Update on the TwistStang

[Paul Taylor]

I brought my PigStang (Use to be Twistang) to our Fall Fun Fly. This was the first time I flew it sense I bolted on a tongue muffler. All I can say is WOW!  It is still a little on the heavy side, but I am flying a completely different plane!!!  It has never flown well on windy days and yesterday was one of those windy days. But yesterday it did not bobble at all in the wind and it was the best flight I ever had on that plane.
A few months ago I thought about pulling the hardware off and making a hanger queen out of the plane. But not any longer. I am going to fly it every chance I get.

A list of things this plane has been thru and changes made.

* Left wing came off doing Figure 9. Glued back on.
* Right wing came off doing Figure 9. Rebuilt wing with sheeted LE and TE with capstrips.
* Plane weighed in at ~56oz and flew like a turd. 
* Sanded down the nose of the plane and the fuse removing thick layers of wood and paint.
 * Changed out the LA 40 for a LA 46. I also slowed it down a little too. (Thanks Louis)

I have learned that you never stop trimming a plane until you get it to fly right. Thanks guys for all your input in this plane. It paid off.


Now my next thing to try is maybe losing the heavy APC prop and put on a ProZinger???

[Paul Taylor]

Thought I would add a few photos.

First Pic is generation 1, brand new F-Twister to look like a P-51 racer. (Heavy and flew it like a trainer)

Second picture is after the wing rebuild. Generation 2 and 3. Heaver and flew like a brick.

Third picture is how it sits today. Flys better then I can fly it.

[Zuriel Armstrong]

I tend to tease Paul a bit about his Twistang, so I wanted make a note here.  I watched Paul make this flight and it was apparent the plane was much happier right from the start.  It did not have the sagging tendency and was just overall crisper in all repsects.  I figure this plane lost @12% of it's original weight.

Good job Paul

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks OB-1 !!!!

I sure like the way she flys now. Maybe now we will just say she is big boned.