Tommy_Gun
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From: Ione, CA, USA
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I just test flew mine last Saturday with a YS 1.10 and its a sweetheart.
It weighs 7.25 lbs without fuel.
Yes I know that seems to be an insane engine size, but I assembled this plane to race in the silver class at our local club Warbird races.
I did recess the firewall by about 3/4" to allow the cowl to fit properly.
And I have shimmed the engine mount to remove some of the right thrust.
I also have a Hayes 13oz fuel tank installed almost entirely in the front section of the radio compartment, leaving the area between the firewall and the first former empty.
A 6v, 1100mah flat battery is just ahead of the servos. And the JR 2.4 9 channel receiver is under the servos at the rear of the radio compartment with its satellite next to the fuel tank.
I also removed the covering from the bottom of the horizontal stabilizer and added gussets to beef up the structure for racing.
I needed a bit of down trim even though the plane is a slightly nose heavy.
I ran it around the pylons on Sunday and verified that it will in fact be a good Silver Class racer.
I was able to pull 12 second laps around our 700 foot course with no spinner on the plane and using 20/20 fuel in the YS.
Unless something tragic happens, I can see this replacing my KMP Critical Mass Sea Fury as my primary racer.
Have fun
< Message edited by Tommy_Gun -- 2/13/2008 4:46:09 AM >
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