How to install mini air retracts for an easy speed increase
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A mini pneumatic retract is suggested for small airplanes to increase speed . The wings are fully sheeted with 1/16-inch balsa to add strength, single aileron servo is removed from the center of the wing and replaced with two serve installed out in front of the ailerons and fixed landing gear blocks are removed and replaced with the plywood support for the mini-retracts.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 2006
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Hop-up the Zenoah G-23: easy bolt-on power
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High-performance parts for the Zenoah G-23 model plane engine are available from B.H. Hanson Co - Model Marine Products. They are: a large cylinder and gaskets, and a carburetor kit, both $62.50, and a solid-state ignition module, $17.50. They made a 1/4-scale J-3 Piper Cub fly even better than before.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 1992
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Building with laminated balsa: easy compound curves
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Building a model Optica Scout plane from scratch requires fabricating a curved fuselage strong enough to support landing-wheel impacts. The sheeting, materials, tools and techniques needed are described.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 1993
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