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Title: Building a Banshee
Post by: Mike Griffin on April 18, 2014, 01:32:13 PM

Just a question for those of you who have built a Banshee.  The kit directions recommend you cut 1 1/2" off the nose.  Do they mean just come back 1 1/2" from the front of the fuselage and cut it off and then cut to adjust where the engine will be mounted? 

Thanks

Mike

Title: Re: Building a Banshee
Post by: FLOYD CARTER on April 18, 2014, 01:58:10 PM

That's the usual and easiest way.

F.C.

Title: Re: Building a Banshee
Post by: Mike Griffin on April 18, 2014, 09:29:03 PM

OK.. Thank you Floyd.  I have never had to do that on a profile kit so I did not want to mess it up...

Mike

Title: Re: Building a Banshee
Post by: Bootlegger on April 19, 2014, 12:48:27 PM

 Mike something else I have seen on the forum's is just glue the wing cut out back in the fuse, and move the new cut out about 1-1,.5 ' forward of the old one.

  Gives the same effect..

Title: Re: Building a Banshee
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 19, 2014, 01:07:22 PM

Quote from: Bootlegger on April 19, 2014, 12:48:27 PM

  Gives the same effect..

Gives a different effect -- it does the same thing to the CG, but gives the airplane more modern "numbers".

Title: Re: Building a Banshee
Post by: Daniel_Munro on June 20, 2014, 04:41:19 AM

I've just completed my Banshee. It all depends what engine you intend on using. As per the kit I believe it will balance fine with a Fox 35. If you are using a heavier engine then some length needs to come off. I chopped 1.5 inches off and it balanced exactly on the cg with an OS .40fp up front.

I went further with mine and extended the tail 3 inches, increased the span out to 53 inches, increased the stab and elevator span. Also changed the fin and outline of the fuselage. It flies well with these mods, just a shame my OS won't behave a little better.

Title: Re: Building a Banshee
Post by: Paul Smith on June 20, 2014, 05:43:54 AM

I built my first & only Banshee for the 1990 Sig contest.

I cut 2" off the nose and nobody told me to.  It was that or 2 ounces of tail weight.