How is this for fun?

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I converted my Miniflash to glow. Has anyone done this?

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My miniflash had an argument with a light pole. I nailed it straight on. The only thing that was really damaged was the nose. It was REALLY damaged. Anyway, I was thinking new fusalage or rebuilding the nose from scratch. I finally thought of a third option. Sand whats left of the nose flat. Install a plywood firewall. Attach a Novel .061, with the Novel tank/mount. It weighs in at 12 oz. I havn't had a chance to fly it yet, but I have fired it up and run it a couple of times. I put a long piece of vacum hose on the exhaust, so that I dont get the interior full of fuel. I what to see if it works before I do to much work.

[Dylwad]

Have you flown it yet?

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I have flown it a few times now. Its fun. Overall I think the power is about the same as electric, but the Norvel engine wants more speed than the Mini-flash was made for. I am searching for a small prop made for thrust instead of speed. Right now I use an APC 6x2. It works ok, but I would like to find something like a 7x1 or something like that. I also still need to do some gas proofing, especialy around the canopy. And my last mod I need to make, is getting rid of the Norvel gas mount and putting a bigger tank inside the plane. I only get about 3 minutes of flight.

[Dylwad]

interesting, i think the closest your going to come to a 7x1 is a 7x3, ive been toying with the idea of a small glow engine geared swinging a big prop. how is the vertical performance with the 6x2?

Dylan

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That is really my only complaint. It has no vertical. But, to be fair. The Norvel isn't broke in yet and I need to run that long hose on the exhaust until I can get the plane more fuel proofed. After break-in and with a better exhaust I expect that Ill get about 1/2 the vertical performance than I did with the original electric. A gear box would be cool, but I would probably loose the weight loss. The plane is about 1.5 oz lighter than before.

[justaboutgeese]

Just hold on a bit before you run that engine for to long with that hose attached. If you are "leading " the exhaust away chances are you are also increasing the back pressure on the engine and will considerably shorten its life. I was wrong once before though. One time three years ago when I thought I made a mistake but I didn`t. At any rate take it into consideration.

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Thanks, I didn't know that. I plan on taking the hose off as soon as I get the plane more fuel proof. I havn't had a change to do anything with it in the last couple of months, though.

[fumblefingers]

Try it with the engine mounted on its side, exhaust pointine down. this should send the exhaust away from areas where it could get in the plane. It has worked for me on the past.
john

[henke]

Hi

you think you got the same power as with electric?! , still you have no verticals?

with electrics you hover this plane easy, even with a cheap 300 setup ;)

try a speed 300 geard 5:1 swinging a 11x4,7 on 2s Etec 1200cells.

/Henke