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Old 01-02-2010 | 11:02 PM
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philip clemmons
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Default Alpha 40 (RTF) Engine placement angle?

I have a Alpha 40 RTF that I bought my wife for xmas...............it conked out about 10 ft up on its maiden flight and broke the nose gear. I had to remove the engine to properly repair it and am not sure it it goes in centered or cocked at an angle? The manual says nothing of this in the ARF or RTF versions......................

Any help would be appreciated. The engine is clamped between two bars that let it move in all directions (before its tightened down), so how do I know which way to angle it? It looks like the mount is angled down, and its a 3 blade prop if that matters.

Thanks!