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25 size Bobcat - 9/4/2007 4:27:05 AM   
Tailspincharlie



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Status: offline 		Has anyone purchased the 25 Size Bobcat yet? or even have flown or built one. I am thinking about purchasing one would like to know more info about it besides the ad.

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/4/2007 6:16:25 PM   
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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/5/2007 3:12:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am just wondering how they handle in flight. Are the they a good flying Airplane.

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/5/2007 10:42:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		I too would like to see some photos of the kit contents.

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/6/2007 12:49:54 AM   
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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/6/2007 6:41:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just received mine today Haven't open the box yet but will tomorrow. Will let you guys know what I think of it.

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/7/2007 6:01:51 AM   
Tailspincharlie



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Status: offline 		Hi everyone, I just opened the box today. What a beautiful arf. No wrinkles top notch quality. I wish I had a digital camera to post some pictures. All I can say this bad boy is going to be fast. I will start building tomorrow and will give a flight report when finished. If you want a 25 size glow thats differnt this the one in my opinion. Beautiful fiberglass fuse.

Happy flying, Tailspincharlie




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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/7/2007 4:43:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yup I'll be putting a 600 watt motor in mine... for a very nice watt/lb ratio....

This thing should haul....

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/8/2007 4:13:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Need photos... weights ect. 600W is great if it's a 3lb airframe. Battery tray? Cooling??? We need info!

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/8/2007 12:04:39 PM   
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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/9/2007 2:49:00 PM   
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Read in the next thread about the 50 bobcat. Alot of people are having problems getting the airplane to lift off the ground because of the incidence of the wing to the ground or the front wheel getting pushed into the ground by an improper setting on the elevator. I'd hate to see you go rocketing through the soft dirt at the end of our runway! I dont think Gator and the rest of the guys would ever let you live that down. I also read that since the fuel tank is behind the CG, you balance with the fuel tank full. I never even thought about that!

I bought the 50 size Bobcat after seeing Tailspins 25 bobcat. Very nice quality!

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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/9/2007 6:26:57 PM   
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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/9/2007 6:38:30 PM   
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Tailspin,

Read in the next thread about the 50 bobcat. Alot of people are having problems getting the airplane to lift off the ground because of the incidence of the wing to the ground or the front wheel getting pushed into the ground by an improper setting on the elevator. I'd hate to see you go rocketing through the soft dirt at the end of our runway! I dont think Gator and the rest of the guys would ever let you live that down. I also read that since the fuel tank is behind the CG, you balance with the fuel tank full. I never even thought about that!

I bought the 50 size Bobcat after seeing Tailspins 25 bobcat. Very nice quality!


After having experienced this myself, I find that this is more "user error"...

What?

Yeah I had set the elevator "neutral" point to align with the stab's bottom surface. Since this area is flat it made logical sense, so I put a clamp on the stab and set it up.

One of the Kingkat owners at our field, noticed that I effectively had the neutral set to "push the nose down"...

He was right... I re-aligned the elevator so that the stab's trailing edge aligns with the upper part of the trailing edge of the stab, when the controls are neutral.

This proved to be perfect!

Alone with a minor positive incidence ( making the front strut slightly longer... ) the plane has no problems lifting off and flying level.

Also one must be careful with the foam wheels. The nose of the plane tends to get pushed "down" during acceleration, changing the incidence, so a 1-2 degree incidence may dissappear during runup.

A 3-4 degree incidence may be more appropriate to prevent the nose "push down" during acceleration.



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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/10/2007 1:52:17 PM   
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RE: 25 size Bobcat - 9/11/2007 12:45:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		OPJose,

Do these jets need alot of runway for takeoff? I have a long runway but I just want to know what the minimum is so I can be sure. I have the .46 size bobcat.

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