Setting up a GP Stearman
 

Hello,

I've been away from the hobby for over a year but my knee's getting better and I've had cataract surgery on both eyes and I retire in 3 1/2 weeks. It's time to get the toys ready! I've done some searches but I'm not finding the right stuff, so I decided to ask. If you just send me to another thread that covers my issues that'll be fine.

I have a Great Planes Super Stearman and a G26 engine. I want to set the plane up so that I can add smoke after I get everything else working right. I've never done smoke before. My main question is about tanks. Which tank should I use for gas, which one for smoke, and where should I locate them. (The instructions might help but right now I'm two hundred miles from home.) I would appreciate any and all advice I can get on building out and setting up this plane.

Dick
(Harry Landings)

RE: Setting up a GP Stearman
 

It might take Mike a while to get back to you, so I'll try and help. You can use Dubro tanks side by side just forward of the CG. I use the Simple smoke system on the gear switch to run the pump. You have to change out the the stoppers that come with the tanks and use the ones made for gas. The pump has to have it's own battery. Gas engines make good smoke and you'll have a lot of fun with it. Dennis

RE: Setting up a GP Stearman
 

My dad use to fly a PT Sterman and I have started one and never finished it and then moved and everything was lost.

Saw the neatest version of it ever done when I was a kid. It had a crop dusting hopper and they put talculm powder in there. They would go for low passes and open up the hopper a bit and it looked like real crop dusting.....