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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: online 		....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: online 		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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