Best engine for Byron staggerwing
09-02-2014, 08:34 AM
#29
The problem I had was too much rudder throw - I was fishtailing all over the runway during the run. By programming exponential to soften the amount of throw near neutral, the takeoff run became much easier and smoother. The other problem I had was that the retractable tailwheel was not perfectly centered, and I always had to fight the slight turning tendency until the tail came up. I thought it was something else (engine offset or rudder off-center), but it turned out to be the tailwheel. Once I got that sorted (centered properly), all was well and it behaved on takeoff perfectly. As mentioned in my earlier post, I would always have the flaps cracked down just a few degrees on the takeoff to provide a better stall margin (and soft field performance). Once airborne the flaps (and gear) came up with no tendency at all to settle back to the ground.
09-02-2014, 10:27 AM
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Navy_Flyer, wow, five years later, that has to be a record for me. 
Thanks for the reply; maybe that will get me motivated to get going on the repairs mine needs (required because of a bad takeoff run
).
Thanks for the reply; maybe that will get me motivated to get going on the repairs mine needs (required because of a bad takeoff run
).
05-15-2015, 06:48 AM
#34
These are such great fliers. There were a couple guys with them in my club when they came out. One friend still has a broken one as well. They look so impressive gear up on a flyby. That plane was so far ahead of its time with regards to style.
10-09-2015, 12:37 AM
#38
yeah, multi-cylinder, gas, 4-stroke is a lot of moving parts and weight, so it's actually not a super power house. But it sounds and looks cool and my flying style is to loaf it about at lower RPM's to maximize the sound of the radial 
Should be fun!
Should be fun!
Last edited by marksp; 10-11-2015 at 06:11 AM.
10-12-2015, 05:27 AM
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10-12-2015, 05:29 AM
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10-28-2015, 07:41 AM
#49
Long shot, but here goes....
The rudder and horizontal stabs from my "complete" Byron kit mysteriously disappeared over the 6 months my project has been sitting on my builders bench. So now I've got an almost complete air frame and am desperately searching for these parts.
If anyone out there happens to have or know where I might find the rudder and horizontal stabilizers for the Byron G-17S Staggerwing, please help!!!
Cheers
The rudder and horizontal stabs from my "complete" Byron kit mysteriously disappeared over the 6 months my project has been sitting on my builders bench. So now I've got an almost complete air frame and am desperately searching for these parts.
If anyone out there happens to have or know where I might find the rudder and horizontal stabilizers for the Byron G-17S Staggerwing, please help!!!
Cheers