3M Mintor 170 questions

[wgalligan]

I guess the nice thing about having a Mintor is if it does take a dump and I cant get parts the OS wil bolt right back in.  I'm sure Lance at Aeroslave will be looking out for me.....  wont you Lance???

WG

 > I am finished painting the CA Eclipse and now need to make an Engine > choice. I have it setup for the OS140, but the 3M 170 looks promising. > Just want to make sure parts will be available if needed. Hope to fly > the CA Models Eclipse soon .
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> I only need to purchase some new digital servos, receiver, motor, etc.
> Geez!! Bank account is going to take another hit soon.
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> Still Flying the Scott Dunphy designed Titan 140  I built this winter. > Its a sweet plane, and the Eclipse will have a hard time winning the #1 > slot from the Titan. Time will tell.
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> GW
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Anthony Abdullah 
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>   Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 3:42 PM
>   Subject: Re: 3M Mintor 170 questions
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>   GW, how is that eclipse coming?
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>   GW <gw at gwair.com> wrote: 
>     For those in the know regarding the 3M 170::
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>     1: I notice the rear bearing is a double back ball bearing, I do not > know what this truly means, but will Boca or the US based 3M retailers  > have the replacement bearings available? Any other substitutes? Don't > want to be needing a bearing in the middle of the season and be waiting > for a bearing from Italy!
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>     2. Same question as above but regarding rings? Do the retailers like > BuyRC, PlanesPlus, AeroSlave, etc, have replacements in stock, or plans > to?  Again, I do not want to be without use of an engine waiting on a > ring or bearing from Italy!
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>     3. Will the 170 be a drop in replacement for the OS 140? I have > heard the bolt patterns are the same, but what about the position of the > nose ring, exhaust,etc? Completely interchangeable with no refitting > needed?
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>     Many Thanks
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>     GW
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>     cc: Don Kanak, Lance at Areoslave

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