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Old 09-11-2005 | 08:44 PM
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Default RE: Modeltech, by Hobby People

Well, as far as I can tell, the Dragon Lady looks like a great model. If it's like the Tequila Sunrise, the weak point will be the landing gear pad. Most likely this is the weak point on any ARF. I completely ditched the pad, and the shaped balsa, on my Tequila for five ply light weight birch for the entire portion of the front of the fuselage. I tucked the birch under the wing mount and epoxied the entire thing to the rest of the fuselage. After the epoxy cured I used three long servo screws to reinforce the front of the ply into the motor mount. HUGE DIFFERENCE! The landing gear no longer rips out if I look at the grass cross eyed. Landings have to be hot with the Tequila too. It's not a floater, but it's a blast to fly. It looks good on the ground too. The covering is great, and it's resilient too.

I like the lines on the Dragon Lady. Go a head and fly the crap out of it. You'll have fun. Hopefully I have given you some ideas and such. Let me know if you have any questions.