ReDoing Old Yeller
07-11-2008, 02:00 AM
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RE: ReDoing Old Yeller
It will be a blast from the past to cruise around with the F-16. At least you had all the pieces. I picked up a second hand Ultra Viper that was missing quite a few bits (like the engine, fan, soft fan mount, etc). Most of this stuff isn't made anymore but I picked up a new(?) BVM 91 on ebay, a new Viojett from an RCU user in CA, Kelly R from Montana donated a duct hatch cover, and I fortunately had a bunch of old spare bits and pieces (including a puffer pipe) in my stash of boxes. The (re)maiden will be this weekend as soon as I can program the !@#$%^& flaperon travel!!!!!
Good luck with your '16. If I get to Indiana, how about a Heritage Flight before we both convert to kero?
Jim
Good luck with your '16. If I get to Indiana, how about a Heritage Flight before we both convert to kero?
Jim
07-11-2008, 02:52 AM
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You bet., it may be early fall before she'll get back in the air though,shes sitting on a box due to placing the retracts in the F86, I got romart mains for her just got to get a nose retract.
how about a vid of your viper re-maiden for all of us.
how about a vid of your viper re-maiden for all of us.
07-24-2008, 06:51 AM
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RE: ReDoing Old Yeller
Look what just so happen to come in the mail yesterday from Sig.I think these would be good for the old yeller mains.
Whatcha think ?
Whatcha think ?
07-25-2008, 05:15 PM
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Cutting out the hatch latch to install equipment tray,going to need this wqhen converted to turbine anyway.
this hatch latch is alot smaller then I thought it was when I ordered it, does anyone think its to small ?
Oh by the way this is what came in the mail today, 5th place in the Futaba sweepstakes.Liked to of had one of the Faast radios but oh well its nice and it was free.(Thanks Futaba)
this hatch latch is alot smaller then I thought it was when I ordered it, does anyone think its to small ?
Oh by the way this is what came in the mail today, 5th place in the Futaba sweepstakes.Liked to of had one of the Faast radios but oh well its nice and it was free.(Thanks Futaba)
07-25-2008, 11:54 PM
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RE: ReDoing Old Yeller
So is this a Mid Life Upgrade ????? 
Hobby Lobby / Graupner make a skookum hatch latch that has a longer "handle" than the BVM one....
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/images/hlre001.jpg
Hobby Lobby / Graupner make a skookum hatch latch that has a longer "handle" than the BVM one....
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/images/hlre001.jpg
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RE: ReDoing Old Yeller
going to start getting her back air worthy by sawing off the wings and drilling out the spars and converting to a plug in system,, those of you that have built this bird know that the spars DONT go in very deep at all, I have a friend maching prolink style struts for me and then my alum-spars .
ha ha the struts are not for old yeller ..lol..I have two sets comming one for a new project after yeller and im giving one set away.
ha ha the struts are not for old yeller ..lol..
I have two sets comming one for a new project after yeller and im giving one set away.
