I THINK id better go for one of these, the price is unbeatable.

any upgrades needed for this bird? will it fly with a 60 size engine? I have an os SF
I'M geetin bogged down building warbirds

tallyho

I built and flew one of these years ago with an Enya 45 CX and that was more than enough. The only problem I had was landing it as it would float forever coming down

Bill

I have been flying a LT40 with a ThunderTiger 46 Pro and it is more than enough engine. This plane takes very little runway and climbs like a homesick angel. Like the man says" It will float forever". I think that the engine you asked about is wasted on this plane.

Hud

Make it a tail-dragger, 90% of your airplane problems will be because of the nose wheel. You want to mount the main gear for the tail-dragger just in front of the bulkhead at the leading edge of the wing. The nose is also MUCH stronger if you put your tank in, make sure everything is good, i.e. no crimped fuel lines, then glue the hatch on. My hatch has been glued on for 3 years now, no problems. To make the tail wheel all you need is an 1/8 inch music wire, fender washer, and a wheel coller. You have to do it before you glue the fin on.

I'm a engine nut so I've had lots of motors on it just for fun, they are:
TT.40
Tower .40
MDS.38
Testers .35
OS.40fp
OS40LA
ASP. 46
TT. 46
Saito .40
Saito .45
Saito .50
VT.49
RCV.58
OS.60

Maybe a few others, I think up to 14 engines. My favorite engine for it was the Saito .50 and Tower .40. Most guys over power the plane and fly it too fast. With modest power at slow speed it's a Great plane, over powered going fast it's a good plane. With the OS.60 & RCV.58 you have to add a lot of lead to the tail, 3~5 oz., but with the .60 takeoff is 10 feet followed by a 80* climb out.

hey soar, thanks, APLANE this big wont take a 60? your pic didn't come out, for the tail wheel

i dont know why

thanks again

dan

It will take a 60, and be a good funfly plane with it, but it's a much nicer slow flying plane than a fast plane.

Did you click on the picture to make it bigger, the picture looks ok then.

i clicked and its there now, my error, The LT-40 definately looks more like an airplane
WITH the tail wheel setup.

Tower DOESN'T have any in stock now, till mid may. i'll have to wait.


Dan

Dan,

I have built many LT-40's for new club members. The LT-40 is the best trainer out there in my opinion. It flies great with a 46AX but you could put the 50 in it as they are the same size. The 60 might not fit so well up front. The front gear is an issue but I change it to a Fults 350 double fork gear and none of them have had problems. Reinforce the wing joint with some thin fiberglass, add some extra triangle stock to the firewall and add some triangle stock to the vertical stabilizer and you will have a strong trainer. There are a lot of RTF trainers but none have the smooth characteristics of the LT40. If this is your first plane, don't make it a tail dragger. Are you going to have an instructor with a buddy box or are you doing this on your own? I do not recommend doing this by yourself, but there is a whole thread on that subject alone. There is also a good thread on the LT-40.

Good Luck,

R/C Foolish

p.s. - R/C Buyer's Warehouse has a few in stock, they are located in Nashua N.H.

Here's one I put together as a gift for my son, flies great. Has a Magnum 52 on it. I used the Fults nose gear and a plastic main gear.

nice plane nice dad[&:]

hey foolish, where do you get this double fork nose gear?


thanks

Hey Frank, you see whats in the background? thats before I got it finished. Flew again this weekend, did great. Whenare you going to get yours?

Dan,

You can get everything at R/C Buyer's if you go there. Tower should have the Fult's gear also if you are going to order online.

R/C Foolish

Is the sig lt 40 a bolt on wing or a rubber band wing?

All the new LT40 ARF's are bolt on wing, and have been for a while now. The LT40 kit version still builds as a rubber band wing.

Started out with a kit LT40 with a SuperTigre .45 9 years ago. Great plane, plenty engine, & can't go wrong with this one.

I built this LT-40 from a kit as my first plane. I made it a tail dragger - IMO the ground handling isn't bad at all. I have a OS 50 SX on it which is a great engine but almost too much power for this plane. As others have said it is a great slow flying plane. I usually fly at 1/2 throttle.

I built mine from the kit pretty much stock. Use rubber bands for the wing, trike gear and TT 46 Pro for power. With an 11x5 prop it has plenty of thrust - can bail you out of trouble quickly.

I found it to be a nearly ideal trainer - easy to build, very easy to fly and durable. Only weak point is perhaps the vertical fin mounting (ours isn't reinforced but not a problem so far) and kinda flimsy LG. Unless you grease it in on the landing (very easy to do BTW) you risk a prop strike on the runway.

Ours has around 40 flights so far and still lookin' good.

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3477988/tm.htm]Our solo Thread[/link]

My ARF is powered by a Magnum .52-fs and it's a great combination.
I fly it half an hour per fuel tank.
I have made mina a taildragger with a GP main gear and braced the fin with tristock.


/T5