Basic question about Super Hots...
 

Good morning All,
I usually lurk around the Warbird area but this is a question for this group, thank you for your time and concern. I am just finishing up my Midwest Super Hots before I go onto the B-stang. I am putting my K&B 61 on it and would like to know what prop to fly it with. I have a 12x6 on it but that is from when I had the engine on the Cub (if this matters I really don't know). Any suggestions? Again, thank you for answering.

Justrfb

Basic question about Super Hots...
 

I used a Master Airscrew 12x6 with a ThunderTiger .61 on my Superhots. IT worked quite well when the engine worked, but that is another story. It was fast enough for me with good vertical carry.

Basic question about Super Hots...
 

I use a 12x6 on my OS46fx you could go up an inch and reduce the pitch to three or four and get better tork and better vertical. Pitch = horizontal speed diameter = tork = vertical.

Super Hots lol
 

I think he is asking about the Super Hots not the Hots the Super is a .60 size plane and the HOts was a .40 size plane.

Basic question about Super Hots...
 

I was talking about prop size he was asking what prop to use with his K&B 61. I had a Midwest hots in the mid eighties It was a 40 size plane but I had an OS61 rear exhaust with a pipe it was a screamer. I think I was swinging a 13x6. I could hover and tumble and Snap!

Great to hear about the .60
 

I do have a .40 size hots but it is the Midwest kit seems very heavy. What did you do to lighten it if anything? I now fly a Super Hots I scratch built from M.A.N. plans and it flys fantastic. Heck I would even recomend it as a second plane if you kept the throws low. Came in at 6pounds with a Saito .91. And the .91 is a bit much it would still fly fantastic with either a Saito .71 or a Y.S. .63. The .91 Saito i am running a 14-6 apc and also a paint stick lol 14-6 master airscrew.

Basic question about Super Hots...
 

I built it per the plans it was heavy but th Sixty really pulled it and vertical was unlimited. It still landed well because of that thick blunt wing. Sometimes I miss it.

Maiden flight...
 

Thanks for the replies. I flew the maiden flight Saturday. A great guy (Vinnie G) who taught me how to fly about 15 years ago, took up my Super Hots. I have been building this plane since about 1989 (not all building time of course) so I was a little nervous to take it up tht first time. It has the K&B 61 on it with a 12x6 prop. He trimmed it out for me and gave me the radio saying it "flies like a rocket!" I flew it around for a few minutes at just under 1/2 throttle, then he said, "give it some juice and hold on". I did... Did a pass at full throttle about 25 feet up, right outside the runway edge. It flew! Took it around landed and cleaned up. Called it a great day, thanked Vinnie and went home. I will post pictures as soon as they are developed.

Justrfb