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Title: What engine for this plane
Post by: John KruziK on April 26, 2011, 08:51:19 AM: I think this is a Tomahawk was wondering what engine was it designed around. Thanks
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Clint Ormosen on April 26, 2011, 09:39:13 AM: An LA.25 or Brodak .25 would be plenty of engine for it. I don't know for sure, but it was probably designed around a Fox .29 or .35.
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Chucky on April 26, 2011, 10:49:46 AM: A friend flies his Tomahawk with a Brodak .25 and it performs very nicely -- plenty of power. FWIW, that doesn't look much like a Tomahawk.

http://www.brodak.com/shop_productdetail.php?ProductID=2569
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: John KruziK on April 26, 2011, 11:06:54 AM: This Tomahawk
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Randy Ryan on April 26, 2011, 11:17:15 AM: Quote from: John KruziK on April 26, 2011, 11:06:54 AM
This Tomahawk

WOW! I was thinking Galaxy
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: john e. holliday on April 27, 2011, 08:36:18 AM: Ah, the new version of the old Veco Tomahawk. I had the original back in the day flown with McCoy Redhead .35, K&B Greenhead .35 as well as the old Fox .35 Stunt. The new version was my sons plane with an old wore out Supertigre .35. Any of todays .25's should fly it fine, if kept straight and light. H^^
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Chucky on May 12, 2011, 11:57:57 AM: I stand corrected. Had not seen that variant before.

Thanks,
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Bill Little on May 12, 2011, 12:28:05 PM: IIRC, Veco probably said ".19-.35". I am thinking it was shown with the plain bearing Veco .19. I would probably use a LA .25 or Brodak .25., or a '57 Fox .25.

I fly my "1st" version Veco Tomahawk with an OS .20FP BBTU. A Veco .19BB would probably be a good choice, also.

Big Bear
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: John KruziK on May 12, 2011, 06:22:37 PM: Thanks
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: kenneth cook on May 12, 2011, 07:28:46 PM: I fly mine with a Fox.35 on the nose and its a bit twitchy in the tail. I personally love the plane. I also own the baby version which is my favorite 1/2 a plane ever. Dumas kitted the plane. Truly some very nice designs . As noted above it has the Galaxy look in the picture. When seen in person the fuse is much longer than the Galaxy. The angled wingtips though are very similar. Ken
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Steve Hines on May 12, 2011, 09:40:00 PM: It's not the tail or wing tip of the Brodak Tomahawk. On my plans it says the span is 40" and 330sq. What is this planes wing span

Steve
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: john e. holliday on May 13, 2011, 08:06:31 AM: Hi Steve, the pictures and plans show the new Tomahawk. I won a kit of the Original Tomahawk Brodak kit off the bay. When I got it I was disappointed as the box had the plans and wood for the new one. Not what was on the box. I contacted Brodak about this and was sent the kit of the original Tomahawk. He stated a few got out with the new version in the box. I paid for it so I could have both. Even the Tom-Tom was changed thru the years. It was the built up version of the Tomahawk. To me they are great sport flying planes. H^^
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Steve Hines on May 13, 2011, 05:52:36 PM: John when did you get it. I ordered the tomahawk and sporthawk, in April and they look the same. The Tomahawk is the old style.
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: john e. holliday on May 14, 2011, 08:57:36 AM: Isn't the Sportawk a Dare kit? My Brodak kits came a couple of years ago.
Title: Re: What engine for this plane
Post by: Steve Hines on May 14, 2011, 09:22:29 AM: Ya the sporthawk is a dare kit. This was so Samantha and I would have the same plane. The Sporthawk is just a bigger Tomahawk