Sport CARF Pitts - Engine Upgrade
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Jetpainter
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reyn3545
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Yes, it's raining, and it's 2 days before Christmas and I still have some last minute shopping to do... but I had to drag it out again for some reason.
I ordered a new cowl, but I may just stick with the original... from above, you can't see the other holes that I cut for the other exhausts, and the holes aren't that big to begin with... so I'll wait until the new one comes in and take a look at how closely the colors and lines match up. If it's a good match, I'll change it out.
I still need to install baffles, and I need to cut an air exit hole in the bottom of the fuse, since the cans will heat up quite a bit. The batteries are moved back, so I think baffles and air exit are the only things keeping this plane on the ground.
It will be after new years before I get to any o fthat, but it's just about ready for its re-re-maiden!
That rattle you hear is the stabs shaking around... I need to put at least the bottom wings on when I do this. Other than the stabs shaking a little, it's actually much quieter than I expected. I like that.
I ordered a new cowl, but I may just stick with the original... from above, you can't see the other holes that I cut for the other exhausts, and the holes aren't that big to begin with... so I'll wait until the new one comes in and take a look at how closely the colors and lines match up. If it's a good match, I'll change it out.
I still need to install baffles, and I need to cut an air exit hole in the bottom of the fuse, since the cans will heat up quite a bit. The batteries are moved back, so I think baffles and air exit are the only things keeping this plane on the ground.
It will be after new years before I get to any o fthat, but it's just about ready for its re-re-maiden!
That rattle you hear is the stabs shaking around... I need to put at least the bottom wings on when I do this. Other than the stabs shaking a little, it's actually much quieter than I expected. I like that.
reyn3545
100cc
I think I need a little more prop on it. It revs up super quick. I've got a 34x12 Mezjlik ordered for it, should be here next week. I like their props better then Biela anyway.
reyn3545
100cc
I don't know about the weather... I don't think I've ever seen a Christmas season as warm as this year... but they say that the same El Nino that creates this will make February/March very cold and bad weather.... we'll see.
As for the plane... I do want to get it out of mothballs and in the air soon!
As for the plane... I do want to get it out of mothballs and in the air soon!