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  • #31
    Hi Kevin,

    I add little blocks inside to minimize the bending load on the screws and keep the shocks centered.

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  • #32
    How do you make a good towplane even better? More power. The new DLE 130 is going into the Swiss Pawnee.

    Kevin K

    Kremer Aerotowing Team

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    • #33
      A little break from building in this thread, was able to maiden the Yellow Pawnee at Cumberland. Spent about half the day waiting for the gusty winds to calm down, then the wind started back up as soon as I took off. Despite the winds, it flew great! Towed the rest of the weekend with it!







      Kevin K

      Kremer Aerotowing Team

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      • #34
        Back to the Swiss Pawnee, fuel tanks are built, a little replacement covering done on the fuse to match the rudder, elevator and wingtip repaired. Picked up servos from Jeremy at Cumberland, thanks ModelBox!









        Kevin K

        Kremer Aerotowing Team

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        • #35
          Your welcome Kevin, will i need to get paint matched for this bird too!

          Jeremy

          SCC AAA TT TN

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          • Sinkhappens86
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            Nope, all set for this one!

        • #36
          wont hurt to run some hinge gap seal tape on those tail parts.. might help a tad at very slow speed near landing..

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          • Sinkhappens86
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            Haven't had any issues with the other two, but will think about it!

        • #37
          Not much left now









          Kevin K

          Kremer Aerotowing Team

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          • #38
            Progress!

            Little known fact... the original Swiss Pawnee was one of the first kits delivered and served as the Horizon Hobby promotional build for Fly RC Magazine. When more appeared on the scene, I dressed it up differently so it didn’t look like every other one. It also went from the stock 80 to a DA120 with the help of Len who built the internal canister section in the fuselage. We learned the 100s being flown at the JR Aerotow needed a little more “mo” to overcome the plane’s drag when hauling bigger or slippery stuff.

            Good to know some of its surviving parts will fly again. Thanks for sharing your efforts.
            Team PowerBox Systems Americas... If flying were the language of men, soaring would be its poetry.

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            • #39
              Thanks for the history and motivation Steve! Progress today.

              Kevin K

              Kremer Aerotowing Team

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                Kevin K

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                • #41




                  Kevin K

                  Kremer Aerotowing Team

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                  • Steve P
                    Steve P commented
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                    Gotta get that N number off the fuselage and go with HB-KEV there and on the wings. ;-)

                  • Sinkhappens86
                    Sinkhappens86 commented
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                    Thats way better than what I was gonna do! Great idea!
                    Last edited by Sinkhappens86; 04-26-2021, 05:27 AM.

                • #42
                  Looking good 😊

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                  • #43
                    I have seen some info on larger, softer tires - 6" or 7". Can anyone provide a source for replacement tires for the Pawnee.

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                  • #44
                    I think I might have gotten the hang of this Pawnee thing.

                    Kevin K

                    Kremer Aerotowing Team

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                    • #45
                      A little break from the 185 build. Jack came over and we started to convert his Pawnee to a tow plane!





                      Kevin K

                      Kremer Aerotowing Team

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