ORIGINAL: Mustangman40
ORIGINAL: scale only 4 me
ORIGINAL: Mustangman40
One thing you might notice is the TE of the Stab and the LE of the ELV., the covering is kind of transparent and you can see that they didn't add any hinge blocks to the 5/8'' thick TE/LE... I tried a Robart hinge point and it will only grab with two barbs, not good.. The rudder is the same way, no blocking for a pin style hinge....
Jimbo
I ended up changing the elevator hinges also, they did get sloppy,, sorry I forgot to mention that before, I used those same robart hinges and they've help up just fine. I have no fear they'll ever pull out
Scale,
I was right in my thinking then, thanks for confirming my thoughts on them...
We have our club meeting tonight, I'm going to bringthe pitts for show and tell.. Figure I will show themthe plane now and then when i finish it..
Jimbo
Jimbo - a few years' back, maybe '08 or so, I did the PeakModels' Python 50cc...reading your build and seeing the pics reminded me that many of the same things existed on that plane. The cowling stuff, the too many screws, the short wing tube, the engine hub location....I'm thinking there must be a universal "mother" Pitts Python in China that everyone used for the 50cc versions....Mine was the solid black almost - and the silhouetting in sun was a big problem. Yours will be a lot more visible. Mine flew VERY well, was incredibly fast and agile, would snap like no tomorrow, stop on a dime, and FLOATby at high speed on approach. We thought it would slow up, but it was plenty fast, and really very nice.
I'm sure that yours will work out great!!!!!!