raron455

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Here ya go Patrick, some more pix of the nose section with some measurements

jefff

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Received my T1 yesterday by UPS. Everybody is correct it was well worth the wait! Plan on getting started on it Friday.

Thanks Dirk,

Jeff

gunradd

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Barry has a split door on his so it is possible. For me I love having no doors to deal with and just fly! Doors are for scale jets . Very glad everyone is getting their planes now. You guys will love them!

Digital Pilot

I'm thinking about keeping the front half nose door on mine and shape cutting/screwing the rest of the door in place. Though i am concerned about the pressures in the fuse and the canopy

Photo of a Kingcat i built for reference

raron455

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I wouldnt worry too much about the pressure in the front of the fuselage, the two inlets direct the air towards the turbine and meet, and there is a ton of area for the air to deflect and exit rearward out the back.

Digital Pilot

I agree, Just a concern as I'm not always flying forward.. Lots of snap stalls and tail slides. I'm very impressed that the canopy has not left the jet at all. I fly it EXTREMELY aggressive.

sirrom

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Do you think you could get a picture of Barry's T1 with the split door...would love to see how he did it and rigged it up.

Patrick

Digital Pilot

I have a split door as well.. photos of my black/yellow one.

sirrom

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Can the rear door close with the gear extended?

Patrick

Digital Pilot

Negative.... at least not on mine.

sirrom

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That is what I kind of figured after seeing Ronnie's pictures and some others, the rear door would have to be cut small maybe a 65/35 split with 65 being the front portion and that just would not look good. So I guess I will forgo that plan and probably not put the front gear door on.

Oh well.

Patrick

F16Jeff

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I received the front half of the fuselage and landing gear today. The rest is still in Customs.

raron455

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Well fellas, the wife named mine "Purple Haze", I like it so it stuck. I maidened the jet yesterday, got 5 flights on it. The plane flies ridiculously well. I do have a cortex Gyro in it, but turned it off and prefer the plane without the gyro, maybe with some wind the gyro would dampen some stuff, but this plane does not need a gyro. 3 clicks up up elevator and 2 clicks of left aileron and mine was trimmed level. I played it safe and balanced at 245, that is NOSE HEAVY, I had to maintain about 25% stick to hold the jet level while inverted. I am going to set it at 260, Measurments show 260 to be the middle of the main wingtube. I had my controls setup for maximum deflection with triple rates,Full aileron deflection is ALOT, and the plane will roll ridiculously fast, I ended up taking 65% of that and using it as the high rate, nice even fast rolls, but not crazy. Plane landed great, although still nose heavy for me, having to hold more elevator than I like, on my last landing I did Stall it, I came in with the nose high, and got it too slow, got back in the power but not quick enough, dropped it from about 6 inches, it knocked the left main gear door off, but other than that the plane is fine and ready to go again. I did have too much crow in it for that last flight, I had 3/4 of an inch of crow, and that really is too much, I backed it down to 3/8 for my next flight. I also had flaps at almost 90 degrees, even with my 160, I think that is considerably more flap than needed to slow it down along with crow. I am also gonna reduce the flap deflection. Everything on the plane worked perfect, the gear holds air for days, brakes work very well (I dont grease my brakes). My Jet weighed in at 31 lbs Empty with UAT Full. I have an upgraded Jetmuntz Merlin 160 in it for power, and it has the power to keep a smile on my face, if you keep a reasonable control on your left thumb I say the 160 is a perfect engine for this plane. The purple color is just smokin on this plane, and shines, My buddy had his Ferrari scheme T1 and I can tell you the purple scheme is harder to see on the back leg than his red/white, but I fly mostly scale fighters anyway so am used to seeing a black dot on the backleg anyways, so not an issue. I am still sold that purple is the best color. I am using the large double tank both sided for fuel, and have my timer set for 8 minutes, When my 1 minute warning goes off I setup to land, and had about 25% of the main lower tank full. I do have a 24oz smoke tank underneath and it works great, the 24oz gives about 2-2.5 minutes of smoke, so gotta use it wisely. I waited exaclty 7 months from ordering to recieving the plane, was it worth the wait, do I have any complaints about the plane? Im not a patient person, but yes the plane is worth it, I have zero complaints, it is built very well, mine arrived without a scratch on it, and flies flawlessly.
I am including some pictures and some videos,, Even the video of my stalled landing, only thing that really got damaged was my pride,, it was copletely my fault. This really is a NO-Stress throw and go turbine jet, with a great size, and a great prescence in the air. I had multiple conversations with Dirk during my order, and he has been a great guy to deal with, even called me up to harass me a couple weeks after I got it to see what was taking me so long to maiden it, He is a good guy. Your money will be very well spent on this plane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSiEDQXt44g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTrj8PFqMts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWg1AH0UCYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUfKefvhYJw
and my last flight of the day big dummy moment how to stall and not land!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiYJAHpbz9s

sirrom

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Glad to hear that they are worth the wait. I am still patiently waiting for mine in JR scheme.

Patrick

Desertlakesflying

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Are these coming with the fuel tank hardware already installed or do I need to order some hysol before it gets here?

raron455

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You will need Hysol,,

dontop

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I have a new T1 on order and am looking for an experienced Texas flyer to build it for me. T1 experience would be helpful but not mandatory. I live just south of Fort Worth and would like to find someone within 100 miles. If you are interested or know someone who is, please contact me.

Desertlakesflying

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Thanks Ronnie. I ordered some 9462 with mixing tips and a plunger let's see what gets here first

bcovish

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dontop
Contact Ron Schwarzkopf who also lives in Crowley. He is an experienced jet builder and flyer
I'm posting his number with his permission
682-208-6455

F16Jeff

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Ronnie,

Looks great! I nearly have everything for my build. I am goimg to start this week.

Cheers,

Jeff

Ron S

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Dontop, I just sent you a PM. Thanks, Bob-o!

raron455

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Thanks Jeff, Youll love the way the purple looks in the sun.

JSF-TC

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Dontop,

There's a couple of us jet flyers that live local to you, and fly at FW Thunderbirds. I'm in Burleson.

Let me know if I can help.

Regards,

Paul

Desertlakesflying

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Mine should be here next week if the 3 week shipping average to the west coast is still the same.

Desertlakesflying

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Wasn't there a picture of the inside of the wing on here somewhere? I can't find it to save my life...