@Yak54Fan: it was running _a_little_ rich, since the engine was not completely run in. Further more, I was running it on a 20% castor oil - 80% methanol fuel (no nitromethane or other additives. Hence the smoke :)
@fsj450: it had PLENTY of power; the engine was way too big for this bird (an OS 91FX would have been perfect) but that's what the folks at Graupner decided to bundle the plane with.
@Yak54Fan: it was running _a_little_ rich, since the engine was not completely run in. Further more, I was running it on a 20% castor oil - 80% methanol fuel (no nitromethane or other additives. Hence the smoke :)
@fsj450: it had PLENTY of power; the engine was way too big for this bird (an OS 91FX would have been perfect) but that's what the folks at Graupner decided to bundle the plane with.
avpascal 1 year ago
Good job he'd got the power on take off !! ..
Also looks tail heavy unless its how he's flying it ??
fsj450 1 year ago
@fsj450 and no, the plane is not tail heavy, on the contrary - it was difficult to bring the CG to its position due to the weight of the engine.
avpascal 1 year ago
Wow that thing is running rich............looks like a smoke system.
Yak54Fan 1 year ago