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Wet Rufe - 4/9/2004 12:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is what happened to my Gws Zero at his maiden after converted into Rufe...
My first mistake was to adding no elevator in floating, but maybe that front section of main float is too narrow... Well, I'll try again. But not before this summer; water is too cold for another rescue, just now ...

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RE: Wet Rufe - 4/9/2004 1:04 AM   
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RE: Wet Rufe - 4/9/2004 2:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Its hard to tell from your pictures, but the center float looks as though it doesn't extend far enough forward. Check out the following link:
http://www.warbirdpictures.com/NavyBWZeros/Rufe-4s.jpg
Look at where the prop line is on this plane; the float length in front of the prop is at least the length of the front of the wing to the front of the cowl. Perhaps you should add an extension to your pontoon.

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RE: Wet Rufe - 4/9/2004 4:57 PM   
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Its hard to tell from your pictures, but the center float looks as though it doesn't extend far enough forward.


Thanks Oosiksmith,
I agree with you. That's looks as a matter of displacement. But I suppose the problem is section, not lenght; as you can see from this other pic, the pontoon is well long after plane nose... I hope.

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RE: Wet Rufe - 4/9/2004 5:18 PM   
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RE: Wet Rufe - 4/9/2004 5:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		To me it looks like the angle of the float in respect to propeller thrust could be wrong. If you extended the front strut a little to angle the thrust of the prop upwards a little, it might help keep the front of the float from submarining.

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RE: Wet Rufe - 3/22/2012 3:28 AM   
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RE: Wet Rufe - 3/29/2012 10:19 PM   
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RE: Wet Rufe - 3/29/2012 10:33 PM   
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RE: Wet Rufe - 3/29/2012 10:44 PM   
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http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9625739/anchors_9672213/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#

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RE: Wet Rufe - 3/30/2012 12:17 AM   
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RE: Wet Rufe - 3/30/2012 4:02 AM   
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