LS171Malibu

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Well, darn it. My beloved Seeker got obliterated yesterday in our Q25 Winter Series was playing catch up and cut the pylon by about 40'. I don't know if I have ever seen a plane in so many pieces. I need to build a replacement, and although I know I can not design a better plane (I really need 2 planes, I can't justify to the wife 2 kits and an engine and flight pack), I am looking for a source for cores. Is there anyone that you can order cores from that knows what is expected if you tell them you need a Q500 core with MH16 10" cord 23.75" panels?

Purple and white was my Seeker... was the fastest plane in our Q25 LOVED IT!!!

daven

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Glad you liked the plane, although thats not the airfoil the plane was designed for.

I know Kevin Matney will cut cores, and I believe you can get cores through www.supertrc.com

Also, I saw on Towers site that Dominator 500's are on sale for $39.99 and they come with foam cores (not sure on the airfoil). I don't think they come with any hardware so you'd be on your own for that, but thats pretty cheap for a kit with cores.

fizzwater2

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The dominator my son and I are building did come with sheet metal landing gear, but not much else in the way of hardware that I remember. I'll have to take another look in the box tonight, i'm still at work right now and can't remember for sure. So far the kit is going together ok.

G

LS171Malibu

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Thanks Dave. From what little info I could find on airfoils, it looks as though the MH16 would be good for a 25 powered Q500. With the sport racing and the average pilots skills it looks as though I might be building quite a few of these. I got hit last year, and then in this mini series. I was going to just make a simple fuse with conventional tail, not try to copy anything in particular. For what its worth, I was told by a fellow that I had an average speed of 96mph over the coarse, and then a few weeks later someone else corrected me and said that was a radared speed. I don't know which is correct, but it's not that fast in the whole scheme of things. Is there an airfoil that would be better for this application? I have read post where I get the feeling that the writer believes that it's not important, but I believe that if I have to choose an airfoil, I should at least try to find one that suits the application intended.

Kevin Matney

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I will cut what cores you wish. $20.00 a set and shipping. Best deal i can get 2 sets in 1 box for shipping

HighPlains

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That is a very good speed with a .25 engine. We radared some years back in California, and they ranged from 90 to 100 with most at the lower end.

daven

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When we finished up our OS .25FX racing up here, most speeds ranged in the lower to mid 90's. On a couple occasisos we could hit 100 or 101 on the radar gun, but it wasn't often. My Quickest was a doddger at the time which liked the old wider blade 8x6 master airscrew as opposed to what most people were running, the APC 7.8x6 pylon prop. Since we flew on a shorter course (I believe it was only 300 foot) I liked the quicker accelleration MA, while the APC would go faster but not turn as well.

LS171Malibu

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Kevin, awesome!! I'll call you.

LS171Malibu

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Kevin... left message, sorry for rambling.

LS171Malibu

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I've got to say... I had no intentions of pylon racing. When I was 15 (in '93) my buddy and I would work the races and I enjoyed watching. I did notice how there were not races any longer but thought nothing of it. Then, in December of '06 when some of the guys started talking about club racing I committed to join in. Now I am HOOKED!!! It turns out I'm good at this. I was hoping that with all of the Q25 interest ( Three clubs in DFW will be hosting a total of 10 races in our '08 season) maybe this would lead into 424, but it seems as though there is a real issue with having enough space to host with the current safety rules. My home club is in Benbrook Tx, and we had to get a waiver from AMA just to have Q25 races. [:'(]

Kevin Matney

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You have Email

LS171Malibu

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You have email.... I need to get to bed. Thanks again!

MarkSS

Anyone notice the "fuel" bottle?

fizzwater2

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aren't those usually in purple bags?

daven

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I like it. That guy can fly a seeker any time !