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Q- IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO, TO MAKE MY JET GO FASTER?
A- IT DEPENDS ON THE JET: IF IT IS AN EFFICIENT DESIGN -ie. 
   PROPER SIZED TAILCONE FOR THE FAN; ALSO, PROPER INLET SHAPE WITH CLEAN AIRFLOW.
   THE SPEED IS MOSTLY A FUNCTION OF FAN RPM. 
   HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT MAKE A JET GO FAST:
   AIRFOIL SHAPE, WING SWEEP, SMOOTH SURFACE, INCIDENCE AND GENERAL CLEAN DESIGN.

Q- HOW DO I TUNE A TUNED PIPE IN A JET?
A- YOU DON'T HAVE TO: PRE-TUNED PIPES ARE AVAILABLE.

Q- WHAT IS A CHEATER HOLE?
A- IT IS A LARGE HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE MODEL SO THE FAN CAN GET ENOUGH AIR.
   CHEATER HOLES ARE NOT A GOOD IDEA AS THEY ALLOW DIRT ETC. TO GET SUCKED IN AND
   CAN DESTROY YOUR ENGINE AND FAN.
   PARKINSON JETS DO NOT USE A CHEATER HOLE, THEY GET THEIR AIR FROM THE INTAKES
   LIKE A REAL JET.
   
Q- HOW DO YOU START THE ENGINE IN A JET?
A- USUALLY WITH A STARTER EXTENSION (DEPENDING ON THE FAN).
   SOME FANS USE A BELT START. 
   NEVER TRY TO START WITH YOUR FINGERS, BY FLIP STARTING.

Q- DO I NEED SPECIAL FUEL FOR MY DUCTED FAN ENGINE?
A- NO - BUT, YOU SHOULD USE A GOOD QUALITY FUEL WITH ENOUGH OIL.
   THIS IS TRUE OF ANY HIGH PERFORMANCE APPLICATION, OF ANY MODEL AIR PLANE ENGINE.
   ALSO, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND - SPEED IS RPM'S;
   THE HIGHER THE RPM'S, THE HIGHER THE LUBRICATION DEMAND.
   IF YOU ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN SETTING UP FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE,
   THEN OUR ADVICE IS TO FLY YOUR JET A LITTLE SLOWER;
   UNTIL YOU GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO GO FOR THE RPM'S, WITHOUT BLOWING YOUR ENGINE.

 Q- IS THERE SPECIAL PAINT NEEDED FOR MY JET?
 A- NO - ANY PAINT THAT IS FUEL PROOF IS OK; BUT, 
    SOME MATERIALS DO REQUIRE SPECIAL PAINTS OR THE EXCLUSION OF SOME PAINTS.
    MOST KIT MANUFACTURERS WILL GIVE YOU A WARNING, 
    IF A PARTICULAR PAINT IS NOT TO BE USED.

 Q- DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FIBERGLASS TO BUILD A JET?
 A- NO - IT DEPENDS ON THE KIT; SOME KITS ARE FIBERGLASS, SOME BALSA
    AND THE NEW (PARKINSON QUICK BUILD KITS) ARE HIGH IMPACT PLASTIC.

 Q- DO I HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT FLYER TO FLY A JET?
 A- NO - BUT SOME HIGH PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE IS HELPFUL;
    THERE ARE SOME ENTRY LEVEL, DUCTED FAN KITS AVAILABLE.
    THE REGAL EAGLE IS ONE OF THE BEST CHOICES; 
    BECAUSE, IT HAS AN 18 YEAR TRACK RECORD
    AND IS PRICED ABOUT THE SAME AS A QUALITY PROP AIRCRAFT.

 Q- DOES IT MATTER WHICH FAN I USE?
 A- YES - GENERALLY, THE KIT MANUFACTURER WILL RECOMMEND A FAN FOR THEIR KIT.
    IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO RETRO FIT A DIFFERENT FAN; BUT, IT HAS BEEN DONE.

 Q- WHAT DO THEY MEAN "ENTRY LEVEL JET"?
 A- AN ENTRY LEVEL JET IS GENERALLY THOUGHT OF, AS AN R/C FLYER'S FIRST JET;
    NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A TRAINER - TO GET YOU STARTED IN R/C FLYING.

 Q- MY JET IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FLY; IT IS UNSTABLE AND I HAVE TO
    BE ON THE AILERONS EVERY SECOND. IS THIS BECAUSE IT'S A JET?
 A- NO - A WELL-DESIGNED, WELL-BUILT JET WILL PROBABLY BE MORE STABLE, THAN YOUR PROP PLANES.
	 YOU ARE DESCRIBING HIGH-SPEED TIP STALL:
    THE AIRFOIL MAY BE WRONG; THE C OF G MAY BE WRONG;
	 THE LATERAL BALANCE MAY BE OFF; OR, YOU MAY JUST BE JUST
	 TRYING TO FLY A TAIL-HEAVY, UNDER-POWERED, POORLY DESIGNED JET.

 Q- THE WINGS IN MY REGAL EAGLE KIT ARE MARKED LEFT & RIGHT;
    BUT, THE AIRFOIL LOOKS REVERSED. DO I HAVE THE WRONG WINGS?
 A- YOUR WINGS ARE CORRECT. THE AIRFOIL DESIGN IS A "BOB PARKINSON REFLEX DELTA" 
    AND THE HIGHER CAMBER DOES APPEAR TO BE ON THE BOTTOM.

 Q- CAN I USE MY VIOJET FAN IN A REGAL EAGLE?
 A- YES - THE FAN UNIT MOUNTS ON RAILS. 
    ANY FAN THAT MOUNTS ON A RAIL, CAN BE USED IN A REGAL EAGLE. 
    THE THRUST TUBE SUPPLIED IS ADJUSTABLE FOR EACH FAN.

 Q- I FLY FROM A GRASS FIELD. COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME THE SCOOP ON JETS?
    I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ONE THAT WILL TAKE OFF FROM A SHORT GRASS FIELD.
 A- THE REGAL EAGLE WAS DESIGNED FOR MODELERS LIKE YOU. 
    WHEN YOU ARE BUILDING THE REGAL EAGLE, YOU WILL HAVE TWO OPTIONS:
    ONE IS FOR GRASS FIELDS; THE OTHER IS FOR TOP SPEED. YOU CANNOT HAVE BOTH. 
    IF YOU CHOOSE THE GRASS FIELD OPTION, YOU CAN BE SURE - 
    YOU WILL TAKE OFF ROUGH GRASS, IN ABOUT 50 FEET OR LESS.

 Q- WHY ARE TURBINES SO EXPENSIVE?
 A- TURBINES ARE JUST THAT ... A REAL JET ENGINE. 
    DUCTED FANS ARE AN INTERNAL FAN; 
    THAT ARE DRIVEN BY A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, MODEL AIRPLANE ENGINE.

 Q- IS A TACHOMETER NEEDED FOR A JET?
 A- NOT ALWAYS ... IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO SET UP A HIGH PERFORMANCE
    ENGINE THEN IF YOU TACH IT, YOU CAN TELL US THE RPMs AND WE CAN HELP.

 Q- CAN I USE A TURBINE IN A REGAL EAGLE?
 A- YES, IT MOUNTS ON RAILS JUST LIKE A TRACTOR FAN, PARKINSON MODELS DOES NOT SELL
    THE NEEDED STAINLESS THRUST TUBE AT THIS TIME BUT MOST WILL FIT.
 
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