Bob Stalick on 9/24/99 writes:

freefliter@aol.com (Bob Stalick)

Hi Joe and Ross:

I went out two days ago and flew the Bee-40. The engine I used had a Cox 6x3 grey prop on it and the model gets out and moves pretty well. It weighs in at just under 200 grams (actually, it weighs 186), I think the engine run question may be one that needs some research....15 seconds for a two minute max is a long time, and the model gets very high in that time. 12 seconds might be better or even 10.

I actually built two fuselages for the same surfaces...one with a timer and tank, and the other with an eyedropper. I did not fly the eyedropper fuselage, but it is much easier to build than the timer and tank version. The weight (at least of my example) is very close to the same, with the eyedropper version weighing in at about 175 and the timer version at the aforementioned 186.

I will be test flying it some more this weekend and will report on the results with each fuselage.

Cheers,

Bob Stalick

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