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RE: Club 40 Pylon Race at WAAM in Tuscaloosa Aug 4th, 2012
did someone ever state how many heats and rounds were flown during the tuscaloosa race. I didnt stick around to the end, so how many races did you end up flying?
Posted on: 8/15/2012 1:12 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
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RE: How much would you pay for a Syssa 60cc?
Ya, I have a 30 but dont know if I could wait for another one. I would probably just go with a DA 50 or DA60.
Posted on: 8/9/2012 1:54 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11187289
RE: Club 40 Pylon Race at WAAM in Tuscaloosa Aug 4th, 2012
more pictures
Posted on: 8/4/2012 2:20 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11180920
RE: Club 40 Pylon Race at WAAM in Tuscaloosa Aug 4th, 2012
more pictures
Posted on: 8/4/2012 2:06 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11180905
RE: Club 40 Pylon Race at WAAM in Tuscaloosa Aug 4th, 2012
pictures
Posted on: 8/4/2012 1:47 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11180890
RE: Super monokote - not so super anymore
well, at least a new thread didnt get started for this round of mono bashing. Its more like a continuation of an older one.[:)] I still think it would be great if they just made this one a sticky at the top of the page for easy access for the newcommers [:D][:)][:D]
Posted on: 7/20/2012 1:34 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11162744
RE: Golden Era 60 Bipe
Pictures of my Golden Era .60
Posted on: 7/12/2012 5:30 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11153179
RE: Golden Era 60 Bipe
I built mine as a mono plane though. I built mine like the original plans that had just one wing on the bottom. That is the prop I am using as well. A 16x6 master airscrew.
Posted on: 7/12/2012 10:18 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11152684
RE: Golden Era 60 Bipe
Hey glow start, What prop are you running on your saito 1.20? Do you know about how much your golden era weighs? I just finished mine which only has the bottom wing and I put a saito 1.25 on it. I had to add quite a bit of nose weight on top of that just to get it to balance. I was kind of surprised to find out that my golden era is not all that fast with a 1.25 on it. In fact it flies at a rather moderate speed considering how much it is "technically" overpowered. I have been keeping my stick at around 3/4 throttle for a cruise speed and full throttle for vertical. It isint underpowered by any means but it just doesnt seem like it is as fast as the way yours sounds. David
Posted on: 7/12/2012 8:47 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11152568
RE: Golden Era 60
Well, I guess its almost been a year ago since I last worked on my Golden Era .60. I have since just finished it up last weekend and flew it. I now have around 5 flights on it so far and I am loving it. My plane is probably a little heavier than most because I fabriced it and painted it. I ended up using my Saito 1.25 for power. I was a little surprised to find out the saito 125 didnt pull it as fast as I was originally thinking. I thought this plane would be super fast but in reality it flies at a rather moderate speed around 3/4 throttle. I am running a 16x6 master airscrew for my prop. I did take a few pictures of it but I will have to post them later. David
Posted on: 7/10/2012 10:48 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11150113
RE: plans
There are several stiky's at the top of the scratch build forums. They are filled with all kinds of websites for free plans, most of them in .pdf form.
Posted on: 6/26/2012 3:03 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Beginners"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11132894
RE: Small HAMMER or other classic's ?
I built a hammer .20 not too long ago and put a saito .40 four stroke on it. It still is a really good flying little plane. David
Posted on: 6/12/2012 9:21 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11115598
RE: Super monokote - not so super anymore
ahh, its that time again! add another to the tally [:D]
Posted on: 6/7/2012 4:16 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11110494
RE: Scaling up a plane to fit a specific motor size?
you design some really neat looking planes Dan. David
Posted on: 6/5/2012 5:28 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11107039
RE: Scaling up a plane to fit a specific motor size?
well, maybe I should keep the scale where its at and just go with something in the 50cc engine range. Im not real particular about what size it is or what motor I put on it. I just thought it might be neat to build a larger version of this plane.
Posted on: 6/4/2012 7:33 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11106689
RE: Scaling up a plane to fit a specific motor size?
I was sort of comparing wing areas with my stick which is how I came up with my span. My big stik has a wing area of about 1600 square inches. The plans that I sized and are working from have about a 1400 square inch wing area. I might try to resize the plans and get the area a little closer to 1600 sq in. thanks, David
Posted on: 6/4/2012 3:31 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11106343
RE: Scaling up a plane to fit a specific motor size?
I was sort of going by area which is how I was getting my wingspan. My stik is about 1600 square inches and the the plans that I sized would put my Skylarks wing area at around 1400 square inches. Should I try and increase the scale just a little more? Thanks, David
Posted on: 6/4/2012 3:25 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11106334
RE: Scaling up a plane to fit a specific motor size?
I imported the original plans into autocad and I have sorta been trying to scale them to what I think will work for a 30cc. I have been copying a lot of the original design but I am also emplementing some different design and construction features for a larger scale model. The wingspan I measured is about 87" in this drawing. This is only from one night of working on this drawing, I imagine it will get quite a few more refinements in the days to come. David
Posted on: 6/3/2012 7:21 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11105271
Scaling up a plane to fit a specific motor size?
I had a skylark 56 and have a skylark 70. I started thinking it might be neat to build a little bit larger version of this plane. Right now I am thinking about going up to the 30cc range. One of my questions is, Is there any kind of formula to scale up a plane to fit a specific engine range? The skylark 70 has around a 70.5" wingspan and I have an O.S. .75 ax on it. I have been messing around in autocad with scaling the plans. I currently have the plans scaled up to approximately an 88" wingspan. The chord is about 16". The wing area would be about 1400 square inches. I dont know if this scale is good or not for a 30cc. I was just comparing it to my great planes giant stik specs which are right in the same area as well. What are your thoughts? David
Posted on: 6/3/2012 2:04 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11104964
RE: Club 40 Pylon Race at WAAM in Tuscaloosa Aug 4th, 2012
Also, I just had the newsletter posted for Birmingham RC. I see how this race is turning into something really big and I made sure to mention it our newsletter. David G.
Posted on: 5/30/2012 5:50 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11100569
RE: Club 40 Pylon Race at WAAM in Tuscaloosa Aug 4th, 2012
[quote]ORIGINAL: Oldbob So, the race starts on the back side of the course going right to left! Then the pylon on the left is “pylon one� and the one on the right is “pylon two�? Also the race ends on the back side of the course going right to left? Our races start and end on the front side of the race course going left to right. This will be a little bigger learning curve then I expected but no big deal; with August 4 two months away this should be enough time for us Long-Hones to practice and learn this format. Looks like fun. Bob [/quote] I at one time started drawing a diagram of our field and how we do the flying starts. I am trying to find the better drawing I did but for now here is this one.
Posted on: 5/30/2012 5:48 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11100567
RE: DA Question
That is completely normal. The last DA engine I bought was a 100L directly from Desert Aircraft. They shipped it in a generic white box and it was just plastic wrapped on the inside. No name brand manufacturers packaging at all.
Posted on: 5/24/2012 4:08 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11093578
RE: DA 250 Twin Super Charged Four Stroke
[quote]ORIGINAL: airraptor I think this engine will be over 2,000.00 close to 2,500 bones. My guess is 28-30 HP also. What does everyone else think??? [/quote] The DA 200 is $2795.00. I can only imagine this engine is way more expensive than that.
Posted on: 5/20/2012 11:49 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11087766
RE: DA 250 Twin Super Charged Four Stroke
That was the only picture I took. The ones from FG are probably the best we will get for now.
Posted on: 5/19/2012 6:13 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11087171
RE: DA 250 Twin Super Charged Four Stroke
wow, I didnt think our newsletter traveled much further outside our club but I guess it did. I was the one who took that first picture. I just got back from Joe Nall a day ago. I tell you what, the cnc machining and finish work on this engine was absolutely gorgeous. It almost didnt even matter not getting to hear it run, I was just loving the way this engine looked and felt. [i]Dont get me wrong, I still would have loved to hear it run.[/i] David
Posted on: 5/19/2012 5:46 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11087136
RE: Plans coversion from dwg to pdf
Do you have autocad or do you just have your plans in .dwg format? If you do have autocad, you can convert your plans using that program just by plottining it to a file instead of your printer. Other than that, I would say check with a local print shop. I have a local store that will convert any type of file into whatever format I want.
Posted on: 5/16/2012 6:23 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11083709
RE: ***CUB BROTHERHOOD***
If you love cubs and you love them on floats, here is a video you would probably enjoy [8D]. I took it at Joe Nall yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=741zjQKPcDk&list=UUAjlFbg1WWV7QS6JuDdzp_g&index=1&feature=plcp
Posted on: 5/15/2012 6:05 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Kit Building"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11082271
RE: Birmingham RC Club40 Race May 5th,2012
That was the one picture I didn't get a chance to take. I started taking pictures when you were giving out the 3rd place b main award.
Posted on: 5/6/2012 7:24 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11070918
RE: Birmingham RC Club40 Race May 5th,2012
Here are the awards pictures
Posted on: 5/6/2012 11:52 AM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11070494
RE: Birmingham RC Club40 Race May 5th,2012
I think for the most part I posted all of my best pictures from today. I do have a few more videos of random rounds in random heats. I will go through them and if they look good I will post a few of them. Ill post some of the awards pictures tommorrow also. David
Posted on: 5/5/2012 10:27 PM by Author "davidgeorge212"
in the forum "Club 40"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11069993
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