Question about Ryan's Rebel??
11-03-2002, 02:00 PM
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Question about Ryan's Rebel??
I am the designer of Ryan's Rebel, the model that is featured in this months (December 2002) RCM construction column. They seem to have left off a way to contact me in case of questions. So, if any of you have questions about Ryan's Rebel, please do not hesitat to email me.
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Ryan
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Ryan
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12-10-2002, 06:02 PM
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Not to speak for Ryan, but I e-mailed him the same question. He said that the G-38 required a little additional beefing up of the firewall area and thought that a 2.3 was about the limit.
But then again, we've all seen guys kit-bash .30 and .40 size planes to run .90 sized engines....
Have you started yours? I've got the plans and I finally got the wood but that is it so far for me...
Kevin
But then again, we've all seen guys kit-bash .30 and .40 size planes to run .90 sized engines....
Have you started yours? I've got the plans and I finally got the wood but that is it so far for me...
Kevin
12-10-2002, 07:58 PM
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Kevin
I got the plans and engine G-38 is in
layaway. Wife should pick it up for me
for Christmas. I've priced out the wood
from the balsa houses in the zines.
I did not see anyone carrying the 3 inch
wide aleron tapered stock all I see is
2.5 inch.
Do you know who sells it.?
Carlos
I got the plans and engine G-38 is in
layaway. Wife should pick it up for me
for Christmas. I've priced out the wood
from the balsa houses in the zines.
I did not see anyone carrying the 3 inch
wide aleron tapered stock all I see is
2.5 inch.
Do you know who sells it.?
Carlos
12-10-2002, 08:16 PM
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Ryan's Rebel
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I would not use an engine bigger than a G-38. My Ryan's Rebel weighs 12 lbs, 2 oz using a G-38 for power. It was built from the plans (no modifications) with the wood weight that was recommended. It flies as fast up as it flies level. I really think a G-45 would be waaaaay too much. That being said, a member in my club has a Ryan's Rebel that uses a Saito 300 twin for power! I built the model for him and again followed the plans with no modifications. The model has held up so far but I can tell you that a Saito 300 is just too much. Other great power options are the Ryobi conversion and the Saito 1.50 / 1.80.
The tapered sheet used for the aileron can be purchased from Lone Star Balsa.
Ryan
I would not use an engine bigger than a G-38. My Ryan's Rebel weighs 12 lbs, 2 oz using a G-38 for power. It was built from the plans (no modifications) with the wood weight that was recommended. It flies as fast up as it flies level. I really think a G-45 would be waaaaay too much. That being said, a member in my club has a Ryan's Rebel that uses a Saito 300 twin for power! I built the model for him and again followed the plans with no modifications. The model has held up so far but I can tell you that a Saito 300 is just too much. Other great power options are the Ryobi conversion and the Saito 1.50 / 1.80.
The tapered sheet used for the aileron can be purchased from Lone Star Balsa.
Ryan
12-10-2002, 08:17 PM
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Question about Ryan's Rebel??
Not planning to build one, but was wondering about the airfoil. How does it fly? The leading edge looks sharp enough to shave with. What are the advantages of a sharp leading edge?
12-12-2002, 03:27 PM
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sport_pilot,
To be honest with you, I'm not so sure what advantage a sharp leading edge has. The plane was built & flown before the plans were drawn and it seems to work quite well. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I would assume that at very, high angles of attach the wings lifting characteristics fall off, but that is true with most airfoils.
Ryan
To be honest with you, I'm not so sure what advantage a sharp leading edge has. The plane was built & flown before the plans were drawn and it seems to work quite well. As they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I would assume that at very, high angles of attach the wings lifting characteristics fall off, but that is true with most airfoils.
Ryan
