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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/9/2006 3:19:09 AM   
Mitty



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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/9/2006 4:04:25 AM   
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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/9/2006 5:15:03 AM   
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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/9/2006 5:27:48 AM   
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Subarubrat, I didnt know you had a DVII with a conversion on it. Cool. Here are a couple........well, all mine are conversions.


Yep, I had finished the frame-up and never completed the job until I ended up with an extra GX35 and it had to go somewhere. A great engine and a great plane. The DR1 has the most striking appearance and once in the air is a good plane. But I suck at getting it off the ground and often have 2~3 attempts before it flies. But I think I am in good company because others report similar odds and landings are also a complaint but I seem to bring it down smoothly.

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/9/2006 7:03:52 AM   
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Just thought I show you what my friend and I fly the 31cc Ryobi in. All 5 have Ryobi's.
CM Pro Zero, P-40E, Spitfire (repainted),
Great Planes PT-19 (84" and an ESM Hurricane.

All fly great,

Cheers KMM

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/10/2006 8:40:03 AM   
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Any chance of posting a few pics of your DVII with the GX35?

A video perhaps?

Maninder.

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/11/2006 4:17:54 AM   
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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/12/2006 1:34:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've got a Homie 30cc in my Extreme Aircraft Cap 232 and a Homelite 33cc in a Kankge Rearwin Speedster. The Speedster flies great, very scale like. The cap is still on the bench. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks how it flies. I don't expect to be able to do 3D, but I think it will fly basic aerobatic manuvers.



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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/12/2006 3:58:57 AM   
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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/29/2006 5:04:04 PM   
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ORIGINAL: KatanaMadMan

Hey Guys

Just thought I show you what my friend and I fly the 31cc Ryobi in. All 5 have Ryobi's.
CM Pro Zero, P-40E, Spitfire (repainted),
Great Planes PT-19 (84" and an ESM Hurricane.

All fly great,

Cheers KMM



KMM,
Is the Ryobi an easy fit in the Great Planes PT-19? Would either the short or long shaft engines work o.k.? Am thinking about this model as my first large gasser
Thanks,
Steve

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/30/2006 11:13:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Steve, yes fits no problem at all. Long or short shaft will work just as well as each other. It's a really good first gasser plane as it fly's like a big trainer but looks way better. Good luck with it.

Tim

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/30/2006 5:25:45 PM   
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Many thanks for your reply - that's great news!

Is it o.k. to PM/e-mail you with questions?

Cheers,
Steve

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 6/30/2006 10:58:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		yeah no problems Steve, ask away. I'll do my best.

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 12/30/2006 1:10:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		my conversion has generated a lot of positive and negative feedback lol. the engine is a CRRC Pro GF45i. it used to be a spark ignition engine. but as you can see from the photos ive converted it to run methanol and a glow plug. fuel is straight methanol/synthetic oil at 40:1. the carb has had no internal work other than removal of the filter screen and reseting of the needle valve arm. it is methanol compatable out of the box.

the adaptor is one that i machined up myself. i also know of another of these engines that has been converted as well....i sold him one of my adaptors!!!. performance is great...pulls like a train and a rock steady idle. it runs a 20x8 bolly carbon prop at 7800rpm all day everyday. it develops just over 12kg's of static thrust. airframe weighs 8kg's. we've worked out its making around 5.5hp in its current configuration.

airframe is a Pro Built Extra 300SP. 84" wingspan. it also has a smoke system installed. the whole package flies like a dream although im still learning with it lol.

cheers
craig

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 12/30/2006 1:30:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		hardtop: If methanol is cheap there....seems like a great idea to me. What do you see as a drawback? Thanks Capt,n

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