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to: DEL WEAVER
from: DAN HUNT
date: 1995-12-21 19:07:00
subject: R/C Stuff

DW-> I was going to fly it sun. and had some problems fueling it. We did get
DW-> fuel  in it, but could not get it to run. High end was fine, when we 
ame
DW-> back to  idle it would die. I think it was getting air. I noticed fuel
DW-> leaking around  the tank stoppers. I will redo and try again. I was 
ing
Might also try picking the thing up and pointing the nose straight up if
it's doing that. Sometimes it would get an accumulation of fuel
collected in the pipe and cause that problem.
DW-> The hots will have a 12 oz this week. I flew it Sun. flight don't last 
o
DW-> long. I am going to see if there is a way to put two tanks in it and 
ook
DW-> it  up like the jet. should give a bit more time. It is fun to fly.
I think it has a pair of 4's in it in that arrangement right now. It
always was a stable flier. If you add about 1/2 oz of weight to the tail
it should be a bit snappier though.
DW-> We flew the Porsche Sun. also. not a long flight, just took it off could
DW-> not  keep it from climing, with all the trim to down and the stick 
lmost
DW-> all the  way to down. cut the throttle and landed, quite fast I mite say
DW-> too. We will  do a bit of adj. to the trim on it and it will fly again.
That is odd. I wonder if something has changed in the balance point.
(Should balance about the center line of the two front wheels on the
silhouette).  Makes it a bear to rotate, but should fly a bit more stable
that way. If you move the mains forward like I mentioned that should
alleviate the rotation problem as well.
TTYL
Dan
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