RE: WACO YMF
i was looking at those plans SK... if the original point is right in front of the rear wing strut on the plans, where do you / have you found that the new cg point should be moved back? [quote]ORIGINAL: skylarkmk1 EMD Go to the House of Moy site, http://www.houseofmoy.com/waco/ the 1/6th plans are there. Sheet one has the CG on it but it is probably to far forward. Bill has found that ~28% of the Mean aerodynamic cord works very well on the model and is the same as the full size GC. [/quote]
Posted on: 7/31/2011 6:50 PM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10648486

help with gas engine options - carl goldberg 300
this plane has a 69" wingspan and roughly 8lbs. it previously had a os108 in it, however i would like to move to gas. i've looked at a zenoah 20ei, anyone have experience with this engine and or have suggestions as to what might be a better choice given my setup? thanks
Posted on: 2/18/2011 6:02 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Gas Engines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10345102

RE: WACO YMF
Excellent... thank you for the ideas, I think I may have come up with something. [quote]ORIGINAL: skylarkmk1 Williec30, For the Pica Kits, no. The early plans (pre 1990) had a pattern for a soft forward cockpit cover for the builder to fashion his own (material not included in the kit). See the House of Moy site http://www.houseofmoy.com/waco/ 1/5th plans sheet #3 for the template. The 1990 plans
Posted on: 1/30/2011 4:38 PM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10300902

RE: WACO YMF
is there such as thing as a removable cockpit cover, pre-made that is? i've seen some custom hatch style and leather covered styles here... anyone using magnets?
Posted on: 1/30/2011 10:15 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10300067

RE: WACO YMF
once again, thank you very much for the info. i appreciate it more than you know ;) [quote]ORIGINAL: airplanegeek i slaved the tail wheel off of the rudder using a seperate control horn. See the picture on pg 466. That was my solution - I know there are many more really good ways to make it work. [/quote] wow, very nicely done. i will play around with some of these ideas, unfortunately stickbuilder is right, this plane was already built when i acquired it.
Posted on: 1/20/2011 6:31 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
can someone point me to a picture in this thread (or attach one) of the tail wheel spring attached to the rudder. what needs to be done on the rudder to attach the spring? or am i missing something in the plans that specifies the connection... my head is still spinning from hitting the 'next page' button through this thread.
Posted on: 1/19/2011 11:58 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10274288

RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Garthwood WILLIE.................here's a picture of my WACO 1:6 tail wire, hope this will help. I used wire/clevis combination. [/quote] i am i missing the pictures again? ;)
Posted on: 1/17/2011 8:39 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10269572

RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: SuperCub Man Here are a couple of pix on how I did this. [/quote] never mind... i see them now, cached browser problem.
Posted on: 1/17/2011 7:49 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder Look at some of the photos of other Wacos here and you can see where they go. Find someone who is familiar with building in your local area, and get them to show you how to mount the hinges. Bill, Waco Brother #1 [/quote] Thanks Bill, I will do both of the above. I am still unable to search this thread with the 'search thread' function. Is anyone else having that problem?
Posted on: 1/17/2011 6:43 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
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RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder Are you talking about the pinned hinges? If so, there is no reason to undo anything. They will be just fine. Bill, Waco Brother #1 [/quote] So as I dig into this further, I've noticed there were no frames built that would provide extra support where the hinges would be attached... or is glueing the hinges to covering enough? While we are on the tail topic... I can only assume that tail wires, when installed properly, would be attached to framed wood and not just the skeleton? You will pardon the line of questions, I would love to find this on my own but the search feature doesn't seem to be working in this thred.
Posted on: 1/16/2011 4:01 PM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10268276

RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder You did not post any pictures of how the Interplane struts are going to mount to the wings, so I'll guess that the loops are secured to an angle bracket with a screw. Other than the hardware just being pushed into the wood of the struts, and glued into position, I don't think that there is much in the way of strength to be found. I'd at lease make the ends from some threaded stock and allow the threads to add to the surface area of the glue joint. The wing incidence is set by the Cabanes, so check the incidences of the outer wing panels once you get to that point, and make sure that you don't lose anything there. The pinned hinges should be just fine. I'd make sure to put some toothpicks through the surfaces and hinge holes. Bill, Waco Brother #1 [/quote] Once again, thank you for the help. You are correct, there is an angle bracket on the wing that the nstrut eyelet is attached to (or will be anyway)
Posted on: 1/14/2011 6:03 AM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10262464

RE: WACO YMF
[quote]ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder The Pica 1/5th scale does not require flying wires. I would recommend adding some flying wires to the tail though. The Cabane Struts are substantial enough to stand anything that the model will do. The strut covers are just that. Covers. Nylon hinges? Are you talking about the pinned hinges? If so, there is no reason to undo anything. They will be just fine. Bill, Waco Brother #1 [/quote] Thanks bill, I appreciate the help. Yes, pinned hinges... see picture below. Is this the best solution given my situation? Second pic, is there need for any strengthing here?
Posted on: 1/13/2011 7:18 PM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10261777

RE: WACO YMF
Hello everyone... I'm ryan. I was gifted a partially assembled 1/5 Pico Waco F-3 a while back and have been working on it slowly while trying to learn at the same time. N00b alert, this is my first (solo) build. Building is not completely foreign to me as I have been involved in some building in the past. The gent who built the plane didn't quite do the job as robustly as one might like, I am trying to figure out if I should uncover and re-do certain things in an effort to make sure this beautiful plane doesn't drop out of the sky. A few examples: - The N struts aren't done with the same quality that I've seen here. The struts have been glassed, but the original post with eyelet inserted into the strut was all that has been done. That said, I'm not looking to make this an exact replica like many of you have done with extraordinary precision. I don't want to cut corners, but is the stock assembly good enough to fly this plane at it's full potential? - There was nothing installed before covering the wings and tail that would allow for flying wires to be installed. Should I remove the covering and re-do? Is there a way to handle this after covering? - The tail and elevator were covered before hinges (nylon currently) were applied, is this a candidate for re-do? I appreciate your time and consideration.
Posted on: 1/13/2011 12:25 PM by Author "williec30" in the forum "Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10260806