I'm sure you will have fun with that one

Yup. Truthfully, it should have been that way from the start. I dislike models whose rudders end at or above the elevator hinge line.


Ed Cregger

Another way to charge your 1.2 nicad is with your glow- stick charger. My Kadet taildragger was powered with an RCGH 20cc, and while it performed fantastic aerobatics, I was quite reluctant to stress that big wing with some of the pullouts required. I am downsizing to an OS80 FS, so I can toss it around more. I used the Dubro landing gear, unknown wheel pants and a Dubro scale tailwheel with a pull-pull set up actuated by a mini servo in the tail (you only need the tail wheel to taxi).

Here is my completed Kadet tail dragger conversion. I put a Saito 91 in her. She cruises at about 1/8 throttle.

Looks mighty nice

who thinks a 20cc motor would be to big, they have them for 159.00 at hobbyking.com and i was thinking about getting one

It's not too big power wise. It is too big weight wise. It can be made airworthy by strengthening the wing center section empennage components/attachment points and by bracing the two types of stabilizers to each other. Don't forget, that larger servos might be in order if you are really going to overstress the airframe.

Personally, I think it would be more fun to find a good .91 four-stroke to power it. You're still going to have to reengineer the model to handle that much power without having to be very careful about speed build-up and the G-force being applied to the airframe.


Ed Cregger

Just my two cents. If you want to fly with a gasser on the front, a 20cc is about all you really want. I had a 30cc converted Ryobi on the nose of a Kadet taildragger and she flew really bit**in' till the wing decided to do weird things and she lawn darted. Too much weight. A new Kadet taildragger with an RCGH side carb 20cc still had me nervous about some of the pull outs from any aerobatics, but she would go vertical and hover for about 10 seconds! I mounted the elevator servo in the tail and spread the flight and ignition batteries down the fuse to balance. The motor just became a bear to start and keep running so she soon fell out of favor with me. Now, she has an OS 80 FS up front and I just putt around doing slow and graceful aerobatics. My suggestion, keep it light. But, anyway, you'll have fun!

Al

And, be sure to add some ply to the backside of the firewall if you hang a gasser on the nose and brace your tailfeathers.