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09-11-2003 | 10:57 PM

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From: Ruksakinmakiak, AK

RE: U-CONTROL

ControlLine,

I just checked this thread for the first time today and noticed this post about your Brodak P-38 kit. To check my memory, I just also checked the Brodak site and the only 1/2a twin I see there is the F-82 Twin Mustang with the following specs:

Wing Span: 32 3/8
Plane Length: 17 1/4
Wing Area: 156
Engine: (2) .049

Is this the plane you have? Brodak may have done a P-38 kit at some time in the past, but I don't remember one. Anyway, if you have the F-82, I think that you might rethink using either the Norvels or the TeeDees. That plane is a bit small for all those revs unless you "feel the need for speed." A couple of Golden Bees or even Black Widows would probably serve you better on this one.

All of the 1/2a engines mentioned so far are also some of those iron piston/steel cylinder engines that really need that a fuel containing castor oil.

It should make a fun sport plane.

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