RE: DLE 170 exhaust
Not sure if you've heard or like the sound of one of the big twins on canisters, but IMO, they sound fairly smooth and much nicer than the standard in cowl muffs. I have the DLE canisters on my DLE170, and am quite pleased with their sound. Much nicer sounding than my DLE55 on a JTec pitts... As to the single canister, probably would work, but I've never seen one of the size/volume you'd likely need to not choke off the engine and still quiet it down....the DLE canisters are over 2" diameter and 18" in length (just going from my memory)...
Posted on: 5/17/2013 2:41 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: GP .60 Reactor Bibe
[quote]ORIGINAL: JRgraham Ive had a blast with my reactor bipe. I had some of the same issues as some others here. First hard landing broke the firewall out. Repaired and flew some more. Then another hard landing cracked it up some more. Stripped it down and rebuilt the whole fuse, and flew some more. Then a battery went dead, and it pancaked, destroying the fuselage. I bought a replacment fuselage from Tower, and stripped the covering to do some mod's and re-enforcing again. I started with a YS 110 that only threw fits, and had the DLE 20 last in it. That is the perfect motor for this plane. Tons of power, and allows the weight to be spread out enough for the best balance in my opinion. Still not 100% on what motor I will end up with this time, since I gave my DLE 20 to my dad.. what do you guys think of an OS 91 FX in it this time? Heres a couple shots. Im about to start recovering. VERY slick install on the tailservos ![8D] [/quote]
Posted on: 5/17/2013 2:19 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: O.S. announces the new GT22 Gasoline Engine !
[quote]ORIGINAL: Kostas1 Guys, honestly.....how often do you need a replacement part for a 2-stroke again that ALSO costs an [b][color=#CC9900]''arm and a leg''[/color][/b] ? [/quote] To answer Kostas1's question, a wreck (an all to often occurrence with model planes) could make you think twice about the OS parts' prices. Lots of times the engine itself might be fine, but the vulnerable ignition box can easily get smashed in a wreck, and wow, is the OS part expensive! Just food for thought...
Posted on: 9/15/2012 5:41 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: School Me on Fixing My DLE 20 With a Bent Crank
Crank $25, bearings $18 from Tower with $5 shipping...I would replace them if there's any doubt for that price. I did wreck a DLE55 3 yrs ago, almost straight in. Crank wasn't bent, but Valley View did replace the bearings, as they indicated the rearward thrust of the impact usually flattens the balls in the races, and your bearings won't last long, ultimately sending bearing parts thru the motor and costing you a lot more...
Posted on: 9/13/2012 1:32 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: KOLM ENGINES EZ 67 fourstroke Gas
Nice work on the exhaust![8D]
Posted on: 8/28/2012 9:17 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Would like to try 3d and wonder if my planes would work?
If you're hovering, you're doing all right. Upright and inverted harrier are considered the building blocks to a lot of maneuvers: I had trouble with belly in hovering and inverted flight, with rudder direction being the main issue. A slight breeze makes harriering very easy, either away from you or at you. I used a light wind at my back and an upright harrier coming at myself to practice for belly in hovering; after a while, the rudder and other inputs just become natural. You don't have to think about it (and that's a good thing for me!) and can then go on to other stuff: rolling circles, rolling loops, etc. I also did lots of inverted figure 8's, just flying around, to get use to inverted rudder and elevator inputs, no matter the position...
Posted on: 8/23/2012 8:55 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: KOLM ENGINES EZ 67 fourstroke Gas
That videographer had some pretty closeup views of the Ghost on a couple of those passes! Thanks for the vids[:D] The 135 twin sounds good, but the triple in the Ghost is still my favorite all time sounding model! What prop/fuel do they run on the 200?
Posted on: 8/22/2012 7:42 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70
I've not heard much about the Futabas, but when I do, it's usually good. FWIW, the Hitec 5245's are the recommended servo in Extreme Flight's 60" series, which is nearly identical in size. I now have their 60" Extra and am using the Spektrum A5040's...
Posted on: 8/13/2012 8:55 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70
The wing might not have the depth for full size servos; you'll have to check and see. Plane was designed for the minis; I personally would find another mini you're happy with. Futaba makes a nice mini (9650?? maybe), as well as others. Point is, 5 full size servos vs 5 minis is somewhere around 5oz difference. For 3D, wingloading is key, so I try to keep things light, and component selections is one of the few things you can do easily to save weight on an ARF...
Posted on: 8/13/2012 8:12 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70
Hate to say it, but I've experienced the same issues with the Hitec 225mg's. I've had at least 3 or 4 go bad, just like yours did. Gears weren't stripped, the board or pots just seemed to go bad and it would quit working. I've switched over to Spektrum A5040mg's for a good mini size servo with good torque; problem is, they've been out of stock for quite some time. FWIW, the Hitec 5245mg minis have a better reputation; the digital circuit board in them doesn't seem to have issues...
Posted on: 8/13/2012 7:21 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: 3D Plane for DLE 20?
Countering torque with ailerons was my only issue as well; a really good pilot probably wouldn't have issues, but if I let it get wound up, it would really spin on the prop and get away from me[X(] Dorked in on a wingtip once doing that and broke the lower wing at the outer cabane; repaired it and flew it many more times before a LVC wreck did it in...
Posted on: 8/2/2012 2:36 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: 3D Plane for DLE 20?
hmmmm...I'm no 3D animal, but I found the Reactor bipe on 6S to do 3D just fine. Hovers, poptops, rolling harriers, etc; it was very capable. What people keep forgetting is that this is a 7.5lb plane with over 1000 squares on the wing! It has an excellent wing loading which makes for good 3D. This compares very well to all the current 70-74" 30cc planes, which also have about 1000 sq in on the wing and weigh 10lb+!
Posted on: 7/31/2012 12:49 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Would like to try 3d and wonder if my planes would work?
Hit it! lol, you are very right...
Posted on: 7/15/2012 7:38 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Taylorcraft crash
FWIW, Horizon does usually have very good service, from what I've seen. I purchased a used DX6i for all the little BNF stuff, and the elevator trim switch quit working. Sent it in, and they fixed it and sent it back free of charge, and included a new battery door (old one was cracked), also no charge. Didn't request or expect that; they did well!
Posted on: 7/12/2012 3:49 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Taylorcraft crash
I didn't think we were talking about the anti-rotation pins failing...my point was the struts are going to keep the wings close enough to the fuse to keep the pins in their respective holes. We can speculate all we want here; I think the attachment method has been proven in hundreds of different ARF's from dozens of different manufacturers. My EF 60" Extra has two VERY small pins and two small nylon boles, as does my 3DHS 48" Edge. My large Pilot Edge uses two anti rotation pins and 3 nylon bolts per side. Point is, this has become a standardized attachment method. Any pilot, whether he's purchases an ARF, BNF or whatever, still should check over the plane during building and then each flying session...
Posted on: 7/12/2012 7:49 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Taylorcraft crash
[quote]ORIGINAL: 3dsky Pilots were drilling out the rotation pin and putting in a clip to prevent rotation, maybe a good idea on this plane also. Good tip the old days we would just blame the radio Good point lol [/quote]
Posted on: 7/10/2012 4:10 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Taylorcraft crash
Possible. The question then is: is there a design flaw in the wing attachment system? Me thinks not; otherwise, there would be many more reports of this sort of thing happening to this plane (or the hundreds of similarly built ARF's with wingtubes/2 piece wings). I think there's more to this story than what the OP has let us in on...
Posted on: 7/10/2012 1:43 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Taylorcraft crash
You're omitting one important element: the wing struts. I FULLY understand how a wing can "walk" down the wingtube from vibration; I've watched my own wingtube "walk" back and forth on my gassers when I've started them without the wings on the tube. However, I believe it would be VERY hard for the wing to move out enough on the tube to get the anti-rotation pins out of their sockets with the wing struts on. It may very well have happened here, but it seems to be quite unlikely that it's an "engineering" problem on this plane...
Posted on: 7/10/2012 7:28 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Taylorcraft crash
[quote]ORIGINAL: Taz_Hobbies [quote]ORIGINAL: comanche260c see you tomorrow  I ate all the  pop corn   chips and  all the dip. no more soda either. Love ya all EDDIE [/quote] Again, what pressure on the wing bolts? That plane NOT only has a wing tube that supports the flight loads, it also has wing struts. Any excessive pressure on those wing bolts was applied by the guy who assembles her. I have sat and watched a 128'' Span / 150cc Extra 300 do things in the air that defy the laws of physics. Two (2) 1/4 x 20 NYLON wing bolts hold eash wing panel in place.... The Wing tube/spar carries the load. The wing bolts just hold the wing to the fuse, just about zero lateral load. [/quote] DING DING DING! The wingtube supports the load, the struts assist that, as well as keeping the wing from moving outboard from lateral g forces, and there are anti rotation dowel pins to keep the wing from rotating. The nylon wingbolt serves to keep the wings tight to the fuse. If, as the OP states, no real g forces were applied, even without the wingbolts, the wings likely wouldn't have moved outboard far enough to let the anti rotation dowels out of their holes, thus allowing the wing to move and cause the crash, as claimed. Also, my 42% Pilot Edge has 6 nylon wingbolts and a big ol' carbon tube; it's held up to multiple knife edge spins and pop tops so far with no nylon wingbolt problems [:D]
Posted on: 7/6/2012 10:26 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: Would like to try 3d and wonder if my planes would work?
That sounds like a pretty good plan[8D] I like the Reactor series from Great Planes; every one I've had flies very nicely. Had the 48" orange bipe on 6S electric and loved it; lost it to LVC on the batteries[:(] I currently have the big Reactor on a DLE55 and love it. It takes a little more work possibly than some of the big "name brand" aerobatic planes, but with a few small changes (carbon wingtube & gear, BEC kill switch on ignition), I have a 15.5 lb 50cc plane that flies awesome! Good luck with the learning process; I love my profiles and they will teach you a LOT...
Posted on: 7/3/2012 7:43 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Would like to try 3d and wonder if my planes would work?
+100 [:)] "Dorkability" is key to learning 3D...you can get the basics of hovering and such possibly without many wrecks, or slowly learn it "3 mistakes" high, but that will take a looong time. A good, durable plane you can get in close and actually see what it's doing will be a boon to learning
Posted on: 7/2/2012 11:05 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: real plane 3D question
Horizontal version won the "One Trick" contest at Nall this year, I believe. Heard it called an "Anyeurism"...wrecked my 60" EF Edge doing multiples of that one when the battery came loose [:(]
Posted on: 6/30/2012 10:46 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Need your thoughts thinking of getting first large 3D plane.
Lots of different thoughts and opinions out there, but after having my GP Reactor for 2 years/120+ flights now, and reading lots here and more so on FG, general consensus seems to be a good rx (I use a single Futaba 6014), either a single or dual battery setup, and a good bat share type of switch. I would recommend a Wolverine switch, 2 1800 LiFe packs, and a RCEXL ignition kill/BEC setup. I'm using that BEC now, eliminating the ignition battery and switch, and like it very well. Servos run the gamut in quality, price and performance, but a good digital MG servo, such as Hitec 7985's or Savox 1258's on the ailerons and elevator, and a little stronger servo, like a Hitec 7955 or Savox 1256 on the rudder.
Posted on: 6/29/2012 8:10 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Would like to try 3d and wonder if my planes would work?
I like the Great Planes stuff, but the planes you're referring to all will suffer major damage in the minor crashes learning 3D entails. I too had the Electrifly Yak 32", but the Depron style foam is very stiff and brittle, resulting in serious damage in small wrecks. The Crack Yak or other similar EPP foam planes are great to learn on, as they are VERY flexible and tuff. Fancy Foam is another good source of great small EPP and Depron foam planes...the 30-34" size planes would be great in the hangar you're talking about[:D] 3D HobbyShop also has some great small foam planes.
Posted on: 6/28/2012 1:23 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70
I'm suprised it isn't tailheavy with the standard servos in the tail, but maybe try a flight or two without the spinner. I scanned thru this thread looking for a picture of my spinner, but didn't find one; I used the Great Planes electric spinner clear blue with aluminum backplate. Despite this supposedly being a no no with a 4 stroke, it lasted a good long time. I try to get all my aerobatic planes to fly inverted with just a very slight push to hold level; this isn't too tail heavy, but gives me decent results for the rest of the aerobatic realm...I did find while scanning thru mention of a few guys having CG at 5.5" back from leading edge...
Posted on: 6/27/2012 1:31 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70
That tells me it's pretty nose heavy; I don't remember the factory recommended CG, but it might be conservative. You can experiment by moving it back gradually, if you can move the battery or other components to assist. It will fly precision and land a little faster/more nose down with forward CG; better pitch authority/better 3D to the rear. Try an inverted elevator too to see what it does...
Posted on: 6/27/2012 7:42 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70
Might be a little nose heavy...how does it fly inverted? I generally roll inverted at about 1/2 throttle and see if/how much the nose drops. On my 50cc Reactor I currently fly, it takes just a very slight push inverted. It won't elevator straight down either, unless there's a bit of a breeze. To get a vertical elevator with no breeze, you can do a spoileron mix on the ailerons to assist. There's quite a few neat little mixes like that to really tighten up some of these maneuvers, like an aileron to elevator mix for down aileron with down elevator (super tight waterfalls [:D]). I need to play around with some of these myself [8D]
Posted on: 6/26/2012 5:19 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Would like to try 3d and wonder if my planes would work?
I flew 20 years ago and got back into the hobby in '06 with a GP Nexstar and then the .46 Reactor. The Reactor flies great; trust me however, it is not necessarily the plane to learn 3D with. It will do the maneuvers well, but it will NOT stand up to abuse or crashes. I went thru 3 fuselages and 2 sets of wings learning this... Here is a great foamy: [link=http://twistedhobbys.com/TH-32-EPP-Crack-Yak-55-Blue-Twisted-Crack-Yak-55-Blue.htm]Crack Yak[/link] and here is a great small electric balsa profile: [link=http://www.valuehobby.com/airplanes/almost-ready-to-fly/sabre-35es-profile-3d-plane-arf-almost-ready-to-fly.html]Sabre 35[/link] Both of these fly very well and will let you do 3D down in close without fear of destroying the plane, especially the EPP Yak. The Sabre is my go to practice plane; it taught me the basics of harrier and hover, especially belly in hovering. I've wrecked it multiple times in a flight with only minor damage...
Posted on: 6/26/2012 1:37 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: BEST 50cc CHINA ENGINE RIGHT NOW??
[quote]ORIGINAL: captinjohn Video on China you should take time to view....if your not too lazy...or you just want to sick you head in the sand. <a href=''http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo''>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo [/quote] That's the second time you've posted that link; what exactly do you think GM should do? Ignore the largest potential auto sales market in the world? The Chinese don't really want much of our stuff, except staples (wheat, grain, etc), military stuff, and our autos. We can sit by and let everyone else sell to them, get copied by them, etc, or try to get our foot in the door and make some of that trade deficit back! They are sure to copy most of GM's stuff and then sever the ties anyway (you should see some of the rip off copies of many different brands' autos they've already done), so I say let GM make some money to return to the American stockholders they DO have... Or, we can wait and let GM get bought out by the Chinese or whomever, kinda like Chrysler (Italian owned), Budweiser (Belgian owned), Coors (Canadian owned), etc...
Posted on: 6/25/2012 1:29 PM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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RE: KOLM ENGINES EZ 67 fourstroke Gas
Very nice [:D]
Posted on: 6/25/2012 8:24 AM by Author "wyo69cowboy" in the forum "Gas Engines"
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