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Hey, everyone. I've had my Showtime for a couple of weeks now...flies on rails, and it's pretty good-lookin' too. I would recommend that the landing block be beefed up somehow. I was wondering if there were any gas engines out there light enough for the plane. I'm starting to get annoyed with the greasy exhaust, and I think a Showtime with a smoke system would be pretty sweet.
I didn't read the whole thread, but I read on this page that some people had issues with their Showtimes "snapping" or something similar. I've got a simple solution for this if anyone's interested...
< Message edited by OK2Fly -- 2/24/2008 6:45:10 AM >
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OK, I'll bite; let's hear your solution to the snapping problem.
Dick Hanson in his magazine review of the Showtime installed an Evolution 26GT along with a tuned pipe assembly. He is an (the) expert in setting up lightweight gassers with a matching exhaust system. Hopefully he will tune in here, but in a nutshell he thought it was a success. The wing loading was obviously higher, but the power was great. Paraphrasing his comment: the weight difference was noticeable, slow speeds brought mushier controls more quickly, but control is still maintained. Look up his article in 3D Flyer Magazine January/February 2006 issue for the full story.
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Right, well, I must've bought a "good" Showtime 90, because my plane doesn't really do the snapping thing, but my Showtime 50...holy crap. Everytime I wanted to pull up, it wanted to snap into the ground. It made 3D really difficult. Anyways, what you wanna do is pick up some replacement wing droops from Hangar 9's PTS Mustang. Then you attach 'em near the Showtime's wingtips using clear Ultracote or tape (my method). There really isn't any precision involving this. Just slap it on and go fly. Despite the fact that these things are "training wheels" it doesn't seem to affect aerobatic ability, and they're invisible in the air. I can still flatspin and do inverted harriers. I'm gonna try them on my ST90 just for the heck of it. $5 piece of plastic saved my $200 plane.
About the Evolution 26 gasser...I was thinking along the lines of a BCMA 26. The Evolution is kinda expensive, but I guess I still want to know about it. Here's some pics...
< Message edited by OK2Fly -- 2/24/2008 7:58:28 PM >
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Hey, everyone. I've had my Showtime for a couple of weeks now...flies on rails, and it's pretty good-lookin' too. I would recommend that the landing block be beefed up somehow. I was wondering if there were any gas engines out there light enough for the plane. I'm starting to get annoyed with the greasy exhaust, and I think a Showtime with a smoke system would be pretty sweet.
I didn't read the whole thread, but I read on this page that some people had issues with their Showtimes "snapping" or something similar. I've got a simple solution for this if anyone's interested...
bcma 26 i have in mine and it is great check it out
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