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Forum: Gas Engines
11-14-2011, 05:34 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 18,060
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: NEW Mintor 33cc and 38cc

at out field here in Italy we have plenty of Mintors running great!
I'm planning to fit two 38cc on the Beech D18 I'm building from Ziroli plans.
BTW, from a high quality engine such as these, I...
Forum: Seaplanes
01-28-2011, 12:31 AM
Replies: 1,469
Views: 256,927
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Great Planes Seawind

Little progress on my seawind.
I have installed the nose retract. It's a mechanical retract, but instead of the servo, it will be operated by a small air cylinder (air up - spring down) that was...
Forum: Seaplanes
01-24-2011, 12:58 AM
Replies: 1,469
Views: 256,927
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Great Planes Seawind

Hi all! Finally my seawind arrived last friday.
I saw the bad news on TowerHobbies.... wow, seems like I'm lucky!

I'll go electric on my seawind - Bob, thank you so muck for your suggestions!...
Forum: Seaplanes
01-09-2011, 02:22 AM
Replies: 1,469
Views: 256,927
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Great Planes Seawind

Bob,
PM sent.
forgot to tell you: my lake is about 300 meteres above sea level. What difference does it make?

Marco
Forum: Seaplanes
01-08-2011, 08:46 AM
Replies: 1,469
Views: 256,927
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Great Planes Seawind

Bob,
In some previuos posts I found out you went electric on your Seawind.
I must say that I am a 4-stroke lover, I just the way they perform and their sound is beautiful! But please, convince me...
Forum: Seaplanes
01-07-2011, 12:53 AM
Replies: 1,469
Views: 256,927
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Great Planes Seawind

Bob, Jeff, thanks for your comments.
You have summarized in simple words all the water handling issues of the seawind; still I'm not demotivated!
At my local club, we arrange for a copuple of...
Forum: Seaplanes
01-06-2011, 02:54 AM
Replies: 1,469
Views: 256,927
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Great Planes Seawind

Hi all, I went through the entire thread: thanks for sharing your experience with this beautiful ship!
I'm about to order a Seawing at my LHS... no fear in taking-off/flying/landing heavy wingload...
Forum: ARF or RTF
10-27-2010, 03:26 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 33,877
Posted By marcoferretti

RE:

Maiden flight on my little toni last week: flies great!!
Engine is a Saito FA125 spinning a 14x10 APC. With the tuned pipe we built, the engine revs up to 9.300rpm (9.000 with stock exhaust) on the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-09-2010, 02:34 AM
Replies: 2,381
Views: 367,392
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: CMP BF109F BUILDING THREAD

This is how I diit with just one servo.
just get the 6 poins horn and plug your linkage on two adjecent horns and cut away the unused.
Hope the drawing is self explaining.
When the servo turns...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-23-2010, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,381
Views: 367,392
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: CMP BF109F BUILDING THREAD

Hi Seve,

stab and fin are perfectly 90°, but when I placed the wing on the fuse, at fist sight fit was very poor.
I had about 0.17" gap between the right saddle and right wing and about 0.1"...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-23-2010, 04:16 AM
Replies: 2,381
Views: 367,392
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: CMP BF109F BUILDING THREAD

Hi all!
My BF109 is on the way to completion. Thanks to all of you for the useful info I found in this thread.

On my BF I had an issue I would like to discuss: the wing did not perfectly fit...
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-11-2009, 07:19 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,793
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

@ orangepeal: it's just fantastic to se a bipe "smoking"!! I first fitted the engine compartment with lead to get che correct CG, just unuseful weight. I had a 12V pump, so I bought a brushed motor...
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-10-2009, 08:26 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,793
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Hi Rock!
The vertical piece and the vertical plate are things I added to place the smoke-pump and battery the most forward to get the correct CG without adding lead. Let me call it "useful weight"....
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-10-2009, 03:30 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,793
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

My Superskybolt has about 90-100 flights, it's my everyday flyer!
It's powered by an OS91 4 stroke. Performs beautifully and during my monthly inspections I see no failures in the engine...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-03-2009, 08:12 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

That's great!
I'll build the CG fixture check the Corsair once more ;)

THANK YOU!
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-03-2009, 02:37 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

Mistral, just post some pictures, please!! [8D]

Attached is a template I drew with Autocad, it is sized for the TF Corsair. You can print youown sencils.
I also have dxf of it but I can't...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-16-2009, 07:55 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

CJ, thank you for you helpand for linkng to the mods you posted. I will get the 615s off the wing tonignt and see if it's worth repairing them.

Terry,In case the 615s are not worth repair, I think...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-15-2009, 07:30 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

Thanks Kevin!
You are right, Ibalenced gear down. During maidend flight, we did non retract the gear for the obvious balancing reasonos.
I will re balace it gear-up.

And, talking about landing...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-15-2009, 06:07 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

Maiden flight on saturday!
I had some balacing issues, Iwas about to loose the model. I set the CG per plans but slightly nose-heavy. Once in the air, the bird had all the symptoms of being tail...
Forum: Kit Building
06-04-2009, 11:18 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 10,022
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: TF Corsair .60 Build

What do you mean by "good point on the weight"? Too heavy? http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/sad_smile.gif
There shoudl be somewherethe build-log of aguy who went...
Forum: Kit Building
06-04-2009, 09:42 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 10,022
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: TF Corsair .60 Build

Well, my Corsair is quite heavy, 11.5 lb but it flies!
It flies well but you have to fly it from take off to full stop after landing. No time for thinking, no time for relaxing.
BTW, it is very...
Forum: Kit Building
06-03-2009, 06:08 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 10,022
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: TF Corsair .60 Build

Hi Guys!

Lovely kit, isn't it?

This is how mine came out.
Maiden flight last week.
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-30-2009, 04:41 AM
Replies: 916
Views: 137,793
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: Super Skybolt ARF

Formaiden andfirst flighs I set the CG slightly forward. When confident with the new bird, I removed weight from the nose to feel the plane just right. I think fine tuning CG is somekind of...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-08-2009, 10:15 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

Balancing gear down is the way to go! And if the model is slightly nose heavy when gear is down, even better. You want a stable model on take off and landing. A nose heavy model sets in a lower...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
04-07-2009, 08:34 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 28,910
Posted By marcoferretti

RE: top flite corsair build questions

Joe, it shoud take off on 5,1Kg (11.24lb). I'm on the heavy side... but fortunately the Saito 125 should give me hand in case of trouble... hope so...
What about your final weight?
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