WELL , First Few Tanks yesterday .
Full Schedule plus a few extra hourglasses & clovers , on first two tanks .
A 11 x 5 Rev Up wood , Whittle stock ST muffler - carved all the fins off & cut away the parrallel outlet ' pipe ' , like one I got , so saved a ounce ish .
Good Tracking , No Bounce or wobble . Grooves & responds well . Tracks Well & pretty steady on the lines .
Used it @ 68 ft odd of the .018 seven strand .
Motor Run was a little inconsistant , till I fitted the Tounge Muffler & a filter . Then it was hopeless - No Needle . A few turns should do something !
Inveted Cut , another bash - Turning to tight on to little handle , but not as tight as on more control , thus not as good .
Id put the tank in on syrofoam & packer . Finished @ 4 am !#*
no sleep , one Hr Drive . So Glad to ' take it easy ' .
Back at the Shed , the tank had ' picked up a rattle - dunno if it was from when I cleared the uni Pipe with a Ram Rod . Was a few mild goobers
in the remaining fuel . Run was 7:00 a touch lean on the first two , one lap lean to cut , with tank angled n tapered nose .
Baffled V edge 140 ?? cc , 11 mm pick up to rear & uni to pick up . Id filed a V in the Uni to snug the bore to the feed OD , for Min Offset .
Engine I'll drill fore matching ( ST 51 Dimn. Case Spraybar venturi , And ' in line ' the tank to that .
The COMOs dont seem to like swinging the lumber ( a 21/40 will handle a 12x6 unmuffled , even if it burns twice the fuel to do it , on NO NITRO.
Was using 10/10/10/ 70 ( I think )
Bleedy oil everywhere , after flight . Ive Tweaked a Merco Muffler . same Wt. 1.3 Oz as the Shaved ST one . Offset opposite so OVER the wing rather than dead center and oil Top'n bottom.
Plus its way more streamlined , Think the blunt nose ST with the weight inBd. holds the nose in a touch , into ' up ' manouvres , we shall see if
its still light/ hesitant as in Gyro Yaw there on occasion . Leading @ the handle obiviates that. Most Ships similar . See4ms to be the ' P ' factor .
Which I think only occurs under positive incedance relitive to flight path .
Take Offs as good as any . No tendacy to weave close to ( the deck ) .
Landing ,
Once She's down to about the ' hot bring it in ' speed , about 39 + Kts , she transitions to Three Point attitude , and kicks down
to about a 20 Kt floating glide . So ' A Transition ' there , where you think itll fall out of the sky with the speed reduction , but floats on for a Quater Lap . A light ' Skip ' and shes down , rollinf @ Three Point , If she had a Tail Wheel ( Um , thart got left out, so far )
Canopy is a no good enough one on with PVA , much of which came of with the masking tape , Thought it'd ' get lost ' But its Still on the Ship .
So , A ' dont touch anything ' part from a fine tune in the engine bay . Also Im going to drill 4 vents a side into the front Ex Pipe ' extractors '
for a bit of flow through ( thu ) a Engine Mt Lug Level . Warm down there ( the big smoke ) .
In the Genisis the Other Como 51 neddles on a 11 x5 buts dead on a 12 x5 , Tho ( Though
) I vill try my 11 x 4 four blader .
Thinking theyre a ' 4 in pitch ' motor unless the cylinder timings lowered , as its 150 something .
flow Thru in the duct , can ' tape up ' to cross check any ' influances ' .
Cowl I'll regut Rear a ' V ' deflctor I think Flows Less than ' pressure cusioned ' straight out , the sides set up .
will try little drilled outlet covers , scale . on There . Some P 51s seem to have larger holes in the four rows
just aft of the lower angled cowl split Fwd , Where they come out !
Think I need a light plastic tail wheel and Its 16 g wire there, ( 0.0625 in. )
Well Pleased . think Itd be ideal for a good advanced & expert flyer . but its early days yet .
Need to get the motor run / airspeed ' locked in' and Go with the 70 ft 014 or 016 solids .
Must get a bucket of sawdust to get away from to oily hand slippy grippy trip / When the handle Wants to stay on your fingers its a big help .
Definately a fingers @ ends of Grip Trip rather than throttle it , responce . Requires refined delicate handling
rather than bludgeoning .
See if I can get it on filim next time out . 9/10 with -2 for the missing 1/10 th .
Full Schedule plus a few extra hourglasses & clovers , on first two tanks .
A 11 x 5 Rev Up wood , Whittle stock ST muffler - carved all the fins off & cut away the parrallel outlet ' pipe ' , like one I got , so saved a ounce ish .
Good Tracking , No Bounce or wobble . Grooves & responds well . Tracks Well & pretty steady on the lines .
Used it @ 68 ft odd of the .018 seven strand .
Motor Run was a little inconsistant , till I fitted the Tounge Muffler & a filter . Then it was hopeless - No Needle . A few turns should do something !
Inveted Cut , another bash - Turning to tight on to little handle , but not as tight as on more control , thus not as good .
Id put the tank in on syrofoam & packer . Finished @ 4 am !#*
no sleep , one Hr Drive . So Glad to ' take it easy ' .
Back at the Shed , the tank had ' picked up a rattle - dunno if it was from when I cleared the uni Pipe with a Ram Rod . Was a few mild goobers
in the remaining fuel . Run was 7:00 a touch lean on the first two , one lap lean to cut , with tank angled n tapered nose .
Baffled V edge 140 ?? cc , 11 mm pick up to rear & uni to pick up . Id filed a V in the Uni to snug the bore to the feed OD , for Min Offset .
Engine I'll drill fore matching ( ST 51 Dimn. Case Spraybar venturi , And ' in line ' the tank to that .
The COMOs dont seem to like swinging the lumber ( a 21/40 will handle a 12x6 unmuffled , even if it burns twice the fuel to do it , on NO NITRO.
Was using 10/10/10/ 70 ( I think )
Bleedy oil everywhere , after flight . Ive Tweaked a Merco Muffler . same Wt. 1.3 Oz as the Shaved ST one . Offset opposite so OVER the wing rather than dead center and oil Top'n bottom.
Plus its way more streamlined , Think the blunt nose ST with the weight inBd. holds the nose in a touch , into ' up ' manouvres , we shall see if
its still light/ hesitant as in Gyro Yaw there on occasion . Leading @ the handle obiviates that. Most Ships similar . See4ms to be the ' P ' factor .
Which I think only occurs under positive incedance relitive to flight path .
Take Offs as good as any . No tendacy to weave close to ( the deck ) .
Landing ,
Once She's down to about the ' hot bring it in ' speed , about 39 + Kts , she transitions to Three Point attitude , and kicks down
to about a 20 Kt floating glide . So ' A Transition ' there , where you think itll fall out of the sky with the speed reduction , but floats on for a Quater Lap . A light ' Skip ' and shes down , rollinf @ Three Point , If she had a Tail Wheel ( Um , thart got left out, so far )
Canopy is a no good enough one on with PVA , much of which came of with the masking tape , Thought it'd ' get lost ' But its Still on the Ship .
So , A ' dont touch anything ' part from a fine tune in the engine bay . Also Im going to drill 4 vents a side into the front Ex Pipe ' extractors '
for a bit of flow through ( thu ) a Engine Mt Lug Level . Warm down there ( the big smoke ) .
In the Genisis the Other Como 51 neddles on a 11 x5 buts dead on a 12 x5 , Tho ( Though
) I vill try my 11 x 4 four blader .
Thinking theyre a ' 4 in pitch ' motor unless the cylinder timings lowered , as its 150 something .
flow Thru in the duct , can ' tape up ' to cross check any ' influances ' .
Cowl I'll regut Rear a ' V ' deflctor I think Flows Less than ' pressure cusioned ' straight out , the sides set up .
will try little drilled outlet covers , scale . on There . Some P 51s seem to have larger holes in the four rows
just aft of the lower angled cowl split Fwd , Where they come out !
Think I need a light plastic tail wheel and Its 16 g wire there, ( 0.0625 in. )
Well Pleased . think Itd be ideal for a good advanced & expert flyer . but its early days yet .
Need to get the motor run / airspeed ' locked in' and Go with the 70 ft 014 or 016 solids .
Must get a bucket of sawdust to get away from to oily hand slippy grippy trip / When the handle Wants to stay on your fingers its a big help .
Definately a fingers @ ends of Grip Trip rather than throttle it , responce . Requires refined delicate handling
rather than bludgeoning .
See if I can get it on filim next time out . 9/10 with -2 for the missing 1/10 th .
Listen Very Carefully. I will say this Only Once .