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06-15-2007 | 08:30 AM

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Tsutomu Mabuchi

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RE: Hangar-9 Sopwith Camel Build Thread

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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

Well, the G-20 was more engine than it needed. The nice thing about gassers in this plane is that the plane needs the nose weight (H-9 supplies a one-pound block of lead in case you're using a glow engine)

My concern would be the length of the engine. I had a (aproximately) 3/4" stand-off behind the G-20, so if the SPE26 is less than 3/4" longer than the G-20 it should fit.

But it will be a LOT of power

I made 20mm stand-off to get instructed length of 140mm from the firewall to the drive washer.
But it looks like I still need to scrape the firewall a bit not to intefere the muffler.
20mm is a bit thicker than 3/4"(19mm). Did you scrape some of the firewall or is your length longer
than instructed 140mm(5 1/2")?

Tsutomu Mabuchi

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