this is my favorite nplane !!

captinjohn

bn120: Can you post a photo of your 120 nova plane? Thanks John

bn120

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here it is capt. has a mag coil weighs 12 lbs and a fun fly style wing, she just floats like a trainer but performs like a fun fly only a twice the size and I can fly all day fo a buck YAHOOOO!!!!!

Jemo

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I had a G-38 on a Stinger 120. Once the engine was broken in it became a pretty good plane. Before the break-in, the vertical was only fair. I think it weighed about 15#.

RapidRobert

A G-38 will hang on a Four Star 120.
Make the firewall 1/2" ply and move it back
about 1/2 to 3/4".
The guy's in our club are even mounting the servos
in the tail just forward of the horizontal stabilizer.
(Make sure you put a 1/16" plywood plate an inch or
so forward and aft of the servo cut out. One guy had his fuselage crack at the edge of the servo cut out.)
They are fairly aerobatic and very forgiving of P.I.O.
(Pilot Induced Oscillation)
These same guy's have made a twin version.
They tied their two 4*120's together with an 18"
center section. One had a G-38 the other had a US-41
It Flew great.
I haven't built one, I kind of like the taperd wing stuff
But I enjoy flying their's.
Bob

captinjohn

I wonder if a mouse-can type exhaust would also help? Thanks CaptinJohn

RapidRobert

I wonder if a mouse-can type exhaust would also help? Thanks CaptinJohn

Hey Cap,
I took some pictures of that muffler set up but I'm
at a loss on how to attach them to this forum.
I'm not computer literate sorry.
Bob

Twin Star

I am putting my G38 on 120 Sea Master I bought from a club member.

My question is, the prop hub on my G38 has two locating pins that go into the prop. How do I make sure I drill the holes for the proper phasing to hand start the engine?

ahicks

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Don't drill them? Really, I think you'll find they aren't necessary.

The Ghost

I fitted mine in a MX2

Twin Star

Do I remove the pins instead ?

Antique

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Cut 'em off, don't try to drive them out, you will bend the shaft'''If you want to leave the pins in put the prop on where you want it and tighten it up to press marks in the back to drill the holes....