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Title: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: jim gilmore on July 13, 2009, 04:04:00 PM
Way back when I wqas a lot younger I often Flew at Flushing meadow park and watch Big Jim flew a pair of "pink" modified Sig Banshee's. Does anybody know what all was modified on them? I though he lenghtened or shortened the nose but not sure what  else was done to them. And theylooked pink to me but I am color blind so they could have been a different shade altogether.
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: peabody on July 13, 2009, 04:29:06 PM
Hi Jim...
PAMPA products has copies of the "Fancherized" Twister....good mods to either a Twister or a Banshee....
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: Paul Taylor on July 13, 2009, 07:17:42 PM
I think that the plans talk about cutting the nose if you are going to use a type of engine. I can not remember if it calls for cutting it back if you are going to use anything other then a Fox 35. Someone told me about it. Not sure if you need to do anything else to them.
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: Clint Ormosen on July 13, 2009, 10:10:49 PM
Banshee mods are easy. Slide the wing 1" forward and add 1" to each side of the stab/elev assembly. Great flying models.
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: Dwayne on July 14, 2009, 05:36:31 AM
Banshee mods are easy. Slide the wing 1" forward and add 1" to each side of the stab/elev assembly. Great flying models.

Or just lop an inch and a half off the nose and add 1 inch to the stab/elev, either way these are the mods you want to do
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: proparc on July 14, 2009, 11:31:56 AM
The standard mod at Flushing Meadows back in the day for Banshees was to shorten the nose 1". Big Jim did indeed have those Banshees. I built a couple of them and never liked the planes.
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: jim gilmore on July 14, 2009, 01:19:34 PM
See this how I learn stuff......
No I'm not planning on building a banshee though I though they flew well when I watched them.

[/quote]Banshee mods are easy. Slide the wing 1" forward and add 1" to each side of the stab/elev assembly. Great flying models.

Or just lop an inch and a half off the nose and add 1 inch to the stab/elev, either way these are the mods you want to doquote]

Now I know what I should have done to the akromaster. I moved the engine back to get better balance but doing so makes the nose area for my tank very short. So if I had instead moved the wing 1/4 inch forward or so....
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: steven yampolsky on July 14, 2009, 01:51:41 PM
Way back when I wqas a lot younger I often Flew at Flushing meadow park and watch Big Jim flew a pair of "pink" modified Sig Banshee's. Does anybody know what all was modified on them? I though he lenghtened or shortened the nose but not sure what  else was done to them. And theylooked pink to me but I am color blind so they could have been a different shade altogether.

Besides the suggestions made by others, add one(or two) extra bays to the wing.
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: jim gilmore on July 14, 2009, 02:45:25 PM
Just out of curiosity here I am not building a banshee but I do not nor have a seen a good photo of one that tells me it's layout.It is constant chord wing right ?
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: Harleyman on July 14, 2009, 07:20:19 PM
Just out of curiosity here I am not building a banshee but I do not nor have a seen a good photo of one that tells me it's layout.It is constant chord wing right ?

That is correct sir.

This is my Banshee.  I lopped an inch off the nose and love the way it fly's,
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: steven yampolsky on July 14, 2009, 08:45:13 PM
Just out of curiosity here I am not building a banshee but I do not nor have a seen a good photo of one that tells me it's layout.It is constant chord wing right ?
(http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-19525360292621_2061_851425)
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: jim gilmore on July 14, 2009, 09:45:14 PM
Thanks guys.
Harleyman I have other photos of your plane Just didn't know it was a banshee. That color pattern kida screams out pt-19 to me.
Title: Re: Does anybody know (banshee) questions.
Post by: jim gilmore on July 14, 2009, 10:13:26 PM
As I said I am NOT building a banshee.
I am though working on a new build or will be in about 2 weeks. Have new wood and printer cable waiting at my po box. My choice is to build something for an .09. 1/20 wood for ribs and sheeting using My choice of wingbuild. Straight chord.
Choices are either magician/mustunt1/shark402/banshee/ scaled down To about a 30 inch wing without tips added. I'll prolly use tileprint to print out my plans when I'am ready. I do like wing mounted landing gear though.