RE: Vehicle Naming Contest (NEW) Posted May 5
Redcat Reactor
Posted on: 5/9/2011 11:44 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
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RE: Let me share my Friday with you...
We fly in Alpharetta, near 141 on a strip of road nobody goes down. We use it as a runway and have a huge field to fly in[:D]
Posted on: 3/26/2011 9:05 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10423864

Let me share my Friday with you...
I want to share my story of what happened to me and three friends this Friday, March 26 2011. Typical day flying at our usual spot. Friend of mine flies his a-10 warthog in lazy circles. Nothing special, then all of a sudden he losses orientation and goes behind some tree's. We hear a slam, a crack, and silence. Then the fun starts. Here's is how it goes. We run over to the crash zone and notice a huuuge clump of trees and tall grass all over. We start looking for pieces and eventually we come across the cockpit. Then right next to it...the elevator. Theeen the rudder. Finally we decide to look up. And there it is. A fuselage and a wing nestled perfectly in a tree. We spend 2 hours of our Friday tying ropes to these trees and shaking the wings down. We climb up, tie the rope, then shake it. It took twooooo hours for the wing to go down finally. Aaaand we saw our final problem. We were missing half of the fuse. The front section with the Lipo and reciever....thats the moment we happened to notice a 10 foot steel drain sticking straight out of the ground. No way it could have landed there...it did. So after another hour of trying to poke at it and get it, i decided to be a hero [:D]. I tie a rope to my waist, get my 3 friends to hold the ropes steady, and "rock-climbed" down the huge pipe. Got all the way down to about 2 feet of water with night approaching and the darkness setting in, and got the last piece of the plane. Then finally managed to get pulled out, climbed out and put the plane in my friends hands. Like a pro today, i would never leave a plane behind no matter where it is.[:D] Took 4 hours but the adventure was worth it! Comment if you liked the story!
Posted on: 3/25/2011 9:14 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Crash & Rebuild"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10423175

I need an and all ideas!
I have a 64mm ducted fan, a 40 amp esc, and a 11.1v 1300mah lipo. Now i need ideas for an airplane. Every and all ideas are welcome. I need some idea that i can put together from everyday house materials. So start listing those ideas and pictures!
Posted on: 11/14/2010 9:36 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10135550

RE: Lipo & Brushless on a budget.. what would you get?
I just read this forum from start to finish. Why does everyone keep feeding the robbiep. guy? You guys should get back to the topic at the start of this thread. So to the OP..I fly airplanes. They are completely different from cars. If i throw a cheap system in my buggy, i can have a fun basher for cheap. But airplanes require more. They need a system that runs and runs well through stress. So in my experience i have seen that Hobbywing and such companies make nice qualtiy components for rc's. Just dont expect to get data logging capabilities like castle esc can provide. Hobbywing stuff is good qualtiy. They can do what theyre supposed to do. I fly my favorite spitfire with a exceed rc bl motor. I used to have an eflite bl that set me back 60 dollars. It kept messing up and was a crappy experience. Then i got that exceed rc motor for 10 dollars. Came with all parts and accesories and such. For only ten bucks. And just so somme people dont start trolling on me telking me im a china buyer..in that same spitfire i have an eflite esc and an eflite lipo..not cheap at all. All in all, answer the guys question people. He needs to know what he can use for cheap. Doesnt mean he wants a war on his thread about what YOU think is better. He cares about what HE could use. Common guys lets be civil.
Posted on: 10/30/2010 9:47 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10104161

How to stop wing flexing
So heres my tought battle. I have an old decathlon donated to me. Once i finished it up i noticed i needed wing struts. After i added the struts i noticed weak points in the struts mounting areas and so forth. My main nightmare is taking off and having my wing snap after so much hard work. So what can i do to at least assure me that the wing wont flex and snap?
Posted on: 10/21/2010 10:24 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10085220

RE: I want to buy your damaged old planes
Pm me a image of the plane and price plus shipping. i may be interested
Posted on: 10/21/2010 11:36 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: I want to buy your damaged old planes
Wait so you have the wings and no fuse? Or wings, fuse, and no servos?
Posted on: 10/20/2010 9:32 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10082435

RE: Where to position fuel tank????
I see the fuel going into th carb when i plug it and turn the prop, but that doesnt mean im not leaking fuel. When i removed the wing i saw fuel all over the insides and when i tipped the fuel tank to a level horizontal position, i saw fuel running out of it. Im going to use the underwater thing and double check.
Posted on: 10/16/2010 2:10 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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Where to position fuel tank????
Hey guys, i have a problem. I have a decathlon with a nitro engine mounted vertically. Nothing fancy there. Now my fuel tank was mounted about 4 inches behind it and the tanks centerline was close to the my engines carb line. Now to start that engine, i would have to tip the nose down to get fuel running. If i could start it then, i could but it back on its trike landing gear but after maybe 10 minutes at idle it would sputter and die. So i restarted the plane and held it in my hands. When i dipped the nose down, i had a surge of power. But when i tipped the nose slightly up, i immediatly had sputter and stall. Now i think my tank was leaking some air during all of this. So what should i do to repair this problem? Other than replacing the tank with a new one[:D]
Posted on: 10/16/2010 10:27 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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Where to find a glow plug of this size.....
So i found this engine online and i have to say one thing..its tiiiiiiny! Its so cool! But the glow plug hole is a ton smaller than my other engine and thats the only one im used to. So if this new engine has a glow plug hole with a diameter of about 1/4". Its a teeny bit smaller than that but it roughly fits that size dimension. So where do i get a glow plug of that size? Or can i just tap the head which is made of aluminum it seems and tap it for regular size glow plug? Please help!
Posted on: 10/8/2010 10:49 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Want to replace my brushless...
see thats what i thought too..but then i relaized that if i use a prop that had a very very low pitch, that i could in fact run the prop on this motor. And that goes with the fact that i wouldnt be starting from zero and throwing it into max throttle. Il try first on a bench tester and see what happens with a eight by 6 before i throw it onto a plane. But from my theory, if i use saw a 7*3 i can have a nice speed demon type plane. Or at least the motor. anyways, whatever works or doesnt work, this motor and esc are nothing to me. Iv tried selling them to no avail. And i have no plane to stuff them in so a little stress testing couldnt hurt me at all [:D]
Posted on: 9/21/2010 9:19 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10018560

Want to replace my brushless...
Hello everyone, I have a spitfire that i run with a 1500kv brushless outrunner, a 25 amp esc, and a 3s 1500mah battery. Now i want to replace that with a 4300kv outrunner, a 30 amp esc, and the same battery. Of course the 4300kv will run much faster while spinning the same prop right?
Posted on: 9/20/2010 10:31 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10016284

RE: What tubing is this?
All im asking is what the kind of tubig he is using. Im not asking about how dangerous the project is either. All i was asking is what kind of tubing he was using to connect his butane canister to the jet.
Posted on: 8/25/2010 8:30 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9959890

What tubing is this?
Can someone please tell me what kind of tubing the guy is using in the video? The tube hooked up to his butane canister. And where would i be able to get one of these tubes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Be_maHI5c&feature=related Thank you
Posted on: 8/24/2010 5:59 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9957278

RE: Never got a order confirm.
I did provide a email address but i may have misstyped it or something. Il contact them today
Posted on: 8/23/2010 3:34 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "NitroModels Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9954549

RE: Never got a order confirm.
But after i ordered, i got the confirmation page on their site and my tracking number and all. I just never got an email from them.
Posted on: 8/23/2010 3:01 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "NitroModels Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9954483

Never got a order confirm.
If anyone from nitroplanes is looking here or if anyone knows why this is, please help! I ordered a product off of nitroplanes.com today, and when i checked my email there was no order confirmation! This was at 4 or so and i checked later at 10 and still no email! Nitroplanes can you please help? Why did you not send me a order confirmation??? Thanks
Posted on: 8/21/2010 11:39 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "NitroModels Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9950971

RE: I want to buy your damaged old planes
Haha exactly! I'm looking for winter projects! And unfortanatly no I would not take the Avistar. See I'm looking for those planes that you've crashed and left sitting in a corner of the attic, forgotten because you don't want to fix it anymore. Or the plane that's so old you think it will vibrate to death when you start the engine up.
Posted on: 7/29/2010 12:03 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9896642

I want to buy your damaged old planes
This goes out to everyone and anyone who has a old, destroyed, retired, or just not airworthy plane or airframe that they would like to get rid of. Im looking for any electric, nitro, or gasser that you have and i would like to buy it. I love repairing old and damaged planes and i need new projects! If the wing was destroyed i want it. If the nose took a dive straight into the ground, i want it. If the planes been sitting in the attic so long there are cobwebs under the monokote i want it. If you have anything that you think will fit the description please reply with a a picture of the plane or planes, some description of what the damage is, and we can go from there. Thanks!
Posted on: 7/28/2010 11:46 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: K-jet 65mm edf build
Thought i would add a picture of what the completed plane would look like[:D]
Posted on: 7/21/2010 12:38 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9878169

K-jet 65mm edf build
Okay this is my first build log so bear with me on this one guys.. So this will be a build log focusing on the contsruction of the K-jet, a forward swept, all balsa, edf jet. I designed this jet in lat March of this year and have just now reached my construction phase. I designed this jet with simplicity in mind: One size of balsa for the entire build, 1oz fiberglass throughout, eflite 60 amp esc, eflight delta v480 ducted fan set, 6 Hobbypartz 5g servos, and a Hobbypartz blue lipo 3s 20c 25000mah battery. Side note: If anyone would be interested in buying a set of PDF plans for this plane i will be selling them for 6$. Just send me a pm if your interested! So i start with a stack of balsa wood sheets donated by a good friend who didnt need them anymore. What better use for them than to build a expiremental jet with? exactly! So i took my plans and traced out a set of bulkheads and before i cut them from the sheet i cut away their centers for future wiring. I then used a dremel to cut tiny squares into their sides and then glued donw streamers. I also added a servo tray and a battery tray though i think i will need to beef up the servo tray. Il figure that out after i install the servos and see what they do. Oh and as you can see i also added the control rod tubes but dont pay attention to the front one all by itself. Il remove that and have the nose wheel servo in the actual front where it belongs. So now i move on to covering! I use another sheet of balsa: lay it own, spray windex on it, let it soak in and then its as bendy as paper. I then lay down the sheet on the frame, bend it around and hold with rubberbands. i used Ca for this but if you choose epoxy that will work well too. I just like Ca's curing time especially with kicker. By the by, kicker is my best friend in this build! Made things ready to go in only seconds! I highley recommend kicker. So i have one center section covered and also 2 slanted sections covered. Now its starting to look like a real fuselage[:D]
Posted on: 7/20/2010 11:07 AM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric RC Jets"
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RE: Is this a stall??
i used this calculator when this plane was first being built and i also put in S as a negative value. it gave me a cg 1.5 inches rear of the leading edge and thats too far foward for this plane. \i would have to have added almost 2 pounds to the nose for it to balance! So mving the wings back adds more weight to the nose without adding dead weight. Il input the specs again into the calculator when iu get back frim Canada in a week. Il actually run it down the runway and see what happens with the wings moved back first, seeing as how iv run out of funds for this airplane and if it crashes il strip it of its electronics and move them to other projects while keeping the airframe for testing and cg calculations[&o]
Posted on: 7/13/2010 8:39 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Is this a stall??
could it also be that the center of gravity is behind the center of lift?
Posted on: 7/13/2010 6:56 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Is this a stall??
and there might be nose up torque, but i have the battery and some pot iron in the nose of the craft so that should help. That and i moved the wings back an inch and a half so that should increase weight up front to deal with the torque
Posted on: 7/13/2010 6:48 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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RE: Is this a stall??
forward swept wings are tricky in the way that they move the cg far forward so the wings need to be moved back. The wings were on the lane near the nose, as a styandard wing would be..but alas, where a straight wing is placed is NOT the same place a forward swept wing should be[&:]
Posted on: 7/13/2010 6:47 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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Is this a stall??
What i have is a description of a series of events that led to a expirimental forward swept edf to crash. Is this a stall? Airplane taxi's down runway and prepares for takeoff. Airplane rolls down runway gaining speed. About 100 feet from the designated takeoff point, aircraft violently pitches up, drops a wing, and hits the ground. This sounds like a good old fashion stall caused by improper center of gravity am i correct?
Posted on: 7/8/2010 9:38 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
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Elevator Size Question
Can sombody please explain how to design a elevator and a horizontal stab? Like is there a ratio of stab to elevator? Im just asking because i have designed a new jet and im worried that my elevator isn't long enough to actually make the aircraft pitch up and down. But my Mig 15 has a pretty small elevator and it isn"t even in the jet exhaust stream and it still work well! Whats the secret? oh and for anyone who wants to know, the median chord (center) of my horizontal stab is 3 inches (rounded) and my elevator in the center is 1 inch (rounded) and the planes weighs about 1.6 pounds. Can someone help?
Posted on: 6/15/2010 3:21 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Aerodynamics"
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RE: Just finished my spitfire jet!
Here's an image of the angle of attack
Posted on: 6/11/2010 8:59 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9797126

RE: Just finished my spitfire jet!
My landing gear do give the plane a slight up angle of attack so im sure i'l be fine on takeoff as long as i make sure the plane is lifting off with sufficient thrust. That and my landing gear are in a trike setup so they should take the plane off fine. If not i can always bend them to where they need to be.
Posted on: 6/11/2010 8:55 PM by Author "brickhead179" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
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