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Forum: ARF or RTF
03-28-2013, 07:10 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

If I remember correctly my buddy used very small button head screws
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Forum: ARF or RTF
03-27-2013, 07:30 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

I can see it now...
Oh no!....which plane is mine?
LOL

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Forum: ARF or RTF
03-26-2013, 01:55 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Good job Pete!
You guys are funny :)
You will be pleasantly supprised at how easy this plane is to fly...it floats around real nice and lands slow and easy...I know a few guys said it was tough to...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-26-2013, 09:15 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Get rid of the spacers...use all dubro wheel collers.
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Forum: ARF or RTF
03-25-2013, 09:40 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

I try and use packs large enough packs that I can fly about 8-9 minutes and still have about 50% left in the pack so I can put it right back on the charger and be ready in 12-15 minutes.
I charge at...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-25-2013, 08:46 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

The twin 160 is going to sound and perform great!
I love the sound of 4 strokes
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-25-2013, 07:58 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

A little over powered?...absolutily !
Just a little heavier setup than the 110 and 8s but this plane handles the weight just fine and needs allot of weight up front to balance properly ....also the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-25-2013, 07:40 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Sounds good...intrested in seeing if the Loctite holds ...will you be able to unscrew the set screws and bolt at a later date or is it permanent like JB weld? ....only problem with JB weld is that it...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 07:47 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Yea..skids really only work well on grass...this will definataly be a different style from all my other planes that I have right now.
Ive flown the Seagull Gee Bee and it's a nice flyer ...piece of...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 07:15 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Sounds good Pete...I fly almost all WW1 planes and prefer tail skids on our grass field ...one nice thing about skids is they are real light which is key on tail heavy WW1 birds
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 06:31 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

That should work fine...I just don't want to turn this part of the build into a project...the project I'm more intrested in is removing the pilot and replacing him with one from the period and...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 05:40 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

JB welding everything solid was just kind of a last ditch effort....but it seemed to be the trick.
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 05:35 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Yea...I saw guys wrapping the wire around the forks...
LOL
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 05:29 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Yep..everywhere to make it a solid unit
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 05:25 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Please don't misunderstand me guys...not trying to tell anybody how to build thier plane...this is just what I've seen work and will be building mine this way.
We got the idea from the article...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 05:14 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

The bolt going into the strut and around the bolt head and the Z shaped wire going into the strut on the other end and all the set screws and stuff...basically every where just to make the strut one...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-24-2013, 04:56 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Well...here was the problem with the one of these that we have at our field....the forks were turning and the strut would turn up at the wing until we JB welded them on both ends..that was a quick,...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-23-2013, 01:24 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

There's one at our flying field (grass) been flying it for years with the wires connected to the spats no problem.
You don't pull them real tight...just enough so there is no slack.
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-23-2013, 05:12 AM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Hi Maneba,not sure about the HK version but if you Velcro the struts to the wheel pants on the Seagull Geebee the struts won't be able to work.
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2013, 08:55 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

Boing Boing Boing :D
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Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2013, 08:45 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

This article shows how to attach the wire to the pants instead of the struts.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=1231
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2013, 08:41 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

The flying wires are just for aesthetics...in fact they are more of a hinder if connected to the struts...better off connecting them to the wheel pants to help keep them from moving around....at...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2013, 08:35 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

I would stick with the inflatables...this plane has allot of wing...allot of other guys are using them with no weight issues...they really help on landing.
But...if you are already building the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 748
Views: 163,627
Posted By Bob dunlop

RE: Seagull Gee Bee Z

I think I'm just going to JB weld the crap out of mine. :) JB weld is amazing!
For anybody that has not worked with oleo style struts before...calming down the rebound is key... ie use thick...
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