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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/12/2007 1:49 AM

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The DA will be too much!
So,
here is my progress so far!
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P.S. BTW i bought a BMW 3 16i@What an awsome beauty to drive!

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/12/2007 5:25 AM

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i like how you have your engine mounted. i didnt know you could mount like that. curious would mounting it on its side be ok to or is it better at the angle your using. are you going to use your stock muffler or pitts. what do you recomend. another question i am a jr user. what jr servos would you recomend for this plane. this will be my first giant plane so i dont know to much about larger torqe servos

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/12/2007 8:05 AM

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BTW i bought a BMW 3 16i@What an awsome beauty to drive!

Nice car!!! Congratulations!

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/12/2007 2:25 PM

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I just knew the DA-50 would be to much

so how about a Brison 2.4

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/12/2007 5:14 PM

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As for the OS 160 FX you cann't mount it sideways without having the stock muffler interfering with the firewall.
And yes,
i will use the stock muffler.

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BTW i bought a BMW 3 16i@What an awsome beauty to drive!

Nice car!!! Congratulations!

Flavio

Flaviosi thank you very much for your kind words!

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/12/2007 5:16 PM

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Another picture for you!

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/13/2007 8:32 PM

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Another picture for you!

Kostas,

It's a beauty! I love BMWs. I rented a 525 a few months ago when I've been in Germany and it was awsome to get it to 250 km/h on the Autobahn...

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/13/2007 10:14 PM

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OMG baby!!!

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/15/2007 1:41 PM

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That's what left from my Giant SuperSportster some days before maiden,

when a ****ING NiMh battery exploded!

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/15/2007 7:32 PM

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Kostas,

Man, I'm so sorry!! How could it have happened, my friend??

Darn!!

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/15/2007 8:37 PM

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I have heard of Li-Pos explode but not Nicd-NiMh...........

It explode while charging with my Hobbico Accu Cycle charger at 200mah!

I am disappointed.......

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/16/2007 6:11 AM

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wow, your lucky that the whole thing didn't go up in smoke, very sorry but it looks as if it's repairable.

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/16/2007 4:49 PM

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I just assembled one of these for a local friend.. It has a G38 and is flying really well.. The G38 has more than enough power.. It sounds and looks great in the air. Hey.. I'm from Doylestown Ohio.. Tell Keki, George Parmalee and Harold I said hello... Brian Smith

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/17/2007 3:05 AM

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I see them all the time, I certainly will tell them hello.

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 2:17 AM

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Guys,

Please, help me.

I've started to build the plane and I've just attached the recommended Fuji 32 Engine.

Í know it's a very stupid question, but do you guys have a diagram or something like that teaching how to install the aluminum spinner on this engine?

Thanks a bunch in advance!

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 3:10 AM

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I no longer have the building book, but the spinner went right on the G38.. Sorry I have no info for you.. all I know is you put the back plate on first behind the prop and the spinner bolted right on the G38 after you tighten up the prop. .. Brian

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Guys,

Please, help me.

I've started to build the plane and I've just attached the recommended Fuji 32 Engine.

Í know it's a very stupid question, but do you guys have a diagram or something like that teaching how to install the aluminum spinner on this engine?

Thanks a bunch in advance!

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 3:40 AM

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Hi, Brian!

Thanks for the input.

I just can't figure how do I do it. Which bolt should I use? On the Fuji there's a bolt that goes right into the shaft, over the prop...

It's probably a stupid question but I just can't understand how to do it on the Fuji.

Thanks anyway!

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 3:44 AM

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Does the prop bolt have a threaded hole in the center? You first install the spinner back plate.. Then the prop, then the prop washer and tighten.. The hole in the center of the spinner takes a bolt that goes into the center of the prop bolt.. The prop bolt "has" to be drilled and tapped for the spinner bolt.. The G38 was.. Is the Fugi? Brian

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Hi, Brian!

Thanks for the input.

I just can't figure how do I do it. Which bolt should I use? On the Fuji there's a bolt that goes right into the shaft, over the prop...

It's probably a stupid question but I just can't understand how to do it on the Fuji.

Thanks anyway!

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 8:28 AM

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Hi, Brian!

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The prop bolt "has" to be drilled and tapped for the spinner bolt..

Actually, I noticed that the spinner bolt TH was supposed to send me isn't here!! The prop bolt I have isn't drilled nor tapped.

Thanks!! You've just solved the problem1 I don't have a spinner bolt!

Flavio

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 10:48 AM

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You can buy spinner adapters to accomdate any motor thread size for the aluminum spinner.

I finally got to fly my super sportster last weekend and boy did I wring her out. With all the tail feather reinforcing, I think she's good to go this time. I was flat spinning, and doing all kinds of high speed high torque manuevers and it never flinched. Then I poured the smoke in it and I dirtied up the skies. What fun!

But my muffler came loose on my motor (G38) and the kill switch fell off and is hanging by the cord so I've got a little bit of maintenance to do before she flies again. Then I forgot to secure the wing on the trip home and it fell causing a little bit of wing damage that's going to take probably about 30 minutes to fix.

I do love this plane, but so far, it's the highest maintenance plane I've got :LOL:

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/22/2007 5:15 PM

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Trash the supplied spinner that came with the ARF from GreatPlanes because mine bent the very 1st day i installed it
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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/25/2007 4:18 AM

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question i am thinking of going with jr servos. what would be jr servos for this plane. another question what tank size did you use on your plane

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/25/2007 4:20 AM

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question i am thinking of going with jr servos. what would be good jr servos for this plane. another question what tank size did you use on your plane

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/30/2007 5:58 AM

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Just brought mine home today

It is my first giant plane, 160 FX with stock muffler and all 4721 ultra torque servos
I have had a 40 size and built the 60 in the past and really enjoyed them from what I hear I am in for a treat.

I am looking for any building negatives about this plane so I can reinforce parts if needed, landing gear and so on, should I use a onboard glow system? I know the engine will be on a angle with the stock muffler.

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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!! - 5/30/2007 6:27 AM

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Read the entire thread about beefing up the tail section. This is a definite! I took mine out two weekends ago and TORE UP THE SKIES with it. I mean I worked that thing like it shouldn't be worked (Zenoah G 38). No problems at all. Solid airframe, just needs some tail feather reinforcement.

All I can say, is that you are in for a treat!!!

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