Sig Komander with retracts
12-27-2006, 09:18 PM
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Sig Komander with retracts
After 8 years of thinking about it, I finally got around to building a Sig Komander with retracts. She maidened today and flies great. She is a bit heavier than I would have liked but the .46FX pulls it around just fine for a sport plane. The last landing of the day was rather exciting as the left gear failed to deploy but I babied it in and she suffered only minor scuffing of the wing edge.
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12-28-2006, 11:26 AM
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RE: Sig Komander with retracts
I just love it I had a kommander and now wish i hadn't sold it that might have been a nice mod i could have tried. i might find another kit sometime and try building it.
12-28-2006, 11:39 AM
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RE: Sig Komander with retracts
I like it! I was thinking of trying the same thing on a Midwest Strikemaster.
Maybe I'll give it a try now that I see how good your Komander looks with
the gear up. Would be nice to see a few more fly-by photos. What retracts
are you using?
Ron
Maybe I'll give it a try now that I see how good your Komander looks with
the gear up. Would be nice to see a few more fly-by photos. What retracts
are you using?
Ron
12-28-2006, 01:00 PM
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RE: Sig Komander with retracts
Thanks for the compliments. The retracts are Robart 606's in the wing and a B&D in the nose. I chose the 606's (85 deg) before I decided to take some of the dihedral out (reduced to 3 deg) and in retrospect, the 90 deg retracts might have worked just as well. The wings also have spars and sub ribs added for strength at the retract mount point. This may have been unnecessary, but I didn't want to find out the hard way.
I'll have to work with the wife to get some better fly by pics...Lead honey, lead!
John
I'll have to work with the wife to get some better fly by pics...Lead honey, lead!
John
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RE: Sig Komander with retracts
Very well done...
Your Kommander brought back memories... one was my first RC airplane back about '73-74. Bought a new Enya 40 for it that is still going strong.
Your Kommander brought back memories... one was my first RC airplane back about '73-74. Bought a new Enya 40 for it that is still going strong.
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RE: Sig Komander with retracts
ORIGINAL: roncoleman
I like it! I was thinking of trying the same thing on a Midwest Strikemaster.............
I like it! I was thinking of trying the same thing on a Midwest Strikemaster.............
I liked the Strikemaster but I don't want to build another one. If it's available as an ARF I would probably have to get one.
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ORIGINAL: AA5BY
Very well done...
Your Kommander brought back memories... one was my first RC airplane back about '73-74. Bought a new Enya 40 for it that is still going strong.
Very well done...
Your Kommander brought back memories... one was my first RC airplane back about '73-74. Bought a new Enya 40 for it that is still going strong.
Where in the hell has time gone..??
