RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
Ahh yes: I had forgotten about Graupner. They are some hard-turning props compared to MA. At 10,000+ RPM in the air and the TurboHeader, it makes one attention-grabbing scream, let me tell ya.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 10:15 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
I use one of the car jumper-booster batteries, because it has an air-compressor that I use for my retracts, it's 17.5 amp-hours. When I start my Saito 180 with it, the sullivan starter turns it faster than it idles and I never really know if it's running until I remove the starter. (It is always running). On a side note about my Saito 180, I am having trouble finding the right prop. 10% Wildcat Extra Premium. 700' elevation. MA 18x6 is not enough prop and it winds way too high in the air. The 18x8 is better but it is at only 7900 on the ground. The 16x8 3-blader is 9300 on the ground and while it doesn't unload as much as the MA 18x6 in the air, it still sounds too fast. I just ordered a 16x10 3-blader, but the pickings are getting slim. What do you boys use on your Saito 180?
Posted on: 11/20/2009 8:49 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
That prop sounds good. I use a sullivan electric starter for my 180, no problems at all. I have a pretty big battery, though.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 8:03 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: H9 Spitfire Build
you cannot compare Saitos to Evolution engines. Apples and oranges.
Posted on: 11/17/2009 1:39 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9260360

RE: Topflight P-40E Warhawk Thoughts
A good 2nd plane for you would be the Mini Pulse XT . It uses the same batteries you use in your T-28. It's a tail dragger, faster and will teach you balsa-repair....
Posted on: 11/14/2009 9:46 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: KMP
do I hear P-40? but not for long time?
Posted on: 11/4/2009 3:40 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: CMPro F4u Corsair
Looks great Americo. I never did get a chance to try a different prop on my Saito 180. But I will. Now we're out of daylight in the evenings. I hate Standard Time!
Posted on: 11/4/2009 2:33 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: New Great Planes Revolver
my valve covers stick out of the bottom and have never touched the ground in 100 flights. it requires absolutely no elevator input to keep the tail firmly on the ground. All my other planes are Warbirds and they are starting to get jealous. I fly this one far more often. Plus, the Saito 72 sips the fuel and I get a lot more flights out of a gallon that I ever imagined.
Posted on: 11/3/2009 7:14 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: GP P-47 with Thunder Tiger .36 - Muahahahah!
i decided not to use the belly-pan foam. I have the retract servo sticking though the bottom of the wing and don't want to get any gunk on it, plus the wing bolts and the open aft end of the belly pan. I am using medium CA to hold the pan to the wing and it seems strong enough to take landings on grass..... The manual says 3.25" from the firewall to the prop washer. That was going to be tough with my Saito 40. But test fitting shows that 3.75" (or even 3.9") would be more appropriate. That is no problem at all for the saito. Did you boys try to cram the cowling far enough back over the fuselage to get the prop washer at 3.25"? I will stick with the tail skid. Since I have retracts, I might as well not have a tail wheel hanging around.... I imagine it'll still taxi on grass to some extent.... If not, not really an issue. I am sure that the rudder will hold it straight under full throttle blast-offs. I had the GP combat mustang and I was pleasantly surprised how much abuse it could take on a few ill-fated hand launches. Tough planes, these! Fast as all get-out with a Saito 40 and a 10x8 prop, let me tell you. Electric warbirds are just a shame. Never again for me....
Posted on: 11/3/2009 12:29 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Combat"
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RE: Recovering the GP Combat Series: What to do . . .
ahh, good luck! Do you have any idea how much weight it added to the plane?
Posted on: 11/2/2009 11:45 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Combat"
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RE: GP P-47 with Thunder Tiger .36 - Muahahahah!
I have this plane. I am impressed with the way the covering is already removed on the stab and rudder, ready for epoxy. The hinges are already installed, etc. Don't see that too often these days. The covering is wrinkled all to hell and back. I was not entirely successful in fixing this.... I have GP .10 retracts installed to help with taking off. I'll belly land it. I never heard of a 'launcher', what's that? I think I will try the expandable foam in the belly pan. I'll insert some tubes into the holes for the wing bolts to keep that area clear. I hope the stuff doesn't expand so much it blows the belly pan off the wing..... I was going to install a steerable tail wheel from my crashed PT-17, but was unable to find it and thought the skid would be OK under full throttle take-offs. Don't know if I can still install the wheel or not, since the rudder is glued to the fuselage now... I gutted the fuel tank area to get a 6oz tank installed for my Saito .40
Posted on: 11/2/2009 9:51 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Combat"
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RE: Recovering the GP Combat Series: What to do . . .
[quote]ORIGINAL: Textanker Well, I decided to fiberglass it. I will post pictures soon. [/quote] Is it soon yet? Being patient!
Posted on: 11/2/2009 9:46 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Combat"
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RE: GP P-47 Thunderbolt
updates, man. How're things going with your airplane?
Posted on: 11/2/2009 9:39 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Combat"
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RE: New design Saito 82
and then buy a 15 dollar back plate when they are released...
Posted on: 10/29/2009 4:20 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: NEW Top Flite .60 P-47D Gold Edition ARF
[quote]ORIGINAL: mogge Hey all, Almost done with mine except for the engine install. I have a g20ei that I am using but even mounted to the box on the firewall, it is short by about an inch to clear the prop washer. How would you all recommend getting the clearance? I went out to B&B Specialties thinking they might have a radial engine mount that stands off the firewall but it appears they are flat. Would it be best to remove the stock box and build a bigger one? Are there standoffs available for something like this? Thanks for the help. I will post pictures soon. Mark [/quote] I usually cut a piece of wood to epoxy to the front of the box. What did you end up with?
Posted on: 10/29/2009 9:37 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: New design Saito 82
ouch! a 70 dollar increase for the backplate
Posted on: 10/29/2009 9:34 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: New Great Planes Revolver
[quote]ORIGINAL: Wing-Ding What an extensive collection of posts about this plane- a tremendous resource! I feel like I'm the last guy to build one of these. I put in a Saito .72 and mounted it inverted and used a Cline regulator so I didn't have to worry about flooding or hydro-locks (in the inverted configuration, the tank is much higher than the spray bar in the carb ). Maiden flight was today and flew her three times. I started out with the CG about 5mm aft of the recommended 4 5/16 (110mm)''. I rolled it inverted and it needed a ton of down stick to maintain level flight. So for the next flight I added about 1/3 ounce of weight on the tail. Was still nose heavy. In my opinion, the 420cc fuel tank is way too large and I believe adds a lot of weight forward of the CG. I think I'm going to install a smaller tank- maybe around 10 ounces (instead of the 14.2 ounce that comes stock) and also move it back to the wing tube. Landings were nerve racking. I had trouble with getting it to slow down and also had the ''bouncey-bounce'' landings. Think next time I'll try cutting throttle a lot sooner and use flaperons (or spoilerons). Oh yeah, the recommended low rates are not nearly enough. Went to high rates right away. I think I'm going to really like this plane after I get it ''dialed-in''. [/quote] The inverted .72 is how I fly mine, too. Same spinner even! I just cannot imagine any more engine on this plane. I fly with a 12x9 prop. The 13x8 was easier to slow down, but the speed on the 12x9 is insane. I have max throws on ailerons. The roll rate is damn near blinding. I cut throttle way out and glide it in holding some up elevator until the wheels touch. I then immediately let go of the elevator altogether. It sticks to the ground like glue. Granted, it want to roll a long way on it's mains but it slows a lot better rolling than it does gliding. I love this plane!
Posted on: 10/26/2009 2:04 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Saito FG-20
hard to find anything above 93 octane around here....
Posted on: 10/25/2009 2:43 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Saito FG-20
i am happy to hear about happy saito owners.
Posted on: 10/21/2009 9:47 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: VQ P-40 Need Spinner
same link as before. same results. click on the exact item and then copy the link
Posted on: 10/19/2009 9:20 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Tribute 36
Crap like that happens all the time. Very frustrating. Sometimes I'll only lose one channel, other times all of them.
Posted on: 10/19/2009 9:19 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: VQ P-40 Need Spinner
[quote]ORIGINAL: Warbird Nut Not the best pic but it might work. You can call these guys and maybe they send a better profile shot. http://ecsvr.com/abm/ShopDisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes [/quote] Try that link again, I'd like to see it
Posted on: 10/18/2009 2:16 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9182983

RE: VQ P-40 Need Spinner
[quote]ORIGINAL: Warbird Nut Does this spinner have the right profile? http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEBF0&P=0 [/quote] It's about as close as we can get to the correct shape. A shame they don't also release these spinners in 3-blades....
Posted on: 10/18/2009 3:50 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: KMP Corsair
I think the length might need to be addressed. Maybe not. Ask around about the strut lengths. A little difference you can deal with. I cut a set of mine down. I also had to shorten the spring inside. But worst case is you can send them to CJ and they can alter them relatively inexpensively
Posted on: 10/17/2009 3:52 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: First time this has happened to me
Good idea, got a link for these spectrographic analysis machines? ;)
Posted on: 10/14/2009 10:11 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Is anyone using Evolution Props?
better looking! cheaper! love them.
Posted on: 10/14/2009 9:15 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Anyone Tried The New Evolution .60NX?
There's no replacement for displacement?
Posted on: 10/11/2009 8:44 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Tribute 36
I wonder if a Saito .40 would be enough for 3D flying....
Posted on: 10/11/2009 5:04 AM by Author "mike early" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Anyone Tried The New Evolution .60NX?
He provided a link to this engine: http://www.evolutionengines.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EVOE0600&utm_source=rcu&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=rcu_fts&utm_content=.60NX
Posted on: 10/10/2009 7:24 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: NEW H9 P51 Mustang 60 ARF
It doesn't take much to damage the gear area when the plane weighs as much as this one.. A real shame. Fix it up and fly it again ASAP!
Posted on: 10/10/2009 6:12 PM by Author "mike early" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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