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Old 09-03-2012, 01:46 AM
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Thankyou Anton, I look forward to seeing the photos.
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Old 09-03-2012, 03:01 AM
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new color scheme for customer's F-104...
That's nice! Should have great visibility was well. Nice addition to your line Anton.
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Default RE: Skymaster ARF Plus 1:5 scale F-104G

Anton:

Would you recommend a giro for this plane ? I think you were flying the prototype without one, but the manual states that you need one.

What size of turbine would you recommend ? 36 or 48 lbs ?
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new color scheme for customer's F-104...
I was considering this scheme. The demo schemes look great on the 104.
Old 09-03-2012, 09:01 AM
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Anton:

Would you recommend a giro for this plane ? I think you were flying the prototype without one, but the manual states that you need one.

What size of turbine would you recommend ? 36 or 48 lbs ?
Hi, Gonzalo

yes, i never use the gyro, but the F-104 use the gyro for ailerons is better, and the P-180RX or P-180(20kg thurst) for F-104 are enough,

Best Regards

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Old 09-03-2012, 09:09 AM
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new color scheme for customer's F-104...
I was considering this scheme. The demo schemes look great on the 104.
here are 3 color schemes in our paint factory for paint job, you can consider it,
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:12 AM
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Default RE: Skymaster ARF Plus 1:5 scale F-104G

just got the maiden flight video from Roland , who got the first F-104 from Skyamster ..


http://youtu.be/-DY0J57tMjc











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Old 09-07-2012, 03:51 PM
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Skymaster F104 Start from Pilot´s point of view

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6ZJx...e_gdata_player
Old 09-09-2012, 05:53 PM
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F-104 new color scheme..
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Old 10-05-2012, 12:14 AM
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Hi, all

some guy sent more pictures to me for Skymaster F-104 flight at Jet Power 2012,..

Best Regards

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more pictures...
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Old 10-05-2012, 12:26 AM
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Old 10-05-2012, 12:34 AM
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http://youtu.be/X-ABWYisLDo
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Old 10-05-2012, 12:52 AM
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Default RE: Skymaster ARF Plus 1:5 scale F-104G

Roland, nicely flown - smooth and graceful. Nice plane Anton, no doubt one of them will find me sometime over the next few months.
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new color scheme for customer's F-104...
I was considering this scheme. The demo schemes look great on the 104.
here are 3 color schemes in our paint factory for paint job, you can consider it,

you can consider this scheme







Old 10-05-2012, 03:54 AM
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Skymaster F-104 maiden flight in Taiwan today (powered by K-180)


http://youtu.be/0QxnQYWEAy8
Old 10-05-2012, 03:58 AM
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second flight :



http://youtu.be/73kR2pkO6PE
Old 10-05-2012, 04:08 AM
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Default RE: Skymaster ARF Plus 1:5 scale F-104G

Looks great Anton, glad to see more of these starting to surface.
One suggestion however would be to have the main gear doors closed when the gear is down.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhdAX8WHzBk
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Looks great Anton, glad to see more of these starting to surface.
One suggestion however would be to have the main gear doors closed when the gear is down.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhdAX8WHzBk
yes, you are right,

i will call my friend ask his builder for rebuild his main gear doors, TKS
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Anton.... is fantastic!!

ps .. but people are not too close to the runway?
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pictures for F-104 maiden in Taiwan
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Old 10-05-2012, 09:02 AM
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Old 10-15-2012, 12:37 PM
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Hi all,
here all dates from my SM F 104, one of the best Jets i ever fly
I test four thrustline (pipe-degree)positons, the best was 9 cm from fuselage to pipe see photo(on photo8 cm position-8 cm is not good fuselage become minus degree and F 104flys bad)
this( 9 cm)thrustlinePosition was 2 degree + to the wings (same as Original)
with this pipe positon was the CG 12 cm from wing Nose back with empty fuel tank and a 17 kg thrust Turbine
The first flights and on Jetpower (Video)i fly with a 17 kg Frank Turbine,
aktualy i fly a Frank turbinewith 19,5 kg thrust, a dream,distance to start 50 m but the CGgoes to 11,5 cm with a strong Turbine (thrust 2 degree +)
I fly ACT SMM Gyro on aileronat Jetpower, aktualy Gyro on aileron and ruderthatwas the best.
slats 11 mm start
flaps 45 mm start
slats 17 mm landing
flaps 75 mm landing
elivator 52 mm up (down maximum to Ruder ca. 40 mm) max. 20% expo
elevator start 3 mm up
elevator landing 6 mm up

I give SM this updateAnton give the Information into the INSTUCTION MANUAL.

Best regards from Bavarian

Roland Raith
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:30 AM
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here are new Taiwan Airforce color scheme for Skymaster F-104 from builder of Taiwan, Powered by K-170, dry weight 19kg,

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