After over a year of on and off work my TGA MIG 29 is ready to fly. This is the first DF I have built and I really don't fly as much I would like to. Is there anyone in Austin that is willing to give it the once over and maybe shake it down?

For all those who have had a TGA MIG, what was your finished weight? I haven't been able to weigh it yet but it seams heavy!

A few more.

Beautiful Job!!

I am finishing my first DF as well (TGA F-15) so I won't be of much help, but I would love for you to keep us posted as to how it flys. It looks great and should be fine!!!

Where did you get the cockpit kit? I have been looking for one for my F-15

Thanks and good luck
Anthony

Give me a call at 512 656 2357 I'll be glad to stop by Thursday night and take a look at her. I live near lakeline mall.

Sean

Thanks Sean. I'll see if I can take you up on your offer. Maybe we could meet at the North field? I live near the South field. Work is a killer right now but I need to fly the thing and be comfortable with it before the Jet Rally.

AAdbu- It's the cockpit TGA sells. No very inpressive for $80 IMO. The pilot had no right arm- had to make on out of epoxy/micro balloons. However, everyone who has seen it seams to be impressed??

Good looking jet. You will find that the flaps are not needed. This plane will fly as slow a you wanna go. I fly with the scale ailerons and roll response is excellent. I also have the scale ailerons and rudders on mine. I love your paint scheme. I think mine came out to about 12lbs. Didnt have to add any weight to balance once the correct cg was determined. Give yourself as much elevator throw as possible. Check some threads here on the Mig 29 to determine if you have the correct cg. You willenjoy this jet and it does get some attention since you dont see many Migs at the filed.

I have flown the TGA Mig 29 as high as 19 lbs, and as low as 13. It'll fly fine.

Hank, just call me and I'll setup a time we can go to the field. If you want to buddy chord or just go for it, I'll help in any way I can.

Jet looks good,

Sean

Is that a Weston pipe you're using? I'd like to know how the OS 91 does with it, please keep us posted. Great looking MIG!!
Good luck on the maiden!! I would certainly consider taking Sean up on his offer with a buddy hook up. The peace of mind will come in handy. Good lookin out Sean!

Richie

The TG Mig-29 was my first jet. You'll love it. I put 300 flights on mine before selling it.

Enjoy,

Loving your paint scheme! Im getting mine here in a couple of months then moving down to Kileen TX. Since there isnt much down there Im proably going to have to go up to Austin to fly. How far do you guys think think that south field is from Kileen anyway? I should be there by summers end. What kind of engine/fan combo did you go with?

Luis

Hank, Your Mig looks great .... and they fly like a dream. My first flight used the same setup you have with that small stubby Weston pipe. My engine quit after about 2 minutes because the pressure nipple blew off. My pipe had the nipple secured from the factory (I noticed what looked like epoxy around the base of the nipple). This may have been just a rare case of where the nipple blew off ...... but figured I'd let you know so you can check yours out. Bob

Bob, I'll check that when we do pre-flight, thanks for the heads up.

Hank, I'm back in Austin so just keep me posted, if you want to bring the mig over to my shop, email me at [email protected] and we can go over it and I'll show you some interesting jet projects I'm working.

Yep, I had mine blew off twice on my starfire II. The first time it blew I was at the point of no coming back. After intensive repair of the ship and the pipe ( I JB weld the nipple back ) after 5 flights it blew again. This time the ship was non repairable. Now I have a new ship and I will be using the pipe again, but this time I am using pitot pressure and blocking up the hole in the pipe. "Twice bitten never to return". Oh by the way that pipe packs a punch.

Lee

Sean- I'll give you a call tonight.

Guys- Should I braze the nipple on? What temp does the pipe get to? I would think it would be below even silver solder.

B1Driver- It's a OS 91/Byron/Weston.

If I recall, mine came out around 15 pounds. I was disappointed in the weight but the model didn't seem to care--it flew great.

Flanker

Hank, I left my cell at the office, call my home at 257-7953 I'll be up till midnight.

Or call my cell tomorrow after 9 am.

Sean

Hank,
You can't braze or silver solder to aluminum. Get some Alumiweld rods. I've seen something similar at Sears Hardware. They called them Aluminum Brazing Rods or something like that. Home Depot may also have them.

I used the Alumiweld to build up a boss on the pipe. Then I drilled and tapped the boss. It's lasted almost 100 flights so far. Here's a picture.

Joe

Hank,

Love the plane! Looks awesome. I may have to dig mine out and finish it. Two questions: what is the distance from the back of the canopy to the back of the hatch? Also, what are the dimensions of your scale control surfaces? Thanks, and good luck with the maiden!

Will

I'll bring this back to the top and maybe Hank will jump on here Monday and get you those measurements. I had the honors of maidening this Jet on Saturday. Absolutely wonderful flying Jet. I have a lot of experiance changing CG's from Top Gun's recommendations. TG recommends 1 inch back off the main hatch, we went 1 inch and three quarters back. I believe this is the rock solid CG point for this airplane. Landing and roll out was around 50 feet or so.

First take off with the byron was uneventful but flat. Takes a long time for that new engine to get on step. Once I got it to altitude, got it all trimmed out, the jet flew beautifully. I had 30% expo on elev and ail, and I believe that is a very good setup for that airplane based on recommended throws.

On the second flight we were getting lean engine and the flight ended in deadstick. Brought it in right on the numbers, decided to come back on it another day, drank beer and ate shrimp. It's always fun to fly someone else's airplane, especially when it fly's as good as this one did!

Hank, thanks for letting me help you out, I had a great time.

Sean

Hey Shawn,

It was good to see you again and meet Hank. The mig looked great, and flew well. I'm sure Hank appreciated all of your help.

Absolutely, positively, do something about the nipple on the weston pipe. Every one I had blew out, it's absolutely a deadstick.
The building up a boss and re-tapping is the best solution. Pitot pressure also is a good solution. JB weld worked for me...for a while.
Also, drill an extra set of holes and use a second spring. And run a safety wire through the spring and tie it. When the spring goes, it will otherwise go back into the fan, which is not good.
Best pipe around, but there are some silly flaws built in, that SHOULD be adressed by now, but were not on the last new pipe I saw.

Tom, good seeing you as well! Boy Howdy your project was a success!

Hi guys

check out Peter's Mig 29

http://www.jetclub.co.il/Peters%20Mi...%20Project.htm


Mark