kwik

Yes, that is my hometown nowadays. Only about 25 000 souls live here. Small and quiet place.

If you go here;
https://maps.google.no/maps?hl=no

And enter kongsberg in the search field, and click the search button, you will find it, I'm sure!

If you zoom out a bit after the search-hit, you will see a lake, called "Eikeren" on the map. That's were
we fly in winther-time.

captainron

WOW...........COOL STUFF. Thanks for sharing Kwik. Sometimes it's just so sureal to think we all live around the world........But I feel like I know you all somehow. GO FIGURE..........The internet has made the world a much smaller place..........It's so much fun to share my passion for this hobby where there's people that share the same passion for Warbirds............TOO COOL.


CAPTAIN RON

glazier808

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+1

Casey

skillet92

+2

Michael.

ya33a

Hi,
Is this where your club is?

Mr_Grump

For you gents running the FG-57T Saito in your Corsair, what size fuel tank did you use? I believe it came with an 800cc tank but I'm thinking it's more than I'd need. I understand that fuel consumption will depend on many things but I'm interested in knowing your tank size and your estimated flight time per tank.

Thanks

Mr G

captainron

Mr Grump,
I didn't use the Saito twin, but I did use the Brison 4.2. My point being..........MEVER NEVER have too little fuel. My theory is fly ten minutes, land with atleast a 1/4 tank of fuel left. just two go arounds can eat up half up that. I used the tank that came with the kit and it barely gives me what I would consider acceptable in reserve. In this case...........more is better....

JUST MY TWO CENTS, JUST SAYIN,

CAPTAIN RON

Mr_Grump

Thanks Capt'n. Appreciate your input. I do want to keep enough reserve but based on my break-in tank for the Saito, the 800cc tank seems a bit large.

Thanks again.

Mr G

nudger

Hi Mr Grump
Ive got a 24 0Z in my corsair with the saito twin,and have a good half a tank left after 10 mins flight.

Nudge

kwik

ya33, that was my club earlier on, now it is here;

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/76508930

( If you can see it?)

Grump, I have a 32 oz tank in mine. Can fly 20 minutes with some extra.

ya33a

I See,
So who owns the 2 butcher birds and the Neuport in the other photo?

Mr_Grump

Thanks everyone for the fuel tank info.

Mr G

kwik

Yes, it is quite fantastic, isnt it?

All of us doing our stuff. hehe.

ya33, the dark Fw (Dave Platt) belongs to Ta152, the middle one (Vailly) is mine. The Nieuport (Proctor) is mine too!

stoat

A friend of mine once said "when you are in the s**t in an aircraft the 2 most useless thing are the air in the tank and the air above you". When it comes to tank size bigger is better! And ALWAYS full it right up before every flight!

I have seen so many guys wright off beautiful aircraft because they ran out of fuel. The extra weight is negligible, and you're not pushed for room in this fuse so use the 800cc tank (it fits very well) and fly with a huge smile on your face as you scorch past 15 mins knowing you have another 10 mins in reserve!

I just get 10 mins with the 111 using the std tank. Might put a bigger one in now its in pieces....

stoat

Holy crap! You guys have posted heaps since I was here last! My sub must have fallen off...[:@]

Oh well, give me something to do tomorrow at work........

flejter1

Stoat,

What happened to your plane?

captainron

UH OH.......[] PIECES? DAT DON SOUND SO GOOD..........WHAT UP STOAT?

SMOKIN HOLE?



JUST ASKIN, CAPTAIN RON

MSC

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Kwik, What a beautiful flying field..... Absolutely breath taking.... Got to be some inspiration going on looking at those moutains.....

MSC

stoat

Fear not kids, the mighty Horse Hair has been hangared for a strip down and re-fit due to me wearing it out from too much flyin! It has had well over 40 flights and I figured I had better take the wing off and check inside to see if anything had come loose. The rx battery holder was on its last legs and I really need to put a smoke system in it so i figured its time to finish the old bag off.

So the order of play will be:-

Smoke system
Finish off the cowling
Paint the U/C
Finish and install cockpit
Change to seperate servos for rudder and tail wheel
Scale exhaust outlets (undecided)
More scale tail wheel system - sites way too low in the arse like it is...

So, not too much to do really [&:] should only take 3 months... or 6...

kwik

Thank you MSC, I agree, the scenery is really nice!

Stoat, my stab is getting sloppy. I can move it up-down quite a lot now. I think I need to put in a tube in the center,
where the stab tube can go through. And mould it to the fuse.

stoat

Kwik, check my posts. There is a method in there for doing just that. Mine are still rock solid. Have been doing dives at full noise and nothing has fallen off (yet) so strong enough...

Mr_Grump

Thanks for the input stoat. I'll use the stock tank and not worry about fuel.

Mr G

kwik

I found it. I will duplicate it.

stoat

Gotta love these forums! [8D]

flejter1

Kwik,

Did you use the small stab tube that came with the plane and the stab is still getting soft?