Re: A question for other old farts

Bet you've never heard of it.....

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You're right, I haven't heard of the plane, but I've got a brand new G21/40! I'm fascinated by the "carburetor within a carburetor" it uses, with the tiny idle carb, like a Cox .020, mounted behind the main barrel.

ST was the first with a double needle carb IIRC. My G21/40 is out in the woods along the river somewhere north of the field where I have flown. I had it on an Avistar to relearn to fly after coming back after 18 years out. Older eyes, early evening light and long approaches beginners do, I momentarily lost contact. During the gyrations of recovering, the engine quit. Bummer :-[ .

David

I have been considering using silk instead of sig coverall on a future model. I have a hunch that silk would be lighter. I don't have any idea on strength, but I know that both coverings look good when well done.

Any>>I suppose there are many of us who can still cover with silk and dope. The

Bob Tomlinson Aussie RC'er and Rugby fanatic

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On 24 Aug 2003 02:18:00 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@aol.comPOST (Dan Thompson) wrote: I just finished a SS- 120 I got at a swap meet as a nib kit. I also installed a ST90 but I did three things.

1/ Set the first bulkhead in its rearward position as for a 4 stroke. 2/ Carved the hardwood mounts with a band saw so a fibre glass mount would fit. 3/ Fitted a 12mm ply ring between mount and bulkhead as a spacer.

I still had to add 1lb of lead to the nose to balance it. I love to fly it but I would like a bit more power. Well I bought this Saito 150 last month and GRIN :-) It's going to be a tight fit but it WILL go in there. Or else! And it will get rid of the lead.

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