Precedent Stampe 1/4 Scale

[Stearmanandy]

Hi Pete,

If you consider to build your UC like this you should prepare the former before assembling ( drilling holes and shaping or sanding to fit, perhaps different ply!?)

[Stuphedd]

Understood

thanks

Pete

[Jon H]

I have decided I will make a new and bouncy undercarriage for mine but I might use some of the oleos I have kicking about instead of the gas struts. As long as I can find an oleo with a decent stroke I am ok.

If not I will make my own at work and I would use r/c model car suspension springs for this if I go this way. The reason is that model car springs are easy to get in various lengths, diameters and strengths. If I wanted to be dead fancy I could even have a smaller spring inside the bigger one to give an increase in resistance at full compression. Sound like a plan?

[Tom Dews]

just brought this for mine

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/123702/

hanger 9 1/4 scale Tiger Moth Landing Gear Assembly

should work (i hope)

[Jon H]

I am sure it will be fine. Many people mod the flair tiger moth gear. I don't think the H9 gear is sprung though?

[cymaz]

Horizon Hobbies say it is a sprung undercarriage.

Horizon

[Jon H]

hmm...I flew one of these for a friend and it didn't look sprung....that said I didn't study it very closely but it looks pretty solid in the kit instructions

[bert baker]

Hmm looked a vid of the Hangar 9 moth and looks good but I think sprung undercarage is doubtful

[Tom Dews]

Hi i am trying to remove the vertical fin from the stampe to recover but it wont seem to break off i have no plan for this part of the plane and was wondering is there anything holding it on to the fuselage (apart from glue) that i am missing ??

[bert baker]

If I remenber it has a lug of pywood at the bottom of the fin, that goes down inbetween two of the tail ribs

[will -0]

?? recover it in situ? Why would you want to break a solid flying surface in order to re-attach it later and adding weight at the rear where you don't need it?

 

Seems to be a post artf phenomenon that people cover tail surfaces before assembly rather than after.

Edited By will -0 on 11/12/2014 14:06:31

[Tom Dews]

i also need to remove the elevator (for repair and re cover) witch means i need to remove the fin.

[will -0]

fairy snuff.

[Jon H]

If you are very careful you could remove the sternpost of the fin and this would allow removal of the elevators. Once sorted you could then reattach it and cover the whole fin in situ as has been discussed already

[cymaz]

Jon has an excellent plan. Only a portion of the stern post behind the wire might do. Then only a small piece at a time. A Dremel with a cutting disc might be the best solution.

[cymaz]

Posted by bert baker on 09/12/2014 23:11:18:

Hmm looked a vid of the Hangar 9 moth and looks good but I think sprung undercarage is doubtful

Wheelspin Hobbies have emailed me and confirmed it is soild

[Nick Santovito]

Just to keep the thread going, here's the ASP 180's first run with an 18/6 DynaFlite prop.

From other comments, I expect it to gain 5k - 8k more rpms once broken in.

 

 

Edited By Nick Santovito on 11/12/2014 18:39:08

[Nick Santovito]

Posted by Tom Dews on 11/12/2014 14:56:19:

i also need to remove the elevator (for repair and re cover) witch means i need to remove the fin.

Here's a pic of what you're working with.

I would remove as a unit for recovering too.

You're going to wreck the stab if you try to get the vertical stab from beween the ribs.

[cymaz]

Posted by Nick Santovito on 11/12/2014 18:36:40:

Just to keep the thread going, here's the ASP 180's first run with an 18/6 DynaFlite prop.

From other comments, I expect it to gain 5k - 8k more rpms once broken in.

 

 

Edited By Nick Santovito on 11/12/2014 18:39:08

Really nice sounding motor...great. BTW, the thread will run for a while hopefully. I will keep it going, 2 years and still going strong!

Edited By cymaz on 11/12/2014 19:18:34

[bert baker]

When I have had to similar work, I use a very fine/ thin razor saw with the spine reinforcement removed.

Hard to give a good awnser as I don't fully understand why you need to remove it.

Is it the Elevators or the Tail plane that need to be removed for repair.

[John Lucas 4]

In my Precedent Stampe I am putting a Saito 125 glow. The tank supplied is one of the old Flair 14oz tanks and the only place this tank will fit is below the front cockpit. The question is the tank going to be to far back bearing in mind the Saito is not a pumper. Any thoughts anyone.

[Nick Santovito]

There are a lot of options on this ship.

On page 33 you can see how John Hill 6 mounted his tank above the LE of the bottom wing for his Saito gasser.

I started out with a 14 oz tank behind the firewall for my nonpump, nonsurpass, OS FS 120.

After wearing it out, I replaced it with a ST 2000 (which drinks 2 oz. per min.) and had to put a 12 oz tank behind the 14 after cutting a hole under the cabane wire on the formere.

No draw probs with either engine.

[cymaz]

Surely the Flair tank will fit just behind the firewall, or has the tank bay been shortened?

[John Lucas 4]

The tank bay had to be shortened by an 1" as the Saito is  bigger. What I will try is having two tanks one above the other both pointing forward, the top tank of the two will feed the bottom tank. I still might try putting the tank in the wing bay and see what happens.

Edited By John Lucas 4 on 12/12/2014 19:24:15

[Jon H]

I might be missing something, but a 12oz tank doesn't take up a lot of space. How much fuel are you intending to carry? :s