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Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/7/2008 1:22:53 AM   
RR24


 

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Status: offline 		What gas engine would you guys think would be good for this plane, (plane is not built yet, but from what i have read this plane should weight between 14# to 16#)

Thanks Wes
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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/7/2008 2:02:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wes, I think most of them are ending up in the higher end of the weight range due to the nose weight necessary. I suspect mine will be closer to 17-18 pounds when finished but we'll see. The G-38 seems to be the most popular choice for a gasser and provides plenty of power, or so I've read.

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/7/2008 2:52:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Chad,
Are you covering your's with film or are you going to glass it? also i was thing about the g38 or maybe the lower priced 40cc engine wasnt sure, just wanted to see what other's ideas's where

Thanks Wes

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/7/2008 2:56:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sure wish i had the time and talent to build one that looked as nice as the one Sam Parfitt has built

Chad are you going to add flaps to yours?

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/7/2008 4:26:57 AM   
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Chad,
Are you covering your's with film or are you going to glass it? also i was thing about the g38 or maybe the lower priced 40cc engine wasnt sure, just wanted to see what other's ideas's where

Thanks Wes


Wes, I purchased a used one that was originally film covered. The basic airframe was well built but it did have some hangar rash so I pulled it down and did a complete refurb. Among other things I did get rid of the film covering and refinished with glass and resin. I thought about adding the flaps but decided I might never get it done if I started cutting into the airframe. As it is now I've got way too much time invested in what is essentially a weekend flyer! I'm putting the rivets on the fuse now and then it will be ready for paint.



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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/7/2008 1:21:22 PM   
RR24


 

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Status: offline 		looks like it is going to turn out looking pretty nice

Wes

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/10/2008 6:24:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		I`ve just sold my CMPro AT-6 which is very similar in size to the Midwest version - I have a NIB kit for one gathering dust in the workshop and intend to build it sometime. My CMPro verion weighed in at 16lbs and flew nicely with a Zenoah G-26.

I intend to use the same engine on the Midwest one. My concern that a bigger engine will be heavier and that will start stacking up against it all. The first Midwest AT-6 I saw was powered with an 'old' ST 2500 and that seemed to be a good match.....

Hope this helps......

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/10/2008 7:01:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		My Midwest Texan has a OS 120 four stoke in it. I have two flights on it and the 120 has more than enought power. The plane weighs 16 lbs. with 2lbs. of nose weight.

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/11/2008 12:38:17 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: RR24

Chad,
Are you covering your's with film or are you going to glass it? also i was thing about the g38 or maybe the lower priced 40cc engine wasnt sure, just wanted to see what other's ideas's where

Thanks Wes


Wes, I purchased a used one that was originally film covered. The basic airframe was well built but it did have some hangar rash so I pulled it down and did a complete refurb. Among other things I did get rid of the film covering and refinished with glass and resin. I thought about adding the flaps but decided I might never get it done if I started cutting into the airframe. As it is now I've got way too much time invested in what is essentially a weekend flyer! I'm putting the rivets on the fuse now and then it will be ready for paint.

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Hey Chad nice AT-6.
Can you tell are the Horizontal tail feathers are airfoiled? I purchased a Fiberglass fuse AT-6 and it has a flat tail surface. I,d like to go with a more scale set of tail feathers.
Its a project that I,ve been working on for some time here and there. So now is the time to attch the horizontal surfaces and I just can,t bring myself to install the provided set.
Oh by the way I,m going with a BH Hanson G-26 for this bird.

thx
Dave


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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/11/2008 4:09:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		DLEVETT, the tail surfaces on the Midwest Texan are flat just as they are on your T-6. Had I built the airplane originally I would have changed them to a scale airfoil section as it is simple to do and adds a great deal to the scale look.

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/11/2008 4:23:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Chad.
Okay then, I,m thinking I,ll cut some holes into the existing frame work of the elevators to lighten things up. Then just add some balsa ribs to the stab and elevators sand them to a slight airfoil shape and recover with a balsa skin.
Any thoughts?
thx
Dave

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RE: Midwest AT-6 What Gas Engine? - 7/11/2008 1:18:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like that idea of adding airfoil look to the tail feathers, i may have to do something like that, hope to get stated on mine this winter, it is still in the box

Wes

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