Top flite score

[Andrew Saunders]

Would the  SuperTigre G-51 be enough power for The top Flite score? Will it pull it through the whole pattern?

[Andrew Saunders]

Or how about the LA .46?

[Dave_Trible]

I know of one Score locally with the .51 in it and it is superb.  The .51 has much more power than the OS which is always a better choice.

Dave

[Mike Scholtes]

I used a G-51 on my Score and it was just fine. The motor was modified by Tom Lay. It pulls more like a 60. As much as I love the LA46 (have and use 3 of them) I believe the Score is too heavy for the LA46. I ended all arguments by putting an Enya 61CXS on the Score with a 3-blade Mejlik prop.

[Andrew Saunders]

How about the Evolution 60 nx? I can always shim the head with gaskets to tame it.

[Balsa Butcher]

Evo 60 NX, yes, no problem. Plenty of power. It is a milder engine than the 36 and shouldn't need head gaskets. More of a ST-60 type run than a high RPM powerplant.

[MikeCoulombe]

Top Flite Score, ST 51 by Tom Dixon, 1st place advanced stunt in Winnipeg 2007.
The ST 51 should have plenty of punch.

[Bill Heher]

I have one what is powered by a ST .56 and it has plenty of power. Mine is a bit porky due to repairs / reinforcement prof the firewall and landing gear mount blocks.

The firewall is a well documented weakness of the plane. It is glued in with what looks like "hot glue"  and there are multiple cases of the firewall pulling off the plane.  Add some triangle stock / dowel pins to lock it in, and fuel proof the firewall tank compartment with epoxy.  I ripped the mounting blocks for the gear out of the wing on a rough landing in grass. There is little to hold it in other than the balsa ribs. I beefed mine up with 1/2ribs and shear web tying the blocks to the spars.

I flew it stock with a L.A. .46' and don't recommend it, it is a big, kind of heavy / draggy airframe and needs some ooomph to pull it through the pattern. Other than that it is a good, solid feeling plane on the lines.

Oh yeah - trash the elevator pushrods and make a new one with CF and ball links, and I replaced the bell crank and lead out too. 

[Andrew Saunders]

Bill, sounds like you have had succes with it. i already made the supports to the landing gear but will reinforce the firewall. I changed all the controls out with Tom Morris controls. CF pushrods and his ball links. The wing will be permanent and it will probably get recovered.

[Dan McEntee]

   I had the engine rip out of mine unexpectedly at Oshkosh two years ago. In repairing the damage, I boxed in the nose and epoxied everything, and added triangle stack, after scraping as much of the oozed out hot glue as I could. I have a Saito .56 in the nose of mine and swing a 13-8 prop, and it just couldn't stand that kind of strain. I have another one stashed and when it gets built, I'll rebuild the front end right off. And I'll skip the wing mounted gear again and use fuse mounted landing gear. I think the nose of the airplane is down right butt ugly but it does fly well.
   Type at you later,
    Dan M cEntee

[alan roadknight]

Hi Andrew,
 I to have a TF Score , changed the controls , landing gear etc etc but only reinforced the nose by running a bead of epoxy over the joints and paid the price! My ST60 pulled the nose of mid flight . The model is now electric but more than a bit heavy especially after all the repairs.A good ST51 should haul it round OK but I wouldn't look at anything less. All the best with it!
Al

[MarcusCordeiro]

A guy at the club had his lose thr nose after a bouncing landing during which the nose hit the ground, and it was a light hit...
The nose seems to be the Achile's heal of this ship...

Marcus

[john e. holliday]

Where's John Bender when you need him.  He had one of the first Scores in this area.   I got to fly it once and it about pulled my arm off.  I think he wound up replacing the control system as well as putting the nose back on it.   He used several different engines on it with good results.   Each engine required different props to perform.