gooseF22

Oops, her nametag says Burner...

Capt Betty "After" Burner

causeitflies

Way to go Rich. I wish I could have seen the maiden.
The pitch up may have been caused by the crow but most of mine gets canceled out by the flap and gear.
Is your full flap still half of my full flap?

RCISFUN

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Hey Mark, I was wishing you were thee also...Ron did a good job talking to me in your absence

Yes my Flap is half of yours, I didn't mix any down elevator like you had so i guess that will be the next adjustment.

RCISFUN

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The weather is not looking good, I don't know when i will get another chance to fly the Flash again; I hope it is soon, as I am itching to shoot some landings

RCISFUN

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Here is a video that Flyaway shot on Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXCs2aVQ_0

avicom

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Thanks for the quick vid. It does look nice at half T.

Alex

causeitflies

Hey Rich, the Rabbit sounds good in the Flash! It looks like a good combo.

RCISFUN

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Thanks Alex, Half throttle was pleanty fast for the first flight

Mark, The Rabbit has a great sound

avicom

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Rich, you got PM.

sailing1

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Hey Rich, the Flash looks great and sounds even better. I have just started building my Thunderbirds scheme Flash to be powered with a Rabbit also. Did you use the stock pipe or a different pipe. I really like the way yours sounds.
Thanks.

RCISFUN

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That is the stock pipe, the Rabbit does have a distinctive sound to it

Mavrik!

I have a Rabbit also looking for a home. Does anyone want to sell me their Flash that is gathering dust in the corner?

Mav

Bob_B

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Nice Rich!

RCISFUN

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Ok so here is another question that I would like an opinion on.

My first flight resulted in a Kangaroo hop landing, even though I was pulling back on the elevator.

This would tend to point to the CG being too far forward...which in this case it was because I balanced the model with my UAT full and my hopper tank 1/4 full, however on the first flight I landed after 5 minutes and I had a full hopper tank and a 1/2 full main tank... this caused a forward CG location.

My current tank arrangement is the main tank is the last tank in series, then the 18 oz hopper and then the UAT; I choose this arrangement in hopes of getting all of the fuel out of the main tank first, as other has had issues because of the lack of the sump in the main tank.

However this is not the optimum set-up to maintain the correct CG.

Should I change the plumbing arrangement and have the 18 oz tank as the last one in the system, this would then drain the 18 oz tank first allowing a better CG configuration.

Jetpilot24

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Yes

Jetpilot24

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Mav

My home is nice and warm . It would take good care of your Rabbit

Joe

KC36330

move your header tank to behind the main tank like most of us have our smoke tanks, then it shouldn't be a problem with balance issues.

RCISFUN

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Well the only problem is then I would have to eliminate the inlet joiner.... I know you will say I don't need it...but I like it

KC36330

being you don't run the wing tank, stick it there.

Mavrik!

Joe,

Cool my Rabbit now has a home, now I just need a dusty Flash!

Mav

RCISFUN

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I have the wing tank...I'm planning on smoke

I also want to tip lights, did anyone ever get the lens made? I know Todd was going to make some.

KC36330

I've been so busy working on customers jets i haven't had the chance to work on the tip lenses myself.

how much air are you getting in the header tank after a flight? i fly my main tank close to dry and the UAT hardly ever has any significant amount of air in it.....those times I've got carried away and flew till she flamed out the main had less then 1/4" of fuel left in it.

RCISFUN

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Well I only have one flight so far, so I can't answer that, I was going by what I read through the different Flash threads...

I will just change the plumbing and give it a try, if the small 18oz tank is depleted first the issues with the CG go away, and it looks like you confirmed that as long as you have at least 1/4" of fuel left in the main tank the UAT will not pass any air bubbles.

So I think the problem will be solved...

THANKS

rhklenke

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Rich,

I have the tips from my Flash tanks that I used to make the lenses for my lights right here. If Todd wants them to make lenses for the Flash, I can send them to him. Do one of you guys want to confirm this with Todd and see if he wants me to send them?

I think I used the 25 mm version of these in my tip tank lights:

http://www.flugmodellbau.de/product_...reflector.html

Bob

KC36330

he stated in the other thread on the very subject if someone would send him the tips he'd make the lenses