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Forum: ARF or RTF
12-11-2009, 07:19 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

@ orangepeal: it's just fantastic to se a bipe "smoking"!! I first fitted the engine compartment with lead to get che correct CG, just unuseful weight. I had a 12V pump, so I bought a brushed motor...
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-10-2009, 08:26 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Hi Rock!
The vertical piece and the vertical plate are things I added to place the smoke-pump and battery the most forward to get the correct CG without adding lead. Let me call it "useful weight"....
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-10-2009, 03:30 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

My Superskybolt has about 90-100 flights, it's my everyday flyer!
It's powered by an OS91 4 stroke. Performs beautifully and during my monthly inspections I see no failures in the engine...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-30-2009, 04:41 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Formaiden andfirst flighs I set the CG slightly forward. When confident with the new bird, I removed weight from the nose to feel the plane just right. I think fine tuning CG is somekind of...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-17-2009, 03:18 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

I have a 14x6 on the very same OS91: runs very well and pulls really hard, give it a try. BTW I'll move to a 14x7, the 6 prop is a little too slow for me.
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-16-2009, 03:48 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Saturday maiden flight of my Skybolt.
Setup is all "standard" with and OS91 engine.
As I gave power, she tracked straight with no bad tendecies, and no right rudder correction. A touch of up...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-09-2009, 09:02 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

P-47 is a nice one!! I just finished a TF Corsair. Wanted a fun-plane, an everyday flyer for this spring and.... here I am with the Skybolt!
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-09-2009, 08:53 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

good news ;)
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-09-2009, 08:44 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Minn, you're right, nothing a heat-gun and an iron is afraid of!
Model now is OK and ready for assembly.
btw, I have monokote coverd models that, once covered, never had such nasty wrinkles even...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-09-2009, 04:05 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Last night I finished ironing... Now fuse and wings are OK and I can start the assembly.
The pictures are not just the "bad-spots" everything came out of the box that way, seems like it has been...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-08-2009, 09:18 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,764
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Hi all!
Took some time to get through this thread! Really found very useful info to successfully set up my Skybolt I picked up yesterday at my LHS.
I spent all night to tighten that...
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