RE: Seagull Decathlon with 70.9
I have this plane. power from a NGH 17cc gas engine. a DLE20 may fit,looks like the cowl will alow this. i had the 17cc on hand and wanted to try it. It came in at 8pounds 4 ounses auw with a little fuel in tank. it flies fine, it is a floater. not hard to land, shut down power and float in.
Posted on: 3/17/2012 6:59 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Seagull Decathlon with 70.9
I have this size dechalon,70-90.the arf was first class. installing a NGH 17 cc gas.may fly tomorrow,3/17/13.
Posted on: 3/16/2012 9:02 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Sky Bolt engine choice, input requested...
Has any one installed a 20cc gaser in this plane
Posted on: 9/12/2011 8:08 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
You are correct. this plane has issues for sure . all arfs do .when you get over a few small issues this plane in W I N N E R.
Posted on: 5/3/2011 1:57 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
the mt 35 is ok for me ,casual flying with limited vertical. a strong 45 would be ok i think my friend runs a dle 55 on his ROCKET.OVER KILL"
Posted on: 4/27/2011 5:10 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I have this plane with a MT35 engine. it spins a XOAR 20/8 prop well.some pull out to vertical but not unlemited. 15 lbs auw with fuel.
Posted on: 4/27/2011 12:41 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: Copperhead Venom 45
what are you asking for this engine. i may be interested. Terry
Posted on: 4/3/2011 8:45 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Copperhead Venom 45
CHUMLEY, that may be what i need to do. with jug off and holding piston inhand the crank turns smooth with no hent of a bad brg. did you hget good service with the venom 45 ?
Posted on: 3/31/2011 12:27 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Copperhead Venom 45
[quote]ORIGINAL: CopperheadAV [quote]ORIGINAL: Chumley Copperhead is now combined with Ohio Model Planes. Here is a link to the Venom customer service at OMP: http://www.ohiomodelplanes.com/comersus/store/index.asp THIS IS A BAD LINK! Chumley [/quote] If you have a question, send copperhead an email, not OMP. We have parts for repairs. I get tons of email, Do you have parts??? The answer is yes!!!! [/quote] I purchased a Venom45 at a swap meet,it apeared new and it was. I converted to full electronic ign. engine runs ok only after 14 oz gas. the condition i am in question is rattle at idle,i pulled the cyl and found a large amount of side play in wrist pin. cleaned pin and miked no ware found. pin will rock in brg. but inside diameter matches pin size. why so much side play and noise at idle.would like some help. Is this normal or is it a bomb ready to explode? Terry
Posted on: 3/30/2011 7:37 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I have not had trouble with ant thing except stars & stripes. do you like the dle 30 on the stearman ? i fly one with a os 160 twin 4 stroke. love the plane & was thinking of going gas. dlr 30 or mt 35 not sure.
Posted on: 2/3/2011 7:50 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I am sure Dan will help you. my stars & stripes started to come off while i was running the engine before final ck out. i tried the heat iron and it did not work, i went a frends shop that wraps trucks and cars. he gave me some clear vinyl that is used for uv protection over printing. i cut squares & strips to seal every thing domn. even aleron & elevator gaps. i am happy with the results. have several flites & no loose ends. what ever floats your plane. this plane is a lot of fun.
Posted on: 1/28/2011 7:05 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
Dan at RC GUYS says he has fixed the stripe coming loose with some peel & stick stripes. or you can use 3 M777 . send him an e mail.
Posted on: 1/28/2011 6:36 AM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
Thanks for the info. i will try at 2 feet next time. at 5 feet you can almost make another pass. Terry
Posted on: 1/26/2011 6:48 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I never knew these numbers before, but i removed the cowl resterday and checking i was resl close. i installed a washer for more rt thrust. have not tested it yet. i nistalled du bro 4 inch inflatable wheels with no air in them to stop the bounce. couple throttle with 1 degree of down elevator at idle to stop some float. this plane at 15 lbs is a real floater.on black top it will fly in 3 feet with 3/4 throttle. at 1/4 throttle it is hard to keep on the ground. it is a real fun plane and tme my 35/20-8 xoar prop is fine. will try more rt rudder when it warms up Terry
Posted on: 1/26/2011 9:15 AM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I received a note from Dan today stating, looking at firewall prop line 2 3/8 from top and 4 1/8 from left [app]. I only want to make a slow steady clime out with this plane. i will check my engine position tomorrow.
Posted on: 1/25/2011 2:47 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I have done this and it works. i fly some at a frends track in Griffin Ga. he has a long black top run way. my extra 260 with a 55 cc engine looks wonderfull in a slow climb out. this 35 cc sd just jumps up and angels left. it flies beautifuly. hard to keep it on the runway for a low slow climb.sd weighs 15 lb and will fly at half throttle in 3 feet. .
Posted on: 1/24/2011 5:05 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I have trouble with my sd banking feft after leaving the ground .runs strait on runway, banks while gaining altitude .level it off it flies hands off. what is wrong? terry
Posted on: 1/24/2011 11:43 AM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I had the same trouble with the stripes while running the engine at my shop. a shop near you that makes vinyl signs use a clear uv protector that works fine.
Posted on: 1/24/2011 11:38 AM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
that was my conclusion.so i let my frend flyer try and it did the same with him. three times. i have noticed some bouncing on landing from maden flite and some one sugest du bro 4 inch inflateable tires. does any one know if this helps with bounce on landing? this plane is a blast to fly.Terry
Posted on: 12/23/2010 3:42 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
yes i made a test run, letting plane take in all the runway before flite. this was hard to do. this plane wants to fly without your input. same results ,my plane weighs only 15 lbs with fuel.i think it may be p factor, but it is not real noticeable on the runway before flite.
Posted on: 12/23/2010 3:33 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I have a question about this plane on take off, my plane will run true down the runway at 25 - 50% throttle but as soon as it brakes ground it starts a slow left turn. looks good if you wanted to turn, not the case. will fly hands off after you corect angle. can any one help me? Terry
Posted on: 12/22/2010 6:35 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon on gas. Who has done it, what engine did you use?
WARNING,i fly this plane with a 35cc mt gas engine. flys fine but today doing some extreme s**t it lost all aleron control .both blocks in the servo covers came loose .no harm done. sure was a large plane landinf w/rudder & elevator only. it flew real good. check and reinforce asap. i have strong 3305 servos on 6 volts this may have relped this failure. it was exciting at the time.
Posted on: 11/13/2010 11:10 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: MT70CC TWIN
I have a mt 35 that had a loose reed valve. this happened after 3 gal fuel was consumed. Jody at VALLEY VIEW RC repaired it under warranty. after 3 gal more fuel it spins a xoar 19 8 prop in the low 7 s. i am happy witth mt engines and may purchase the twin 70.
Posted on: 9/29/2010 9:30 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I fly with a MT35, 2 2500 ma batterys, fuel tank on cg. 14.4 lbs with fuel. 19/8 xoar prop and 118.5 lbs thrust. great combo.
Posted on: 9/27/2010 9:37 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
1.5 mil thick,removable and leaves no glue. it will peal off easy if you take your time. it is a little harder to install than mono kote ,it sticks on contact. i use the scrap ends {all colors] to do repairs in my planes. sign shops will geve you an arm load if you ask. TERRY
Posted on: 9/7/2010 1:29 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
Strangevil29: I found 2 products. i like that will work. shops that do vinyl wraps for trucks use a clear sticky back product over all exterior print to block uv rays, it works good. Tower sells clear mono kote but it requires heat to bond. it is the easiest to apply. i like the clear fillm best. i covered with this. cut in squares and 1.5 inch strips. TERRY
Posted on: 9/6/2010 11:32 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I tried balsarite with no luck also.a frend owns a print and sign shop. he gave me some clear that goes over the vinyl used to wrap vehicles,it requires no heat to apply.I covered all stars, stripes and edges with it. it was easy to cut in 1.5 inch stripes and apply over A N Y . edges .RC GUYS SELL A GOOD PLANE but covering and hardware are a condition needing attention.
Posted on: 8/30/2010 9:18 AM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
Found out from JODY AT VALLEY VIEW RC the reed valve came loose and no cyl damage noticed. thanks JODY. Had noticed cracks in covering at fuse joint and vertical stab,removed covering to finde loose glue joints at this point .installed small wood block under stringers and re glued same. yoy may want to look for this condition.
Posted on: 8/19/2010 8:07 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: MT 35 Looks Like a Winner
JODY TOLD ME, AFTER HIS INSPECTION THE SCRATCH I SAW WAS NORMAL. HE DID NOT REPLACE THE CYL OR PISTON. IT IS BACK ON MY SD AND RUNS FINE. TURNING 7250 RPM STATIC.
Posted on: 8/17/2010 10:48 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: MT 35 Looks Like a Winner
I purchased a mt35 at JOE NALL this year. it ran fine for a short time about 1 gallon of gas and lost power. I called Jody at Valley VIEW RC about this condition and he said mail it to him. JODY INSTALLED A NEW REEDVALVE [fiberglass} and sent it back. it runs fine now. These guys are real nice when you need info or help. I am G L A D i purchased from VALLEY VIEW RC. TERRY SECHREST.
Posted on: 8/16/2010 11:13 PM by Author "trs3243" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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