Wild Hare Sukhoi
02-14-2006 | 06:02 PM
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From: Coppell,
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RE: Wild Hare Sukhoi
The 110 wouldn't fit cleanly under the cowl.
Did you replace the flywheel with a solid state ignition? I have had two G-62s with the C&H Ignition module conversion, what a great combo. So much easier to start, lighter, looks better and seemed more powerful.
Good luck! Enjoy!
DM
Did you replace the flywheel with a solid state ignition? I have had two G-62s with the C&H Ignition module conversion, what a great combo. So much easier to start, lighter, looks better and seemed more powerful.
Good luck! Enjoy!
DM
02-14-2006 | 06:13 PM
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RE: Wild Hare Sukhoi
ORIGINAL: dmccutchen
The 110 wouldn't fit cleanly under the cowl.
Did you replace the flywheel with a solid state ignition? I have had two G-62s with the C&H Ignition module conversion, what a great combo. So much easier to start, lighter, looks better and seemed more powerful.
Good luck! Enjoy!
DM
The 110 wouldn't fit cleanly under the cowl.
Did you replace the flywheel with a solid state ignition? I have had two G-62s with the C&H Ignition module conversion, what a great combo. So much easier to start, lighter, looks better and seemed more powerful.
Good luck! Enjoy!
DM
I will try to post a picture, the fly wheel is mostly gone in the conversion to electronic. Ralph (RCIGN1) does some beautiful work, It now weighs with ignition 4lbs
02-14-2006 | 07:51 PM
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RE: Wild Hare Sukhoi
ORIGINAL: dmccutchen
After flying the prototype with the G-62 my comment to Tom was that he had found a perfect home for the G-62. There aren't many/any composite planes in that size. The plane balanced fine, there was plenty of power for anthing I wanted to do, the weight was fine - really no downside. After flying the overpowered Sukhoi I have, I would gladly put a G-62 back in if I had one as it's all the engine needed to really wring the plane out.
David McCutchen
After flying the prototype with the G-62 my comment to Tom was that he had found a perfect home for the G-62. There aren't many/any composite planes in that size. The plane balanced fine, there was plenty of power for anthing I wanted to do, the weight was fine - really no downside. After flying the overpowered Sukhoi I have, I would gladly put a G-62 back in if I had one as it's all the engine needed to really wring the plane out.
David McCutchen
I picked up two of these engines last summer for $650.00 & been trying to find a use for the one I have left ever since. If it would recover from a hover gone bad without making me need to change my shorts, I could probably live with that. Like I implied, I like good power but it doesn't have to be insane. I know the 3W will be similar to your ZDZ 80 & you are right, that is insane.
03-30-2006 | 11:20 PM
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RE: Wild Hare Sukhoi
Mine is getting Hitec 5925, my servo of choice for 30% & under acrobats. I sold the G62 at a swap meet last week so I guess the engine choice has been made as well, 3W it is.
12-04-2006 | 01:24 PM
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RE: Wild Hare Sukhoi
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Yeah, it's too bad. I put a lot of development time and money into that plane.
They quoted me a low price initially then they started raising the price incrementally. BY the time the first sample was done the price had gone over double the initial estimate.
I had planned to sell that plane for $699 which I thought would sell a bunch, but that would have been a losing proposition with the final price.
Maybe I'll have it redesigned in wood.
TF
Yeah, it's too bad. I put a lot of development time and money into that plane.
They quoted me a low price initially then they started raising the price incrementally. BY the time the first sample was done the price had gone over double the initial estimate.
I had planned to sell that plane for $699 which I thought would sell a bunch, but that would have been a losing proposition with the final price.
Maybe I'll have it redesigned in wood.
TF
http://www.bvmprops.com/Aircraft/sukhoi/sukhoi.htm
Generally do the factories have the right to do that - or could this be similar to the Chris Hinson/Extreme Flight vs. Sammy Lee Yak design custody battle that erupted a few years ago?
12-04-2006 | 05:45 PM
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RE: Wild Hare Sukhoi
Tom - if you helped develop /tweak the plane, then you might want to look at whoever your builder was (Xtreme?) - cause it looks like your Su29 is now being sold under the BVM name.
http://www.bvmprops.com/Aircraft/sukhoi/sukhoi.htm
Generally do the factories have the right to do that - or could this be similar to the Chris Hinson/Extreme Flight vs. Sammy Lee Yak design custody battle that erupted a few years ago?
In my case we (Wild Hare and Extreme composites) jointly developed the 87" Sukhoi, I paid for half the development costs and did most of the testing. I trusted Xtreme to hold the price to the quoted amount and got shafted as a result.
But since I am not buying the plane any more he has the right to sell that one to BVM per terms of our agreement.
I have no idea what kind of deal the other guys you mention may have put together.
TF
