RCU Forums - View Single Post - Space Walker and PT-19 similar?
View Single Post
Old 12-21-2011 | 06:52 AM
  #11  
billd76's Avatar
billd76
Senior Member
My Feedback: (3)
 
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,183
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Nottingham, PA
Default RE: Space Walker and PT-19 similar?

Agree with the Comments on the PT 19." He said as he is putting his PT 19 back together" I love my PT 19 though. I flew it alot before I finally crashed in a cross wind landing a couple of weeks ago. I also let her get to slow, and didn't have enough speed to correct when the cross wind gust hit. But what a fun plane to fly! I just like the scale looks. Also another issue with the PT 19 (at least on my GP PT 19) is the stock main landing gear is a tad bit behind the leading edge of the wing. This causes nose overs after landing. I could land mine prefectly and while bringing it back into the pits, a bump or a tail wind would flip it up on it's nose, no harm other than having to walk out onto the runway to get it. After my rebuild I will have robart struts for the main gear that will push the wheels out in front of the wing. I have read that most PT 19 owners do this to eliminate the "nose overs". The full scale version actually had he same issues with the landing gear and nose overs. I have mine set up with a 26 cc gas engine and it just flies wonderful. Loops, knife edges are super sweet.