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Old 01-08-2007 | 10:16 AM
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philreuman
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Default RE: New Ugly Stick Biplane

The new instructions on cedar hobbies are better than the originals. I will send you my version. we crashed our first one and just built the second. we were stupid and did not check the battery on the fifth flight of the day and it went dead in flight. the plane flies like a dream. I put a 48 four stroke on the second one but for some reason it does not have as much power as I expected. hint...mount the engine as far forward on the mount as it will go. mount it at a 90 degree algle to keep the carb in line with the tank and the muffler under the plane. use a 46 or 48 engine, a 40 will have to be flown full throttle most of the time. throw all the control wires away and buy new 2-56 wires and sleeves. sand and soak ALL silver plywood with thin CA. YOU WILL BREAK SEVERAL HOLES OFF DURING ASSEMBLY IF YOU DON'T SOAK THEM FIRST. all the wing, hatch, firewall braces need extra glue. the hinge slots do not line up. be careful to keep them centered. all the screws are slotted head. I upgraded all 8 strut screws to socket head 4-40. the plane rolls, loops, hovers, flies inverted like a million bucks. everyone at the club really likes it.