Lew Woolard was a great guy and he did great work. Sometimes he would retime and engine and sometimes he knew to leave well enough along and just make things fit better, then add the few accessory parts that were available to him. In watching your video, I can here it break just a tad from a bubble or something coming up the line. I would suggest you move your tank a little closer to the engine mount, and move it to the left just a bit so exhaust doesn't engulf it in the prop wash. I think the tank is also a bit low, raise it a bit so the engine doesn't have to suck fuel uphill. That may be cause the tiny little break you can hear, also. I have learned to keep fuel line runs as short and as possible and with as few bends as possible, even on a test stand.
I'm including a video of me with Mike Gretz's Fierce Arrow that I purchased from his estate after he passed away. it is powered by a box stock, Fox .35 of early 60's vintage I think, no muffler ears, stock needle valve, SIG 5% nitro/25% all castor fuel. Prop is a rev-Up 10-6EW. The airplane is 700 some odd square inches and weighs 50 or 51 ounces. Listen to the break on it in the second flight video that starts about the 8 minute mark. This was after I have gotten the tank (which was built it) sufficiently cleaned out, and the needle valve treated with the usual fuel line piece to seal the threads and I filed the flat spot back a bit. You can get this classic run by just making everything "right" with the engine and choosing the correct prop for the airplane/engine combo.
Type at you later and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Dan McEntee
Topic: Fox 35 Stunt Break In Video (Read 568 times)