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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/15/2007 10:14:06 PM   
jetmex-RCU


 

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Status: offline 		Charles, the gear doors baffle us all. The nose door on our airplane is the correct length. As I mentioned in a previous post, the torque link from the strut to the door broke while I was trying to test fit it, so I'm not sure if it will stand up to flight or landing loads. Also, the manual has you install the aluminum slide rails on a piece of plywood, then glue that to the door. The problem being that the door is curved and the plywood is not, which doesn't leave a lot of glueing surface.

We had a chance to look a full scale F7F in the Naval Air Museum a few weeks ago. The door attached to the nose strut covers about 2/3 of the wheel well opening. The remaining third is covered by two small doors split down the centerline. Might be easier to make that work than play with the kit setup.

We've figured out how to hinge the main gear doors, but haven't yet come up with a simple way to actuate them. I suspect our first flights will be without gear doors also......


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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/17/2007 6:02:32 PM   
chasrb



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Status: offline 		to all the T-Cat brothers out there. We all seem to be struggling with the same inssues. It would be great if we could colloborate and put together a manual that makes sense, show how to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and can be followed.

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/19/2007 3:06:10 PM   
bschultz


 

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Status: offline 		Might not help too much, but int he TF 310 thread that used sonictronic's springdown hinges and used a piece of elastic cord to actuate the doors. So when the gear retracts the strut pulls the doors closed and the elastic tension holds them tight.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5002875/anchors_5385631/mpage_45/key_simple%252Cdoor/anchor/tm.htm#5385631

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/19/2007 10:08:35 PM   
VKerster


 

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Status: offline 		T-CAT BROS, MY KMP T-CAT HAS BEEN AN INSTANT HIT AT TWO SHOWS IN THREE DAYS. PEOPLE SWARM AROUND THIS AIRPLANE. WON 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE IN PEOPLE'S CHOICE AT PMAC'S ANNUAL SCALE SHOW IN MICH (HOW DOES ONE DO THAT?), AND 1ST PLACE AT OUR ANNUAL CAR AND SPECIAL INTEREST VECHICLE SHOW AT WORK. COULD'NT GET IT IN THE AIR LAST WEEKEND, WILL TRY THIS WEEKEND.....

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/19/2007 10:26:19 PM   
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Status: online 		CONGRATS.... KVERSTER!!

ANYMORE PHOTOS TO SHARE??

-TOMAS

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/19/2007 10:37:31 PM   
VKerster


 

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Status: offline 		NEM, HERE'S A COUPLE MORE PICS.....

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 12:01:23 AM   
chasrb



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Status: offline 		All RIght! Very cool VK!

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 12:07:46 AM   
nemesis4u



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KVERSTER,

Please get video of her flying with those gassers if you would!!
I know she will fly great based on the video of the glow powered one!!!

Happy LANDINGS all the way!!!!!!!!

Please keep posting more photos and info!

CHEERS!

-TOMAS

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 12:18:47 AM   
n9331v


 

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Status: offline 		Can anyone give me the size of the wooden blocks for the control surfaces that came with the kit ? My blocks did not come with the plane along with a few other items.

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 6:34:22 AM   
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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 7:30:37 AM   
CHARLES WINTER



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Status: offline 		I would like to show some pictures of my modifications on my Tigercat but having trouble getting pictures to my post. I get to BROWSE and can't get any further. Can somebody give me some guidence. I have pictures in a folder.

Thanks, Chuck Winter

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 10:31:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		If you are gertting to the browse that is good. What you need to do now is get to the folder you have your pictures in. You can do that by going to the 'look in" area of the browse window. There is a text field there with a down arrow at teh right hand side. Click on that and it will open a navigation window. It will show the directory structure of your computer. All you have to form there is look for the folder you have your pictures in and then select it.

Then you can attached the pictures one by one in the browse window.

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 9:18:08 PM   
CHARLES WINTER



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Status: offline 		To Chasrb, I hope some of my picturers come through! If I try to send 10 pictures I get Rejected. I would like to put some narritives with my pictures. I guess I'll eventally figure this out. Very furstating when you don't know what your doing.

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 9:59:43 PM   
CHARLES WINTER



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Status: offline 		To Chasman. I think I have to shrink my photos by 50% to be able to send them.

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RE: KMP F-7F Tigercat - 9/20/2007 10:14:12 PM   
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