Telemaster kit v-2 conversion
 

Hey mates i bought a new inbox cox pee wee .20 nitro engine recently and was thinking where should i put it obviously i cannot put it in a foam plane as it will melt

Going through various small ad light balsa kits i found the telemaster kit v-2 from hobby express http://www.hobbyexpress.com/micro_te...37165_prd1.htm i would like to know what do you guys think about converting this kit into a nitro plane

The pee wee weighs just 25-30 gms . Will it have enough power to take this up . An d what all changes do i need to do to convert this into a nitro plane , strengthing the fuselage or building a new engine mount please help

I know from experience that the Pee Wee 020 has enough power to fly a 9 oz airplane of that size, and that is the top end of the advertised weight6. Yours will probably be lighter. Perfectly good project for that engine. I once flew an 11 oz powered glider with a 48 inch span with a Pee Wee and I was surprised at how fast it climbed. You only need two micro servos and a lightweight rx battery. Mine had kind of a heavy old radio and flew fine anyway.

A Pee Wee doesn't put a lot of strain on an airframe. Long time ago, but I think I used a 1/16th ply firewall. Some 1/4 inch sticks in the corners where the firewall attaches to the fuse sides is all you need to beef up. You need to fuel proof the wood on the firewall front and the rest of the engine compartment. Some thinned epoxy is fine.

Jim

thanks alot i wanted to do this for some time now but was never sure as to how the airframe will react to the extra weight of the engine one more thing that is bothering me is how will i deal with the throttle linkage i do know about the pee wee's throttle sleve but not sure as to how it will work what kind of a servo will be good enough for it ?

Oh you have a throttle...great! I always just flew mine flat out. So you'll need a third servo. Micro servos will work fine for everything including throttle. I'd use 1/2oz servos all around. The throttle linkage for those is usually just a thin piece of music wire.

Don't get carried away beefing it up just because it has a glow engine. Even in the old days RC models with Pee Wee power only weighed 6-7 ozs. The engine really doesn't stress it much. The 1/4 inch stock I recommended is actually overkill. You could use 1/8 inch. The main thing is fuel proofing, not beefing up.

You're plane should weigh about the same with a Pee Wee as it would with electric power. The battery for Rx and servos can be very light. The engine is very light. No worries.

Jim

thank you so very much jim as soon as iam done with my college exams i'll start working on this i will take the liberty to PM you if and when i get stuck only if you are okey with the botheration

Raj