RE: RC Guys Super Decathlon coming
I just finished building my RCG Super Decathlon and I have a couple of tips for those with complaints/worries about the covering and struts. First, the covering - there is a product called Seal it pen that can be used to seal all of the edges of the covering so that thre is never a problem with the covering coming up. Seal it pen is a paint marker filled with automotive clear coat that is made for edge sealing vinyl graphics. You can get it here http://www.aerographix.biz/seal_it_pen.htm or look around - I found it locally for less than $10 per pen. Also, as others have already pointed out, Dan will help you out if your stars/stripes start to peel up. Second, the struts. I have built a couple of hangar 9 planes with struts and I really like their strut attachment setup. I ordered a set of pawnee struts from horizon HAN4035 . With this kit you will get enough brackets/pins/struts to retrofit your Super D with folding/quick release struts. The pawnee struts are cut down and JB weld and rivited into the origional struts. The hangar 9 brackets will also have to be modified to accpt the 6-32 bolt in the wing. The end result is a plane that requires no tools to assemble at the feld! If there is any interest I could try to get some pictures of the modified struts. -Matt
Posted on: 6/26/2011 3:27 PM by Author "mblackwell1002" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - General"
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RE: NEW DLE 20cc Gasser! (Data & Links 1st Post)
Here you go, pics from camera phone...
Posted on: 1/9/2011 7:10 PM by Author "mblackwell1002" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: NEW DLE 20cc Gasser! (Data & Links 1st Post)
FYI, I found an old .60 sized headder and muffled tuned pipe that fit the DLE 20 without too much modification. before anyone asks, I don't know the brand of either... they were in a box of tuned pipe parts i picked up at a swap meet. I had to add an extension to the headder to get the tuned length out to ~23 inches. With that said, the motor is on a test stand and has had about 30oz of fuel through it @ 30:1 and it's spinning an xoar 17x6 @ 8750 peak rpm. The pipe makes the motor whisper below 6k rpm, but once it's on the pipe she really sings (still quieter than the stock exhaust though! Throttle transition is very good unless it has been sitting @ idle for more than a minute. Midrange mixture seems good. More to come once it's on the OMP Fusion bought this for. I'm sure the small diameter of the headder (5/8") and the small volume of the .60 sized pipe are holding it back some. I look forward to someone else putting a proper sized pipe or canister on one of these! Great little motor!!
Posted on: 1/7/2011 2:26 PM by Author "mblackwell1002" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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