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Old 03-05-2015, 04:33 AM
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Poor quote but... "To bypass or not to bypass.. THAT is the question" ?


Any opinions welcome, power is a Wren 160K Pro
Old 03-05-2015, 04:35 AM
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Half an hour after unpacking...
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Old 03-05-2015, 05:03 AM
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Scott,

No experience with that particular model but having a couple with and a couple without I would say that I'm more comfortable with the bypass. My Global/JL L39 with no bypass is reluctant to open its doors until you throttle back leading me to believe that the pressure inside the fuselage is lower than outside with the motor sucking.

For this reason alone I would go with the bypass. Also with a kero start engine if you do get a failed start you stand a chance of containing the kero inside the bypass/thrust tube and can tip it out the back.

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Old 03-05-2015, 05:12 AM
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OK thanks!

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I don't use a bypass in my own F16 - no problems at all with gear or doors.

Cheers

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Old 03-05-2015, 05:37 AM
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Thanks mate
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I think really the only one that will fit in the supplied bypass is a cheetah sized motor. The larger can (k140,p140) motors will not fit. That being said, I've been running a p140 in mine for the past year without bypass with no issues
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I have the exact same set up no bypass needed but flying from grass does let it build up in fuse
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Old 03-05-2015, 09:25 AM
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I have about 100 flights on my BVM F-16 no bypass and no problems
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I have about 100 flights on my BVM F-16 no bypass and no problems
Old 03-05-2015, 06:15 PM
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The included bypass is crap and small. I just used the lower half of the bypass to catch anything that might leak out the engine and left the top open.
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No bypass. No problem.
nice scheme, congrats and enjoy!
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Old 03-05-2015, 11:26 PM
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Thanks to all for the replies... no bypass it is
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Hi guys, I like the looks of this jet but there's not much feed back on how this later version F16 flys? would a P140 be enough power, and would it handle grass field operation ok?
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Doh!! just found the thread with all the infomation

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