ORIGINAL: Jim Haskins
I got a few more hours into the Sr. Tele. Things are looking up. Only relpaced three wing ribs other than those were replaced with 1/8 ply in the area of the wing joiners. Sanded all the stringers. wood there is quite good quality and nice and straight. My work bench is really a mess right now, not enough room to start the wing or fuse, so I decided to build the stab. It went together real nice and easy. will get started again after clearing and repairing bench top.
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I have a couple Senior Telemaster kits (late Hobby Lobby editions). One of the things that I don't care for is how the model flies tail high. I'm thinking of building a new horizontal stabilizer with a flat sectioned airfoil. I know. I'm speaking blasphemy, but one out of three or four Senior Tele's that I have might be permissible, just for experimentation. I expect it will fly similar to a Goldberg Cub. Why? Because I'm going to use the same decalage as used in the Goldberg Cub (2 degrees positive incidence in the flat horizontal stab). I'm also planning on using a heavier engine to help offset the change in the balance point that will be required when not using the lifting stabilizer.
I might even invest in a Zenoah G20, or some other small gas engine for this model. Zenoah service is one thing that I do value a lot. Hmm, I just thought of another source for this engine in a lightened state with a better electronic ignition. Now, if I can just get him to answer his phone...<G>
Ed Cregger