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Here is my upscaled Corrowot. She is 1.6 x 1.25 with a 61 up front.

It has a slight problem with the C/G. It needs about 700g in the nose..thats with every thing mounted at the front.

I have 2 options, Mount the ASP400 or extend the 61 engine 160mm...

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Picture please.

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Hi jaav
I would move the wing back, along with the landing gear.

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thats a major task!

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Hi jaav
I agree, it is difficult. On my SPAD Biplane I made a mistake on my CG location and had to move both wings back. As I build I keep the CG in mind at every step. Usually I end up very good, but occasionally I screw up. Part of the experience. I try to leave options so I can move things.

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I started this in Feb and got the plans mixed up during the build.

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Well the wing is back 60mm, not a pretty site. now for the fill in..

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Ok update pics.

the added fills for the wing seat dont look to bad with black covering, trying to make look like a window. just have to mount the throtle servo, RX battery and shes ready for a maiden this week..

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Ok ready for flight. maiden in the morning after the Dawn ANZAC service..

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1st flight was good, a nice and gental run with low rates perfect landing. the opened up the rates and had fun..Very little trim was required, the only faults I found is real bad rudder flutter to the pint is disconects the tail wheel ( it has to move up 7mm it disconect the link) She is a lot more stable upside down so I might mount the U/C on the wing as well and it needs a bit more down thrust.

have vids on all 5 flights. The last 4 flights had a H9 P51 doing combats with me, a lot of fun...Will mount a much bigger engine on her in a week or 2 (Ryobi).

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Congratulations! You flew and still have the plane! Such a deal! Good going. Quite a sense of accomplishment, wasn't it? Thanks; Ernie P.

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Havent had a crash for a while now...The rudder has CF all the way through it and down through the bottom of the fuse.
More runs tomorrow..

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I'll bet the flutter problem is with the rudder balance. Can you run a CF rod horizontally through the balance, and into the rudder itself? Thanks; Ernie P.

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I had all ready before the 1st flight..If it sill does it the balance is coming off.

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The flutter changed to a drumming so I cut the balance off. No more problems..

After doing low speed work, the nose droped regained controll for a sec then turned into a mud dart....

After cleaning her up for the next run, the radio system was dead..Dont know whats going on yet.. This is the 2nd day of use for this new radio. My 1st 2.4ghz.

A vid of the last flight yesterday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lCmFM4MfJU

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See? I sometimes know what's happening. <g> Check the voltage on your transmitter battery. If the voltage drops, the system will recycle; and while its recycling, you're locked out. It may be your TX battery just ran out of juice on the last flight. Thanks; Ernie P.

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TX battery recharged last night still is 9.4v. the RX has 2 batteries for back up and were charged last night as well and rated @ 2.25A 6v..Will check the radio tonight. This unit binds in 1 sec....

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Maiden flight vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92q-2JtilGQ

Well just ran the radio up and it work straight away!!??

Have left it on for the last 1hour untill the TX started to beep at 8.5v and the system still works....

More testing needed..

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After 3 tanks of problem free flying, I made her swim in the ocean. Landed short and touched down on the edge of the water flipping her over as she floated in the waves.

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Ok vids of the last weeks flying, Crashes, power loss, hard landings, swimming and blood.

Hwo said you cant have so much fun on one bird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE4XnUV07qw

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Do you think it will fly? I cant get the CoG right...

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I think that muffler you have under the engine is much to heavy, maybe remote mount it toward the rear about 50 feet, that should help the balance.

Or, just mail the engine to me, I am about 1500 miles away, that offset should help.:D

GOOD LUCK!!

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I think it will suffer from massive torque roll at idle and the UC has to be raised..

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I landed this girl in the ocean 2 weeks ago..Distracted landing....There is a vid of it along with blood on the wing on the tube (RC Broome) Today did a high Alfa with no speed and way too low, (read showing off) wing droped past 90 and hit the water again with the wing this time , yep she floats. Ran her up again and found it real sluggish in the turns and wanted to roll all the time...After landing found the wing to fuse pins made out of CF had split all 3 and the wing was moving..its a wounder it stayed up there..now she's going for the big refit....New engine 32cc and sprout an extra wing...

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Ok guys after doing a High Alpa with dumb thumbs and twisting the fuse, I finaly got the Ryobi conversion motor running.
Vid of it , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSMy-1oGa7c


It was looking for a new bird for it so here it is....