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What? - 8/10/2003 4:41:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dud Jett? That is just ignorant...

No 46FX will approach or be near a Jett-50.... Maybe you were not running the right prop.?

There is a reason the the Jett engines are respected-

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sorry - 8/10/2003 5:02:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry I tried EVERY engine and have now settled on a Jett.60 in my F20... tuned pipe, his spinner..it's awesome..I can't imagined what you are saying about it being a "dud"
All I know it's been clocked by radar at 152mph..that's fast enough for me! Hopefully you'll be happy with the combo your going to use. KG

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Another DC F-20 Tigershark - 8/10/2003 6:49:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		DC F-20 Tigershark
Rossi .45 w/ stock muffler
Fixed Gear (ugh)
9.5x7 prop

Great flying airplane!

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F-20 Club - 8/13/2003 9:29:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		i found a dc f-20 at the local hobby shop and will be buying this week.how did it build any bad tendencies.also how about a webra speed .61 are they good.keep up the thread it is a good one .thanks

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Webra- - 8/13/2003 11:37:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		Those are generally light so it might work well-

Most successful threads I have read about the DC F-20 have been featuring the Jett-50, or YS-45 tho...

Keep us posted-


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F-20 Club - 8/27/2003 11:15:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great thread guys,

I now have a dilema, I am currently building a patriot, need to build the fuse and I am ready for covering and adding the retracts, electronics, and engine etc...

but last night I was suckered into taking home a Direct connection f-20 tigershark kit.

I read in one of the earlier reply's that the f-20 is not as fast as the patriot.

I am contemplating the sale of one or the other.

I need advise! what to do?

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mpriestley .... - 8/28/2003 1:54:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		....keep 'em both.... ....DC is no longer producing the
F-20, and The Patriot is always scarce....

Dave.

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F-20 Club - 8/28/2003 2:43:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had a feeling that would be the advise, I am going to have to invest in another hangar. I am running out of parking spots

Any thoughts on which one is faster? Assuming you use the same engine/prop/fuel combo?

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RE: Retracts... - 9/16/2003 2:53:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would think that the Patriot might be a touch faster, due
mainly to the slimmer fuse and the swept-back wing....but
I'm guessing. I'm flying the Cermark .40 size now....I have
the DC and the Patriot in the pile.

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RE: Retracts... - 9/16/2003 4:19:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		A buddy has a patriot with a .50 something on it and fixed gear, and we raced it against my DC f20, with retracts and a YS.45. Mine was running richer than I like so there may have been more in it, but they were pretty much dead even.

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RE: Retracts... - 9/17/2003 2:00:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Man I gotta repair mine! After reading all these posts it reminded me how much fun my Cermark with an MVVS .45 was, I had a hard time thinking on Monday mornings after flying on Sunday. How did it get hurt? I lost my spinner in flight. I was amazed at how much slower it got. Then I shorted the landing, not adjusting to the slower plane. I basically blew out the back half of the fuse, should be easy to rebuild. Thanks for the motivation. I am currently working on a .25 size Brown B2 "Miss Los Angeles" from an old set of AMA plans. I have been told this little dude should run in the 120+ range. I started this to replace the F-20 but I think I need to have both in the air! I also have a set of DC plans to build from in the future. Long live the Tiger Shark!

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RE: Retracts... - 9/17/2003 2:10:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		John, your F-16 video ROCKS! I also have one of these kits waiting to be built. That movie makes my decision to build the RCM SR-71 next a tough one.

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RE: Retracts... - 11/19/2003 2:58:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Would the f-20 be a good or bad choice as a first speed plane? How stable is it at lower speeds. Do you have to install the landing gear as retracts? What would the top speed be with a Jett 50?

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RE: F-20 Club - 11/19/2003 3:09:20 PM   
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RE: Retracts... - 11/19/2003 3:18:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dean320,

The F-20 is a good choice for your first speed plane, however, I would recommend starting with a stock 46 motor, and upgrade after you get used to it. They float in quite nice actually, but you do need to have some throttle in it for landing.

The DC F-20 does not have retracts. The Kanghe one does. Get the DC, cover it bright with the bottom a completely different color, as these can get out of your sight very quickly. Use the fixed gear it comes with.

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RE: Retracts... - 11/19/2003 3:22:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		What kind of top speed could I expect from it with the 47 and with the Jett 50?

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RE: Retracts... - 11/19/2003 3:37:22 PM   
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