Bill Hempel 100cc Yak-55M?????

[bodywerks]

	Quote: Originally Posted by TManiaci
	I'll ask again.... HEY NICK! Maiden at Rabbit this weekend??? I'll get 'ya down on film for all to see!

Money's very tight, and I have to work sunday night, so I probably won't be able to do rabbit. I appreciate the offer to video, though. I hope someone around here has a camera and some editing skillz...

[bodywerks]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Flatlandman
	Do they have something above 50 oz, hopefully 60-64 oz? Im looking for something to go into a 40%er.

50-52 ounces is really all you need, but there are several bottles out there in the 60-64 ounce range. It doesn't have to be Fiji. And any 'stronger than others' plastic bottle will work.

[bodywerks]

Lookin good Rick! Hopin' to have mine flying this weekend as well.

[Flatlandman]

I like to go larger on the fuel tanks as i fly long flights (~20 min). When I practice the imac I fly 4 plus sequences per flight. Oh my engine is a DA170 so ill have more fuel draw than a 150.

[ifly3d]

What do you think about putting a DA85 in one of these. They seem to make the same amount of power and less weight ?

Josh

[husker]

Cool turtle Rick!...the plane is not bad either.

[bodywerks]

	Quote: Originally Posted by ifly3d
	What do you think about putting a DA85 in one of these. They seem to make the same amount of power and less weight ? Josh

Probably too light of an engine. The two flying have both needed their dual 5200's and ignition battery up in the nose to balance. If you were determined to run one you could extend the engine even further forward(like 1-5/8" space between the prop and cowl) and make beams to mount to the engine box that put the batteries as far forward as possible(like just behind the back of the cowl), and go with a CF tailwheel(the stock one is nice, but almost 3 ounces, whereas a CF one can be obtained for a little over an ounce).

[vwchad]

	Quote: Originally Posted by hosertoo
	Here are a few more shots of my 50%. Weight ready to fly is about 17lbs. Pretty clean wire installation thanks to the chanels running down the fuselage sides. C.G. came out a little behind the wing tube with no nose weight added. Try to test fly this Sunday. Thanks again Bill!!

Looks good. What size spinner did you use?

[hosertoo]

The spinner is 3 1/4". Somewhat scratched up from an encounter with a fence.

[Flatlandman]

Mr. Bill Hempel , do you know what header drop the 118" yak will be using?

[vwchad]

	Quote: Originally Posted by hosertoo
	The spinner is 3 1/4". Somewhat scratched up from an encounter with a fence.

Thanks. Now I know what to order for mine, a scratched 3 1/4" .

[Flatlandman]

I heard they had a shortage of the scratched spinners you may have yo get one and scratch it your self, I think i saw a thread explaining how to do it some where.

[bodywerks]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Flatlandman
	Mr. Bill Hempel , do you know what header drop the 118" yak will be using?

By my measurements it looks like about a 30mm drop header for the DA 100.

[Flatlandman]

Bodywerks I was asking about the 118" wingspan plane. I traded up from a DA100 to a DA170 booo ya!

[toc pilot]

I have no idea the header drop yet, havent even seen a plane yet . If it is anything like the 275cc yak, you will want a very short header drop, probabbly the shortes they make.

BIll