Dragon lady engine
 

Thanking about getting the dragon lady and using a thunder tiger 91 four stroke that I can get my hands on at a very good deal.:D

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I just test flew this airplane yesterday for another club member. His had the Magnum 80 4 stroke.

It's a very good combination. The 91 would give you a little more power.

I think you will like the combination of plane and motor.

4 strokes have more shake than 2 strokes. Make sure every thing is tight, and pin the firewall.

Your take off roll should be some where in the naborhood of 10 feet. The landing is slow.

A good airplane all around.

Tony

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What a great flying Sunday sport plane ... mine had an Enya 80 which would be close to your 91. If I hadn't traded it for a GeeBee 'Y', it would still be with me on every trip to the field. I could not find any bad traits with it at all.

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Its a very nice aircraft to fly. I have one with a Magnum 91 2stroke and it has unlimited vertical with a 14x6 prop, and It will still land at a crawl. Very relaxing plane to fly!

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The Magnum .91XL 2-stroke cycle engine seems to be the one to choose, especially with a Thunder Tiger Pro .61 carburetor and a Bisson Pitts style muffler ( the J'Tech muff won't fit within the cowl). An apc 14 x 7 prop gives more "dig" than a 6 pitch. This model is indeed one of the better flying models. When was the last time anyone could fly knife edge with no roll coupling? And on high rates, it tumbles with the best of them.
If you're into customizing, there are ways to reduce the weight by about a half pound. And the re-covering is not an easy task because it's not constructed of balsa, but some hard Chinese wood to which covering will not readily stick. However, it's still all doable.

Regards,
DrGO

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I have one that is powered by a OS 120 four stroke and it flies like a dream-this has been my favorite airplane for three years-of course I have recovered it with ultracoat which relieved the pain of the pvc covering bubbles

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Built one of these from an ARC kit six years ago . Initially flew it with a Saito 91 FS. Good power and an excellent flyer. Very forgiving and easy to land. Recently refitted it with a TT 91 FS. More power than the Saito and still flying it.

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Thanks guys for all the info this plane is going to be for my son he had been looking at the great planes spacewalker but the dragon lady is a little smaller and about 50.00 bucks cheaper and it looks like the TT 91 FS is a good match for it. This will his 2nd plane after his trainer so what do you guys think about this as his 2nd plane. He will be getting a lot of help from me and I can fly just about any thing as long as the ground and trees do not get in my way;)

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Hey Doctorgo,
Where did you get that canopy? That looks mad! Really sets the model off.

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Greetings, BIGSPORT.
The canopy on my DL was cut from the one used for the Global G-202, ordered separately. Here's another look.

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It will be fine as his second plane. It was my third plane and would have worked good as my second as this is a very good flyer. Mine had a saito 100 on it and was a very good flyer until the mechanic forgot to check the elevator linkage.
John

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I sold my Dragon Lady this spring. I had it for two seasons and loved it for trying new maneuvers. I had a Magnum 120FS in it not only for the power but the extra weight is needed for balance. The main reason I responded though is doctorgo your dragon is the best looking I've seen, Nice job;). If Modeltech could make it look like yours and rename it they would sell a bunch as long as it is covered with good stuff.

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Greetings, ronk1.
Thank you for the complimentary remarks.
Not only could the current covering be improved upon, but the wood as well. If it were constructed of balsa, AS ADVERTISED, the weight would be such that a .76 could be used.

Regards,
DrGO

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This is my favorite plane. I have a Magnum 91 2 stroke in it running a 14x6 prop but it hardly has unlimited vertical. I may try either a 15x4 or a 16x6 prop this weekend.

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Had a YS-91 ac on mine, these planes are just FLOATERS and can get boring real fast.
Chop two rib-bay's off each wing and it will be alot more fun to fly.
Wheel landings are a MUST, no flairing or you'll bounce all the way down the runway.

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What do you guys think about putting a G26 in the dragon lady? Mine needs a new motor as the magnum I have is stuffed.

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A G-26 would be too heavy, had a YS-91 ac in mine and a friend had a OS-120 in his.

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Yours must have come from a different manufacturer then mine as mine had a sheeted foam wing. There weren't any ribs. I bashed mine quite a bit and wound up with dual elevator servos, pull pull rudder, dual aileron servo's a Canopy from a Black Horse models Extra (40 size) and a Saito 1.20 under the hood. The plane flew like a dream and was a blast to fly. It did bounce like a ping pong ball though if you didn't grease the landing.

I finally lost it as I was coming in for a landing at a strange field and whilst I was manuvering around a big tree at the end of a runway, this "gentleman" comes up and starts pulling on my sleeve saying "excuse me, thats a pretty plane". The result is my signature line. I've always said I was going to put it back together but now all of my planes are much bigger and I had just about forgotten it until I saw this thread.

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I had a blast flying my DL with a YS120. Lost it when the stab said bye-bye on a hard full bore snap. So I would consider putting on some flying wires.

I have a new uncut unpainted Dragon Lady 60 cowl from Stan's if anyone is interested. 25 shipped

cstevec
 

I think the distributer was Model Tec, made in Mexico.
Mine had a foam sheeted wing also and the instructions showed where to cut holes in it to lighten it.
Covered it with Ultra Coat Plus and that was a pain. The only thing that stuff is good for is trim...

The trick to landing any tail dragger is to get off the elevator the instant the wheels touch the runway.

Dragon lady
 

Hi there,
I have been looking at the Dragon lady for a while now. A good friend of mine had one and he covered it and painted it up all cool and named it !QUOT!The painted Lady!QUOT! He had an OS 1.20 SP in it and I fell in love with it because it had that old time golden age look and I really wanted it.
Our club put on an auction and I wanted to buy it but I could not afford it until I sold off some of my other planes. He set it aside for most of that day until I could get some cash from my auction planes.
Then some guy came up and offered him $400 dollars for it when he was going to sale it to me for $200 with engine.
He sold it and I was bummed! Then they were discontinued and when they came back I am really looking to pick one up.
So i have a few questions for you DL owners.
From what I have read a 120 is probably too much or overkill for this plane. I have a Magnum 91 4 stoke that I would like to use. is this going to be enough?
I also hear that it is a !QUOT!floater!QUOT! is it too floaty? I would like to do some aerobatics with it like stall tuns, slides and other fun stuff like that.
What about wind? does it float too much to safely land or handle in stiff winds?
Any information, advice or input on this model would be great.

Thanks

WN

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The Dragon Lady is very good for basic aerobatics and good in the wind. Its not a "floaty" airplane on landing, very predictable. I had a Magnum 120FS in mine. I think a 91FS would be a little weak unless its a YS. A 91 2 stroke would work.

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what about a magnum 108 two stroke

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I think I may have you all beat. I had the original ARC version a few years back, powered with a ST 1.41 ci 2 stroker and it was probably the one plane I flew the most. An awesome plane with very predictable habits. Landings were a piece of cake, with or without wind.

A friend crashed it (actually belly flopped it, and I sold it to him) a couple of years ago ( I know, some "friend" eh? :D ). I have since replaced it with another (ARF) but have yet to get it in the air. I removed all the factory cheap ***** covering, but that's as far as I got.

This one will have a 1.37 ci ST in the nose. I have everything, I just have projects ahead of this one.

You can throw a lot of motor at this "Lady" and she loves it.

A good second plane? Maybe...as long as you don't do anything crazy like I did. ;)

This IS one plane you can always take with you no matter what the conditions....

Gary

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That would be an excellent combo!;)