Hi all

I have a cox .049 babe bee and i dont know if i am running it right. I got this air boss park flyer from herr engineering. its meant to be powered with electric but i put my babe bee on it. went to flying (try to fly) today. but i couldnt.


a link for it is
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBDF5&P=7

the plane has 214.5 sq in (35 inch span) wing area and mine weighs oriund 13 ounce flying weight.

kit suggests 280 speed motor fo the plane.

but it didnt have enough power to gain altitude. i started the engine tried to find the point where it screams the most by turning the needle and toss it. it could fly straigh for a while (in fact it could fly fairly long) but with the slightest up elevator or rudder input it stalled. it didnt dive towards to ground but it lost altitude. whenever i gave up elevator it climbed juuust a little bit then thats it. and i am thinking that i didnt have enough power.

This cox engine is brand new and is my first glow engine to operate. i tried to break it in as it said on the istructions. but it was so hard to find the max rpm by turning the needle valve. it feels like it runs ok but i dont even know if i am getting the max out of it.

so my question is is this normal. i mean does the babe bee have only this much power. or did i ruin the engine during break in or am i doing something wrong that i can try to fix. should i get me a texaco to fly this?

encan