For those of you interested in the P-82 Twin from Nitro Models, here are my findings.....
The plane comes fairly complete and neatly packaged. Take the supplied hardware package and throw it as far as possible, it is junk. Next, take the supplied retracts and give to the cat to play with. two reasons for this. the retracts are very wobbly and loose fitting. i tried to fix by using epoxy in the joints and this seemed to work fairly well but still not the best solution. Next, when installed, the retracts are too far back in the fuselage and this makes taxing the aircraft almost impossible. The plane wants to nose over in the grass. I removed the retracts, after they collapsed twice in trying to take off, and replaced with home made fixed gear mounted two inches forward to avoid the nosing over on takeoff.
I used two OS 56 4 stroke engines on my aircraft and this is plenty to pull the plane off the ground and give reasonable performance. Besides, the sound is great. On the second flight, the left engine quit and i was able to turn left with only the right engine running. I gave the right engine full power, added 3/4 flaps, and the plane flew, just barely, but enough to make it to the field.
On athe maiden flight, no trim adjustments were necessary and the plane flies like a trainer. Very sooth. I would recommend this plane to any one, but toss the retracts and the supplied hardware.
Thanks for listening!
Al

I have been waiting for thr silver to come in I just donot like the green one,I will be alll over a silver one when it comes in

Al,

Thanks for the report. I friend is building one for me and we were just discussing which 4 strokes to use in it. I have a pair of Saito 82s that I may have to give a try. I will also plan on getting replacement retracts for it. It's great to hear that it is a smooth flyer.
Anyone else have one?

Carl

Al,

Did you set the engines at 0 degrees thrust?

Carl

Yes the engines are set to zero thrust

i've always love this plane from world models. nitroplanes is just a copy of it. i'd love to see a picture if you've got one!

Does anyone know of a replacement set of retracts that are a "drop-in" replacement?

Looking at the tail assembly, this will have to be removed every time the wing is also removed. I'm thinking about replacing the horizontal stab bolts with socket heads. I guess this will require a little minor surgery. As an alternative, I suppose that I could build a cradle to bolt onto the wing saddle to hold the 2 fusalages in place.
It looks like there may be room for air retracts but I still may go with mechanicals... Carl

Flew mine this past Saturday. It flew great! Mine is stock with the mechanical retracts from the kit. No problems with them. Used Saito 56 Gold Knights. Plenty of power. I mounted them inverted with nelson hobby on board glow. Needed a total of 7 oz's of tail weight to balance. Can't wait to take her out again!

MSCIC,
Thanks for the report. I've been thinking about what to do with the retracts. They seem a bit light but I do fly off asphalt...How about a few photos if you have time. :-)
Did you balance as recommended with the intructions? Also, do you take off the horizontal stab to break it down for transport?

Carl

Almost ready for a test fly. Twin Saito .82s and Spring air retracts. I hope the flaps slow it down...:_)

Carl

pics?

I'll post pix and vids as soon as weather and time permits. Fun project and I have high hopes that she will be a keeper. Stay tuned....
Cheers,
Carl

Well it's ready for a maiden flight...fingers crossed. I'll try to get some video if it flys.