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Joined: 10/25/2003 From: ROSWELL, NM, USA Status: offline
I received the Monocoupe today and I honestly will say that this is by far one of the nicest ARF's I have ever purchased. The colors do no justice unless you see it in person. My only hope is that Pacific Aeromodel continues to bring more aircraft to the bench very soon! I am waiting on the Brillelli 36 and I will post some pics of my build. There will be a few changes but not many. I talked to Keleo about building an exhaust but he indicated that I would have to make a pattern. I will attempt this with brass and see what happens. Does anyone have a picture of the real plane showing where the exhaust would exit?
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Joined: 12/7/2001 From: Hemet,
CA, USA Status: offline
Just could'nt put it together with the "No instrument"option so this is what I did. Cut the shape of the dash out of lite-ply cut the holes with a forstner bit--scanned the appropriate instruments off a aircraft instrument sales web site--enlarged or shrunk them to the right size--printed them on photo paper--cut them out and glued them to the back of the dash panel--filled in the front sides of the instruments with 30 min epoxy--let it harden and have a beer--screwed the "dash " to the plane and now it looks real! Set a row of switches to what you feel is right and enjoy!
Just a few more pics showing the onboard glo charge jack.The pilot is a Hanger9 sport type.I also ordered a new cowl because I had a hanger crash.I could have fixed the pretty minor damage but found out you can order a new one so I did. ..Mines just about ready for a maiden. Steve
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Joined: 9/26/2004 From: Fayetteville,
GA, USA Status: offline
This thread has been quiet lately! I did the maiden flight on mine today. I'm also using the Saito 170 radial for power with McDaniel/SonicTronics onboard glow. I enjoyed assembling the plane and found it very well engineered. Fit and finish are excellent. I put the CG at the front of the specified range for the first flight and set the control throws per the instructions. Takeoff roll was straightforward and I waited to give it elevator until I had plenty of speed. The ailerons are extremely responsive on high rates. Rolls are quick and axial. The plane looks like it shouldn't fly at all with those stubby little wings but looks are deceiving. The flight envelope is large and it will fly much slower than one would expect. Landings are easy, particularly if you employ flaperons to help slow things down. The 170 is an ideal powerplant for this air frame. Plenty of power and awesome sound. The plane will certainly draw a crowd! The only thing I'm going to change is to mix in some rudder. In spite of setting up aileron differential as the instructions specify, my plane still has significant adverse yaw and skids a great deal in the turns. A little rudder clears it up. Excellent flying airplane! I'm going to cycle the batteries and do it again tomorrow. Happy holidays to all.
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Joined: 4/9/2003 From: Fayetteville,
NC, USA Status: offline
Hello in Fayetteville Ga from Fayetteville NC.
Nice looking Coupe. How about the 170 radial. I've been thinking about getting one for the Coupe but have heard a lot about problems keeping it running. Especially keeping the plug lit on the bottom left cylinder (looking at it from the front). What's your experience?
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Joined: 1/2/2006 From: Lexington,
VA, USA Status: offline
GeeBees -- Congrats! I just took mine out of the box today and got it spread out on the bench. I'll start on it tomorrow. Using an OS160fx w/ Slimline Pitts muffler. Plus I decided I'll mount the elevator servos as far up front as I can get them and use fiberglass pushrods so as to keep weight out of the tail. If needed I can mount the battery pack in front of the firewall. We'll see how it works out. Let us know how tomorrow goes for you!
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