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Old 05-16-2010 | 09:03 PM
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i have a cap 580 with a saito .82 engine. im currently running a13x7 pop and would like to upgrade a little... What prop do you reccomend i use for solid aerobatics and mild 3D flight???
Old 05-17-2010 | 12:22 AM
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A 6" pitch blade could do better, maybe APC 14x6 or graupner/vess 14x6,if you are using MA,drop it and try something else. props will make ALL the diff.
Old 05-18-2010 | 11:37 PM
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I'm running an OS .75 AX spinning a 14x5 ACP
Old 05-19-2010 | 01:15 PM
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Try an APC 13x4 W prop. The wide blade will give you more thrust for aerobatics but slow your stop speed (not that you want to use this thing as a racer).
Old 05-19-2010 | 02:12 PM
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I ran a 13x4 on my YS-63 powered Cap-580 and it was outstanding. The .82 might even pull a 15x4.
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I need some advice: I have a YS91 engine and I want to see if I buy this plane, could I use the YS91 or is it too big for it? I just don't want to spend more money on a new engine if I can use the one I have...

Any comments or suggestions will be appreciated.

Thank you
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Modern YS are lighter than most other 4 strokes. if your .91 weighs in similar to the saito .82, and pysically fits, go for it. Its not a good 3D plane, if that is what you want, put the YS on one of the popular profiles instead
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Thank you for responding! The YS91 weighs about 150 grm more than the Saito .82 ... Also, it a bit bigger in dimension, a couple of mm here and there, but not too much bigger, I think it should just fit in the cowling. Also, maybe I can put one of the servos back in the tail to counteract the extra weight in front... that way the plane is not too nose heavy.

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