RE: ModelTech Great Lakes Setup
Hi to all who started, and contributed to this thread. I have a BNIB Model Tech Great Lakes Trainer, and from it's name, one would tend to think that it was a trainer type of airplane. Well, the horror stories haven't steered me from making a try at getting this thing to fly, so I have re-read every thread here, and am going to make a stab at making this one flyable. I am in a mode of being hung up on bipes right now, and have 4 great flying Andrews Aeromasters, a BUSA Phaeton bipe, and an Ultimate bipe. Now, I might get discouraged with the build, and the mods needed, but I will give it an honest try, with all the suggestions, and mods, and see if the general consensus is "Right On" about this plane. I absolutely love the looks of this bipe, and would like to get at least a few pics of it airborne. I have a couple Saito 4 strokes, and will probably install the Saito 72, or the Saito 80 in it.
I do have one question- does anyone think that this plane would fly a little more stable with ailerons only on the lower wing, much like my Aeromaster Just a question that might help with not over controlling the plane, with it's squirrely characteristics?? Maybe making the lower ailerons a little longer, and eliminating the upper ones. Just a passing thought.
I'll carefully read all the specs sent from Modeltech in an earlier post, and adjust accordingly. Does anyone think that a different wing configuration would work- ie- maybe a flat bottomed wing, instead of symmetrical?? I have an extra set of flat bottomed bipe wings, almost exactly the span and chord of the Model tech ones, that I thought I might try.
Ok for now- I'll leave it at that, and see if anyone else might chime in again many Thanks for all the help and suggestions Dean