Top Flite Giant Zero 86" Span.
11-27-2014, 06:43 AM
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Let me put it this way. I got everything in the picture plus the robart tail retract for this plane for less than robarts electric mains shipped. Looking at the plane earlier very very very little trimming will be required to make them fit. Mostly the hole in the rib where the air cylinder goes just because the sierra cylinder is twice the size of robart. I cant wait to see how they look on the plane.
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11-27-2014, 07:23 AM
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From what I can tell the only thing required will be to grind a little bit where the air cylinder goes into the rib and just a slight amount for the mount plate. Looks like very little trimming.
11-27-2014, 08:02 AM
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You stated that the Sierra Wheels were $100/pair, right? heck that's cheaper than Robarts recommended ones through Tower Hobbies at $138/pair. A quick question about the Sierra Wheels, would you say they were Shock Absorbing/Lo-Bounce, or Rigid and Stiff?
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...1&I=LXEALA&P=K
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...1&I=LXEALA&P=K
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11-27-2014, 08:09 AM
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Yeah the wheels were $100 for the pair, these came with dubro 5" tires. Soometimes his wheels come with robart goodyear tires but I would imagine a zero would look wierd with goodyear tires lol. They seem like they will work just fine. As for bouncing I dont know, the only time I bounced a warbird on landing was with robart retracts. When I put the sierras in my p47 it was almost like the tires had velcro on them. Very good gear.
11-29-2014, 07:04 PM
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Yeah I cant wait to get started on mine either. Still waiting on a few things to come in the mail. Going sport scale on this one with the sierra gear and wheels. dynamic balsa cockpit and best pilot. Should be pretty nice but not too nice where I wont want to fly it. Power should be plenty with a dle61 and jtech wraparound pitts.
11-29-2014, 07:19 PM
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Yeah my plan is to break it in with a 23x8 and then go to a falcon 22x11. Ran that prop on an OS GT60 in my giant p47 and was really fast. For fly ins and extreme speed the apc 20x15 T6 will go on and push it well over 140 MPH.
12-04-2014, 07:36 AM
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Yeah it definitely surprised me when I got the box and opened it but heck its winter and not much else to do so I'm up for the challenge. Should be well worth it when its done.