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RE: The funny thing about jets today.....
[quote]ORIGINAL: bevar Well said Jeremy. You kicked it out of the stadium with that post. Beave [/quote] +1
Posted on: 5/24/2013 9:05 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: The funny thing about jets today.....
[quote]ORIGINAL: Area51.5 How is this not true, your statemenr validates it. You cant afford to do one let alone production so the market ia limited. [quote]ORIGINAL: invertmast [quote]ORIGINAL: FenderBean If I win the lottery I will fix all this,[:D] but the fact is nobody is making the jets I like in the size I like but the overseas companies. So what do you do, not fly jets? For me thats
Posted on: 5/24/2013 8:56 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: The funny thing about jets today.....
[quote]ORIGINAL: FenderBean If I win the lottery I will fix all this,[:D] but the fact is nobody is making the jets I like in the size I like but the overseas companies. So what do you do, not fly jets? For me thats not a bid deal since I fly 3d planes and helis but some people only fly jets. I do agree with the above, as a planet we continue to except things our founders would have not. [/quote] Not entirely true! I have been working on a slightly larger and NICER F14 since before FEJ launched their first version. I have stated many times that if anyone is willing to assist financially with the project, their financial support would be returned 100% in the way of a deposit towards a kit. But since this society is a "gimme now!" Type, very few if any are willing to wait for a better product. If i had the cash, i could have a prototype airframe completed and ready for a proper STRESS testing by the end of the year. The problem is, in order to keep these things realistically priced, you must buy in bulk, which is $$$$$, and many of the materials (airex foam and Cf cloth) must come from germany, which is even more $$$ in shipping, as one sheet of airex foam is $60 to ship. 60 sheets is still $60 to ship.
Posted on: 5/24/2013 5:03 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11521907
RE: Paul Mula
[quote]ORIGINAL: dubd The plane had 1/4'' of dust on it and looked like it had flown sorties in the middle east. [/quote] I am trying to upload pictures ashe received it now. The owner is having issues getting them To upload
Posted on: 5/23/2013 7:43 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11520905
RE: Paul Mula
[quote]ORIGINAL: dubd I saw the jet in person when he had it listed for sale. It looked pretty busted sitting in his house. [/quote] Dantley, Busted up is a understatement by verflyby. He drove up for me to look at the twin bug to see if i could repair it, and its way past that stage. 2 of the three landing gear damaged, the entire rear bulkhead that the stabs attach to was torn loose, the canopy is in multiple pieces. The nose section forward of the windscreen was crushed and torn off the rest of the fuse. Both horizontal and vertical stabs were heavily damaged. The main gear mounting structure was broken or busted loose. Essentially, the entire airframe is nothing but garbage, and all of the radio and fuel system install was a rats nest of crap and twisted together wire splices. Even if the airframe would of been salvageable, i would of strongky recommended gutting the model and starting over with the install. The pictures he was provided by paul made the airplane look extremely clean and well taken care of, but that is nothing like what he got.
Posted on: 5/23/2013 7:30 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11520887
RE: Emergency safety alert: FEJ big F-18F Superhornet
Got any photos of the internal damage in the rear fuse? That will tell a whole lot about the lack of adequate structure.
Posted on: 5/23/2013 7:12 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11520852
RE: Composite repair services in New England
Most any autobody place isnt going to know rc model composite constructions or the requirements for light weight repairs. You would probably have better luck posting photos hear of the necessary repair.
Posted on: 5/22/2013 7:24 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Composites Fabrication And Repair"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11519802
RE: New blog: building techniques.
Great reads oli!
Posted on: 5/22/2013 7:20 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11519798
RE: How to get a refund from Fly Eagle Jets?
I don't care if lowell or whoever is only a middle man. If he took the order and initiated the contract, then he is in fact PART of the problem. If you assist with some placing an order, (even if you didn't take the money first hand) then morally I would try and help the customer understand what the delay is. After all, that is the JOB of being a REPRESENTATIVE for a company. You are their to represent and ASSIST the customer no matter what the problem is.. Thats like going to your local auto dealer, buying a car (thats not on the lot) and being told "oh it will be 4 weeks till its delivered" then 4, 6, 8, 10, etc weeks later the dealer won't talk to you, won't help find out WTH is the delay.. The silent treatment is the biggest problem, I'm sure if someone was expecting a model in 8 weeks and it became 8 weeks and 1 day and the customer received an email stating why the model wasn't their and it was sincere the customer would have no problem... as long as a realistic expectation was given and UPDATES were provided on a somewhat regular (weekly) basis.
Posted on: 5/21/2013 8:01 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11518835
RE: 150% enlarged WingontheWeb HO-229
We got 2 more flights in on the Horten #1.5 today. Everything is progressing fairly well. even with the Frise elevons and the a good bit of aileron differential, during left turns the nose refuse to drop into a coordinated turn w/o rudder.. rights turns are "ok". I'm thinking the CG is getting to the point where it may be getting close to the aft edge of the CG limit. I say this b/c Heiner has mentioned that as the CG moves aft, it will eventually hit a point where its turning characteristics get worse, on the 2nd flight today, i had removed 1 more oz of lead from the nose and the left turn coordination was worse than the first flight. So it may be time to add 2 or 3oz back to the nose to see if that helps the coordination issue. Heiner, any suggestions? Other than that, one of the nose gear doors ripped off after the right hand roll again. The nose gear doors have been fighting us through its entire life. I ordered some METAL door hinges this time, so the only way its coming off again, is if the door itself breaks! Tom got some video from his cell phone. the quality sucks, but I think he's better in keeping the Horten in frame with his phone than the camcorder, i'll let you guys decide. lol [URL=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/HO-229%20build/Ho-229takeoff5-21-2013_zpse2beec8d.mp4][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/HO-229%20build/th_Ho-229takeoff5-21-2013_zpse2beec8d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/HO-229%20build/Ho-229landing50-21-2013_zps779345bf.mp4][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/HO-229%20build/th_Ho-229landing50-21-2013_zps779345bf.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And for those local to Fredericksburg, Va. The Horten will be attending Warbirds and classics over fredericksburg!
Posted on: 5/21/2013 7:53 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11518825
RE: FEJ honeycomb owners PLEASE CHECK YOUR STABS
[quote]ORIGINAL: osvaldopv 60Kg is 132.2 pounds . how many G force could be equal to 132Lbs ? for sure could be three times the weight of the airplane. The question is, does manufactures take concern of the G forces when they design ours jets, are they fabricated to hold this amount of force? for sure most of them not. My two cents ........ [/quote] The lift distribution of the wing is depending on allot of factors, weight, airfoil, speed, wing area, general design, etc. on the F14, i believe the fuselage provides around 30% of the total lift, so it would be supporting 30% of the weight (if this number is correct) 132.2lbs would be around 2G's for an airplane like the 1/7 F-14, entirely insufficient IMO! My F-14 is being designed for a 800lb force before failure (400lbs per wing half), or 10G's at 80lbs or 16G's at 50lbs. While it may be a wee bit heavier, it will be built to last!
Posted on: 5/21/2013 1:46 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11518511
RE: Byron/Century Jet retract Drop in replacement
The solo props really only look good. Performace is crap from them IMO, and unless you put huge amount of excess power in the plane, i doubt youd be happy. A dle/da opposed twin wont fit in the nose either. If it was me, id go with a kohlm il135 4stroke twin inline. Its around $3k right now and you can get it from vogelsang aeroscale. Get the one with the 270* timing and it'll sound better than anything else at the flying field!
Posted on: 5/21/2013 9:04 AM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11518241
RE: Speed Freaks Wanted- Over 200 Members already !
[quote]ORIGINAL: vicman I hear ya! If you need to make an emergency trip to be with other speed freaks I think June 22 would be a good day for one. I'm about 4.5 hrs south of you.[:D] [/quote] Yea I was going to go.. problem is, thats the same weekend as my home club's big IMAA event, so i've got to stay and assist with that.. Possibly next year though, as i'll hopefully have the 260mph rocket ready. :)
Posted on: 5/20/2013 7:18 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Extreme Speed Prop Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517736
RE: JHH C-130
Im interested! This would be a great candidate for electric. With the right motor and 4 blade prop combo, they sound pretty close to a turboprop. And with all the room in the fuse, youd have plenty of room for batteries.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 6:10 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517683
RE: Speed Freaks Wanted- Over 200 Members already !
[quote]ORIGINAL: vicman Nice hot rod! It looks pretty fast just sitting there.[:D] [/quote] Thanks, its pretty quick. And considering the wing is just under 1/2" thick and the fuse is about 1 1/2" in diameter, it disappears pretty dang fast.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 6:05 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Extreme Speed Prop Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517676
RE: How to get a refund from Fly Eagle Jets?
[quote]ORIGINAL: lookilook YES with paypal is 45 days, what i have learned is that on the 44th day you open the case and is open until it is resolved....i also found out the hard way. Anyway i have tried a month ago to buy a cancelled order of an f18 and i emailed james and factory and for the first time James never replied and i guess the reply was from somebody in the factory that answered some of my questions and said that they would get back to me...silence since then. [/quote] Probably bc they didnt want you buying someone elses order.. After all, why sell one to make one customer happy (with a refund) when they could sell two.
Posted on: 5/20/2013 4:48 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517590
RE: Mod'd Hostetler 1/4 GeeBee R2
Sanding has begun! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/GeeBee%20R2/null_zps50215b77.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/GeeBee%20R2/null_zps5fbdcc65.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 5/20/2013 3:47 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11517542
RE: JR DS8911 Servo Slop
pretty much all of my JR servo's develop a pretty significant amount of slop after use. I've even replaced the gear trains with new and they still have a good bit of slop. None have ever posed a problem in flight before or after the gear train swap.
Posted on: 5/19/2013 8:38 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11516671
RE: Speed Freaks Wanted- Over 200 Members already !
Here's my primary speed Demon.. DMA Skat vaccum bagged carbon skinned wing and stabs Neu 1105/1.5y inrunner, CC35 esc, 45c 3s 1300mah lipoly APC 4.1x4.1 speed 400 prop spektrum digital servo's. Not sure on the exact speed, but i'm pretty sure its right around 135-145 in level flight.. probably 150-160 out of a small dive. It looks a heck of allot faster though since its only 30" wingspan. the fuse has since been repainted all silver with a Flour. green tail. 2 1/2 minute flight times make for some short fun flights.. I'm currently working on obtaining all the components for a 260mph F5D racer. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/null_zpsd64ee815.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/null_zps42d7cabb.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 5/19/2013 8:18 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Extreme Speed Prop Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11516652
RE: trading calssic car for giant 3d plane
what kind of car?
Posted on: 5/19/2013 7:18 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Questions and Answers"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11516595
RE: Mod'd Hostetler 1/4 GeeBee R2
I built up the tailwheel fork today. Its setup to fit inside of the tailwheel fairing very tightly and so the fairing can screw directly to the top of the fork so the fairing mount screws are concealed. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/GeeBee%20R2/null_zps58af17b2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/GeeBee%20R2/null_zps6122889f.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 5/19/2013 4:48 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11516441
RE: 200mph electric delta brainstorming
for $1500 and the right F5D plane, that'll get you 230-260 with the right combo
Posted on: 5/17/2013 6:06 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Extreme Speed Prop Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11514739
RE: Does anyone recognize this Bobcat!!!!!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: txshan130 says he wants $1500...think it is too good to be true!! [/quote] Is it a local pickup deal, or do you have to have it shipped?
Posted on: 5/17/2013 5:52 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11514726
RE: Pics of the latest, heavy duty pipe from Fly Eagle Jets...
[quote]ORIGINAL: tinal <font size=''4''>some guys use wrong info. to hurt people or company. No good <font size=''4''>tam, your 160size pipe can run p200 long? [/quote] break out the Pom Pom's! Hip hoo raa!
Posted on: 5/16/2013 9:29 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11513876
RE: National 747 crash
[quote]ORIGINAL: eddieC It's called fan and compressor interchangeably. Depends on the manufacturer's term, and some call it both. It accelerates AND compresses the air. In full-scale class (FlightSafety and SimCom), depends on who is teaching that day. Or is it tur-bin?  [:)] [/quote] Its tur Bain
Posted on: 5/16/2013 6:19 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11513729
RE: National 747 crash
[quote]ORIGINAL: willig10 Â You would be correct if this was a pure jet. The engine is a split spool engine and the 3rd stage wheel drives the compressor. The compressors 1st stage is the fan. It is the fan that provides around 90% of the thrust. The other 10% come out of the exhaust cone. Another way of determining a high bypass engine is in it,s thrust reversing system. A pure jet will have clam shell doors that are mounted on the aft end of the engine and when activated they cover the exhaust and divert the exhaust/thrust forward. On a high bypass engine the thrust reversed is mounted on the aft end of the inlet. This is called a cascade reversed and it diverts the fans thrust forward. This is because the majority of the thrust is in the 1st stage fan/compressor. Â Glenn Williams [/quote] First its the compressor that provides the majority of the thrust, now the Fan.. WHICH ONE IS IT!!!!1 Its the FAN!!!!!!!!!!! the compressors just provide the compressed air for the engine core, which turns the FAN
Posted on: 5/16/2013 5:11 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11513649
RE: Why do people keep calling it TURBIN as in trashbin instead of BINE?
[quote]ORIGINAL: Hustler58 Someone from Louisiana is asking about the way people speak or write? A state where they have to have subtitles when they interview someone on TV? Well OK! Don't get upset when this turns in to Conga Line of people trying to kick your nuts for asking the question ! This will be fun to follow! Sorry I'm giggling hard at this one![:D] [/quote] LOL.. i was thinking the same thing when I saw he was from Loooozeeana LOL And Hell.. I'm a country boy from SC, and we barely pronunciate as it is, and we can't even under stand the Cajun's
Posted on: 5/15/2013 8:26 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11512773
RE: New Yellow F/A-18 Build Project
[quote]ORIGINAL: FenderBean are the comp wings and new thing? I thought they were sheeted wood before? [/quote] The composite wings are something i've been thinking of doing on my own... problem is, to many projects on the list, and not enough money and time to do them all!
Posted on: 5/15/2013 2:46 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "RC Jets"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11512533
RE: Sheeting done with Titebond & Heat
[quote]ORIGINAL: saramos Wow, great results on such a complex wing! What was the thickness of your sheeting? [/quote] It was 3/32" balsa. It is extremely light and soft.. just slightly heavier (30 grams) than the same sheet size 1/16" thick contest grade balsa I have. I'll be using the same method later on, on the wing center section (yea, there's more wing!)
Posted on: 9/17/2012 7:42 AM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11231039
RE: Sheeting done with Titebond & Heat
Just tried this method the other night for the first time and it works GREAT! The wing i did it on is very complex is shape (the spars are curved). The only thing is i used the white "gorilla" wood glue as everywhere I went was sold out of titebond. I also let the glue dry for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours and then used my coverite covering iron turned all the way up to iron it down. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/HO-229%20build/null-3-6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/Flamed04R6/HO-229%20build/null-4-3.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 9/16/2012 8:40 PM by Author "invertmast"
in the forum "Tips & Techniques"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11230615
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