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>>> Greetings
>>> I bought a 'vintage' s****t/pattern plane and dont know what it is. I
have
>>> been in the hobby many years but just can't name this one. It has a
.45
>>> engine. 50" wingspan, 13" chord at root, 10" at tip. Wing is foam
core,
>>> sheeted and apparently fiberglassed, perfectly finished. Appears
>>> professionally built as does the painted finish. Checkerboard and trim
>>> are all painted. Fixed landing gear. Very thin fin, stab and control
>>> surfaces. Wing has swept LE and straight TE.
>>>
>>> Let me know what you think it is!
>>>
>>> Pictures at http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/ag.php?fid=51925&mid=596
>>>
>> It is a SIG Kougar.
>>
>> That is one of the toughest planes I ever beat to death.
>>
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>>
>> Enjoy it
>>
>> Jim Branaum
>> AMA 1428
>>
>>
>>
>
> I think you are right about being a Kougar, I actually have 2 of
> the kits myself. It is just SO well built and painted I did not think
> an ordinary human could do it. Wing looks like it came out of a mold,
> hinges gaps are zero, and the checkerboard is painted on!
>
> It's ready to fly except having trouble getting the engine to run
> reliably. Its an Enya, and the carb seems a little strange. If I
> can't get it to run reliably, I'll put in an OS 50 FSR or 46AX
>
>
Has it been sitting for any period of time? Could the engine be worn
out? Did the installation ever work? Why'd the guy sell the plane?
If the engine has been sitting around for a few years, and especially if
the owner had used castor oil, everything could be fine except for
varnish, and you could fix it all up by cleaning the engine and
reassembling it.
If the engine was broken or worn going in, it may cost less and get you
a better setup in the end to repair/renew what you have rather than
changing.
If the problem is in the fuel system, or some other problem on the
airplane side of the mount, you could put the World's Most Reliable
Engine in there and it won't run any better than what you have now.
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