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RE: Kraft Retracts
Change the connectors to match the radio you are using, just make sure that you get the wires correct.
Posted on: 8/13/2006 9:06 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Classic Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4618913
RE: Jack Stafford Chipmunk?
Here ya go. http://www.jsmodels.com/Chipmunk.htm You can fly it in the VR/CS meets also.
Posted on: 8/10/2006 6:43 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Classic Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4605146
RE: Finished restoration project.
rrandletn, I believe that what you have is a Scientific Miss America. The polyhedral wing was an option for construction. What happened to the reed radio that was in it? You should be able to get plans from Klarich Kits. http://www.klarichkits.com
Posted on: 8/8/2006 12:03 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4597645
RE: Ceconite fabric
I covered an Ugly Stik wing with Ceconite 102 which is 2.6 oz per square yard. I have a nice bag to take the remains home in.[:D] I used Super Seam cement over all the wood areas and attached the fabric with MEK. I set my iron at a temp just taughten the fabric then used nitrate and butyrate dopes up through the butyrate pigmented dope. The finish still looks good after 20 years. Surf the http://www.conaircraft.com/ site for dope and thinner information. There's another way you can finish fabric with polyurethanes. I've also used SIG Coverall and highly recommend it as you can apply just about anything you want on it. Here are some sources for aircraft finishing systems: http://www.superflite.com/Index.asp http://www.polyfiber.com/ http://www.airtechcoatings.com/
Posted on: 8/8/2006 11:54 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4597615
RE: Stripping old Monokote
Wear a glove for protection!
Posted on: 8/3/2006 3:26 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4579451
RE: Help, resurrecting old plane
You can also try a hot iron and a paper towel. The heat draws the oil out to be absorbed by the towel.
Posted on: 8/3/2006 3:22 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4579438
RE: A trip to the hobby shop just isn't what it used to be!
Before John passed away, some smart a$$ed punk broke in to rob it and torched the place. It was a total loss. [quote]ORIGINAL: Lotus72D I recall the neatest "old school" hobby shop I have ever seen was the one in Dallas, Tx owned by former AMA president Johnny Clemons (sp). Just jammed with memorabilia and tons of cool goodies for FF, CL and RC. I was in the Air Force stationed a few hours away in Wichita Falls and would make the trip every few months to stock up, you could spend hours in the place. This was in the early 80's, I know Mr Clemons has passed away many years ago, doubt the place is still open. [/quote]
Posted on: 8/3/2006 10:13 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4578499
RE: Boring Formation Flying
Don't knock it until you've tried it. [;)][:D]
Posted on: 8/2/2006 4:20 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4575865
RE: Marine's Dream Corsair
Marine's Dream is alive and well and living in Millville, NJ. Did a Google search on the name and came up with a bunch of links. Here's one....... http://www.marinesdream.com/
Posted on: 7/31/2006 12:30 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4566363
RE: The Ebay Party over ?
Swap meets can sometimes be a good place for the OOP stuff, but from what I heard about the Lebanon, PA meet last March, things weren't good there either. Maybe the current load of collectors has everything tied up?
Posted on: 7/31/2006 12:15 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4566320
RE: Now I know where all the radials are going
Thank God it's not a rotary![X(]
Posted on: 7/21/2006 6:57 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4529259
RE: How about that for a landing!!!!!!!!
If it were not for the 3D ability of both pilot and airplane, it would otherwise be a smoking hole in the ground. That's when pilits refer to someone as being a "good stick".
Posted on: 7/21/2006 7:09 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4526901
RE: Performance and Weather
I've seen that with my Ergo 60 Sport. On a hot and humid day, control reactions are definitely slower and sloppier than on a low temp, low humidity day. I might have to tweak the needle or slightly change a setting to compensate. I also do tricks higher up to leave more room for recovery.
Posted on: 7/19/2006 12:59 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4520071
RE: A trivia question!! Remember Top Flites Contender?
It hit me while I was in the shower.......SUDS!!!![:D] What did I win???[:D]
Posted on: 7/18/2006 6:22 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4517379
RE: old .40 p-51
A picture or two would help.
Posted on: 7/16/2006 5:52 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4508578
RE: Shipping Damage Pic's!!!
I've had good results with USPS while UPS is so-so and FedEx is the pits. FedEx "lost" a very expensive David Clark headset so I'll never use them for anything. And there was a tracker too!
Posted on: 6/30/2006 8:07 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4448013
RE: Repairing Vacuum Bagged Wings
Thanks Hoofty, The WACO Merlin is no longer available, the owner having sold off all the molds, drawings, etc. some years ago. The wings were painted in the bag but I'm really not too concerned about the final finish. I'd rather learn some repair techniques and mess with the paint later. I figured on applying at least two repair layers, maybe even cutting away the broken stuff and building that back up. The caul plates are a good idea, thanks for the suggestion. I've never ventured into composites fabrication so this will be a learning experience. I think that before I start anything, there are a couple of schools in the area that offer composites courses. I might be able to work the wing repairs into the course as a project.
Posted on: 6/30/2006 7:43 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Composites Fabrication And Repair"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4447963
RE: Repairing Vacuum Bagged Wings
I finally took and captioned some pictures for you guys to look at. The G10 reference I used is found here. http://www.jjorly.com/g10_fr4_sheets_fabricator.htm The fuselage is a kevlar layup, the aft fuselage being fabricated on a conical mandrel. The wings are foam with two 1/2" x 1/8" hardwood spar caps on the upper and lower surface, stopping approximately where the damage is. The wings were bagged then ailerons and flaps cut out. The thought was to take a thin piece of G10 and work it into the wing between the foam and glass then reinforce the exterior. All repairs will be with glass cloth and West System epoxy.
Posted on: 6/26/2006 2:49 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Composites Fabrication And Repair"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4432335
RE: Repairing Vacuum Bagged Wings
And the last batch.
Posted on: 6/26/2006 12:08 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Composites Fabrication And Repair"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4432342
RE: Carl Goldberg Shoestring
6061-T6 aluminum should do it. If you use 2024, brace it with a wire spreader.
Posted on: 6/26/2006 7:12 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4431506
RE: Repairing Vacuum Bagged Wings
I shot a bunch of pictures this weekend. As soon as I have some captions added, I'll post them.
Posted on: 6/25/2006 1:02 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Composites Fabrication And Repair"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4427480
RE: Carl Goldberg Shoestring
Russ, Check this out from RCM: R/C Modeler Magazine Store SHOESTRING pl-157 cat. 2, $18.50 by Carl Goldberg, 54" span, 540 sq. in., .19-.40, 4 ch., built-up balsa and plywood, two sheets (2) 39" x 59", Issue: RCM 1-66 With a .46 it should be a bat out 'o hell[X(]
Posted on: 6/24/2006 7:53 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4426763
RE: Age of kit materials
Here's Dr. Frank Iacobellis with his Babcock Tri Pacer at the 2005 VR/CS Selinsgrove Reunion.
Posted on: 6/24/2006 11:32 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4425421
RE: Sterling Models
[quote]ORIGINAL: digitalimage4u [font="Times New Roman"][color=#FF0066][size=6][size=4] I know a guy in Tacoma, probably has every sterling kit ever produced. Hes got a 30 x 40 pole building in the back yard full of kits from the floor to the ceiling. There are kits from Sterling, Mego, Guillows, Berkley and God knows what else, the hobby shop dealer here said hes got over 2400 kits [ including many helicopters and jets ] You can contact him at wterry@earthlink.net[/size][/size][/color][/font] [/quote] Does he want to sell his collection?
Posted on: 6/24/2006 11:25 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4425408
RE: Whirlwind Olympic winch
David, Is there another source for the Whirlwind winches?
Posted on: 6/23/2006 1:16 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Sailboats"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4422372
Older Module Question
Bax, I have a FP-T7FG/K FM radio that has been flawless since I bought it new in the mid 80's. Since the FP-TF-FM transmitter modules are no longer available, is there a replacement that can be used with this radio? And, will this radio work with a 50mhz module?
Posted on: 6/22/2006 2:12 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Futaba Radios Direct support forum"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4417468
RE: Fix for Century Jet Design Flaw
What material is the strut assembly fabricated from? Common sense would use stainless or even 4130 steel to handle such side loads. 2024 aluminum wouldn't cut it, 6061 if the aircraft was super light and 7075 "might" work. Heat treating the parts would also improve the strength. CJM has an attractive line of products but with the reports I've read here on RCU, I'll never send any of my money to them.
Posted on: 6/21/2006 3:28 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4415469
RE: Company that makes Canopies?
http://www.wingmfg.com
Posted on: 6/21/2006 12:30 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4413366
RE: "Jet Age" 10ft long SR-71a HELP!
I remember seeing these advertised in Scale R/C Modeler or something close. He had an interesting line of D/F aircraft but I've never seen one. You might try asking your question in the scale forum.
Posted on: 6/20/2006 1:45 PM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4410669
RE: STERLING STEARMAN PT 17
RCM sells a plan that has what you want. Both the Sterling and the RCM plans are the same size. The only difference between the two is foam wings on the plan version. Plan no. 416
Posted on: 6/19/2006 2:33 AM by Author "Mike Denest"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4405555
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