120 or 140 turbine for Skymaster 1/6.25 A-10?
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120 or 140 turbine for Skymaster 1/6.25 A-10?
Really want to put the small can size KT120's in my A-10. It will save nearly a pound in the back and probably that much in the nose or more. I've always been in the grossly over power things camp, but coming to my senses... Does anyone have 120's and feel like thats not enough? I would like to fly it with ordinance occasionally. I had twin 140's in my yak-130 and didn't notice a difference in performance when I had the ordinance attached, and it was HUGE.
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Am I missing something here? I thought a Newton of power is a Newton of power and the turbines are rated by what they produce in power size by Newtons? Why would Jetcat brand your P-130RX turbine that is designed to put out 130N if it is really putting out "150+N"? Wouldn't Jetcat call it a P-150Rx turbine if it puts out 150N power?
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Really want to put the small can size KT120's in my A-10. It will save nearly a pound in the back and probably that much in the nose or more. I've always been in the grossly over power things camp, but coming to my senses... Does anyone have 120's and feel like thats not enough? I would like to fly it with ordinance occasionally. I had twin 140's in my yak-130 and didn't notice a difference in performance when I had the ordinance attached, and it was HUGE.
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Thanks
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Am I missing something here? I thought a Newton of power is a Newton of power and the turbines are rated by what they produce in power size by Newtons? Why would Jetcat brand your P-130RX turbine that is designed to put out 130N if it is really putting out "150+N"? Wouldn't Jetcat call it a P-150Rx turbine if it puts out 150N power?
#10
I have no idea yet as the SM kit weight seems to vary from airframe to airframe, I've not weighed it as there is little more I can change so it is what it is! I have changed the heavy plywood turbine rails for carbon/wood composite versions, so I expect to save nose weight added to the two 130's over the P-160 Rxi-B I was going to use. I have flown a few A-10's and they don't seem to suffer with the weight even with big heavy turbines and lots of nose weight.
I'm going to have full stores, so lots of drag too!
Dave
I'm going to have full stores, so lots of drag too!
Dave
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I have no idea yet as the SM kit weight seems to vary from airframe to airframe, I've not weighed it as there is little more I can change so it is what it is! I have changed the heavy plywood turbine rails for carbon/wood composite versions, so I expect to save nose weight added to the two 130's over the P-160 Rxi-B I was going to use. I have flown a few A-10's and they don't seem to suffer with the weight even with big heavy turbines and lots of nose weight.
I'm going to have full stores, so lots of drag too!
Dave
I'm going to have full stores, so lots of drag too!
Dave
#14
I'm now flying a Mibo A10, my last SM A10 had two Kt210s and weighed 74lbs with fuel had 2lbs of nose weight.
It was a joy to fly and belied its weight, with 90lbs of thrust was great fun.
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It was a joy to fly and belied its weight, with 90lbs of thrust was great fun.
m