Now we come to the most "debated" topic of the Turbinator...the ENGINE ANGLE! The original had an addendum and template that showed the "correct" angle compared to the stock angle. It turns out the V2 maintained this original angle and apparently the few that have been built up to now have not been modified. Since I fly the Turbinator at varying throttle settings ALL the time, I didn't want to deal with the huge pitch changes. I measured the stock angle on both versions, and the adjusted angle on my original to get some base readings. The stock angle on both versions is 4-5 degree in relation to the formers being straight up & down or 90 degrees and the horizontal stabilizer at zero. The angle on my original is right at 15 degrees down. With a 100N engine, it climbs ever so slightly at full throttle so I thought I would add a couple more degrees in V2 since it was getting a Rabbit. When all was said and done, I ended up with 17-18 degrees down. I'll have to wait until the maiden to see the results.

I made new engine rails so I could cut the proper slots in the proper locations and keep them correct size by making an 18 degree "fixture" (piece of wood ) that allowed me to cut the slots on a small band saw. Once this was complete, it was just a matter of notching the rails, formers, stringers and getting them both located at the proper height.