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Build Log Top Flite P-40E Warhawk Gold Edition kit

Charles

Charles

70cc twin V2
If you go with 3/4 oz cloth and go with a good finish resin like Zpoxy and thin with denatured alcohol. It will be just as lite as Monocote. There is a great UTube video by AMA on how to do it. It will also add a lot of strength to the balsa sheeting. It will also make it possibel to use a paint and do your own color scheme. That is o lot of motor in a .60 plane. It would probible fly getter with a smaller motor.
 
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luciuswillson

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Charles said:
If you go with 3/4 oz cloth and go with a good finish resin like Zpoxy and thin with denatured alcohol. It will be just as lite as Monocote. There is a great UTube video by AMA on how to do it. It will also add a lot of strength to the balsa sheeting. It will also make it possibel to use a paint and do your own color scheme. That is o lot of motor in a .60 plane. It would probible fly getter with a smaller motor.
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I wasn't really sure what engine to use. The manual says a 120 can be used but I am not married to that idea. I have looked at the engine you are using and I am interested in that possibly becasue it would all for the use of a three blad prop. Will you just have to drill a hold in the top of the cowl to use your starter? Are the starter's for those engines similer to a heli starter?
 
Charles

Charles

70cc twin V2
Yes you have to drill a hole in the top or side according to your mounting configeration and it turns a 3 blade prop easily because of the 2 to 1 prop gearing The only problem is the carb and had to modify the side to accomidate the carb. EXTRA NOTE After trying to mount in a steight up configration I gave up and finally settled on a 45 degree mounting to the port side which rotates the carb down enough to where it isnt a problem and the exhaust is still accessable with a 90 degree pipe.
 
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luciuswillson

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rcdude07 said:
Not a lot of progress since my previous update. I came down with a nasty cold that took the best out of me for about a week. I did make use of 70*F weather about a week and half ago on a Sunday and did some sanding with rough grit on the bottom of the stab ribs after removing the alignment tabs. Now a home improvement project is eating the majority of my "free" time.
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When you removes the trim tabs did you cut straight across mark to mark or something else? Thanks.
 
rcdude07

rcdude07

70cc twin V2
luciuswillson said:
When you removes the trim tabs did you cut straight across mark to mark or something else? Thanks.
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Those tabs are indented. I marked the indents with a felt tip pen as they were removed from the sheet. The indents allow them to break off easily. Same with the wing ribs.
 
rcdude07

rcdude07

70cc twin V2
Charles said:
ok RC you need to get back working on it.
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I know. It's taking me months to build the little GWS C-47...... I'm barely able to get 30 minutes a week now for build time. Seems like the wife always has plans that don't involve me building.
 
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