RE: ZIROLI 96
Sam: Sorry to hear about that. Amazing that you had so little fuse damage hitting a chain link fence. You're right. Years of flying Zenoah's and the only un-intended engine stoppage I ever had was when I deprived a G-62 of fuel. That'll usually do it ! Let us know if/when you divine the engine problem. I aready have the GT-80 for my Hellcat. As usual, your repair thread is inspirational. Makes me wonder if I should try to ressurect my Fw. Nawwww! Mark
Posted on: 9/18/2012 6:56 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Pedro: Sorry, busy hosting my event last weekend (then recovering from it) The CG is best set at the second rivet line back from the "exhaust port" on the molded fuselage Another way of describing it: extrapolate the leading edge all the way to the fuse side with a straight-edge. It's 5.5" back from that point. I would show you pictures, but my fuselage isn't in very good shape in that region! If you post a full length and a front half pic of your fuse, I can show you where. It seemed too far forward, but it flew great.
Posted on: 9/15/2012 2:49 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Here's a pre-crash photo of my plane, edited with a vertical red line to show the correct CG Good Luck!
Posted on: 9/15/2012 2:45 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Robart Landing gears Vs other ones for Ziroli P38
Amen on the G-Pete thread. Sierra by far the strongest and prettiest and most reliable More expensive, but many times worth it. Robart good: certainly OK if all your landings are smooth ;) Easier to get replacement parts if they aren't smooth. I have no experience with the others Order your Sierra gear early. Unless he just happens to have a set in stock, manufacturing them can take a while. mt
Posted on: 9/15/2012 10:09 AM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Saturday
Posted on: 9/14/2012 9:15 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Why are these guys making the same idiotic hand signal? And why are they both smiling so hard???
Posted on: 9/14/2012 9:12 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Sixteen engines flew simultaneously several times And yes, all dropped bombs.
Posted on: 9/14/2012 9:09 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
All Kinds
Posted on: 9/14/2012 9:03 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Coming right up! We had a great event: 26 pilots, 150 spectators, not many crashes Cross-wind Saturday, but Sunday so perfect we were exhausted by evening. I will post some of my amateur pics, but I expect the pro's (Lloyd and Starla) to have their select finest to me soon. Thanks, mt
Posted on: 9/14/2012 3:09 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Not such a mystery, huh? Tell ya what: you bring that TigerCat up here and I'll "store" it ;) for ya, then you can easily drive up and participate in the event every year! mt
Posted on: 9/11/2012 4:56 AM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
[size=4]Mystery:[/size] What is the meaning of this "Number One Finger" sign that everyone keeps making? Technically, Barnett could've posed for the same picture. Why are they always smiling?
Posted on: 9/10/2012 10:43 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
A few more pix:
Posted on: 9/10/2012 10:38 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
No Problem, Jeff: I know how life gets in the way! If you had missed Saturday, then shown up Sunday, everybody would've thought you were the Magic Weather Man to miss the cross-wind. See ya next year, mt
Posted on: 9/10/2012 10:14 AM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
[size=4]Thanks to all pilots and spectators who attended our Fly-In this year. 26 pilots, our best turn-out yet I'm sorry for the surprise cross-wind that grounded most of us Saturday Those of you who could stay for Sunday know that it was unspeakably gorgeous with winds 3-10 mph right down the runway. We flew till we were exhasted and sun-drenched! Thanks again for coming and I hope to see you again next year[/size]
Posted on: 9/9/2012 8:43 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Only the picture in Post #2 is Radcliffe: Dwayne's private strip. It's in good shape All the other grass is at our field near Ames, not necessarily this year. Grass got pretty brown during the drought, but has greened up surprisingly after 4" of rain in the last several weeks
Posted on: 9/9/2012 8:36 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: NOTAM from Hell
The people who are assigned to protect our presidential candidates seem to have no way to distinguish between RC'ers (NO RISK), and domestic or foreign terrorists with shoulder-mounted SAM's (THEORETICAL RISK). My state has only seven electoral votes, but is a "swing state," so we're getting shut down with annoying frequency. This weekend we have a big club event we've been planning for 9 months, but on a few hours notice, it could be completely shut down on the whim of some schedule-happy campaign manager. It doesn't seem fair when it's happening to me!!! :( But we mean so little when compared to the The Big Picture.
Posted on: 9/7/2012 4:39 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Maybe Sunday would be the day I finally scrunch up my nerve and fly the big 17! Afterall, all it's various parts take up my ENTIRE trailer, so it's not like I can bring it out with other planes.
Posted on: 9/7/2012 6:59 AM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
We'll be glad to have you any time, Jeff. Sunday is usually a much more relaxed day: all the prizes are given out Saturday, but you already have won enough of those, right? Weather Sunday is forecast to be even nicer: high of 77 and basically ZERO wind mt
Posted on: 9/6/2012 8:33 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Saturday's forecast is still perfect: 75 degrees, light NNW wind Wear a jacket for the mornings Master groundskeeper and club MVP Kent has given us the flattest, greenest field ever. North and South views. Hope to see ya there! mt
Posted on: 9/6/2012 4:26 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Saturday forecast is still near perfect: 75 degrees and light NNW winds Thanks to our masterful groundskeeper: our amazingly green and flat field. From the North and the South. Pictures taken today Hope to see ya there!
Posted on: 9/6/2012 4:18 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
2walla: I agree on both counts. I had to put two big Ni-cads in the aft fuse to balance it with the Moki. I'm sure with a 3W, lead will be needed up front. Does the 3W106 fit in the Fw cowl without cut-outs for the plugs? That is a SWEET engine. I understand what you're saying about the gear mounts. A general rule in RC aviation is when you reinforce a break point, you just move the break point up to a more expensive place. For this particular set-up, however, I theorized: 1) My maiden landing was SO smooth the prop didn't even stop turning when the left gear broke, so the majority of my future landings were not going to be any smoother, so I had to improve things somehow 2) This plane is such a smooth flyer and lander that "bad landings" will be uncommon My second-hand kit came with a big long thick swath of carbon fiber cloth glued to the inside of both fuse sides. Not sure if that was factory-installed or after-market.
Posted on: 9/4/2012 10:58 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Pedro: Figuring out the Focke-wulf CG is one of my fondest moments in the hobby. The day before my maiden, an Owatonna Committee of some of the finest minds in RC aviation (including Dino DGiorgio by long-distance cell phone) helped me determine the optimum CG. In the air, it proved perfect. It's marked on my fuse, which I still have. I'll try to get a pic for you soon. I suppose it might be different if they changed the molds when they made the cowl bigger? mt
Posted on: 9/4/2012 10:40 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Pedro: I bought the kit and the plane second-hand in 2005, so it's at least that old. I spent 2006/2007 building it, struggled with the Moki for two years, then That picture after the maiden is 2009. I lost the plane due to Moki in 2011 Good to know your cowl is significantly bigger than mine. In case I buy another one:) Strengthening the landing gear attachment is more about the dorsal surface of the wheel wells than the actual gear rails I had good strong gear rails when I cracked the wing on maiden. The problem is the dorsal surface of the wing is quite thin: strong enough to fly, but easy to push a rib through the skin with even the slightest of runway imperfections. I resolved it by reinforcing the underside of the dorsal surface of the wing (the deep wheel well) with 4 layers of laminated 1/32" ply (so it can be strong but mold to the airfoil) over an area 10" long and as wide as the entire distance from the main spar to the leading edge, then built a new set of 1/4" ply ribs and 1/2" ply gear rails and epoxied it all to each other and the main spar and leading edge. Yeah, it took me two weeks, but I never had any problems, even with rougher landings, after that. I wish I could pop that assembly out of the wreck and into my new one! But that's the main beauty/function of it: custom-contoured fit and epoxy stickin' to the whole chicken. Maybe they have addressed the issue in the newer kits? Mark
Posted on: 9/4/2012 10:39 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Noah: Why, I resemble that remark! My 14 year-old pretends she doesn't know me when I wear one of those shirts. :) Feels bad not seein' you around in Iowa anymore. So, is it hot down there in OK? (That's a jab, not a real question. I've got an uncle in Chickasha) mt
Posted on: 9/4/2012 9:50 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Oh, yeah, Dave??? Well, word on the street is YOU have a nice B-17 sittin' around that hasn't been flown, also!! Get that one going and we could have SIX in the air at one time! I just might have a picture of that one in my files somewhere....here it is. That's you, holding it back (if ya know what I mean) :) :)
Posted on: 9/3/2012 7:27 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Pedro: Be careful in your calculations about the engine and the cowl. Remember that the cowl is slightly wider in the back than the front and the maximum diameter of the engine will hit the cowl somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 of the way forward, so you don't have 12.5" for the engine. Also, some 2-stroke engine spec diagrams aren't real clear as to whether the "head-to-head" measurement includes spark plug and cap, which can be an inch or more The widest part of a Moki 215 is the valve lifters at 11.22" and they had no more than 1/4" clearance where they laid in the cowl for me: a very close fit. Too close, really to allow for vibration and bending, etc.. The flaps are not a part of the original kits (at least not the early ones). I cut mine out of the relatively thin underwing skin and fortified both the flap and the flap bay with stiff balsa you can see if you look closely at the picture I flew with zero flaps, landed with 35 to 45 degrees, depending on wind. No mixes. All my warbirds have some exponential on the low setting for elevator and ailerons. Makes me look like a better pilot than I really am. If you have experience flying warbirds, you can easily land it in 400 feet. Longer is always better, of course. It takes off and lands fine on grass Remember what I said about intrinsic flimsiness of the gear rail attachment points. Better to fix it first rather than after. My maiden flight was spoiled by the left gear punching through the wing-top after a near perfect landing on a grass field If you start to feel overwhelmed by the project and would like someone to take it off your hands, lemme know :)
Posted on: 9/1/2012 8:04 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
Jeff: That would be so AWESOME! I love that plane. If you forget and leave it here, I will babysit it for you till next year. mt
Posted on: 9/1/2012 7:42 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
7-day forecast is for high in the mid 70's, light NNE wind (for whatever that's worth!) With weather that nice and a decent crowd, I will have to bring out Frenesi II
Posted on: 9/1/2012 3:56 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Ames Multi-Engine Fly-In is Back!
7 day forecast (for whatever that's worth!) is for high of 75 with 5-10 knot north winds next Saturday. Then about the same Sunday. That would be awesome! If we get enough attendance, I promise I'll bring out Frenesi II
Posted on: 9/1/2012 3:51 PM by Author "kram" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
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RE: Airworld models. Fw 190 102
Best-flying warbird I ever owned. Like a Cadillac in the air: solid, stable. Practically lands itself Worst thing I ever did was put a Moki in it: eventually caused loss of the plane (it doesn't handle very well dead-stick) Cowl is huge: check the internet for motor dimensions of whatever you're putting in it. I believe the Moki 215 had a diameter of about 11.5 inches and it barely fit. Will need at least a DA 100, maybe 150, to fly with authority. Only problem area I had to reinforce was the wheel wells and gear-mounts. Lemme know if you want details
Posted on: 9/1/2012 2:55 AM by Author "kram" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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