RE: -Planes you would like to see back in stock-
It's been over 3 monhts for the Canadair CL-415
Posted on: 9/12/2009 8:31 AM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "NitroModels Support"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
I have made no changes to the eigine thrust line and so far have made no other attempts to redesign the plane.
Posted on: 8/22/2009 11:47 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: ULTRA RC KATANA XTREME - new release
That video really reveals the capabilities of the Katana X and the pilot. Doing a pinwheel on take off is spectacular and daring. It certainly has ample power with that piped Titan ZG 20 (A.K.A. Zenoah G20EI) 20cc gas engine. Generally, Zenoahs don't come to mind when talking abour 3D flying. Obviously a lightened Zenoah and the light weight 75-inch Katana are a good mix.
Posted on: 8/12/2009 4:12 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: QQ Aircraft junk
Fortunately for Nitroplanes, they didn't buy any leftover stock from the manufacturer of these YAKs. If those firewall de-laminations had occurred under the Nitroplanes name they would have been accused of selling cheap knockoffs and the QQ hero worshipers would have said "I told you so, you get what you pay for".
Posted on: 8/5/2009 10:49 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: ULTRA RC KATANA XTREME - new release
The "inner portion" is the standard servo wheel that comes with your servo.
Posted on: 7/20/2009 10:36 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: ULTRA RC KATANA XTREME - new release
This video is a better show of the Katana's performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEEetEUGCBs
Posted on: 7/19/2009 5:54 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: ULTRA RC KATANA XTREME - new release
This one is still active.
Posted on: 7/15/2009 9:22 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
I attached a couple of pictures to show the amount of throw in the rudder and other surfaces on my NitroPlanes YAK. The rudder is actuated by a Futaba S3010 Standard High-Torque BB Servo (90 oz-in at 6V) and has enough authority to do two knife edge loops in a row. gaRCfield, there is probably nothing too odd about you or this YAK, it could simply be that it just doesn't suit your flying style. I have that same feeling about me and one of my other planes and I don't think it can be fixed to my satisfaction.
Posted on: 7/15/2009 8:29 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
All my Saitos run better on synthetic fuel. Especially 20% Heli fuel. 100T, 180, 170R, 450R
Posted on: 7/13/2009 8:37 AM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: GP lear jet
I had one with an OS 46 SF with a tuned pipe. It flew great at 7.5 lbs. But, like they say, it would tip stall on takeoff if you pulled it off too soon. I never had much trouble landing it however. It had cheap GP mech. retracts that seemed to work just fine. I glassed the fuse and vertical tail section, otherwise, it might have been even lighter. It was a real looker in the air, and fun to fly. Air retracts might save a little more weight, you would eliminate the large retract servo on the mains. I also glassed the cowl to the airframe to give it a more continuous scale look.
Posted on: 7/9/2009 9:44 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Any jet guys in Edgerton, Kansas??
What kind of assistance do you need?
Posted on: 7/4/2009 11:21 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Reactor verses U-Can-Do 3D
I found that moving the battery to the rear of the radio compartment had little effect on the UCD 60's CG. The bottom of my UCD is balsa, not light plywood. I cut a hatch for the battery in the bottom of the fuselage at the location shown in the pictures. That was the location where the battery had any significant effect on the CG. The hatch cover is held on with a single wood screw but note that the battery does not rest on the hatch cover.
Posted on: 6/28/2009 6:36 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Seaplane pictures
Here are some more pic's
Posted on: 6/24/2009 9:51 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
here is one of my favorites by a friend in KC
Posted on: 6/24/2009 9:47 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: OS 91
I have never had an OS 91 liner that needed a special tool. They all pull out easily by hand. And you cannot put the new liner in wrong because there is a locater pin at the top that you must fit into or the head will not go on. The piston also will only go on one way because the piston skirt will it the crankshaft counter-weight and the engine simply will not turn over.;
Posted on: 6/16/2009 5:09 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: TBM Shock Jet
Hi Gerry, It appears that the front wing screws are to be countersunk halfway into the wing. What kind of material is below? It doesn't look very hard to me. I think I will sleeve the top half and use longer bolts with fender washers. What do you think? -Gary
Posted on: 6/13/2009 7:58 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: post some pictures of your pattern plane!!
Taurus Flyer, Many years ago I had the opportunity to fly a Taurus that belonged to someone else and I was impressed at how big and beautiful it looked and how smoothly it flew. It was a pleasure to fly it. Your scratch built Taurus is certainly one fully equipped flying machine and shows that you enjoy the vast amount of experimentation that our hobby permits. Continue to enjoy your Taurus. I never owned a Taurus but way way back I did build and fly the Ed Kazmirski Tauri which was a shoulder wing trainer for multi channel radios. I flew it with a Kraft Ecktronics six channel reed type radio system and the engine was a Fox .35 Rocket red head with a Johnson carburetor epoxied on it's venturie. That Tauri was another great flying Kazmirski airplane.
Posted on: 6/13/2009 6:23 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: post some pictures of your pattern plane!!
Quest 90, price $199.99 Engine: YS 1.10 with APC 16x6 prop Wingspan: 68.5” Wing Area: 1000 sq. in. Weight: 8.5 lb Battery: 2800mAH 2-cell Li-ion with 6v regulator Futaba S3010 servos on all control surfaces and S3004 on throttle Transmitter: Futaba 9CAP
Posted on: 6/13/2009 6:24 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: post some pictures of your pattern plane!!
Midwest Esquire (single channel, rudder-only model) Fox .15 RC MRC relayless single channel transistor receiver Babcock escapement on rudder Citizenship CTX single channel 3-tube transmitter Trexler balloon wheels It was flown in "pattern" and won first place in the rudder-only class at the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) contest at Misawa Air Base in Japan. It was kind of like a Nationals for model builders from bases all over the Pacific and all types of control line and free flight models were flown. Radio control was new at the 1962 PACAF meet but I didn't know that until after the next PACAF contest where Model Airplane News magazine printed the names of the winners of that later meet as being participants in the first ever PACAF radio control meet. Well, they were wrong and I have the 1962 plaque to prove that theirs was not the first PACAF radio control contest. The "pattern" was simple then because rudder was the only control surface that the model had but some of the maneuvers were spins, loops, rolls, figure eights and spot landings. The pictures show the Esquire and the "modern" old-time equipment. The finish on the plaque was ruined by the floodwaters of another hurricane in New Orleans, hurricane Betsy in 1965.
Posted on: 6/12/2009 6:44 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: Plane cleaning spray. What is the recipe?
I agree with the fuel injector/carb cleaner users. A little GUMOUT on a Bounty paper towel will easily remove those stubborn oily black stains. And yes, gas engines can be messy, especially the smaller ones. I can confirm that the 26cc MVVS 2-stroke and the Saito FG-20 4-stroke gas engines spew out a black oily mess.
Posted on: 6/12/2009 8:40 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Seaplane pictures
Here is my Byron Powered Arrow 2
Posted on: 6/10/2009 5:42 PM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
Generally when a model requires a lot of down elevator to maintain level inverted flight it indicates that the model is nose heavy. However it sounds like you may have trimming issues that may be better addressed by experts in the IMAC and Pattern Flying forums.
Posted on: 6/9/2009 7:46 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
Maybe you got a factory lemon. That's unfortunate.
Posted on: 6/8/2009 8:53 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: U-Can-Do 60 with OS 91FX and other suggestions
The OS .91fx makes that rapping or rattling noise when the nitro content is higher than necessary. Try 10% or less nitro fuel. You're right, pin hinges are time consuming to install but they will most likely last longer.
Posted on: 6/8/2009 8:47 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: U-Can-Do 60 with OS 91FX and other suggestions
freebietd4, The picture shows three examples of the UCD and all have inverted engines. The one in the foreground has an OS .91fx two-stroke, the middle one has a Saito .72 four-stroke and the far one has a Saito 1.00 four-stroke. There are absolutely no reliability issues with any of them and there are no regulators or pumps being used. So, don't make your plane ugly by having the engine sticking out of the top.
Posted on: 6/5/2009 11:06 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Float Flys and Events
The "Jayhawk Flaot Fly" is coming up on June 27 in Lawrence, KS. Email me for a flyer @ rocketman200@juno.com
Posted on: 6/2/2009 12:43 AM by Author "rocketman-RCU" in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
gaRCfield, if you're still curious about the distance from the front of the wing tube to the back edge of the fin (rudder hinge line), mine measures 3' 2.75".
Posted on: 5/26/2009 10:16 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
gaRCfield, maybe you could quickly measure your wingspan to determine whether you have the new 72" Yak.
Posted on: 5/22/2009 5:15 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69
Uh-oh! gaRCfield, it sounds like you're going to be the first dissatisfied customer with this airplane. Pattern models like your Venus can be designed to have little or no coupling or roll in knife edge flight but scale aerobatic (3D) models generally have some coupling. Some 3D models are just better than others in that respect and I believe this Yak is one of the better ones. I've managed to do two consecutive knife edge loops without getting too badly out of shape with this Yak. I hope other posters can help figure out why your Yak needs 4.75oz of lead weights in the nose when it should need none at all. In post #198 on page 8 of this thread I included a picture that showed the equipment layout in my Yak for you to compare yours to. Since you didn't reply I assumed that there was no significant difference. In that post I should have mentioned that I'm using a YS 1.10S with stock muffler, the prop is an APC 16x6w, the spinner is a Great Planes light weight plastic, the wheel pants and cowl are installed, the stock control horns are used on rudder and elevator and I used a Sullivan tail wheel bracket instead of the one provided with the kit. The CG is located 6.5 inches from the trailing edge as measured at the wing tip.
Posted on: 5/21/2009 10:49 AM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: NitroPlanes 69" YAK 54 - anyone built one ?
gaRCfield, I'm using the Perry VP-30 pump on O.S. 1.60fx engines in 3 different airplanes, a Chip Hyde Cap-X, an Ultra RC Giles 202 and an Ultra RC Katana-X and they all perform flawlessly with no dead stick landings related to engine or pump adjustments. Actually I don't adjust the pumps. I'm using the Perry pumps because all three engines have those low backpressure, free breathing, Bisson Pitts style mufflers installed. Also, the fuel tanks are mounted rearward in the Giles and the Katana. I used O.S. 1.40 EFI engine Pressure fittings installed in the upper left bolt hole in the 1.60's crankcase cover to supply crankcase pressure to the pump. The pumps are mounted as described in the instructions provided by Perry. When using the Perry VP-30 pump, the needle valve settings may have to be more closed than you'd expect them to be. I crank the idle needle down as tight as needed to get the engine to idle for a very long time and that also clears up the richness in the midrange. The high-speed needle is set for a good steady clear sound with no hint of slowing down or over heating or any sign of being too lean. My engines run well with the high speed needle valve set between 1-1/4 turns and 1-1/2 turns open, depending on which engine it is and whether it is a summer day or a cold fall day. In the first sentence of this post I stated that there were no dead stick landings related to engine or pump adjustments and that is true but I did have a couple of dead sticks where one of them occurred when the crank case pressure line slipped off the pump. That little green line provided with the pump hardens after awhile and gets loose on that little plastic fitting on the pump. If that line comes off the engine will surely quit. I replaced it with small diameter neoprene line and wrapped it with soft wire.
Posted on: 5/12/2009 6:57 PM by Author "Rocketman_" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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