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My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 6/14/2004 5:26:11 PM   
ricktg


 

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From: CampinasSão Paulo, BRAZIL
Status: offline 		Hey guys, i bought a Embraer T27 Tucano 6 months ago and last week i finished buildint it. Yesterday was my first flight and it flew very nice!! Here is my plane:


Ill post pics of the flight later!

Regards

Rick

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 6/15/2004 11:07:38 PM   
CRAZYRYAN


 

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Status: offline 		the mufler is sticking out and no retracts? well it SUCKS

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 6/16/2004 7:41:39 AM   
parabellum



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From: La Habra, CO, USA
Status: offline 		who's the maker of the kit?

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 6/16/2004 8:14:30 AM   
abufletcher



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Status: offline 		Crazyryan, kinda harsh, don't you think? My EIII's also going to have its muffler hanging "down between its legs" and given that retracts are a rich man's toy (at about $250 a pop) I'd say this is a nice looking plane. It may not be Top Gun but then who cares?

Rick, muito ben! What's the RC scene in Brazil like?

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 6/16/2004 5:23:57 PM   
Kmot



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quote:

ORIGINAL: CRAZYRYAN

the mufler is sticking out and no retracts? well it SUCKS


Let's see your airplanes. Show us!

Rick, your Tucano is awesome!

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DRILL BABY DRILL!!!

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 6/16/2004 7:28:32 PM   
CRAZYRYAN


 

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Status: offline 		its just a freakin' hobbico trainer dew to fininces right now

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/1/2004 7:47:30 PM   
Mike V



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From: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Status: offline 		Very nice



I wonder wich four stroke engine did you used and the prop size please.

i am finishing a t-34 of the top flite with 140l ys engine and i want to use a 3 blade prop i want to know the size.


thanks

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/1/2004 8:31:11 PM   
gunfyter


 

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Status: offline 		rick...nice job. which kit is it and what size?

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/25/2004 5:39:24 AM   
bduarte


 

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From: SALVADORBAHIA, BRAZIL
Status: offline 		Hi,

I'm Brazilian too, and I'm making a Zero Platt (scratch built) with Platt retracts and hidden OS 108 and a Small Ziroli Jug with G-38 and robart retracts, but it's important to say how everything is difficult here in Brazil, and when we want to order something from the U.S. we have to pay about 30% of S&H and 60% of taxes.

About the plane, I think that's a Prince fiberglass kit from www.princeairmodel.com (Brazilian Factory).

I think we are "model brothers" too, so let's help the enthusiasts.


Bruno

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/25/2004 6:01:53 AM   
dabigboy


 

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From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Status: offline 		Ooooh, looks cool...I'd be interested in hearing what kit it is as well, I've always thought a Tucano or PC-9 type aircraft would be cool but the only ones I found are the ARF model and a slope soarer. Well, and now the ones at that link, thanks Mike. Looks like they'r ARFs too, no? Ah well.

One of these days maybe I can track down some good Tucano or PC-9 plans and give scratch building a go.

-Matt Bailey

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/25/2004 6:38:38 AM   
bduarte


 

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Status: offline 		Yes Matt, It's the Prince Model are ARF versions. If you want a Kit you can try the www.PrecisionCutKits.com from Don Smith Plans

www.donsmithplans.com.

Bruno

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/25/2004 2:57:02 PM   
blw



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Status: offline 		ricktg,

Nice looking plane. I have no idea why people make comments like that. Some people have major psychological problems and need to trample on other people when they feel safe behind a keyboard. Cool that guys are flying in Brazil. Not cool about the shipping and taxes. I'm thinking of a CAmodels Widebody 40, and will have to suffer the rates from Argentina.

Hey crazyryan, the voices in your head are right. Go ahead and jump!!!

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/25/2004 7:25:19 PM   
Jimmbbo



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quote:

ORIGINAL: CRAZYRYAN
the mufler is sticking out and no retracts? well it SUCKS

CRAZYRYAN's screen name fits him well...



Got to fly a Tucano in the late 80's when I came to the Embraer factory in San Jose Dos Campos to pick up a Brasilia... Loved the airplane, the country and the people - your model brought back some great memories.... Thanks!

AND it looks great!!

Cheers!

Jim

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/26/2004 1:46:49 AM   
blw



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Status: offline 		I flew on the Brasilia many times on hops into Atlanta. What a nice plane!

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RE: My Embraer T-27 Tucano first flight! - 7/26/2004 3:26:18 AM   
Jimmbbo



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Status: offline 		The Brasilia is a great airplane - well designed, fast, economical and state of the art in the '80s.... Flew it for about 3500 hours - the only whining I can do is that it's a turboprop, which makes it noisy enough so that you need to wear headsets ("David Clark head clamps" ) most of the day when flying it... Reckon the EMB-145 Jungle Jet has a more hospitable environment

My flight in the Tucano was a riot - Flew about an hour with a factory test pilot, including aerobatics, simulated strafing runs and traffic patterns... Before flight, I had to be fitted for a flight suit and parachute. The largest sizes they had were bright orange and about three sizes too small, requiring me to walk around hunched over to keep from talking in soprano - not exactly the TopGun image I had hoped to project as I strode confidently to the flight line

Also had to get checked out on the use of the ejection seat - I spoke no Portugese, and the seat trainer/tech spoke no English, so the sales rep translated between us for the forty minutes it took to do the briefing. Fortunately, I didn't need to punch out on the flight, but thinking back on it, I wonder if all I needed to know had been correctly translated....

Flying the airplane kinda reminded me of a Bonanza on steroids... Very responsive handling, tremendous visibliity and power up the wazoo..

Cheers!

Jim

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