RE: SPAD Gyrocopter
You are an artist!!!!! How about the possibility of plans?
Posted on: 8/1/2009 7:00 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Mysterious submarine-speedboat-thing in Radio Shack
Looks pretty cool to me....I am still trying to mod my Wally World sub......
Posted on: 6/6/2009 11:20 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "RC Submarines"
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RE: Pardon my ignorance. What is S.P.A.D.? Corolast?
What Draftman said is correct. My last airframe I built cost me around 8 bucks and has survived multiple "rough" landings. Spads are the best.
Posted on: 5/23/2009 7:36 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: WIN A FREE Scale Fuselage from V-East & Graupner Helis
OOOOOHHHHH count me in!!!
Posted on: 1/11/2009 1:00 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "RC Helicopter General Discussions"
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RE: A newbie to coroplast.
[quote]ORIGINAL: OzMo Its called "flashing". Coroplast has an oily film on it from the manufacturing process. This film can be removed with a quick flash heating of a torch or by wiping it off with solvent such as denatured alcohol or acitone. The glue works much better if this is done. If you do use the torch practice on a piece of scrap first. Sometimes you can see the vapor of the oil go off the sheet but it is easy to melt the plastic. [/quote] I have never flashed my Coro......I just sand it with 100 grit paper and clean it with alcohol. I have never had a glue joint fail. Both methods work well though!!!
Posted on: 11/26/2008 3:45 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Bending Coroplast?
Spring back is possible if you don't score it enough. I usually score it enough for the flutes to completely bend over. A router works great too just as Draftman1 said.
Posted on: 11/22/2008 7:29 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Bending Coroplast?
Use a straight edge and "score " it with a phillips screw driver. Works great everytime, at least that is how I do it. You want to make sure you crush the flutes when you do it.
Posted on: 11/22/2008 12:55 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Definition of a SPAD
SPAD is more of a concept than an actual definition. Many "Spadders" have assembled planes from spare parts into various Frankenplanes that flew very well. Go for it and you won't regret it.
Posted on: 11/20/2008 10:43 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: BUHOR
Spun the prop off? WOW I have never heard of that! Torque that thing down!! :)
Posted on: 10/26/2008 11:40 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Rotofly - no control over cyclic
My swashplate was completely seated but the flybar was misaligned. No matter where the cyclic controls were at the fly bar was tilted and would not spin level. I adjusted the servo arm and got it to level out so we will see how it does now.
Posted on: 4/10/2008 7:38 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "Helimax"
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RE: Rotofly - no control over cyclic
Thanks Scott I'll check it out.
Posted on: 4/8/2008 8:07 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "Helimax"
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RE: Rotofly - drifts left & back
It does not appear so. The blade seems to remain horizontal. It does seem to tip forward and back a little more that side to side.
Posted on: 4/8/2008 3:25 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "Helimax"
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RE: Rotofly - drifts left & back
Subscribing....mine drifts right and back with full forward and left stick. I am interested in hearing what they have to say.
Posted on: 4/8/2008 1:16 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "Helimax"
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RE: Tubester
Awesome.......Looks great!!
Posted on: 7/17/2007 10:08 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: heli-max rotofly help
I just bought the Rotofly and have the same problem.......It drifts to the left even with full trims to the right. With the training gear on I get the heli extremely light to the point that the skids start to lift. It will drift left and it only stops when the stick is full right. It will not drift back to the right. any ideas?
Posted on: 5/6/2007 9:05 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "RC Helicopter Beginners Forum"
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RE: Flashing
Jo bolts are worse than a Hilok.....at least you can just cut the collar on a hilok instead of drilling it out!!
Posted on: 1/23/2007 11:43 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Flashing
I don't "flash" the coro...I just sand with 100 grit paper then clean with rubbing alcohol and have never had a problem.
Posted on: 1/13/2007 2:15 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: spad wheels..WHAT? you are buying wheels !
Amazing Stories....the episode is called The Mission. And that is exactly what I was thinking......great idea too. [quote]ORIGINAL: DLSmith2 I like it! Great SPADification! It reminds me of an episode of (I think) the Twilight Zone, where the belly turret gunner on a B-17 gets stuck in the ball and the plane can't lower its gear. He draws a picture of some big yellow cartoon tires on the plane and, well I don't want to give the ending away... [:D] Keep up the SPADding! Blue skies, DL [/quote]
Posted on: 1/2/2007 5:55 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: have you ever seen a female flyer at the field?
I watched a female flyer at a local field fly a 1/4 scale extra that made the guys cry.........dang she was good!!!
Posted on: 6/29/2006 11:31 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: compressed air guns
Thanks Apollo....thinking outside the box!!!! :)
Posted on: 5/23/2006 4:29 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "RC Warship Combat"
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RE: compressed air guns
After reading the thread so far......has anyone tried or successfully built a spring fired gun system rather that CO2?
Posted on: 5/23/2006 4:18 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "RC Warship Combat"
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RE: Coro buying survey!!!
I buy locally...delivered right to my house. Whatever size I want.....:)
Posted on: 5/10/2006 1:08 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Spad bipe... Trainer???
Well....the original designer of the Spad Canary ...Quicker said that it flies like a Bipe.....meaning it doesn't glide as well as a single wing and lands at a higher speed. My mini canary woudl have flown witha .25 but i stuffed a .40 in it....you can never have too much power!!! A 46 will fly it just fine if the original plan is followed. I down sized mine just for giggles to see what it would do. Hook up all four ailerons for lightning quick rolls or only use two for gentle ones. The plane does require more attention to fly that a cub......but if you can fly a sport plane you can fly this bipe.....also they are SPADS so they bounce, cartwheel, and slide on their tops with little or no damage!!! :)
Posted on: 5/9/2006 9:14 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Spad bipe... Trainer???
[link=http://spadfest.rcspads.com/displayimage.php?album=47&pos=85]HERE[/link] is the plans for the Bipe I built. It is callet the Hot Canary and I had a blast with it. These links also talk of the Canary.... [link=http://spadworld.net/archive/viewtopic.php?t=7825&highlight=canary]My Canary[/link] [link=http://spadworld.net/archive/viewtopic.php?t=5363&highlight=canary]Another Canary[/link]
Posted on: 5/9/2006 10:54 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Corocub flight report with pics
My Coro Cub had the most gentle stall.......it would simply drop the nose and maintain level wings. I never had a snap roll problem at all......
Posted on: 4/12/2006 1:21 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: Tufflight 4D design, Tattoo
I'm not that dedicated!!![:D]
Posted on: 4/7/2006 10:14 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: SPAD Bipe Plans
Sorry ......the website seems to be down now for some reason. Try [link=http://quicker.rchomepage.com/plans.html]HERE[/link] scroll down to the quick stick bipe. The plans are there and I used 4 mil coro for the fuse and RNAF wings instead of the foam board.
Posted on: 4/3/2006 12:08 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: SPAD Bipe Plans
Here is plans for one called the Hot Canary. I built and flew this one with great success. [link=http://spadfest.rcspads.com/displayimage.php?album=47&pos=85]Canayr[/link]
Posted on: 3/31/2006 11:08 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: need corospit advise
My Spit was also a handfull and only lasted 2 flights before being destroyed. I also have a foam Spit that flies the same so I tend to believe it is a characteristic of the design.
Posted on: 3/27/2006 12:33 PM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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RE: what .40 for aerialphoto?
This [link=http://www.spadtothebone.com/SPAD/DasPlasStick/DasPlasStick12/dasplasstick12.html]LINK[/link] shows how the build the RNAF wing for the DPS. The same principal applies to all RNAF wings dihedral or not.
Posted on: 3/20/2006 10:51 AM by Author "Spadinator" in the forum "S.P.A.D. Aircraft - Coroplast design"
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