RE: World Models .60 size P-51 MustangPetie 2nd version
[quote]ORIGINAL: aaroncmh Thanks Ed...much appreciated. And Airborne told me to just send the wings back so they can see if the flap hinges had glue on them...dude even said cut the wings in half to make a smaller package which I thought was really cool. After he said it I looked at the two hinges that were left in the flap that came off and each one had a little 1/4''x1/4'' shiny spot with some balsa on it...which doesn't seem like much glue. Ha, ha I suppose it's wise to drop some CA on the hinges before you fly. Also, I'm wondering how many people are like ''yeah right you crashed it''. Ha, ha [/quote] Hmm - well if one flap came loose (separated from the wing due to the hinges coming loose) on the approach that side of the wing would lose lift and the loose flap would cause a lot of drag on that side. Both would tend to make that side of the wing drop. So did that side of the wing drop? Ed
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RE: World Models .60 size P-51 MustangPetie 2nd version
+1 [:o] I had one - it's a great airplane. Sorry Ed
Posted on: 5/22/2013 12:33 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Thoughts and Prayers for Tornado Victims Moore
Our prayers are with the search for more survivors. Ed
Posted on: 5/21/2013 7:40 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: World Models .60 size P-51 MustangPetie 2nd version
I will add a couple of comments here- there is a new Evolution 20GX 20cc (1.20 cu. in.) gas engine $279 that might be a possibility for this plane, if you don't already have an engine picked out. It comes with an inverted pitts muffler standard at this price. Also World Models has updated this plane so it now has fairings on the fuselage next to the wing so it looks a bit better. Ed
Posted on: 5/16/2013 8:31 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: 7c 2.4 throttle timer at low throttle?
I replaced the new 3004 servo that I had in the plane with another new 3004 servo, and the new servo does the same thing. I have the travel toward idle set at 50%. When I put the throttle to this point the servos both go to the desired position but then after about 20 seconds the servo goes to full travel in that direction with no stick movement. I timed it this time so I know it's about 20 seconds. Ed
Posted on: 5/15/2013 2:27 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Futaba Radios Direct support forum"
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RE: P-51 MUSTANG PHOTOS ONLY
More from GML Sept 2007:
Posted on: 9/17/2012 7:01 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: P-51 MUSTANG PHOTOS ONLY
Gathering of Mustangs Columbus Ohio Sept 2007:
Posted on: 9/17/2012 6:46 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Military colors only at warbird meets?
I think the military scheme requirement is good because it is a tribute to WW1, 2, and the other "conflicts", "storms", etc (not to the purpose that these planes have since been used), and while several have made a good argument for accepting postwar schemes it just isn't the same to me. To me the best reason to accept the postwar/betweenwar schemes and planes is to show how respected the "warbirds" (both planes and pilots and the rest of the air force) have become for how they helped protect our freedom. Ed
Posted on: 9/14/2012 2:47 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Returning to the hobby, want electric to hand launch
The parkzone mustang is an easy hand launch - I have it. Flies good too in wind up to say 10mph. Above that if you are a trained pilot. Ed
Posted on: 9/12/2012 3:13 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Freewing ME-262
Uncljoe- If you are referring to the one at nitroplanes that 262 is from Dynam, not Freewing right? Ed
Posted on: 9/7/2012 4:42 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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Freewing ME-262
Looks like there is a decent (not perfect but decent) looking electric ME-262 coming. I just might have to get one- if they fly ok. What do you guys think? It's a foamy but if it flies OK its going to be a lot cheaper than the turbines and might be the first 262 that looks decent and maybe flies ok as well. Ed ME262 Specification Material: EPO Fuselage length: 1280mm Wingspan: 1500mm Flight weight: 3000g Thrust: 2800g Motor size: 2849-2300kv EDF size: 70mmEDF(one normal,one reverse) Battery: 6s 25c 3700mah ESC: Doub-55A Servo: 6pcs9g+4pcs17g Landing gear: Metal electric retracts
Posted on: 9/6/2012 7:48 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Airborne Models
I have flown their planes for almost 10 years now and the mustangs I fly from World are well built and fly well. They have always had the spare parts that I wanted for a resonable price. This is much better customer service than some of the larger hobby suppliers have been providing lately. Ed
Posted on: 9/2/2012 12:14 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: New DLE 35
[quote]ORIGINAL: rcguy59 That's why I like the Sierra gear. When I first put this bird together, I used a set of SpringAir gear that I had on hand. They weren't up to it. [/quote] rcguy - which SpringAir gear part number did you use in this plane? What were the specific problems you saw with them? thanks Ed
Posted on: 9/2/2012 12:08 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Super Tigre .90 Flying Weight..
Depends on what you expect with 3d flying. To me this plane is too heavy for the g90 to fly the typical 3D I am used to seeing. But with the right prop it could do some limited 3D, and would have pretty good vertical. Ed
Posted on: 8/30/2012 7:23 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Camarillo, CA Channel Islands Condors Field Closure
How does anyone expect to put out a lipo fire? they are almost impossible to put out - you can only isolate then from flammable things next to them. So did the club members act in any way to stop the fire around the lipo? Had the club done ANYTHING to prepare for the possibility of a crash and fire? Ed
Posted on: 8/29/2012 1:43 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: *World Models 70
The baffling that others have done seems to be most effective when you direct the air at the cylinder and out the back of the cowl. The rule for air flow that most say is you need twice as much area for the air to get out of the cowl as you allow for air to enter the cowl. Ed
Posted on: 8/29/2012 6:07 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Best car for the hobby
The best/cheapest vehicle for this hobby is a Chrysler minivan. All 4 rear seats fold down so it's easy to fit planes in this vehicle, and easy to put the seats back up too. The new 3.6 liter engine gets good gas mileage too, and has strong acceleration for freeway entrances etc. with all 4 seats down you can put a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the back laying flat. Ed
Posted on: 8/27/2012 7:24 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "The Clubhouse"
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RE: *World Models 70
I had the 60 size top flite gold edition jug and their 60 size gold edition mustang (I had an early gold edition kit version of the mustang) and they both needed down trim as you describe. However I have not seen this on the other twm/world models mustangs planes that I have and am flying now. So I wondered if the other jugs were twm jugs. My twm 60 size mustang is a bit older (I've been flying it for 8 years now) but i kind of doubt they have changed it much from what I have seen in posts here. The GS mustang is maybe 5 years old and the newer versions might have changed a little but not very much either. Anyway thanks for your feedback - I have the twm p47 arf just like you have and was curious. Mine is still in the box though - I got delayed in assembling it some due to adapting to flying here in Texas after I moved here from Ohio a couple years ago. Ed
Posted on: 8/25/2012 6:23 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: *World Models 70
[quote]ORIGINAL: flycolorado Not sure if anyone is still following this thread but I thought I’d share my Jug just in case. It’s got a DLE30 and a Great Planes LiFe (2100mA) running everything. I used an ignition battery eliminator/optical kill for the motor to save weight and it came out at 11lbs 4Oz. CG is at 4 ¾� and it feels perfect, it fly’s light and with authority. I found that the elevator needed to be set up looking like it was a flat bottom airfoil, not a symmetrical as you would expect. We discovered this to be true with 2 other Jug’s at the field. I set it up symmetrical and ran out of down trim trying to get it to fly level on the maiden. Just put a ruler on the bottom of the horizontal stab and bring the tip of the elevator down close to the ruler. It’s no speed demon so don’t think the DLE is over powered but the climb outs are awe inspiring! flycolorado- Thanks for your post. what altitude are you flying? What prop do you have on the dle30? Seems like you are propped for thrust since you have unlimited vertical. Regarding your comment about the elevator trim - are the other two jugs also the twm (World Models) p47? I have their 60 size mustang and their GS mustang and neither of those need much down elevator trim from neutral at the cg that world models recommends. They both fly VERY well. Ed
Posted on: 8/25/2012 8:44 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: *** CLUB SUPER TIGRE ***
[quote]ORIGINAL: hsukaria I need advice tuning my ST G51. The past year or so I noticed that the midrange transition is very rich and I get a stumble, sometimes big surges (engine cuttng) while transitioning from idle to WOT while flying. It acts like it is very rich in the midrange. Sometime ago I loosened the 2 throttle barrel screws and rotated the throttle assembly very slightly clockwise to help lean it a bit. The low speed needle valve is set as lean as I can get it without sacrificing a good idle, the high speed needle is set just a bit rich from peak. So, should I rotate the throttle barrel clockwise some more? I am running 15% nitro with a medium plug, 11x7 prop and a MACs one-piece muffler. Performance is excellent except for the throttle transition. Thanks. [/quote] Ringed Tigers need to be adjusted to get the correct setting after they are broken in, so its normal for the carb to need readjusted as they go through breakin. The original muffler has the correct back pressure for the engine it comes with. Aftermarket mufflers often are not designed for the particular engine they are advertised/sold for so they don't give the correct back pressure thus it's hard to get good fuel feed and transition/midrange. 15% seems like a high nitro percent for a tiger - try 10%. Ed
Posted on: 8/20/2012 2:37 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: switch to spectrum equipment
Futaba absolutely did respond to this issue so your statemet is completely wrong. Ed
Posted on: 8/11/2012 8:42 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: Speed prop for DLE 30
Take a look at the Syssa SAP180 30cc gas engine - they have a reduced pprice deal on now in the gas engine for sale area. Their ad says: [font="Arial"]Summer Special Syssa Aircraft Performance Syssa 30cc Gasoline Engine including IBEC! (RTF) "Readiness: RTF Condition: New in Box Why Selling: Summer special including Ultra IBEC! Willing to Trade: No Item Description: The next 3 Engines purchased through RCU will get free shipping and and free Ultra IBEC! These next 3 engines are in stock and ready to ship within one day with the new CNC machined muffler system. Looking to go gasoline this year? Powerful, lightweight, reliable, smooth and easy to run, the Syssa 30cc is the quality gasoline engine for you! Designed specifically from the ground up for RC model airplanes, we CNC machine just about every part on all our engines from extremely high grade materials. Our 30cc engine features a single piece CNC machined billet engine block made from virgin USA, aircraft grade aluminum. A billet CNC machined connecting rod made with the highest quality USA alloy steels connects the piston to the crank while a single-piece and forged, LOMass engineered crankshaft for a bullet-proof design rounds out the bottom end. Our pistons are also completely CNC machined from extreme quality USA alloy bar stocks. Less than 4 in width (at the widest point - the muffler), the Syssa 30 fits easily in almost any 1.20 size and up model without hacking up the sides of your cowl! Even a 20 pound scale plane will fly with the Syssa 30! The Syssa 30 comes complete with auto-advancing CDI, dual outlet, SAP rear pitts style muffler, set of standoffs, high quality mounting hardware, Dubro ball links for throttle and choke, SAP Mounting Template, 2 Year Complete Warranty on Parts and Labor, and a pumped and juiced Walbro carb. With the stock Pitts style muffler you will get he following performance: 18x6 Vess or Xoar prop at 8700+ and makes 18 pounds of thrust installed a typical model APC 18x6 Wide at 8900-9100 rpm On a tuned pipe you will get the following performance: 18x6 Vess or Xoar prop at 9600 rpm+ and makes 21 pounds of thrust in a typical model 18.5 x 5.5 Vess Special 3D cut prop 22 pounds of thrust installed in a typical model Mejlik 18x6 Carbon Prop 10,000 rpm+ The Syssa 30cc gasoline engine gives outstanding performance in planes like Funtanas, Extras, Yaks, Stangs, Cubs and Spitfires and accepts a wide variety of propellers to suit any flying style. Whether it's pulling gliders, rocketing out of hovers, formula racing speed, profiles or Warbird roar, hundreds of modelers have our engines all over the world in climates as varied as their models. Syssa 30cc's are in stock and ready to ship from our factory in Meriden, CT or ask your local dealer about carrying our engines! [color=#000099]Our engines have been tested over 14,000 rpm for sustained periods without failure - There is a difference. [/color] Please see our website for more information on the current standoff sizes we offer, as well as downloadable manuals, photos, gasoline FAQ's and other helpful information on gasoline powered RC aircraft. Visit www.syssaaircraft.com or call (860) 538 - 2937 (860) 538 - 2937 today!" Ed
Posted on: 8/7/2012 5:24 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Top Flight P-51 1/5 scale hinge points
[quote]ORIGINAL: mesaflyer Hello, Building this plane from the kit. The plans say to use Robart heavy duty hinge points for all the control surfaces. This is fine for the flaps, but for the other control surfaces (ail, ele, rudder) they seem to be a little too large in diameter. There isn't much meat left in the control surfaces near the end of the control point (you can see this by looking at the cross section of the aileron plans). I'm afraid that if not drilled exactly centered, the hinge point might protrude from the surface and that there just isn't enough meat to hold them in place. I suppose I could cut off about 1/4'' and shorten them. I also bought the Great Planes medium size, but they seem to be a little small. They fit, and I think they would work fine, I'm just a little worried about their size. I wish there was a size in between the Robart and the GP. Just curious what others have use on their planes? Thanks [/quote] Robart has more than one size of hinge points - maybe you should consider a smaller Robart in the areas where the ones you have seem a little too big. Ed
Posted on: 8/5/2012 12:21 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: TopFlite Giant Scale P-47D ARF...
go to the bottom of this forum page and type p47 into the search for this warbird forum. Several threads on this plane come up for me when I do that. Ed
Posted on: 8/2/2012 7:52 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Futaba 6 EX 2.4 Systems Upgrades
I have one of the 7 channel units involved and I recall that it was advertised in various ways at the time. I got the free shipping/fix/free return shipping deal. Ed
Posted on: 8/2/2012 7:48 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Futaba Radios Direct support forum"
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RE: LiPo Life
My point is that the escs can be designed to avoid overdischarging the lipo and causing battery puffing and other issues. So why not redesign them to eliminate the problems? The technology is out there to do it. Plus it wouldn't cost much to include chargers that have the storage charge feature included with the RTF planes from Parkzone or others. As an engineer I'm certain it wouldn't add much cost to the escs - especially the higher priced escs. But I won't bother - the chinese would just copy it as soon as it was done, and the US government won't stop them so it would be a waste of my time to do it. So I will just do what you guys are doing and for my one parkzone mustang I will do whatever is easiest for me. For those who really want the hobby to move more to electric this needs to be pushed HARD because as I said in my previous post I'm sure a lot of prospective e-pilots haven gotten disgusted and quit when their batteries went puffy etc. So the hobby will continue to decline unless this kind of thing is eliminated from the hobby. A good post that clearly shows the problem is in part "Regarding puffing - or ballooning - LiPo packs, boy that's a tough lesson for people getting into electric. I know it was for me. I always thought you should let re-chargeable batteries sit fully charged... but then my LiPo packs smacked me upside the head like a balloon. So I bought a AC680 charger that has a "Storage" charge cycle on it putting the packs at about 3.81V / cell. I have 6 new battery packs, none of them are showing any puffing whatsoever. I wish I had ready this information before I lost some expensive LiPo packs." To me this is the perfect illustration of the problem - and of a pilot who was willing to bite the bullet and spend the money and time to figure it out and keep on flying - but a lot of other would just walk away and tell a bunch of others not to bother with this hobby. Just telling the VERY small percentage of e-pilots that end up reading these threads how dumb they are might make you feel better but it won't keep them in the hobby. This is the general theme of most of the posts I have read on this subject here and on other sites - if you don't know this it's your fault. Kind if sad I think. Ed
Posted on: 7/30/2012 4:39 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: LiPo Life
I have been told that you should not discharge a lipo more then 70% of its capacity - and that discharging over this will cause them to puff. I have also been told that discharging or using a battery that is not rated to give the current you want/are using will also cause puffing. This is confirmed by the guys at my field who regularly fly electric planes of a wide variety of sizes. The problem to me is that noone tells the new e-pilot this stuff, and so their batteries puff and they usually throw them out and get new ones and those puff etc etc etc. So why does this happen- seems like most airplane escs are set to draw the battery voltages down too far - or at least far enough that they puff and can become dangerous. And a lot of experienced e-pilots know this, so why don't the companies that make and sell escs design them so the batteries don't get damaged/puff? I will bet that there are many many people who see the batteries puff and get disgusted and either never get any more batteries or they throw the whole plane in the trash - and 99% of these people forget this hobby. Some hobby shops make sarcastic answers to these questions - seems like they know it's a problem but they expect you to magically know this stuff when the design of the escs could be changed to prevent this. There are digital meters that are sold that tell you how much of the battery charge has been used. So its clear that the technology is out there to fix this issue - the escs need to be designed so they won't discharge the batteries too far. What do you guys think? Right? Wrong? Some other fix instead? Ed
Posted on: 7/30/2012 11:52 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Batteries & Chargers"
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RE: Giant Scale crop dusters?
Mosquitoes in Texas sometimes carry the Rocky Mountain Fever, which in some cases kills the person they bite/infect. So killing them here is to me an absolute necessity. But spraying a big enough area to keep them away from you would take a chunk of money and time, and a club doesn't usually have that to commit to that - unless one of the club members gets it and needs serious medical care - then the club will get more serious about it. Ed
Posted on: 7/18/2012 5:24 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Blatant censorship on this forum
I think that if you want to have totally free speech on the an rc internet forum you should create your own forum system and run it yourself. Then you can let anyone post whatever you want. RCU is an excellent forum and is run very well. No forum system will ever be perfect but they do very well here. Ed
Posted on: 7/11/2012 7:05 AM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: New DLE 35
[quote]ORIGINAL: SpinnerRow [quote]ORIGINAL: rmoose id start off with a 19x10 a 19x8 works well on a dle -30 or a vess 19 b or c [/quote] I'm looking for speed on an 80'' World Models P-51. So for me it may be a 17x13 or 18x12 or so. Hopefully it'll rev into the high 8K range or low 9K range without ventilating the block. [/quote] The guys in the scale racing area - see scale racing under the pylon racing Forum here on rcu - are starting a class to race the TWM 80 inch mustangs using this general size engine - so you might want to take a look at what they are doing. Ed
Posted on: 7/10/2012 3:04 PM by Author "rc34074" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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