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Old 01-04-2009 | 02:44 PM
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Default RE: a hogbipe christmas

Oh and a couple more tips on the hog......The stock landing gear is the cheapest I've ever seen. I'd recommend replacing it immediatly with a flexible dubro gear. And building a custom "fuel tank hatch" is a must for the hog. The instructions just tell you to build the tank into the inside of the fuselage,but if you do,you cant ever get to your tank! I also replaced the tail wheel with a heavier duty sullivan like I do on most of my planes. And a piece of neoprene fuel tubing works nice if you slice it and use canopy glue to put around the cockpit opening. But the fuel tank hatch is almost a must and most guys take the time to make one of some type. I did mine by making the hatch and attaching it with 2 bolts that go through the firewall and bolt into 2 blind nuts on the hatch to hold in on as well as dowels in the back. Took some time,but works and looks great! And thats an O.S. 91 2-stoke on there and it flies the hog great. I had a .91 4-stroke(hogs SHOULD have 4-strokes just because its a hog),but it didnt run right so I just threw the 2-stroke on because I had it handy.

Heres my Hog!!! And notice the hatch....

And thanks Captin'!

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