Ok guys. I''m new to airplanes and im just about finished building my hanger 9 P-47 150. I however am still completely confused on what to choose for a powerplant. I would like to go gas. I have heard good and bad about the zenoha g26 but this motor is in stock at my LHS and is right in the price range I''m looking for. I would greatly appreciate any help. I wanna get this thing in the air!!!

Pete.

Pete,


If this is your first airplane please don't attempt to fly it! This is not a beginner airplane!

If you have no previous flying skills you really need to learn first on a more stable [link=http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/rc-trainer-airplane.html]trainer airplane.[/link]

If you fly your P-47 with no prior flying experience there is 100% chance you will destroy it in less than 20 seconds!

Most people learn to fly with a trainer powered by a [link=http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/nitro-rc-engines.html]glow engine.[/link] A P-47 is more like a 3rd or 4rth plane.

I appreciate your concern but I am an experienced heli pilot. Any suggestions on a powerplant?

Thais. Pete.

Pete,
You might want to preface some of your posts with a short note about flying helis or something, or you''re going to keep getting that kind of response. Remember, those of us who have been around a while really have seen guys who have never flown anything show up at the field with a Mustang (and not that H9 PTS thing either) or some such. Around here, it''s pretty much garenteed that I''ll get 1-3 new guys every year who have to learn the hard way that flying a model is a lot harder than it looks, and that trainers exist for a reason.

Anyway, I personally only own one gasser (a DA 50), but I will say that the gas warbird drivers at my field all love the zenoha line, and the G-26 is popular, we''ve had 5-6 of them at the field at one time, and I know of more than a dozen that I see fly on a regular basis. And I can''t recall ever seeing one have a problem.

Now, I will say this. Gas engines ARE different from glow engines. The carbs work differently. More than once I''ve seen guys with years of glow engine experience totally fail to get a gasser running and basically screw up the carb settings beyond all belief. All it''s ever taken is a little time with someone who knows how to tune the gasser to get it going and purring away though.

Personally, I don''t consider myself a gasser tuning expert, I only have that one, and I bought it used and pre-broken in and setup and mounted in the model I bought. But I know who at my field has a gasser clue and who doesn''t, and more than once I''ve sent a messed up engine to get fixed by the local gasser expert.

Thank you sir. I appreciate the help and apologize for the innappropriate post.

Pete

Nothing inapproporate at all that I saw, just trying to help you get better answers faster. I was thinking that you might be wondering why everyone seemed to be jumping on you about getting a trainer every time you asked a question.

(I DO still think a large P-47 might not be the best choice of a first fixed wing, even for an accomplished heli pilot. But I don''t know you, so I can''t know).

I wasn''t trying to jump on you at all. I just don''t want to see anyone waste their money and get their heart broken when it can be avoided.


I know heli''s are much harder to fly than airplanes. Nevertheless, it would be a good idea to fly at least some sort of plane, even if its a park flyer, before taking a chance on crashing a nice airplane such as the one you speak of.

But I guess you know what your doing and the money involved. Sorry if I insulted you in any way.


Wings

Pete:

Please heed Wing''s advice especially if you have not flown planes before.

While your heli experience means that orientation is not a huge issue for you, if you''ve not flown planes, your will not have the "muscle memory" for them.

Have someone give you a lesson or two with an instructor on a buddy box using a club trainer, so you do not have to purchase anything.

This will be time well spent.

If possible also have the instructor go over your new plane when finished, and take it up and trim it out for you.

If you''re wanting a 26 size engine, you''ll have a hard time finding a better engine and customer service than a Brillelli 26. You''ll find several lenghthy threads in the gas engine section of RCU about these guys and their engines. I have a 71" Sea Fury I''m putting a 36 on and the help I''ve received from Scott at Brillelli has been second to none. The egg shaped cowl on a P-47 would be great for hiding a gasser.

What is it with the apostorphe's turning into quotes? lol. I thought it was just me.

This is an issue that the RCU Staff is aware of. It started after a security patch was applied to the RCU system. Marc has the programmers working hard trying to back out the changes so that the issue with the apostrophes is corrected.

Ken

I thought I was loosing my mind at first. I even went back and edited several of my posts over and over, lol.

Thanks guys. Picking up my a-26ei after work tpday. Now just to find a prop.