Byron T-28 Trojan - DONE!!
11-11-2007, 04:42 PM
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Byron T-28 Trojan - DONE!!
Alright guys, I just finished her up today. Easily the longest I have ever taken to complete a project, but so many "honey do's" came up that delayed completion easily by five months or so. Then, after months of Iron Bay telling me tht Robart was to blame for not making the gear, I went direclty to Erick at Robart and he got them done in about two weeks. The last delay was with the brand new Brison 5.8 that needed a repair even before I started her up. Anyway, all is well that ends well, and here she is:
11-11-2007, 09:04 PM
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Well Mark, now i see why you didn"t answer the phone yesterday! The plane looks amazing. I am available on Tues, Wed, or Fri if you need help with the test flight. Give me a call tommorow. mike
11-11-2007, 11:07 PM
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A real shame when my day job interferes with my hobby, Mike. I will give you a call in the a.m. Truckracer, you will love this kit. A beautiful build and very nice design. I have a whole build threa with over 100 pics on this forum if you need some references.
11-11-2007, 11:33 PM
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Mark -
This ship looks very, very nice ! Great Job !!
Comment on your prop / engine.. I too fly a Brison 5.8 with a 3 blade Mejlik.. I think you are risking too much RPM with the 22-12 3 blade. I use a 24-12 3 blade Mejlik.. it still spins up very fast. The Brison 5.8 is a very powerful engine....
Have fun !
Again - Looks Great !!
This ship looks very, very nice ! Great Job !!
Comment on your prop / engine.. I too fly a Brison 5.8 with a 3 blade Mejlik.. I think you are risking too much RPM with the 22-12 3 blade. I use a 24-12 3 blade Mejlik.. it still spins up very fast. The Brison 5.8 is a very powerful engine....
Have fun !
Again - Looks Great !!
11-12-2007, 10:25 PM
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nice work my freind! I hate seeing this here, as it
makes me want to build a T28 now
look forward to seeing some inflight pics soon Mark
makes me want to build a T28 now
look forward to seeing some inflight pics soon Mark
11-12-2007, 10:39 PM
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Mark,
Beautiful airplane. I do not own a T-28 but I have seen several fly. Many land a little hot and without much flare which puts undo stress on the nose gear. A friend of mine, Doug Imes, was taught a trick from a jet guy down at the Nall several years ago that completely changed the landing attitude of the T-28. They programed the ailerons to both kick up about 1/2" on each side in landing configuration. It sounds crazy, but it works. The airplane's angle of attack with the ailerons up and the flaps down increases dramatically. You power up to about 1/3 throttle and it crawls down to the field. It touches mains first. You chop the throttle and it stops. An amazing thing. See how your machine lands and if it is a struggle maybe you want to experiment with this. Leo
Beautiful airplane. I do not own a T-28 but I have seen several fly. Many land a little hot and without much flare which puts undo stress on the nose gear. A friend of mine, Doug Imes, was taught a trick from a jet guy down at the Nall several years ago that completely changed the landing attitude of the T-28. They programed the ailerons to both kick up about 1/2" on each side in landing configuration. It sounds crazy, but it works. The airplane's angle of attack with the ailerons up and the flaps down increases dramatically. You power up to about 1/3 throttle and it crawls down to the field. It touches mains first. You chop the throttle and it stops. An amazing thing. See how your machine lands and if it is a struggle maybe you want to experiment with this. Leo
11-12-2007, 11:14 PM
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Thanks Todd. The T-28 was a great project. Took me a long time, but that was my doing, not due to anything wrong with the kit. In fact, just the opposit. Kit was awsome build. In-flights perhaps next week. Stand by.
Timothy, all of the rivets are good ole reliable glue drops using a no. 22 surynge(?). Once you get a rythm going, it moves very quickly. Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
Timothy, all of the rivets are good ole reliable glue drops using a no. 22 surynge(?). Once you get a rythm going, it moves very quickly. Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
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Mark, I just viewed your bird. What a magnificent piece of work!! I bow to you on the rivet job. I don't think I'll have the nerves
to apply the rivets. I look forward to hearing and seeing how the T-28 flies.
Jim
to apply the rivets. I look forward to hearing and seeing how the T-28 flies.
Jim
11-16-2007, 03:10 PM
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Hello,
super job I admire you for your model building skills; I am just at the start of building mine up; got a questions to Iron Bay T-28 builders
exhaust covering; how do you manage to get off the cowl with those exhaust tubes coming out at the side ? I am just about soldering special exhausts to a ring muffler on a nine-cylinder Seidel; I am wondering whether anyone has an idea (or has already got some project ongoing) how to get a covering in metal which I could fix with some screws and take off before removing the cowl (the red lines show the appoximate size of the inset I was thinking of).
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super job I admire you for your model building skills; I am just at the start of building mine up; got a questions to Iron Bay T-28 builders
exhaust covering; how do you manage to get off the cowl with those exhaust tubes coming out at the side ? I am just about soldering special exhausts to a ring muffler on a nine-cylinder Seidel; I am wondering whether anyone has an idea (or has already got some project ongoing) how to get a covering in metal which I could fix with some screws and take off before removing the cowl (the red lines show the appoximate size of the inset I was thinking of).
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11-22-2007, 03:43 PM
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Thank you Gary,
very good idea
I have another question about a decent cockpit; I have seen that www.dbalsa.com offers cockpit sets from Dave Platt and Cox/Pica,
has anyone experience with those kits and would they be the right size for the Iron Bay model ?
very good idea
I have another question about a decent cockpit; I have seen that www.dbalsa.com offers cockpit sets from Dave Platt and Cox/Pica,
has anyone experience with those kits and would they be the right size for the Iron Bay model ?
11-23-2007, 09:47 PM
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Unless they have up sized the Platt interrior, it is way to small for this plane. Dave's T-28 is a 80" aircraft. It is a work of art but a lot smaller than this. I built mine for funscale and sport flying. I did do the panel lines.rivets, and hatchs though. just can't brake a dogs old habits...LOL
This plane flies like it is on rails. Best flying war bird I have to date. Still have not flown my fiberClassics Mustang. Will fly next spring if the good Lord is willing and the creek don't rise.
Gary
This plane flies like it is on rails. Best flying war bird I have to date. Still have not flown my fiberClassics Mustang. Will fly next spring if the good Lord is willing and the creek don't rise.
Gary