Seems to me Patty is coming out heavy......you guys are probably bouncing landings due to high wing loading.

I don't know.............My Patty is probably close to 17 lbs and doesn't bounce.

Heavy is not the problem. My Patty weighs 15 pounds 7 oz and the wing loading is 30 oz/sq ft. Could it be that the heavier she is the better she sticks?

Has anybody tried changing the wheels or the gear itself?

Jim

How does the plane feel in the air? Heavy or light?.....does it groove well??

Oddly enough, mine feels really light in the air and grooves well. Its a great airplane for IMAC.

Do they fly better then the Dave Patrick 330l??

bdxhad

I HAVE THE RCS 44B2 I HAVE NOT FLOWN THE PLANE AS OF YET. i AM ACTUALLY CONTEMPLATING BUYING THE DA 50 THAT DESERT AIR HAS CALLED ME AND SAID IS READY TO SHIP ??? HMM WHAT TO DO

Boy, if the DA is ready to ship that would be my first choice!

Chad,

That engine is a 1/4" too long, not that that matters that much if you don't mind the spinner standing about 3/8" past the cowl.

Andy

Did bryano1601 just say that the DA 50 is ready to ship?!!!!!!!! if so this is the best news i've heard all day this is the engine i will probably buy this engine for my plane.

hey Andy,
Which engine is 1/4" too long??

The RCS 44B2 is a bit long. I'm now leaning towards a 3w 50. I searched this VERY long thread and didn't see anyone useing a 3w 50. Why not? It seems the bme and zdz 50 are the popular choise.

Chad

All my gas engines are 3W. I'm in the process of stuffing my 3W50i in this plane. The rear induction is a little more time consuming than most but they produce more power. I had to cut through the second part of the engine box due to the velocity stack I have on the carb. Not a big deal, just a little more work. It should pull this plane along very nicely. It came out of my Dave Patrick 330L that flew well with this engine.

Great I will be putting the 3w 50 in mine.

Chad

FYI: THE RCS 44 IS NOT TO LONG, i HAVE ONE AND YES IT IS 7 1/4"FROM THE FIREWALL MOUNTED BUT, YOU HAVE OVER 1" OF COWL OVERLAPPING THE FUSE PULL IT OUT 1/4" AND WALLA LOOKS GREAT.

YES, THE DA50 IS SHIPPING KEVEN CALLED ME FRIDAY TO SEE IF I STILL WANTED IT. I WAS IN THE TOP 20 ON THE LIST. SHOULD I BUY THIS AND THEN RESELL IT ?

Bryan,

I forgot about the overlap, you are correct.

If you don't need the engine let somebody that wants it, get it. When you try to resell people are looking for a deal.

Just my thoughts,

Andy

Mike G.

I have a 3W48B2 rear induction engine in my PW. I cut out the firewall for the carb to fit. It still has all of the openings in the extension that holds the firewall. Do I need to add a tube to bring air into the carb or can it draw enough air from the surrounding air coming through the cowl and fuse? I think I have read about installing a 1" Diameter tube to the outside of the cowl but I'm thinking that that was for when the carburetor was completely enclosed.

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Thanks,

Andy

Bryan,

I may be interested in the DA-50. If you decide you don't want to get it let me know. Then maybe when you call him to decline, you can give him my name to replace yours. If I go that route instead of waiting on the BME, I sure would like to move to the top of the wait list!

What is the price on a DA 50? How does the weight compare with a ZDZ 50?

Locomotive, here are the websites for the DA 50 and ZDZ 50

http://www.rcshowcase.com/ for ZDZ http://www.desertaircraft.com/index.shtml

Thanks rcguy1......I appreciate it

FYI- anybody who is going to put a 3W 50 in their plane you might want to check about getting a 3W 50 in AIS you can get these from www.aircraft-intl.com, they have a beautiful finish, the head is sort of a bluish purplish.

You will have plenty of air for the engine without having to perform any other mods to the engine box. The easy way to tell would be to tach the engine at full throttle with everything in place. Make the engine move as much air as possible. While it is running pull of the canopy off and see what if anything changes. Then if necessary make mods to get more air to the carb. I doubt if you will need anything.

Thanks Mike,

I'm turning a 20 X10 Master Airscrew wooden prop at 6700 RPM with the cowl off so I have a good benchmark and will see how it runs with the cowl on. I can't get over how powerful the propblast is when I try to tach it from behind I literally have to force my hand forward to get the tach in position.

Andy

better than having to pull it away from the front, that could get dangerous checking transitions...