TomHawk
 

Has anyone ever flown or built the Morris Hobbies TomHawk? Any info on it would help. I'm interested in buying one. Thanks

<orris TomHawk
 

Yup, sure have. :)
It is a good flying propellor driven sport airplane.

Mine has mechanical retracts and and OS Long Stroke .61, and flies in the 100 mph range straight and level. Nice flying airplane, but not a rocket ship.

It's easy to build and fly, looks good, and has plenty of internal volume to allow an easy radio installation.
The nose is a little tight for a large case engine, but I got it in without too much hassle. I have a bunch of those .61's around, so that's what I used.

Hope you like it as much as I like mine.

Harley Condra
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RE: <orris TomHawk
 

Hello Harley
Which trike retracts are you using-model number and brand please and any modification fr installing the same?
Thankyou & kind regards

RE: <orris TomHawk
 

I wrote that reply over four years ago!
I sold the airplane in 2004, as I don't do much prop flying anymore. It had well over 500 flights when I sold it.

It had Southern RC retracts, but I don't have them or the box anymore, so I don't have the part number. I don't know if they arestill in business either. I used JR 180 degree servos fort the gear, one in the wing, and one in the fuselage for the nosegear.
Any good mechanical retracts will work, so just do your homework before you build the fuselage.

I used a firewall mounted nosegear unit, and machined a backplate type mount for the engine, and angled the cylinder head to the right at about a 45 degreee angle, so the engine mounting would not interfere with the nosegear mount.
It was a fun airplane, but a jet it ain't.

Good luck,

Harley Condra
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RE: <orris TomHawk
 

Let's start all over again. I just stumbled over the instruction sheet and the label from the retracts for the Tomhawk!

I misstated the brand in my first post...they were B&D mechanical retracts, not Southern RC as I erroniously reported.
The only thing the label says, is "MECHANICAL RETRACT NOSE GEAR......No part nuymber.....I didn't find the tag for the mains, but they were the same brand.

B&D Enterprises,
Route 81,
Ballard, West Virginia 24918

Happy flying.....

Harley Condra
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RE: <orris TomHawk
 

Dear Harley
Appreciate yr input. Thankyou very much and happy flying.