1200SportsterRider

Thanks Jim, I borrowed the idea from the Saito 60 twin carb. It's fun turning an idea into a useful creation.

Jesse Open

Actually they aren't agressive as you might think. IIRC, their venom is about the same as a regular honeybee

.The biilggest threat thry pose is to agriculture.

Didn't take the do-gooderz long the have the "Asian Hornet" name changed!!



Speaking of \"Hornets"..... Here is my DeHavilland Hornet. 79" span, powered by a pair of Saito FA-56 Golden Knights .

1200SportsterRider

That is a great looking plane, I'll bet that it howls on a fly by.

Captcrunch44

That reminds me I have a duelist in the box
sounds like fun

FlyerInOKC

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Isn't it amazing how you can forget you have a project? Reminds me I need to look for a suitcase D1 I started.

the Wasp

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Capt. who are you and where you been?
^LOL^ it's good to see you hear, back yapping with us again! we missed you.

BTW, thanks to Lonnie I got another FA91 cylinder for the engine you gave me. and I tell you it's one fine cylinder with low run time. it will be the first engine I run this year.
as for the cylinder that was on the engine, I found that the valve seat was not in-line with the guide. I found that the larger100 valve has the same length stem. so I started to make a new seat with a 100 valve and seating compound. it worked out well, but the guide alinement was so far off the new seat opened up into the port. BUT I do believe if I had a 91 cylinder that has a good guide/seat alinement it will be possible to make a new seat for the larger 100 valve. I would love to try that.

yes yes I am in a great mood. Popa has a new grandbaby girl just 2 weeks old. and I got to see her today.
any hoo. it's great to see you reply. I hope all is well for you!
Jim

Jesse Open

Ah-ha, that old "A bird in the hand" adage!

Is a 20 year old scratch built Hornet hanging ffom the ceiling worth two unbuilt kits in the boxes?

Get er built before the tyrant outlaws them!

1200SportsterRider

The tiny little servo has 18.3 oz. in. of torque 6.6 volts, it operates the Saito 125 throttle as if it were nothing. You have to listen really closely to hear them, I like that. The phone just doesn't do good close up work.

The throttle, elevator and rudder all all set up programmed into the green radio.

triumphman49

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"How much throw do you need for throttle" was my first thought, but I suppose it has some linkage up front. Nice build

1200SportsterRider

Thanks, I'll have to get a bright light to check that as a lot of the carb barrel travel is wasted as it goes way beyond where the throttle is fully closed. I'll scope it out though.

PS, I made an adapter to move the throttle arm outward so the throttle rod would not conflict with the fuel tank.

FlyerInOKC

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I think the adapter was a great idea and it looks great!

1200SportsterRider

Thanks Flyer.
Somehow most of my post didn't get here, the throttle arm movement for open 1/32" to fully open is 7/8", I'm sorry, the camera didn't catch that either.

The tiny brass wire, "gauge" is 1/32" for the idle point.

The travel to fully open 7/8"

Lots of pretty lights on the new JR equipment when everything is right.

the Wasp

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that servo looks tinny. but if it works it works lighter

Jim

1200SportsterRider

With that long arm on it moves the throttle the required 7/8" as if it were made for it. Although it could very turn out that the 1/32" I used as a guess on the idle opening may well end up being about 1/16". It moves the throttle from full stop closed to full stop open quite easily.

Hyjinx

Master builder file lol

Jesse Open

Yessir

Been tieing them like that too.

Dave was the best! Good to hear from you neighbor!

Hyjinx

Same Buddy. The saito on that build has well over a hunnerd flights on it now in my care.. literally never touched the needle extension rod since Brian's maiden he put unnoticeable thru the one peice balsa cowl. Always my fuel mix. Any weather any time. I have replaces every servo. None twice.

1200SportsterRider

Lonnie, I may be able to fix you up, I have two pushrods that are 61.7? mm long, the camera angle created an optical illusion.

Glowgeek

Saved by the Dave.........again. Give me a chance to assemble the fatty, to make sure 61.7mm is indeed the correct length.

Thanks

1200SportsterRider

When you get the right combination of lifters and pushrods let me know the length of the lifters and I'll send any that match..

Jesse Open

Even Dave's Saitos that sat for twenty years have started right up and flown like the last flight was last week!

For some reason, hd did skrimp on servos and batteries. Sure miss thd guy.
Getting to be a real shortage of creative builders.

SpartySam

Wow! Great pic!

SpartySam

I saw some folks had listed their Saito collections and here's mine:
FA-82GK 22 years old, my first one. Has powered 4 airplanes. Currently taking a bath but powering a Spacewalker 82in WS.
FA-45 - bought brand new in the 80s. Still in original box. Never used.
FA-62B - Powering the Goldberg Tiger 2.
FA-125a Powering the big Sig Rascal.

Glowgeek

Nice collection Sam. Hard to beat that 4 stroke growl, isn't it?

1200SportsterRider

It sounds much better when they suck, squeeze, bang and blow separately. I am going fly my "66" on an LT 40 midweek this week.