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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 8/6/2011 7:57 PM   
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no more electrical issues since I got the correct voltage to the servo. I sometimes have brain flutter though.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 8/6/2011 9:02 PM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 8/9/2011 11:19 PM   
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Need some opinions guys,
While i'm fixing the fire wall i'm thinking about stripping the covering and glassing/painting. What thickness cloth should I use and what resin or can I use epoxy? I'm running a ST G90 2c and stock LG for now but plan to get Robarts. Do you think the plane will be to heavy after glass/paint or should I stay with the covering?  I would like to sheet the wing also.
If there's a how to glass a hellcat thread please post a link.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 8/10/2011 1:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, It seems many are using 1/2 oz cloth and epoxy resin, any idea on how much cloth I will need for the fuse and wing?

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 8/10/2011 4:15 AM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 8/10/2011 4:52 AM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/20/2011 10:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I know the answer is here in this thread somewhere but cant seem to find it. On a Jr 791 retract servo, Do the easy connectors need to be 1" apart or 3/8" apart?  I thought I read here Minn suggested 3/8" but I may be wrong.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/20/2011 11:15 PM   
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Make sure that you DO NOT use the 1" travel recommended in the Manual. that is too far and will tax the servo - 7/8" travel is all that is needed


Found it. 7/8"

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/21/2011 1:11 PM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/21/2011 2:31 PM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/30/2011 4:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone out there still have thier stock retracts sitting around gathering dust needing a new home? lol Due to the origanal crash mt LEFT one is un repairable and bent up pretty bad. Nothing I do will make it lock in the down position.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/30/2011 4:52 AM   
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ORIGINAL: drube

Anyone out there still have thier stock retracts sitting around gathering dust needing a new home? lol Due to the origanal crash mt LEFT one is un repairable and bent up pretty bad. Nothing I do will make it lock in the down position.

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Let me look around the shop drube, I may still have a used set that came out of my H'cat. If I can find them they are all yours for the price of shipping.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 10/30/2011 4:58 AM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 2:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		FWIW, just thought some people would like to see one of these with a 26cc Gas engine. It fits completely inside the cowl and will be test flying it this coming weekend.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 4:52 AM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 8:14 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Firepower R/CHi Catflyer, I hope you reinforced the horizontal stabilizer That will have some serious poop...
That was done back when it had a ST 90 in it with carbon fiber strips. The thing needed so much weight on the front to balance even before fixing the horizontal that we decided to add weight in the form of horsepower rather than lead. As for the top speed, probably won't be much more than the 90 because I'll prop it with a fairly flat pitch prop.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 1:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like how you've braced your choke rod, cat ... I'm putting a 20cc in mine this winter, plus flaps and retract tailwheel.
I also removed the plastic retract wells and put in balsa well liners so that the mains tuck down a little better.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 2:30 PM   
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FWIW, just thought some people would like to see one of these with a 26cc Gas engine. It fits completely inside the cowl and will be test flying it this coming weekend.


Will be looking forward to the story of the test flight.

What would be just as interesting would be how much it weighs ready to go. All of my H9 warbirds came out around 8 pounds with about 1.5lbs of engine/muffler. All I found for a weight of a 26cc gas appeared to be 2.5lb just for the engine, no mention of muffler or electrics. I've considered gas about every time I see one fly, but never got a good feel for how they compare in the 60-90 size models to glow or electricity.

Looks like a thoughtful installation and I'm betting it works great. I'm hoping for good weather too. Will be testing new landing gear in my Hellcat, and it's been WAR getting them to this point.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 3:05 PM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/29/2011 4:21 PM   
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What gear did you install Rock? I just keep replacing the stock units..they work ok until there's just to many rough landings....

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I went to Lados for all my 60-90 Warbirds back when they first became available. They worked well with the exception that their 90 degree up/down doesn't suit any airplane. The Spit shouldn't extend 90, it should be more like 95. The Thunderbolt should extend less than 90. The Corsair and Hellcat need more than 90 also as the axis of rotation is too far back from the LE.

I've recently retrofitted WingSpan retracts into the Hellcat but that's been a battle. Been dealing with that for over a month. Might get the first test flight tomorrow.

The Lados have worked out admirably except for the problems they cause not giving the right stance and not placing the wheel's footprint in the right place for ground handling.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/31/2011 3:09 AM   
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I just finished glassing and priming a  4 year old H9 hellcat.  It had an old Saito1.20 for about 40 flights until the ring went bad.
So I put an ASP 1.80fs in it.   It actually fit in the same mount same holes and was a few ounces lighter then the 1.20.   I
figured I better glass it before it self-destructed.    I had tried this combo in a Top Flite corsair and the speed and sound were
unreal.   I have the stock retracts but I'm fitting the Robart 650's in it.  The stock retracts work fine, but our field is too bumpy
to taxi for too long.  After glassing it only gained 6 oz.  I'm painting it this weekend.   The total weight should be under 11lbs. 
I will have pics shortly 
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/31/2011 4:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had glassed and epoxied the back of the firewall and the inside front of the fuse for added strength.
it also added about an extra pound to the front so the battery was put in front of the tail-wheel.  I didn't use
epoxy for the outside glass, just the inside.  I've used Deft and Min-Wax polyacrylic on four other warbirds.
It only adds 5-8 ounces overall and it's almost bullet-proof.  When I used epoxy to glass especially the smaller
planes it added to much weight and was harder to sand. Even at 11 lbs this should still go ballistic.

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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/31/2011 12:26 PM   
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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/31/2011 3:16 PM   
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Deft is a sanding sealer, two coats seals the wood.   Then 3/4 oz glass is put on with Minwax                                                                                                          Polycrylic satin.  Both can be found at Lowes or Home Depot.
  I order the glass in a roll of 10 -20 yards for $45 and it can do 4 H9 planes.  The polycrylic will
need 4-5 coats. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Both dry in 20 minutes and with sanding in between a few coats this one plane can be primed                                                                                                                in the same day!

It's surprisingly hard an lightweight.   The paper that came with the plane weighed around 7 oz.                                                                                                               After the plane is glassed
primed and painted the weight is around 11 oz only because I gave it 4 coats of paint.                                                                                                                              It only needs two.    It's cheap, doesn't sag
in the sun or car, almost no hanger rash, harder then any fiberglass fuse and can be done in 3-4 days.                                                                                            

Deft needs to be put on outside it smells bad. There is almost no smell with the Minwax. 
I use Rust-oleum professional primer found at Wal-Mart. This
plane needed 3 cans.  Some guys use just Deft 5-6 coats.                                                                                                                                        


                                                                            



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RE: H9-F6F Hellcat 60 ARF - 12/31/2011 3:26 PM   
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I use 15%.   On my other planes where the exhaust came out I clear coated the area.
I've never had a problem with the gas attacking the finish because it has to get by the
paint first.   I've used Rust-oleum, Krylon,  Dupli-Color, but I always clear coated it
after.   The only time I had a problem is when I use 30% nitro and I didn clear coat.
I've been told that you can even use Lusterkote clearcoat over these paint, but
I stuck with the same clear coat manufactuer as the paint.  
      
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