RE: Hobby King shipping ?
[b] + 1 ................. Hobby King USA ![/b]
Posted on: 5/19/2013 4:05 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: P-39 by ESM
of the work in progress. Its already been done before but will be glad to do it again. ed
Posted on: 5/16/2013 5:02 PM by Author "Ed Couch" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Saito FG57 Fourstroke
[quote]ORIGINAL: CH Ignitions ED, Site is up , Yesterday I got it live, I still have to enter a bunch of descritions and other things. Any suggestions are welcome, I want to make it as easy as possible so people will navigate easier and find what they need...if they need...LOL[/quote] Webpage looks.... Keep up the good work. Ed
Posted on: 9/18/2012 7:44 PM by Author "Ed Vollmer" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Saito FG57 Fourstroke
The ignitions are really looking good, Adrian. When do you plane to have the new website up and running?
Posted on: 9/15/2012 10:51 AM by Author "Ed Vollmer" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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Low needle lean ? ? ?
I'm flying a good running Zenoah G-62 that has a great top end, but I'm a little suspicious of the low needle setting not being right. What is the first indication that it might be set a little bit on the lean side ? [:o] ed
Posted on: 9/14/2012 7:04 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: What's the proper method of a barrel roll?
Horace, glad to see someone else who really knows how to do a barrel roll. Naturally, you were an Air Force IP. I was a Tweet IP for 4 years back in the 1960s. No one even knows what a section line is any more. Man, that was a lifetime ago.
Posted on: 8/31/2012 6:56 PM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Tower .61 carburetor question
The remote needles for the Evolution .61 and Magnum .61 engines will work well, too.
Posted on: 8/29/2012 8:33 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: What have you seen at flying events that you liked, and didnt like?
. Some reminders over the PA should do the trick. [b] No squating on the tables ![/b] Ed
Posted on: 8/27/2012 9:07 AM by Author "Ed" in the forum "Events, Shows and Fun Fly's - Airplanes"
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RE: Any RV Flyers Here?
I'm (still) building an RV-7 with my dad. We are getting to the end of this project. The building is pretty much done and we are in the fitout stage. We have had power on. Just need to find some more spare time. [:D]
Posted on: 8/22/2012 3:58 PM by Author "GRANT ED" in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
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RE: Dirty Birdy Flexing Fuse on ARF
If the flexing when you handle it bothers you ...... why not add a couple of balsa formers in strategic locations to stop it ?
Posted on: 8/21/2012 7:11 PM by Author "Ed Lyerly" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Flutter and air balancing
No telling what can be twisting, but you already have the answers. To sum up: 1. Add some flying wires. For the lightest weight, use lightweight weed eater list. 2. Drill or cut a big hold in your counterbalances and add some weight forward of the hinge line. As has been mentioned, disconnect the elevator from the pushrod and add weight until it doesn't droop.
Posted on: 8/21/2012 9:56 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Aerodynamics"
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RE: servo on a float
Bluebird standard size servos are waterproof. I have tested it. I flipped a Neptune flying boat upside down and got the servos wet. I had a Hitech 425, standard size servo, and a Bluebird standard size (I forget the number) under water until the rescue boat could get out there. When I opened up the Hitech, it was full of water. The Bluebird was completely dry. I happened to have another new Bluebird, still in the bubble pack. I opened it up, hooked it up to a receiver and battery and dunked it in a glass of water. I ran the servo back and forth for a couple of minutes, then checked it. Dry inside! I don't know about the smaller servos, but I use Bluebird standards on my .46-.61 sized seaplanes. I also love Corrosion-X. I spray everything. Take the receiver case off and spray the PC board. Spray connectors and the switch. Here's another trick. You know the bubble pack that covers spinners. It sort of looks like the rear part of a canopy. I use it to cover aileron servos on the bottom of the wing and on floats. See photo of read plane, a Danish HM-1 and on the blue floats. I did kill a couple of servos flying early on from brackish water in a bayou here in the Florida panhandle. Now I use Corrosion-X, Bluebird servos and don't go near water with more that 0% salt. Salt water is bad, bad, bad.
Posted on: 8/19/2012 7:35 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: P-40E Warhawk - Advice
If you want it to look like this then glass it and paint it. This was painted with Latex and fuel proofed with automotive clearcoat flattened with an automotive flatting agent. Ed S [IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w138/EdSmith_2007/P40Finished002.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 8/18/2012 6:34 PM by Author "Ed Smith" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Four Star 60
I flew my 2 4*60s with an OS .91FX and a Magnum .91XLS, both with an Ultra Thrust tuned muffler that added over 1,000 rpm to a 14-6 prop. Great combination. Mine were kit bashed into a Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony. By the way, moving the gear to the wing made the takeoffs very straight and easy with little or no correction. I could just pop the power and go. I should have installed retracts. After I bashed the first one, the tail came off, I bought the orange one and remade it into the OD Tony with the Magnum. Note the bracing wires on the stab!
Posted on: 8/17/2012 8:47 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Elevons backwards
I have flown several planes with elevons with my JR radios. I have used numerous different JR radios and never had a problem after the servos were plugged in correctly. First thing to check is are the servos matched. I have found that servos from different manufacturers or one that is reversed messes things up. As I recall, your servo positions are correct, aileron-right, elevator left. I would check your manual to be sure. Hold up elevator and set the reverse selection on the elevator channel to get the left elevon to go up. Look and see if the right elevon is also up. If not, reverse the aileron channel. Check the ailerons. They should be working correctly. The thing to remember is that the left side is only changed by the elevator functions (reversing, sub trim, end point). The right side is controlled by the aileron functions.
Posted on: 8/15/2012 3:32 PM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Sepulveda Basin
Nice camera flight, but did Jets cause all that devastation ? [:o]
Posted on: 8/14/2012 8:26 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: why are wing tips UP , Down , or flat ?
Wing tips can make a difference you can notice, especially if you like to experiment or make a plane fly better. Several years ago a buddy of mine constructed a pseudo wind tunnel and tested wing tips. He had seen me flying a plane with end plates and decided to test tips. His wing was constructed so he could attach several different kind of tips. He had thread attached to the leading edge so you could watch the flow. His idea was to note the formation of and the amount of the wing vortex. His best tip was an end plate. Second best was just a flat rib on the end, followed by a rounded block, the Stick, swept tip and finally, the rounded, 1930's style was the worst. I reported this when I wrote a column for the old, print edition of R/C Report magazine. I also mentioned that my flight test with end plates indicated that they would lower the stall speed, make spins harder to enter and lower the landing speed. Some of my readers emailed me that after reading my column, they tried plates and confirmed my results. A variation of end plates can be used to help increase or decrease dihedral effect. It is a known fact that dihedral will cause a plane to roll in the direction of applied rudder. Conversely, anhedral will cause the plane to roll opposite to the rudder. I used a flat wing (do dihedral), .32 powered Little Stick I had at the time for the test. In the air, it would roll with rudder due to the high wing location. My test was to see if a downward only plate would cure the roll coupling. I cut 2 plates from 1/8" lite ply. The top of the plate was flush with the top of the airfoil and the bottom was 1-1/2" below the wing. I figured that 1-1/2" was more than enough. I also marked off 1/4" lines so I could trim the plate an equal amount on each side at the field. The plates were attached with screws. At the field, I cranked up, took off and trimmed. I then did a flat turn and knife edge. In both maneuvers, the plane rolled opposite to the rudder, indication that 1. the plates were acting like anhedral and 2. the plates extended too far below the wing tip. After a few trims and flights, I recall that at about 3/4" below the wing, the roll coupling was pretty much eliminated, making knife edge and flat turns easier. The photos show the Little Stick with and without the plates. The plates are the original size which was much too large.
Posted on: 8/10/2012 11:47 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Aerodynamics"
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RE: over heated engine
I've owned a .91FX and it will turn some rpm. I've run 12" props on it with an Ultra Thrust tuned muffler. If your engine knocked and quit very hot, you are running it way too lean. An engine will lean out in the air due to ram air in the intake and g forces, so you always need to set it slightly rich on the ground. I like mine to leave a little smoke trail in the air at the first of the flight. After 3 or 4 minutes, the engine leans out enough so the smoke trail is gone. I recommend an OS #8 plug and some Omega 10% castor blend fuel. If you really want to go, try a Jett tuned muffler and a 12-6 APC. Just don't run it over lean.
Posted on: 8/10/2012 11:25 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: WING ANHEDRAL
Unless it's scale, I out anhedral in all my high wing planes. They fly great. 1. Take any low wing plane with a straight wing and dihedral and flip it over. What you get is a high wing plane with anhedral. 2. Generally speaking, 3 things affect roll due to yaw on an airplane. YES, I HAVE BUILT AND FLOWN ALL OF THESE. a. Wing vertical location: Low wing, mid wing, high wing b. Dihedral angle: positive dihedral, no dihedral (flat wing), negative dihedral, also called anhedral c. Sweep: sweep back, no sweep, sweep forward. 3. The following will produce ROLL IN THE DIRECTION OF RUDDER DISPLACEMENT. a. High wing location (Trainer, Sticks) b. Dihedral (Trainers, sailplanes) c. Sweep back (Some pattern planes) 4. The following will produce no roll, given the wing is really at the center of the fuselage a. Mid wing b. Flat wing c. No sweep, straight wing 5. The following will produce ROLL OPPOSITE TO THE RUDDER. a. Low wing location. b. Anhedral c. Sweep forward. Rules of thumb: a. High wing location is about equal to 3 degrees of dihedral on both sides (or 6 degrees if you are measuring by holding one side flat). Likewise, a low wing location is about equal to 3 degrees of anhedral. b. 1 degree of dihedral is about equal to 5 degrees of sweep. The problem is that most planes have a combination of these. A Stick with a flat wing, like an Ultra Stick, will still roll with the rudder due to the high wing location. What you are looking for is for the plane to be aero neutral with rudder. No pitch, no roll, just skid. Use 3 degrees each side and your plane will fly a whole lot better. Inside loops will be the same, outside loops will be great and rolls will be more axial. It makes knife edge and 4-point rolls much easier.
Posted on: 8/7/2012 4:00 PM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Aerodynamics"
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RE: DX8 will not charge
On Spektrum, the center connector is negative. I'm betting that the charger that you used is positive. You probably blew the 3 amp [u]shorty[/u] fuse behind the antenna. Radio Shack should have them.
Posted on: 8/6/2012 6:41 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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TIMPA's 1st Annual Giant Scale Fly-In in Tucson
At the same field where the world famous [b]Tucson Aerobatic Shootout[/b] is held.
Posted on: 8/4/2012 8:40 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "Events, Shows and Fun Fly's - Airplanes"
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RE: WHITMAN FLYERS ELECTRIC FLY-IN 8/11/12 Bethpage NY
[size=4]Looking forward to it, had a great time the last three years we went. Best flying site i have ever been to. Ed[/size]
Posted on: 8/4/2012 5:11 AM by Author "Ed Sabini" in the forum "Events, Shows and Fun Fly's - Airplanes"
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RE: Sepulveda Basin
November Event.
Posted on: 8/2/2012 10:52 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: CDI gr8flyer55
Hi Adrian, You may have told me about it but I don't recall. Way back when, we were using .82uF up to 1.2uF Metal Polyethylene Caps on some of the UAV ignitions to get the maximum energy transfer to the output coil. The higher the Cap values, the longer it took to charge them fully and using up any residual charge for a second firing would make that charge time longer yet. At the time we decided it was best to fire one very substantial spark and allow the Cap more charge time between firings. Multiple spark may work fine with the lower Cap values. It would only be a problem at higher RPMs anyway. MSD Ignitions have used this method for many years. Any news on the WYK carburetor testing?
Posted on: 8/2/2012 7:05 PM by Author "Ed Vollmer" in the forum "Engine Conversions"
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RE: CDI gr8flyer55
I have not been following this. Are you charging more than one Capacitor to get multiple sparks or using residual charge on the initial output Cap? Guess I oughta read the whole thread.[;)]
Posted on: 8/2/2012 2:00 PM by Author "Ed Vollmer" in the forum "Engine Conversions"
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RE: Skyraider Mach 1 and FS52AR engine?
Your Magnum .52FS will be perfect. I have owned and flown that combination and can vouch for it. I have taught numerous people how the fly RC and, while the Mach I is not a self leveler like a Sig Kadet, it is an excellent flier. A few years back, a buddy picked up 2 of the original Sky Raider Mach I's (before they went to the basket weave covering) for a good price and gave me one. I built it as a float plane and used the Mag .52FS. Excellent combination. I finally grew tired of it and gave it to another seaplane flier (less the engine, of course) who had crashed his seaplane. I had 2 of the Magnum .52 FS engines and both were excellent. I used the pair of them on a few twins since they were so reliable for me. Hobby People and Global hobbies has excellent warranty service on the engines. I managed to bash a Grumman Widgeon twin in the water. Some time later, on another twin, the bearings started to get noisy. I shipped then to Global Services who rebuilt both engines and shipped them back to me at no cost. That's hard to beat.
Posted on: 7/31/2012 9:26 AM by Author "Ed_Moorman" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: Best In The West
Better check out this one Toddy. >>>>
Posted on: 7/25/2012 6:55 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "RC Jets"
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Giant Scale Fly-In at TIMPA
Hi Pilots, please consider clicking on the enclosed attachment for information on a great new Giant Scale Fly-IN. Check it out. >>>
Posted on: 7/25/2012 12:49 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "Events, Shows and Fun Fly's - Airplanes"
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RE: Sepulveda Basin
[quote]ORIGINAL: saramos First weekend of August, Adam Gelbart will be CD for the All Scale Fun Fly and 2 weeks later will be my sun blistering mid August Fun Fly. Scott [/quote] Hey you Southern Cal guys, check out our Flyer here, and come on over and join us in Arizona in November. Click on attachment >>>
Posted on: 7/22/2012 3:13 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: does the receiver need a separate battery?
[b]B[/b]attery [b]E[/b]liminator [b]C[/b]ircuit
Posted on: 7/20/2012 7:28 PM by Author "Ed" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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