caliber302003

i just bought a swallow and at the min it has a fixed u/c but i noticed today that there is a place to put retracts all ready in. can any of you guys help me by telling me what kind of retracts i need or what size as i am new to the retract side of things. its a 90 size flair swallow


cheers

club 20 king

Derek,
Have you flown her yet? The under pan is in the post.

speed_freak1

I have a lark one one size smaller than yours. i would keep with the FIXED u/c as i have been tol if you have the retracts you have to 'beef' the surrounding area up so it does not break on a heavy landing.
trust me with the fixed u/c and the spats over the wheels it looks great in the air!

Adam

caliber302003

hi justin

yeah i flew her on sunday fantastic mate engine was a bit coughing and farting but that soon stoped dont know if it hasnt been run for a while but its ok now. cheers for the pan bud

caliber302003

speed_freak1

thanks for your reply i will keep that in mind but would still like to try em out i now have the retract and are fitted but another problem cant find servo hole [:@] lol but like you said i will keep u/c on for the time being

have a good christmas all

derek

speed_freak1

im not sure about the servo hole.. i will have a quick look at mine later and see if i can spot an obvious place.... it has to be sitting there right in front of you (as they always do!)

Good luck with every thing.
Have a great christmas yourself and enjoy the new year.

PS: (what surface are you using as runway???) (tarmac or grass ?)
Grass will rip the retracts out pretty fast while concrete will take a little longer

club 20 king

Derek,
I have dug out the instructions and it show's the retract servo position in the left wing panel(top!) next to the wing joint. The box is 66mm long and 46mm wide. I dosn't say how far the box is from the LE but look about 35/40mm on photo. I will post the instruction to you now I have found them.

Justin

club 20 king

Also check you will have enough ground clearance before you commit to the retracts. You might find you struggle to swing anything bigger than a 14/15" prop as the leg length is pre determined buy the well size. Just a thought.