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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 1/7/2007 3:12:20 PM   
wiz310


 

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 1/22/2007 5:15:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		how do you guys think a 21cc roybi conversion would do on this http://raidentech.com/yak542c4652n.html

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 1/22/2007 6:12:14 PM   
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how do you guys think a 21cc roybi conversion would do on this http://raidentech.com/yak542c4652n.html


You mean 31 cc??? That plane is way to small, Its a 46 size glow plane , it could never handle the weight of a ryobi.


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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 1/22/2007 6:29:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		oh dang sorry i put the wrong link up there heres the one i was looking at and yes 31cc http://raidentech.com/aegi20214072.html

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 4/27/2007 1:35:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		After flying my larger then standard four sate 120 with a 28cc ryobi i wanted more power, the 28 was good but a 31 with a few of Tims tricks added to it should make it really go!!!
So a few hours in Tim's shed (Katanamadman) and this is the result.... A video will follow when I get a chance to mount and fly the beastie...
thanks for your help Tim


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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 4/27/2007 4:55:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have an Echo 23.6cc engine in this plane and it flys great! (Not 3D however.)

http://www.nitroplanes.com/cmpka14072al.html

Really nice looking and flying airplane, and a super price!!

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 4/27/2007 6:29:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Briggs &Stratton 40cc four-stroke conversion in a 1/4 scale DVII. It's just about ready to go butI have to find a new place to fly it as where I go now has a 20 pound weight limit and this one is @23 pounds.


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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 4/27/2007 6:42:44 PM   
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Nice looking plane.

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 4/27/2007 7:54:56 PM   
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What is your wing span?

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 4/27/2007 9:22:57 PM   
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Gotta use the on-site scale so no can do . The flying site is kind of small anyway so I'll keep looking.

Ralph,
The wingspan is @88" including the aileron counterbalances.

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 8/22/2007 4:20:43 PM   
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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 8/25/2007 4:34:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a 25cc Stihl trimmer I would like to convert. Bridi makes some big stick kits that look like they could be a good combo. From what I've read here, 10 lbs is about max for 'spirited' performance, not 3-D. Does that sound about right? I will try to get it converted this winter and build when my other projects get finished.
thanks

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 8/26/2007 12:21:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		In case you missed it in the SPAD forum, I put a Homey 45 in my "Tubester"

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 8/26/2007 8:41:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm doing the Birdi Old Timer.

This kit is a tough one. None of the pieces are marked. Most need work before they fit.

It took me 3 weeks to do the wing and longer than that for a friend and me to do the fuse.
I did have to get some wood to make up for missing pieces.

The plans really need to be studyed by a very experenced builder before you start.

There should be 3 sheets of plans and they do it in 2 by overlaying key points on the other set of plans.

I just hope mine will fly good. This will be my last kit for a long time.

By the way were still working on it.

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RE: What do you have your conversion in??? - 8/26/2007 10:26:55 AM   
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Status: online 		Ralph,

I have a Homelite 30 on mine. It originally had a early type Zenoah 23 (Kalt 22) engine but was under powered. Sure seems to have plenty of power now.

Mine is a little on the heavy wing loading side. On landing, I bring it in with plenty of speed and left the speed bleed off with the plane close to the ground. It stalls at a faster speed than you would think.

On tank off, keep it on the the ground until you have good flying speed. With the big engine it will jump off the ground early befo