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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/7/2005 4:18:26 AM   
Flip 3D Guy


 

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Status: offline 		I hear you on the Wind. I had planned on taking a Sunday morning flight with my Sunday flying 60 trainer that I put on the charger Saturday night. We had a wind advisory all day here in Oakland County MI (as Will as about the entire state) with winds in the 40mph range most of the day. Send some pics as you can. I probably won't have mine going for awhile, really hope Tower Hobbies is good about this. I looks more like a factory defect because the way is is crunched could NOT of happened in delivery. I really need to check the rest of the plane over as well. I only pulled out one wing to show my wife (like she cares-LOL) and I will inspect the rest before calling them.

Waiting to hear about your maiden flight.

Happy Landings,

John

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/7/2005 10:44:50 AM   
virtualvictum


 

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Status: offline 		Hey guys, just got mine yesterday. I plan on using a O.S. .46ax for power with a Macs tuned pipe system. Do you think this will move it ok? What ground rpm's should I be shooting for with this combinaton and what props do you suggest? This is my first tuned pipe on a plane and any help will be greatly appreciated.

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/7/2005 6:31:28 PM   
Flip 3D Guy


 

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Status: offline 		Just got done talking with Tower Hobbies. They are sending me a new fuselage.

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/7/2005 7:25:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		glad they sorted that out for you

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/8/2005 12:43:35 AM   
Flip 3D Guy


 

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Status: offline 		You can just see the line where it looks like the coving was cut, then just ironed on anyway. Toward the back is where the fuselage was crunched. Tower had left me a vm stating they are sending out a box for me to send this one back in. They will probably sell it in their scratch and dent section.

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/15/2005 1:48:11 AM   
Flip 3D Guy


 

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Status: offline 		Has the F20 been on it's maiden flight yet? I haven't had time to touch mine yet. I get a break from school in two weeks, will try to put it together then. During the week I can't fly anyway, it's been getting dark around 5pm, about the time I'm getting home from work. The wind has been real bad and snow is on ot's way in a week or two, I may not have a flight in on the F20 until spring or I make make skies for it.

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/15/2005 2:11:26 AM   
Flip 3D Guy


 

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Status: offline 		Do you know how I can get my pic in the side thingy on here?

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/15/2005 2:14:55 AM   
Flip 3D Guy


 

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 11/15/2005 3:40:51 AM   
rmenke


 

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Status: offline 		My Krangke F20 fuse sits in the attic as I decided it was a major operation to revise the and get rid of the side pods, and then retract the wing. Your pic indicates you could shave the side pods off and still have a exterior to work with? I look at my wing with the coverilng removed everey day thinking about building a fuse around it and adding retracts. The plane flew fairly well, had a Jett 90L in it, but just to dirty to be really quick as I needed. Hope you come out well!

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 12/10/2005 1:46:46 PM   
HaveBlue



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Status: offline 		Just goes to show you how careful you have be sometimes...I had fitted an APC 9 x 8 to my Tigershark, but when I removed the whole assembly, spinner,nuts,prop and backplate, ready for final balancing, the apc had two small gouges from the backing plate when I tightened the prop.

although only small, I'll have to get another 9 x 8 , so for now a 10 x 6 will have to do, I got a 9 x 7 as well to try in the mean time

and what a pain balancing that aluminum spinner, I'm doing each part separately, but the biggest pain is the spinner cone itself, it has the greatest imbalance of all the components so far!!!!

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 12/10/2005 5:20:42 PM   
rmenke


 

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Status: offline 		HAVEBLUE:

Well drat. Ever since I had something like this happen, I stocked up on apc props during a HS shutdown. Now have a big box with all racing apc props starting at 8" through some 24" zingers. Amazing how many guys borrow at the field and come by the house after hours in need. Will loan you what you need if you want to scoot over here. Ggday down there. Roger M.

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 12/11/2005 6:03:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Have blue,


I must have been lucky as mine was spot on, or you got a bad 1.

Tony.

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 12/11/2005 9:05:56 AM   
HaveBlue



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Status: offline 		Hi Rmenke, I'm just glad I saw it now rather than seeing a blade come off (probably happen on a low high speed pass to!)
Ive actually stocked up on props to(apart from 9 x 8's) , have a few of the 8.8 x # to try out too , the 9 x 8's will have to wait till my next order is due for bits and pieces!!

well Crash, I must be really unlucky.. this spinner cone is the biggest pain, Ive had the grinder out, Ive dropped half a bottle of CA into the light side and it still falls directly down to the one side!!!!!!I'm going out now for rounds 3, 4 and 5 and hopefully start seeing some balance... I think if I had started the engine without doing the balancing thing, it would have shaken the engine clean out of the mounts ..but oh well it's all part of the hobby

I know we've all seen them but I cant wait to post a piccy of the finished article!!!

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 12/11/2005 9:52:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, I will be interested to see how yours comes out too !!

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RE: PHOENIX MODELS F-20 TIGERSHARK ? - 12/11/2005 6:58:18 PM