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2walla · 06-12-2009, 12:14 AM

One of the guys in our club just started flying a reactor with a BME 50 on it- looks like it flies ok but it appears to me that the gear is not high enough for it to rotate on takeoff. He as torn the tailwheel off a couple of times due to it needing a bunch of speed to lift off of the grass.

06-12-2009, 12:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
2walla Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Walla Walla Wa Posts: 418	Re: Is there a 50CC bird that flies like a profile? One of the guys in our club just started flying a reactor with a BME 50 on it- looks like it flies ok but it appears to me that the gear is not high enough for it to rotate on takeoff. He as torn the tailwheel off a couple of times due to it needing a bunch of speed to lift off of the grass.