The manual says 4in main wheels for this kit, is this right? Seems too big?

Nilo

At 1/7 scale I believe true scale wheels would actually be slightly larger than 4". Many people use smaller wheels to save weight but I have always thought the smaller wheels look dorky on a P-40.

Thanks, so I'll go for the 4"

I think that Stew is correct. Here is my Top Flite, and a real one. The full scale wheels look larger.

Les

I got Robart 4" scale wheels on mine, and they still look too small.

Hey,

have any of you guys flown these planes yet. What engines are you using and how do they fly. I have an OS 120 in mine. I tried to fly it with engine set rich (breaking it in) and it snapped on take off. I really thought that the 120 would be plenty of power. Mine is glassed and painted, and weighs ten pounds, am I in the ball park?
Black Drape

You "must" let the tail up and the plane fly on the wing before lifting it off. I flew mine four times, and each take off was gradual and scale like. Force it off the ground prematurely, and you will be asking for trouble. Mine is close to 12 lbs. with a YS 110FZ in the nose, and the engine provides the plane with almost unlimited vertical. Definitely more than enough power. YS 110 rocks!

This is how you should take off the P-40 or any other warbirds:

* [link=http://www.whitetyphoon.com/rc/vq_p40/movies/take_off_17.wmv]P-40 Take Off[/link] - straight down the runway with the tail flying and the plane riding on the mains, followed by a shallow climb out.

I had mine on display in a local hobby shop, and a guy made me an offer I couldn't refuse, so I never did fly it, but I had an OS 90 four stroke in it, and it felt like more than enough when I ran it.

Les