Hobbico retract modification
01-08-2003, 02:33 AM
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Hobbico retract modification
I run Hobbico retracts in a TF (red box) P-51B Mustang. The mod sounds like a good idea. We have paved runway and I land very well however my retracts have seen hundreds of landings and they contantly need tweeeeeeking. I don't taxi after landing and my take-offs are as short as needed. They are a pain. I'm currently trying to get new Hobbico struts. Let me know where you got the 3/16" struts!!!!
01-08-2003, 05:03 PM
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Hobbico retract modification
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Got the 3/16" struts at my LHS which in my case happens to be RC Buyers Warehouse in Nashua, NH. They ship UPS all over. (603) 595-2494
By the way, I e-mailed Hobbico to see if they have heard of this mod before. They would not commit themselves either way because of liability consequences.
Got the 3/16" struts at my LHS which in my case happens to be RC Buyers Warehouse in Nashua, NH. They ship UPS all over. (603) 595-2494
By the way, I e-mailed Hobbico to see if they have heard of this mod before. They would not commit themselves either way because of liability consequences.
01-10-2003, 05:51 AM
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One of the tech support guys at the big Canadian mail-order dealers said this mod was done at his club field regularly with good results,
