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09-30-2005, 06:14 PM | #21 |
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I built one over the course of the weekend, and sent it in to our favourite magazine as a review article...whether it gets published or not.....
A few things to tell the difference between the old and new arf Twinstar: OLD has plastic wing, stab and fin tips OLD has shelf paper covering OLD has a lot of sub assembly required (manual was thick!) NEW has solid wing stab and fin tips NEW has mylar (Monocote?) covering NEW has everything built into major assemblies which just need to be attached to one another... Only problem I had was on 10th and 12th flights, the 2 spinner backplates desinegrated (props were balanced, not touching spinner cone, etc etc..) I replaced them with the much better dubro spinners.
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10-03-2005, 09:00 AM | #22 |
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There's one in the window at Hobby Hobby I've been drooling over.
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10-24-2005, 01:03 PM | #24 |
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Oh crap now I've done it
I now have a TS in my grubby paws.
I am going to take my time all through the winter to build it up. The question is: If you had unlimited time to piece it together, what would you do to make your twinstar as perfect as it could be? I've read everything here and also a great build-up thread on that <ahem> "other site" Thanks for the great information so far! Lawn Dart |
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10-24-2005, 02:03 PM | #26 |
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To make that last all winter, you will really have to work v-e-r-y slowly...
If I did it again: -Toss the factory spinners -I'd probably go with either 25FX's, TT 36 PRO or Saito 40's...Limited to 10" prop diameter... -I'd put in retracts and flaps (just because...) -I'd make the rudder much bigger. I'm really getting to like this plane the more I fly it..It handles like a much larger and heavier plane than it is, so it pushes you to bump your skill level up a bit...
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10-31-2005, 01:09 PM | #28 |
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So I started thinking.... (duck for cover, everyone)
So...danger lurks between my ears.
I was thinking about the twinstar and how it will land quite a bit faster than high wing trainers. Then the Nextar popped into my head. more danger. more on this later. I am coming out of trainers, and really have flown the daylights out of mine. All the guys in the club say that I am WAAAAy beyond trainers. For the transition into the next plane, I completely understand that the twinstar is not the first choice that pops into many heads. I, however, could not resist, and bought one. So, I got to thinking. Flaps= lower landing speed. My radio is just a lowly skysport 4 channel, so cutting in flaps, or putting in some flaperon right now is not an option. So my thoughts wandered to the Nexstar and it's fixed "training spoilers/flaps", then to the P-51 PTS and it's fixed flaps. How about fashioning some of these units onto the Twinstar to lower it's speed and raise lift? Run it this way for a while until comfortable, then remove the flaps and open 'er up? any thoughts or reactions are welcome, as long as you don't kick my dog. Thanks, Lawn Dart |
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10-31-2005, 04:06 PM | #29 |
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I'd suggest getting a low wing plane first, then think about twins..
The twinstar acts much heavier than it really is. It has a high sink rate when the power is pulled back and it has a lot of residual thrust at idle (twice as many 10" props producing thrust), so it apporaches a lot faster than a lot of other models..you have to fly it right down to touch down. You can hold it off while speed bleeds off, and it will touch down quite slowly, but it is an aquired skill. Consdiering this, I don't think anything less than very substantial flaps will help slow the approach speed..and that brings with it a whole new set of problems.. Hobbico used to have a single that was almost identical, except that it was a single engine..I don't know if it is still available...if so, that would be the ideal route to go.....
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10-31-2005, 09:25 PM | #30 |
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Just received my TwinStar from GH today..
I had the "first generation" two years ago..It was powered with 2 older OS 25 Maxs and seemed a little "underpowered"..I also hated the "shelf paper" covering I'm going to try 2 K&B 28 sportsters on this one. I don't know if these will be any better as I haven't ran either of these motors yet! Somebody on this "forum", two years ago, had a TwinStar with K&B 28's on it ...If you read this "thread", let me know how it flew power-wise? Better yet,those of you with TwinStars,what are you using for power :
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