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Building Tips and technical articles. => 1/2 A building. => Topic started by: Michael Alurac on November 01, 2012, 11:15:37 PM
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Making good progress on my Dale Kirn 1/2 A Proto Bipe the Torquette. Building it for a KOTRC.org memorial event to honor club member, AMA Hall of Famer Dale Kirn. The original plans call for a td049 left hand crank. This build is powered by a Picco P-Zero prepped by Doug Galbreath and modified to run on suction as per the event rules.
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Something tells me that power isn't going to be an issue on that one VD~ Ken
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Andy Borgogna's Torquette with a stunt tuned AP Wasp is fast. I know that a couple of speed fliers are planning to use possibly even more "heroic" engines also. It will be interesting!
We will fly this event in the "cage"!
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I'm looking forward to a "Cage Match"!!! Test runs/flight's starting as soon as this weekend.
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On 10% Nitro, Andy turned 64mph for standing start 1/2 mile today. I need to get out the 30% Nitro and make an "official" set of lines so we can get some real flying done.
The Torquette is a really NICE airplane. Very smooth and controllable, absolutely no problem getting it to groove with the handle locked to your chest. Landing glide is soft and controllable. Dale done good!
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The plane does fly good, but this contest will be all about the engine. Like Larry said mine is a mild AP Wasp and it turned 64 mph. I do have a Norvell that would drop right in, I think I will give it a try before the contest just to see if I can get a little more out of the plane. As is my only hope is nobody else shows up. ;D I know this, there will be some dizzy flier by the end of the day.
Andy
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After seeing Mike's Torquette fly I went home and installed the Norvell. Hopefully I will get out this weekend and see if there is an improvement. If not, it's time to break out the serious "Jungle Juice". I do have one thing in my favor, the Picco is fast but its a pain in the A$$ to set the needle. My AP Wasp is really easy to get a good needle setting. it will be interesting to see how the Norvell works out.
Andy
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Since I seem to have become the CD for this event (Bob Werle started it, but he is under the weather), there will be an Unlimited trophy, and a Tee Dee trophy presented. (I'm running a Tee Dee! ;D )
The original model ran a left-hand Tee Dee, and Dale gave me a left hand crank. The least I can do is run it at his memorial event.
Jim Rhodes has a couple of killer FAI FF engines to try out, Howard Doering and Joe Brownlee just get an enigmatic smile on their faces when we show what WE have. I have a sense of doom! December 2 will be interesting! Maybe we can give them the wrong date?
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I still have my RR-1's That were outrunning TeeDee's on bladder.