Bignasdy,
I will ship the engine for $70.00, or $100.00 for engine and Bisson pitts. You cannot go wrong for that. The engine and muffler were just recieved yesterday.

Have any of you guys considered using the JR 791 retract servo...... over 260 in.oz of torque, or does the price scare you ? MM

I thought about it, but bought the JR sport retract servo.

14x8 two blade or a 14x7 three blade.

That would be a waste of money for this plane.

With that servo, if it binds at all you will tear stuff up. Been there done that. I now use futuba for the retract, S136G. Think thats right, I'm new to futuba stuff. 50+ flights on this one.. and 2 sets of retracts


Shane

im pickin up another hitec tomorow, and a futaba for a spare. The hightec 75 has been discontinued so if ya want parts, ........
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Has anyone taken the time to glass the two wing joints. I have done that with all the previous arf's of mine. It makes for a considerably stronger wing.

In my opinion it is not necessary for scale flight. I have most of the Hangar 9 warbirds and have never had a wing failure.

Hellcat716,
How much did you reinforce the firewall? I thought the firewall was kinda of flimsy so I pulled out the hot melt (very easy), and am now making a piece to duplicate the cross shaped reinforcement out of 3/32 aircraft ply. I plan on glueing in 3/8 triangle stock in 1/2 sections around the perimeter of the firewall. That is the only thing I see that that looks kinda wimpy other than adding glue here and there.

I used fiberglass cloth and epoxy and went over the entire firewall where the firewall and fuselage meet. I have done this on all of my Hangar 9 warbirds and they are all holding up very well. Never had a firewall failure yet with this technique. Here are a few pictures of my completed Hellcat. Very nice and easy ARF to assemble.

More pics.

Has anyone flown this plane yet off a grass runway? I want to hear how the retracts are holding up on grass runways.

Tony

Hellcat, would you consider re-covering the horizontal tailsurfaces in H-9 ultracote #885 [ the way it's supposed to be ]. MM

No. I am not a scale master type of guy. I fly for the fun of it. Do not take it that seriously. I am not going to Top Gun with this model. I know there are a lot people that will bash the plane because it is not scale and the colors are wrong. I hear these comments all the time. You can recover the stab if it means that much to you. I will not bother in doing so because I do not care if it is right or wrong.

Fair enough, no ''biggie''. MM

got the gear set up today..again, but right this time.......duh.
I stated incorectly that the hitec retract servo hs 75 is discontinued,.................its not
It'll just have a universal plug instead of two different ones for futaba and jr.
Im using the futaba, and tho its 10 oz less torque.it works ok.
The rod connectors were set at the second hole from center of the arm. ............that measured 13/16ths. So ,just gayya mount the gear doors.
Ive been tryin to upload a pic but keep getting a 500 error sayin fike too large, 901k?
beats me, must be sumthin .......
I'll try again
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I am still wondering why Horizon notched the spar for the landing gear when on my plane there is all kinds of space.[sm=confused.gif] That wing construction sure does not look very strong around the bottom spar.

BIGNASDY,
I have the Tower .75 combo down to $100.00 now in the market place.

okay.heres the doors. These can easily be made with the stock doors, and 1/2 inch balsa. Just double the doors with the balsa, and shape them to the desired shape. Hollow out the inside, and attach em. Easy.
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IM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ARF AT ALL I CANT SELL JUNK TO PEOPLE AND HERES WHY I CALL IT JUNK

FIREWALL IS TOO THIN AND IS SCREWED UP DO TO THE GLUE JOB

THE AFT OF THE FUSE THERE IS NO SUPPORT FOR THE PUSH RODS

AND UNNEEDED GLUE EVERY WERE

Mine's not anything like that at all. But if your unhappy return it to your LHS or call Hangar 9, they have excellent support. As far as the firewall being weak, are you planning on using a gas engine? I can't see using a 1/4" firewall on it unless you are. Otherwise it's just a wasted mod.

Redneckteddy103,
I totaly agree with you. Not only does mine have the same type of workmanship, it also had a cowling with the paper stuck to the paint, and the center section did not fit fuselage by a long shot.[:@] I have since recieved a new cowl, fixed the wing saddle, pulled all the hot melt out, and added push rod tube braces. Now 2 weeks after buying it, I am finally starting to do the assembly. I will never ever buy another H9 plane period.
The first call to Horizon was an experience in it self. The tech said, He could not believe I found something wrong with it. I told him to look at the pictures I sent to Horizon, and he said he did not have the time. When I demanded a new cowl, I was told they had no parts in stock, and they would need the old one back.
I was so pissed off, I called back a couple days later and low and behold they said they would ship one out that day. At that point I said "I thought they were out of stock" his responce was "I will round one up one up and ship it today, and will that make you happy".
That experience will stay with me when it is time to pick out another plane.[sm=surprised.gif]

Mine's not anything like that at all. But if your unhappy return it to your LHS or call Hangar 9, they have excellent support. As far as the firewall being weak, are you planning on using a gas engine? I can't see using a 1/4" firewall on it unless you are. Otherwise it's just a wasted mod.

i am building it for the lhs that i work for so ... and it has been worked out there is a new fuse on the way . and yes there is going to be the new zenoah 20ei hanging on the front of it so the mod is a must .

The first call to Horizon was an experience in it self. The tech said, He could not believe I found something wrong with it. I told him to look at the pictures I sent to Horizon, and he said he did not have the time. When I demanded a new cowl, I was told they had no parts in stock, and they would need the old one back.

i deal with horizon , gp, and a few others from working at the hobby shop so i know what ya mean there just a little nicer to use due to we have there products

but the only downfall i see about the new zenoah g20ei's is when the battire is dead so is your engine i plan on puting a 4.8 volt 2700 mah pack in there for it so it should last whom ever gets it awhile

Ever seen a picture of some guy's 3/16" H9 firewall cracking just by running up his Saito 100 on the ground?