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pitsspecial -> RE: Long EZ owners( Mine Flies finally!!!) (4/4/2009 10:50 PM)



Hi,

I was told about the elevator linkage problem and decided to fit seperate servos on each control surface and to dispose of the kit linkage, i will try flying without the mix then if it flew ok for you, did you manage to find a suitable C of G? ive read on other posts that it can vary a lot on what the kit states in its instructions?


All the best,
Di n Dave...



Dago Red -> RE: Long EZ owners( Mine Flies finally!!!) (4/5/2009 12:24 AM)

cant remember off the top of my head, its been someodd 3-4 years since. I would say about middle of the canopy if i remember correctly.



pitsspecial -> RE: Long EZ owners( Mine Flies finally!!!) (4/12/2009 10:31 PM)


Thanks Dago red,

The plan shows 451mm forward from the trailing edge of the wing, it ballanced with the 6v sub 'c' cell pack i put in the nose above the supplied nose weight, so i will give it a go from there.

Took it over the field today to run the motor up, unfortunatly it looks like i have a fuel supply problem, the motor is a pig to get going, runs great at 1/4 throttle and above but below that it cuts, when its not running the fuel is dripping bady from the carb so i recon the fuel tank is too high!!!!! looks like i will have to rip the tank out and fit it lower in the fuz, the carb on the 240 is underneath so looks like it is siphoning into it![:o]

Apart from that problem i am ready for a test flight........... it wont be long now!!![:D]


All the best,
Di n Dave...



Dago Red -> RE: Long EZ owners( Mine Flies finally!!!) (4/12/2009 11:32 PM)

i believe i had a occilating fuel pump on mine to help with the tank problem. might want to look into it. cant remember where and how my tank was mounted for flight...on top of the wing or under.



pitsspecial -> RE: Long EZ owners( Mine Flies finally!!!) (6/18/2009 11:16 PM)



Hi Guys,

Well the Long EZ 160 finally flew tonight!!!!

Take off run was long, it took a lot to 'unstick' the model, once in the air i climbed to a safe height to trim it out, well..... thats when the fun started, i was holding in about 25 'clicks' of 'up' trim on the transmitter to fly it!! it also needed about 6 'clicks' of right trim, which wasent so bad, i flew curcuits for a few minuits then set up for a landing, it slows up well with a nice desent, but it still came in to fast so i throttled up to do another curcuit and the motor cut!! i managed to get it down, but without power i noticed it raised its nose, into a stall and droped from about 6 foot, only damage is the nose wheel...

When i checked the model over in the pits i noticed the fuel tank was empty! quite surprised, probly due to the big engine, so i will fit a larger tank before the next flight, also i noticed how much trim the plane needs to fly? ive been reading about adjusting the engine so it has 'down' thrust to pull the nose up? i will have to play around with this, but i need a few more flights to decide what to do, hope to get repaired and try again this weekend.......IT FLYS!!!!!



All the best,
Di n Dave...



OldFart1 -> RE: Long EZ owners( Mine Flies finally!!!) (9/3/2009 9:48 PM)

Would the Long EZ 160 make a good "home" for my Zenoah G26?



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