RE: SMALL 2012 dates are set: May 31-June 3
[quote]ORIGINAL: Thomas B [quote]ORIGINAL: vauxhall Nice looking model plane BTW, even if it is powered by the Prince of Darkness. [/quote] Hey now.....Lucas does NOT make electric model airplane equipment....;) [/quote] Thank heavens for that.
Posted on: 6/23/2012 10:43 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: SMALL 2012 dates are set: May 31-June 3
[quote]ORIGINAL: skaliwag It Needs some Castor Slime on it's belly.. Then it's a cool airplane. [/quote] How old fashioned of you Steve. Flicking props is only for us old guys now, the 1/2A Forum seems to be becoming an electric one. Doesn't RCU already have a forum for the electrophiles? Nice looking model plane BTW, even if it is powered by the Prince of Darkness.
Posted on: 6/22/2012 6:51 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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Cox .049 Reeds.
Stainless steel, mylar or teflon? I have tried them all over the years and they all seem to achieve the same end result for my sport engines. Maybe one type is less likely to gum shut than others? What type do you favour? I'm going through my Cox engines and doing some rebuilding, checking rod slop, new gaskets and reeds etc., general fettling.
Posted on: 4/29/2012 11:48 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Dakota Bipe.
Looks like a Dakota on steroids, I 'll get started my Osprey soon. Thanks to all the other Dakota fans for contributing too, some nice pictures of the little bipe on here.
Posted on: 4/22/2012 10:31 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Dakota Bipe.
Looks like I may have to build another Dakota and r/c-a- fye it. I refuse to defile my current i.c. F/F Dakota. I see Dave Fritzke has the slightly bigger Osprey r/c version plan of the Dak on his site. Thanks Dave. Looks the goods, now where did I put that balsa?
Posted on: 4/19/2012 9:26 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Dakota Bipe.
O.K. Steve, you have bragging rights. Looks like a couple of plan departures for your R/C version.
Posted on: 4/17/2012 9:50 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Dakota Bipe.
Flies good too.
Posted on: 4/17/2012 7:15 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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Dakota Bipe.
Not R/C , but, definitely 1/2A and better still, i/c powered. After purchasing the kit late in 2010, my Dakota finally flew a couple of days ago. Testors/ McCoy .049 engine with after market head and OS A3 plug. I'm using 10% nitro, 20% castor and a Cox 6x3 prop. This all seems ideal, with just the right amount of power and climb for the little Dakota. What a terrific fun flier, thanks to Joe Wagner for the design and BMJR for marketing the kit.
Posted on: 4/17/2012 2:55 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Ryan Fireball plans
There's a Sept 71 MAN on Ebay right now. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SEPT-1971-MODEL-AIRPLANE-NEWS-aviation-model-magazine-/270821197483?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0e3386ab
Posted on: 4/15/2012 4:53 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Gilbert .11 - equivalent engine?
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2374209/anchors_2425279/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#2425279 Anyone who's interested, here's a link to one old KK Phantom thread. A search will find a few others as well.
Posted on: 4/14/2012 9:10 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Gilbert .11 - equivalent engine?
Here's a Gilbert powered Keil Kraft Phantom . Black Hawk Models market a kit these days or plenty of free plans on the net if you want to scratch build one. Non aerobatic trainer ( I did manage to loop my P.A.W.1.5 diesel powered version ), cutie and all around fun flier. All sheet construction builds fast. I've never owned a Gilbert engine, so I can't comment on it's power output..
Posted on: 4/14/2012 9:04 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Old control line C-47
A really good model, I'd like a closer look at the cockpit detail.
Posted on: 3/22/2012 3:59 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Minnie Mambo
That looks great. I'm ALMOST inspired to build one. Don't you love lazer cut kits?.....John.
Posted on: 2/25/2012 4:57 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: beechcraft baron
Dennis has been building a submarine. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10731250/anchors_10824759/mpage_3/key_/anchor/tm.htm#10824759
Posted on: 11/23/2011 2:02 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: What to do with a plane after you fly the wings off of it .
90 m.p.h on clear ice !!!! I hope there's a brake pedal in there somewhere.
Posted on: 10/27/2011 11:28 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: New Tiny Toy
That is really nice Steve. Looks like it should be rubber powered...............John.
Posted on: 10/25/2011 10:12 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: scratch build altering plans curtiss goshawk
Dave Fritzke has a C/L scale Gulf Hawk plan on his site, might be something to start with. http://my.pclink.com/~dfritzke/gulfhawk.pdf
Posted on: 10/17/2011 2:51 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: im new here just flew my first CL in 30 years!
Nice looking plane you've got there Gus, well done. C/L is all about having fun and sounds like you had plenty of that. It's true, bigger planes with a built up wing are a lot easier to get off the ground, to fly and also to land. They will glide pretty well if you've got the CofG correctly located, as per the plan. When you've got the current model under control you could move up to something like the inexpensive and easy building SIG Akromaster on 50' lines and a .15 up front. You won't believe how great it flies for not too many dollars.
Posted on: 9/11/2011 11:53 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: OS 35FP-S Oil / Nitro Percentages
Some like to use synthetic oil, I'm not one of 'em. Nuff said.
Posted on: 8/20/2011 10:44 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: OS 35FP-S Oil / Nitro Percentages
Why not talk to Scott Reise if he built the engine. You can PM him on Stuka Stunt forum. I run my C/L OS engines on 10% nito, 20% castor 70% methanol. They also like the hot A3 glow plug. Just how I do it, Scott may disagree.
Posted on: 8/20/2011 4:04 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Fox.35 CAD Drawing.
Hi Charles, thanks for your reply. A CAD file has been sent by another builder and the Fox.35 installed on my plan. Just got to build the plane now........John.
Posted on: 7/17/2011 6:51 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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Fox.35 CAD Drawing.
Hi, does anyone know of a CAD drawing of the Fox.35 thats available for use. Just re-drawing an old plan of mine showing a different motor, I'd like to alter it to show a Fox.35. If not I'll get the verniers out and start measuring. John
Posted on: 7/15/2011 6:40 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Building Roy Clough Sheet Metal Susie....engine?
The model sure looks very different from the balsa planes we're more used to seeing. I'll admit to being a fan of Roy's designs, I built and flew his .049 powerd C/L autogyro in early 1960's. It flew very well and amazed us all. We'd all like to see some photos of your build............John.
Posted on: 6/25/2011 5:30 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Building Roy Clough Sheet Metal Susie....engine?
Try an OS.15 or an early Fox.15. I'll post this link so others can see the model. http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:nVwRohKJRwQJ:www.rcgroups.com/forums/showatt.php%3Fattachmentid%3D3470384+Sheet+Metal+Susie&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgJ02u3cUBwfhP5RXyPX1hoMbfVBMejnduvK6kzK1rg-l-7ynqBgxHY6pR3H1F92u28kpkz-zJF0Gvbcj6EcN33_6H7J-90_9ILM5SfHvhgX8Ftxr49879MMgRPXqvmO6z_HuXN&sig=AHIEtbSJ70olSntZhZ_RYdmcUnPKCCJqhw
Posted on: 6/22/2011 8:16 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Fox 35
Yep, that is a Fox.35, the classic stunt engine. Get yourself a SIG Twister kit and a set of 60' lines and go have some grass roots stunt flying fun. C/L rocks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIwV0ZAviW8
Posted on: 6/14/2011 2:20 AM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum "Control Lines"
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RE: Need ideas for club dinner
Just make the trivia quizz for after dinner, and don't make all the questions aviation ones if you want everyone involved. http://www.triviaplaying.com/
Posted on: 3/12/2011 7:02 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Need ideas for club dinner
How about a trivia quizz evening, with a mixture of aviation, some general knowlege and old TV show questions etc. to keep the ladies interested.
Posted on: 3/10/2011 9:03 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Home machine shop links.
Here's a link to Roy Clough Jnr.'s Little Dragon engine. I've made one on my hobby lathe, very basic, uses mainly bar stock. http://modelenginenews.org/lildragon/index.html Drawings and text in the PDF.
Posted on: 2/6/2011 8:36 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Home machine shop links.
If you're interested in making your own engine, this is a good place to start, lots of free info........John http://modelenginenews.org/
Posted on: 2/6/2011 12:45 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: LST trainer
Nice looking model in the pictures. Put a Cox .049 in your one. You might find good advice on one of the electric forums, this one is for IC powered models mainly. We're all worried about exploding lipo batteries, those new fangled electric things just aren't safe. Whenever I see mention of the LST I remember the late Mr. Lynn Sipes, he was fond of the design......John.
Posted on: 2/3/2011 8:37 PM by Author "vauxhall" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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