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Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-03-2017, 03:00 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

The TF 190 at a flyin this weekend. With a TF...

The TF 190 at a flyin this weekend. With a TF Zero in the background;

The drillbit shaft works very well as gear-pin. It is strong enough even just glued in place with epoxy.

Of course, this...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-13-2017, 12:27 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Yes.... The bolt with hardness 8.8 bendt...

Yes.... The bolt with hardness 8.8 bendt slightly, too. I wouldnt have believed it possible, but...it did.

So, now Im following the adwise of trying a drillbit. I could, after all, just remove the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-11-2017, 11:55 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

The TF 190's is now yellow 3. Only the horizontal...

The TF 190's is now yellow 3. Only the horizontal stab's and rudder are left with monokote;
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-01-2017, 09:20 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Oh yes, I know that plane very well. It has a...

Oh yes, I know that plane very well. It has a Saito FG-36, and its a Top Flite P-51.

He has run it for, I think its 5 years now, never adjusted it, never had problems with it.

Quite surprising...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-28-2017, 10:30 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

The Vailly Aviation Fw 190 is 1/4.5. You can...

The Vailly Aviation Fw 190 is 1/4.5.

You can see it here at 3:30; It has a Saito FG-84, unmodified, and standard exhaust;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHEwkziLHec
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-27-2017, 12:20 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

The fuselage's got a cross ; The Top Flite...

The fuselage's got a cross ;

The Top Flite wing, compared to the Vailly Aviation wing. Just for comparison.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-25-2017, 11:35 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

The last few days I've been glassing the...

The last few days I've been glassing the fuselage. I did the wings last summer, so now its the fuselage.

Since the plane has survived this long, it deserves it. Especially after I found a way to...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-25-2017, 11:27 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Waste of time. Many, many have tried. They dont...

Waste of time. Many, many have tried. They dont listen.

A friend of mine has a Top Flite Zero. It has the same setup in the gear, And just as soft. It bendt too, when taxiing on the ground.
...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-22-2017, 10:33 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

My TF 190 is still alive and well. The Saito...

My TF 190 is still alive and well. The Saito FG-57 is stronger than ever, and runs like a clock

I bought mine quite early, and got a pair of Robart air retracts with very strong pins in the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-27-2016, 09:46 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

I dont understand....???? I am using a...

I dont understand....????

I am using a bolt, and Im happy with the solution.

;)
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-27-2016, 09:44 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

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Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-26-2016, 01:36 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

At page 167 I have a post were I say that the...

At page 167 I have a post were I say that the Robart gear was bendt after just one landing.

An almost perfect landing.

Today I took it aapart and had a look;

I chopped off the bendt...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-29-2016, 09:15 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

How sad is that. :( If they had fit, they...

How sad is that. :(

If they had fit, they look quite okay otherwise.

But remember; Drilling new fastening holes is something one expect to do on any retract.

Seems easy to do on that plate....
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-29-2016, 01:31 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

You could remove the aft wall of the wheel well ,...

You could remove the aft wall of the wheel well , you know, in front of were the cylinder is supposed to be.

Perhaps it can be dropped in then, sliding in from the front,,,,
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-09-2016, 07:41 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

From your post, I didnt quite understand what...

From your post, I didnt quite understand what your conclusion is ?

What do you think TF's conclusion is? That their plane has the correct value, or incorrect value?

In my opinion It is...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-06-2016, 10:43 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

I thank you for that, Roger. Will give it a shot....

I thank you for that, Roger. Will give it a shot.

:)
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-06-2016, 10:29 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

There is a problem with Sierra for the Top Flite...

There is a problem with Sierra for the Top Flite 190;

Look at the angle; It is made for a 190 with the correct dihedral. There is almost no dihedral on the Top Flite........

Why Top Flite made...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-06-2016, 09:51 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Yes, well, thats until you try to get some spare...

Yes, well, thats until you try to get some spare parts.....its impossible.

I have Sierra gear in my Vailly Fw 190 and Sist 190. There is no way to get spare parts.
The mails are simply not...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-06-2016, 07:50 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Hello guys, now my gear is bendt as well. ...

Hello guys, now my gear is bendt as well.

It was a brand new trunion, bendt on the first flight.

The landing was flawless, and i made a small couse correction just after touchdown. Maybe...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-21-2015, 10:25 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

I've used the nylon bolts on mine from the...

I've used the nylon bolts on mine from the beginning. They seem to hold fine.

If you do a belly landing and cartwheel, you wont have the whole wing fastening structure ripped out of your plane....
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
10-07-2015, 10:10 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

I was on a new airfield a couple of weeks ago....

I was on a new airfield a couple of weeks ago. The depot was in one end of the field, and it was 6 m/s 90 degrees crosswind.

So I stood outside the depot and flwe, and during landing, I forgot.
...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
10-07-2015, 01:39 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Yes, they do. Just send them a mail. Expensive to...

Yes, they do. Just send them a mail. Expensive to ship to Australia.

Doesnt take that much longer to get a fuse together.....Becaue there is a lot to do on a glass fuse as well.
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-30-2015, 07:07 AM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

True. But now you get the Sist 1/4 scale 190...

True. But now you get the Sist 1/4 scale 190 Anton.

It is the ultimate warbird. Requires a proper radial up front, of course.

A bit big for me. I think a 1 / 4.5 scale is maximum size for me,...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-29-2015, 10:01 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Yes, but its an ARF.....so....hehe. And you...

Yes, but its an ARF.....so....hehe.

And you landed the Focke Wulf on asphalt, in 100% crosswind.....

A Sist 190 would have tackled it, but it has carbon all over the place in that area of the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-29-2015, 12:38 PM
Replies: 4,698
Views: 832,810
Posted By kwik

Worrying about the next weak point.......Mine has...

Worrying about the next weak point.......Mine has worked for a long time, some hard landings, some soft. The next weak point wont give in as long as you have normal landings, and dont do a 90 deg...
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