samparfitt
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From: West Chester, OH, USA
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Terry,
Good point on the tank location.
I checked them and they are cosher with the F-82
location.
I put the J-tec (JT-603) mufflers from the F-82 on the A-26 and flew last night.
I engines worked fantastic.
It was hard to believe mufflers could make such a difference.
She flew great; looked great with those retracts up.
She lands fast but came in nice and smooth.
Looked cool taxing back.
I need to adjust the nose wheel: a little too sensitive to rudder movement.
Didn't have to change the low end: just the high end to get them to purr across all RPM ranges.
Joe,
Those nacelles are a real b**ch.
My nacelles are only plastic (early model, don't know if the later models are different)and I used auto fiber glass(heavy duty) to line the insides of the nacelles. I used 30 min epoxy to
secure it. I had to do a lot of sanding to the plywood formers to get them to lay flat against the wing. Also, had to trim around the nacelle that went against the leading and trailing edge of wing. Also, had to make the wheel holes larger to accept the oleos and Robart tires.
I used the screws supplied to hold the top and bottom pieces together so I could get to the 'guts' when needed.
I made my nose wheel attached to a piece of 1/4" plywood and made slots so it could be easily removed for maintenance. Also, easier to put the
screws through the gear to the plywood outside of the plane. I put one screw through the plywood to the fuse so it doesn't slide out.
With the oleo's I had to enlarge the back of the retract hole in the fuse so the nose wheel would go into the fuse.
I used the button screws to hold the canopy's on. Also, the screws are nice for later maintenance.
Be careful on take offs: be sure you have enough
air speed before giving it up elevator.
I took off in about 100' and the plane's tail kind
of 'hung' for the first 20'. I think I was a little short on flying speed on take off and the tail was being 'pulled' by the engines.
This plane feels heavier than the F-82 so I think taking off is more critical that landing. Taking off without proper airspeed can work on those single engines but you might snap her on this twin.
Don't forget to put a tail skid on: I didn't see any supplied but for those 'just in case' landings. I just used a piece of oak wood.
In the box, there's a couple pieces of hollow, long grey painted plastic which I didn't know what they were for (also, pieces of white plastic that looks like a hat)!
Let me know how she works out.
On the CG: I did that with the retracts up.
I had to put the battery pack behind the air tank for final balance.
< Message edited by samparfitt -- Jun 24 2003 1:55PM >
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