kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

This sure is a good looking ARF. has any body flown this plane and what are the results. I am thinking about a OS 52 4 stroke engine. Greg

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

I chose a OS 52 and it was "scale"... Really needs a little more power (70 would be great). Great flying plane, but ground handling is squirrely (narrow gear). If you've flown bipes or other planes that are touchy on the ground you;ll love it.

It will need nose weight too so go for a bigger motor like the OS 70 (saito 72 is good but lighter).


I liked it well enough to want another, but chose the OK/EZ Texan instead (for a change of pace).

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

this plane is a great flier but like the other guy said, hell on wheels. When you go to take off expect it to ground loop if you put on to much power so ease the power on and take your time on take off, on landing you need to almost do a 3 point landing. set your wheels at 0-0 toe to make a better roll. if you toe the wheels in, when one side of the wing lifts it will ground loop on you.. we have 2 of those and we put OS 46 fxs in both with a Pitt's style mufflers out the bottom. Make sure you epoxy the inside of your firewall and change the cowl mount screws to Allen heads with blind nuts. we put our lead weight in the cowl and have about 15 flights each and no problems except of taking off. any other questions just Email me and we will help you out. look at my gallery I think I put the At 6 picture in it,..

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

One other detail I forgot... I tried to keep the exhaust hole in the cowl small and it made the 4-stroke overheat after a few minutes so I had to open a larger rectangle in the bottom to pass some air as the wood ring for the cowl is a good way to mount, but restricts air passing around the fuse...

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

if you put 2 or 3 washers between the wood ring and the fuse, you will have all the air you need and still have it stay on if you use allens and blind nuts. Just make sure you epoxy the ring in nice and solid. Like I said we have 2 and it does work, also make sure the servo has the wheels in a solid lock when they are down, we had one that unlocked on us and readjusted the push rod and no more problem

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

I know this is an old thread but I just purchased this today to replace the P-51 I stuffed last week. (LHS) Can anyone tell me the diameter of the cowl? Also it does not come with retracts but are the mounts already built in? Thanks

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

Hey,

Yes the T-6 is retract ready. With just a little modification installing retracts is pretty simple.

Gimme an email direct and ill tell you more about it.

Dave Staples
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AT 6 Lead Weight
 

I do not know where to measure the CG .

I balanced mine at the root close to the Fuse 3.5 " in from the LE. Had to add about 8 ounces of lead with an OS46 FX.

I brought it to the field to try it out but did not have the guts to fly it as when it was picked up at the LE wing-tips it was still nose heavy. Is this OK...??

Any info on take off and landing with this setup is greatly appreciated.

Martin.

kyosho AT-6 Texan
 

Martin, I used a Supertigre .61 in mine and needed 6 0z in the nose to balance, so your set-up sounds about right. Picking it up by the wingtips isn't a valid indicator. 3.5 inches at the root is correct. I used fixed gear and a larger 1 1/4 tailwheel and ground handling is uneventful. Add power slowly and let off the elevator early and you'll be fine. It lands like the trainer that it was with no snap tendencies.

Good Luck.

Let us know how you make out.