Hello all.
Bought a used Saito .45 4 stroke on ebay this am. $68 including shipping... needs a valve cover, but I wasn't worried about that. I'll mill up a new matched pair from some alum block...(likely will air slot them too) when I go home later. Haven't seen it yet, but the thought did cross my mind to make it open rocker... but I have see the lube system first. In the meantime I'll just strap this cover in place with slightly longer bolts for now. Had all the rest of the right descriptors for someone like me and knows non-model engines. Item #220642069330 if your interested in looking.
Those of you that followed along on my previous posts know that I really like the Telemaster 40, but that requires building (which is actually ok too)... but I spotted this
on Nitro Planes planes and wondered what you all thought.
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It appears a new bird and has no reviews and I'm sure is china built... At 56" and designed for .40 2 cycle... I'm thinking with a slightly stronger pitch on the .45 Saito 4c it would do good... maybe. Looks like some diheadral... but the picture is at a bad angle to see it real well. I also cant tell if its flat bottom wing or not. There is very limited data in their listing. Low cost... IF it flys good. Looks like a steerable nose wheel (well castored obviously). And since all trainers have at least a 50/50 chance of being wrecked... $49 plus shipping wont kill me to learn with.
Any one know anything about this one?
What about other non-"toylike" trainers that would be suited to the .45 4c?
"Practicality aside - nothing is impossible" Dave