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RE: New Updates! 1:1 scale Sopwith Pup and Fokker Triplane builds
Absolutely! This is very interesting. Inside, I think most every modeler would like to do build a full scale plane.
Posted on: 10/27/2009 7:10 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9207208
RE: .30 or smaller 4 stroke engine?
I have an old timer (Buzzard Bombshell) with a Magnum .30 four stroke. It's great fun just to cruise around at low altitude, do very slow fly-by's and touch and goes on a dead calm day. I was telling a couple of club members that I'd like to make another old timer with an electric motor. They said "don't do it, we like to watch your plane and hear the putt-putt of that little four stroke." So even though it's a messy clean-up after each flying session, I'm going to stick with a four stroke for my next one.
Posted on: 10/25/2009 12:53 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9200704
RE: firewall mounted servos
Thanks again everyone. This is proving to be quite educational. I am using full size servos on the firewall. I have several other planes with gas engines and am aware of the idiosyncrasies of the carbs/throttle. It can be tricky to get the throttle to utilize and follow the entire movement of the throttle control stick on the tx. I've also considered switching to digitals, but am not sure if it is worth it to do so.
Posted on: 10/15/2009 5:39 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9176110
RE: firewall mounted servos
I contacted Horizon about this and attached is their response. Does anyone know anything about these RF filters? How are they installed? Thank you for your recent email. You should not have any issues with RF, but to ensure there is no problem, you can use RF Filters to prevent any noise affecting the servos. A link to the item has been provided below: http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=JRPA029 If you have any other questions, please let us know! Thanks, Matt Snyder Senior Support Technician Horizon Hobby Distributors 4105 Fieldstone Rd. Champaign, IL 61822 877-504-0233 productsupport@horizonhobby.com
Posted on: 10/14/2009 8:41 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "JR Radio & Spektrum Radios"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9173842
firewall mounted servos
I'm building a scale model with a full cockpit. To avoid having to run linkage through the cockpit I mounted two servos (throttle and choke) on the firewall. I will be running a magneto equipped G26 and a Spectrum radio. Is there going to be problems with RFI with this setup? Other than using non-metal pushrods, are there other precautions I should be taking?
Posted on: 10/14/2009 8:39 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "JR Radio & Spektrum Radios"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9162185
RE: firewall mounted servos
Here's the response I got from Horizon tech. Anyone know anything about these RF filters? How are they installed? Thank you for your recent email. You should not have any issues with RF, but to ensure there is no problem, you can use RF Filters to prevent any noise affecting the servos. A link to the item has been provided below: http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=JRPA029 If you have any other questions, please let us know! Thanks, Matt Snyder Senior Support Technician Horizon Hobby Distributors 4105 Fieldstone Rd. Champaign, IL 61822 877-504-0233 productsupport@horizonhobby.com
Posted on: 10/14/2009 8:36 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9173832
firewall mounted servos
I'm building a scale model with a full cockpit. To avoid having to run linkage through the cockpit I mounted two servos (throttle and choke) on the firewall. I'm will run a magneto equipped G26 and a Spectrum radio. Is there going to be problems with RFI with this setup? Other than using non-metal pushrods, are there other precautions I should be taking?
Posted on: 10/13/2009 6:59 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9162193
RE: firewall mounted servos
[quote]ORIGINAL: DAN REISS Shielding leads will not help because there is no perfect shield. They all leak and it does not take much, a value in the millionths, to interfere with your radio. If you feel that there is no alternative, then give it a try and do a thorough ground test. Reduce the radiated power from your transmitter antenna, walk around the model for 360 degrees and run the engine at different revolutions. Keep the posts coming. We would all like to hear about another success story. Dan. [/quote] It may be at least a few weeks before I am far enough along to test this set-up. It is hardly a "slap dash" installation. This is a Hostetler plans built Taylorcraft and I have put a lot of work into it and, of course, want to minimize risk, but keep it as scale appearing as I can. I could not come up with a feasible way to install the servos behind the firewall without complicated linkage. The choke is a particular problem as there is no access to it with the cowl mounted and I did not want to put a hole in the cowl with a rod to operate it. Thanks to everyone for your responses. They turned out to be pretty much what I expected; conflicting opinions. Apparently, these types of installations sometimes work and sometimes do not. I will do a very thorough range check and take my chances if it shows no problems. I have tried to contact a Horizon tech about this, but have not yet received a response. I will post the results of the range check after I do it. If the weather holds out here in the Northeast and the range check goes well, I may have a flight report too.
Posted on: 10/13/2009 6:33 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9170638
RE: firewall mounted servos
"It's the wrong way to do it and could cost you dearly one of these days when you could have avoided the problem in the first place very easily. Dan." Well, not so easy in this case. The linkage would have to be hidden in the cockpit somehow and at least two bell cranks would be needed on the firewall for each control. Is there a way to shield the servo leads?
Posted on: 10/11/2009 7:40 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9164743
RE: firewall mounted servos
I purposely bought the magneto version for the weight. This plane (Taylorcraft) would need weight with a CDI anyway.
Posted on: 10/10/2009 6:07 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "JR Radio & Spektrum Radios"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9162226
RE: firewall mounted servos
Yes, I plan on doing a good range check all through the throttle range.
Posted on: 10/10/2009 6:01 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9162215
RE: CCRC Biplane Bash photos
Thanks. It was a great event and I hope to enter next year. Dave
Posted on: 10/9/2009 4:59 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9159880
RE: CCRC Biplane Bash photos
The half way point could be Hawaii!
Posted on: 10/9/2009 4:58 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9159876
RE: .30 or smaller 4 stroke engine?
The OS is nearly $170. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXCNA5&P=0
Posted on: 10/8/2009 7:58 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9157524
RE: .30 or smaller 4 stroke engine?
Magnum engines are a good alternative to the OS. I have a couple of them and they run well. I read somewhere (it may have been a rumor) that a disgruntled former OS designer either started or works for the company that makes the Magnums. They are very similar in appearance to the OS's and as I said, the ones I have run fine. I have a .52 and a .30. I run the .30 in an old timer (Buzzard Bombshell) that I fly amost constantly at idle. When I throttle up, sometimes after 10-15-20 minutes, the engine perks right up. It is very reliable. I have a couple of OS four strokes and two strokes too and they are also excellent, reliable engines. http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/210842.asp
Posted on: 10/8/2009 3:39 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9156806
RE: staining fabric
Pretty Nieuport! Here's a couple of my weathered N11 in flight. (Forgot to mount the gun!)
Posted on: 9/29/2009 6:09 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9133898
RE: Best scale photo!
Abu! A rather extreme method to add weathering!
Posted on: 9/27/2009 12:47 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9127414
RE: CCRC Biplane Bash photos
Almost certainly there are two digital servos (at least), one for each set of wings. Digitals need power to maintain neutral and the weight of the ailerons makes them sag like this when power is off.
Posted on: 9/27/2009 9:15 AM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9127016
CCRC Biplane Bash photos
I attended the CT Biplane Bash yesterday and took some photos. It was a beautiful day and the turnout was very good. It was like a mini Rhinebeck; mostly WW1 planes. Several of them were at Rhinebeck this year. http://bokudasphotos.shutterfly.com/1799
Posted on: 9/27/2009 8:28 AM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9126959
CCRC Biplane Bash photos
I attended the CT Biplane Bash yesterday and took some photos. It was a beautiful day and the turnout was very good. It was like a mini Rhinebeck; mostly WW1 planes. Several of them were at Rhinebeck this year. http://bokudasphotos.shutterfly.com/1799
Posted on: 9/27/2009 8:27 AM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9126957
RE: Rhinebeck '09 photos
Glad you like the photos. I took 845 over the two days we were able to fly. With that many, there's bound to be a few good ones! It was my first time entering the Jamboree too. A really good time.
Posted on: 9/25/2009 4:02 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9123588
RE: Rhinebeck '09 photos
They [u]hopped[/u] the Caudron. It never got above five or six feet high. It's just too valuable to risk actually flying it.
Posted on: 9/20/2009 5:37 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9110271
RE: Rhinebeck '09 photos
The smoking DR1 and Albatros are full scale and were part of the air show. So they are, in a sense, right! : )
Posted on: 9/20/2009 9:26 AM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9109472
Rhinebeck '09 photos
I posted photos I took at the Rhinebeck Jamboree this year here: http://bokudasphotos.shutterfly.com/1385
Posted on: 9/20/2009 6:12 AM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9109300
Rhinebeck '09 photos
I posted photos I took at the Rhinebeck Jamboree this year here: http://bokudasphotos.shutterfly.com/1385
Posted on: 9/20/2009 6:10 AM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9109299
RE: Best scale photo!
I took over 400 photos today at the IMAA District 1 Fly-in in Bloomfield, CT. (I posted a link to the ones I uploaded in an earlier post.) I think I got two that might make the grade for this thread. One is another shot of Mitch Epstein's beautiful Waco. Mitch posted a few earlier that I took at Hadley, MA, but this one is a better shot, I think, because I had the sun behind me. The other is a very pretty Jenny. Sorry, I did not get the owner's name. I'm hoping to go to Rhinebeck next weekend and enter. That will get me on the flight line and I hope to get some nice shots there. I can't find any "tells" on the Waco. Anyone see any? There are a few on the Jenny: the pilot looks a little stiff and maybe a little too small. Also the the plane is too clean and the non-scale fuselage structure shows through the covering. Should I delete that photo? This is very challenging!
Posted on: 9/7/2009 9:00 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9075020
RE: District 1 Mini-fest photos
[quote]ORIGINAL: Do you know what happened with Steve and Ellis planes? What (was) that a mid-air :( [/quote] Yes. They were both hovering low and Steve's plane apparently fell out of the hover and split Ellis' fuse in half. Steve's plane had significant nose damage.
Posted on: 9/7/2009 2:42 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9076374
Bloomfield, CT giant scale fly-in photos
I posted photos I took today on the following site. There were some pretty nice BUILT scale planes there! http://bokudasphotos.shutterfly.com/1162 Dave
Posted on: 9/6/2009 10:37 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9074948
District 1 Mini-fest photos
I posted photos I took at the Boomfield, CT mini-fest today here: http://bokudasphotos.shutterfly.com/1162
Posted on: 9/6/2009 10:34 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9074942
RE: g26 remote choke
[quote]ORIGINAL: bps I removed the choke arm and put on a nylon nose wheel steering arm and added a servo. Radio has a 3 possition switch so I have full, 1/2 and no choke. [/quote] This is what I wound up doing as well.
Posted on: 9/2/2009 4:27 PM by Author "bokuda"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9064914
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