Unlucky sprink.... but you should have done what Ali and the Boy did at the rcm&e a few year a go when ali's wheel fell off- he did a low prop hang then the boy went and grabbed it out the air!!! Bet it didn't do his flight score any harm at all mind!

I am so HAPPY I almost have enough to buy a capiche 140. You dont know how long i have waited for the moment that i can start to bulid it What is the best version on the YS to get is it the 140L, DZ or the 160 and what is the best setup for the servos JR or Hitec

Go for the YS 140 L its got enough grunt and get high speed, high torque servos i.e the Futaba 9206

Torque needed:
Ailerons: per Aileron 8kg min
Elevator: per elevator 5kg min
Rudder:9kg min


Adam

Peter, do it justice and stick in a DZ (140 great, 160 even better). I had an L in mine originally and it was a bit wet behind the ears if you ask me, even with 30% nitro.

JR 8401, or if you want metal gears go for 8411/8511. All great servos and are more than up to the job.

Angus

Thanks i dont fly fast i like fly slow and 3d. I dont really want Futaba servos. I all ready have a capiche 50 and had futaba 3010 and i have had 3 fail on me. i might do the colour the same as my 50 or simalr like luke has done with his. Or maybe not thinking about it as the whole of the underside of my C50 is red and yellow check and that film is £18[X(] for a 2 meter roll so i might not copy the underside

Angus B thanks Yeah i like the JR 5911 they were/are at the top of my list. If i pick the 160DZ should i strengthen any part of the model.

I'll let you know after i fly it with one on Saturday! Na, should be fine, its a strong model plus the 160 has got less vibration than a 140DZ, maybe even less than an L. If you don't already have a YS for it then the 160 is definitly the one to get.

Angus

Thanks its the 160 then thats sorted What about engine mout and exhuast

as far as exhaust goes i have the hatori 699 which is a sweet pipe. The only header that i know is compatible is the hatori cooling manifold.

As far as the mount goes i have the gator soft and safe mount, which is ok, but the rubbers need replacing about every 50 flights, which is a pain. If i could be botherd i'd have spent more initially on some flash mount which would do a better job.

Must admit the C140 will be sweeeeet with that 160DZ, just even more pricey to run and takes longer to fuel up!

another exhaust option is the weston custom made setup for the 140,real quiet and fits snug inside that huge cowl[8D] i started with the 699 hatori then got the weston unit.

got a couple in stock if anyone needs one...

What in stock? Weston or 699

I like my in cowl job from Weston.
Having said that I like the hattori as well

Luke,
I was told to rub the rubbers for the gator soft and safe mounts with silicone grease or leave them in glow feul for a while. That makes them last longer apparently. Might be worth trying out?

I just checked on the EARsc Website (they make the ISODAMP grommets for the SoftnSafe mount...

The bad news is the grommets (blue) are rated from 13 to 41 degrees C, and will tolerate occasional 82 degrees C. they must get hotter than that in use....

Source of info is here..

http://www.earsc.com/HOME/products/D...ex.asp?SID=152


ISODAMP C1002 looks like the closest to the material they use... they do it by colour

They sell the Grommets in Versadamp, a softer but more temp tolerant material..

http://www.earsc.com/grommets.asp?bid=392

The spec sheets also say that they have low resistance to Alcohol. perhaps fuel attacks them as well


Regards,

Steve

Looks interesting I do know that probuild do the grommets in Hard, medium, and soft. The mount comes stock with hard ones. Yes mine were coated in silicon grease.

Got a Just Engines 18x6 Carbon prop for my capiche today.

Its a very nice prop, initial impressions are just as good quality as APC, but looks much nicer, and a lot stronger and lighter

Should hopefully get a little more thrust with this than the 17x8 apc props.

Let us know how you get on + what the load is like compared to an equivalent size APC etc.

Cheers,

Angus

Got the 140 in the test stand, 18*7 prop fitted.... not much compression... I guess this changes when it has some fuel through it!!

Regards,

Steve

BTW, Gator RC who make the SoftNsafe Mount have been struck by lightning and they are currently rebuilding.. at least it'll never happen to them again once the've rebuilt..

im doubtful

Luke, I have now got an apc 18x6w, so we can compare props.

Steve, which make is the 18x7?

I got an APC 18*7... and I now have compression too!!!

Thanks all. What size prop and fuel tank should i use with the ys 160

Didnt know APC did an 18x7. Where did you get that from? Could be a good prop to try on my 140 FZ2

128x10w, fuel prof the inside of the fuz to make a fuel tank

hey Luke once you have flow the capiche 140 with that prop and it improves the performance perhaps me andkane aught to try one

Adam

Yes i will report back. i do know that welsh 3d has got much more power out of his 140L with this prop, so we will have to see.

Sprink that 140fz2 will have to have a lot more grunt than my 140L to turn that 18x7!!! Still havent got myine running absolutely perfect yet though so that might be the problem