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Old 12-03-2009 | 02:40 PM
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From: Vila Velha, BRAZIL
Default RE: Sig Smith Miniplane

I`m finishing my Smith. I fact I already tried to taxi her but a few problems came up...landing gear toe-in, CG were the more anoying.
I`m rebuilding the fix points of the L/Gear, increasing Toe-in and correcting The CG point.

Mine is finished Oratex Fokker Red with yelow stripes on top of both wings. Power is a OS 46FX brand new that was laying around for the last decade or so, Bison Muffler and a Master 11X7 prop...
...and even with this 'mild' powerplant this thing goes crazy down the runway I used all my skill with the throtle/'rudder management to no no avail...here in Brasil we call this sort of behaviour 'galinha louca'....crazy chicken...

The problem is that my Smith wasn`t introduced to a straight line...yet!

Hope my modifications let me at least take-off...

We`ll see...

Any advice, or good ideas are always welcome

Blue skies for ALL

Tiffoso