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Old 07-16-2003 | 11:23 PM
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Originally posted by nosram
You are a fountain of knowledge when it comes to good ideas. How is the Saito 150 doing. Have you finalized your planes for the big gasser, with clipped wings yet
I decided not to clip the wings. Instead, I will simply put a bigger gasser on it. Probably will need the wing area to support the weight. I will have to fabricate some taller landing gear in order to facilitate a larger diameter prop. However, this should be no problem.

On another note, I installed a simple bomb release mechanism underneath the main gear. Next I made a light weight bomb from one of my kid's toys. I took the plane up really high, slowed down and released the bomb. Then I powered the plane into a fast dive like the start of an elevator, popped it into a harrier and tried to catch the bomb in a basket I had affixed to the top of the plane. Have only been able to catch the bomb once so far but am still trying. NOSRAM, with your flying skills I know you could probably catch the bomb every time.