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Changing pages in a thread just leads to a blank screen, This happened a while ago so if it was fixed then why is happening now. This looks like part of a bigger problem with the forum software,

I had a Laser 150 in mine which was perfect, I thought the K&B 65 shown on the plan would have been a bit weak.

Quick reminder time... Please remember that although this weekend's race is in the USA, and consequently later in the day than 'normal', it is also a SPRINT WEEKEND. This means that the FantasyGP game is LOCKED early, at 9:30pm UK-time on FRIDAY when the Sprint qualifying starts. Get your predictions done before then!

Thanks for looking!

No, we have a Facebook page Simon and a club website, we have guests/campers confirming on there.

I hope this doesn't mean only three "visitors" will be there!

The airframe was sold to me as an Ultimate 120, but it seems a bit small and light for for a 120 2-stroke. This Carl Goldberg Ultimate was seemingly designed around the K&B 65 2-stroke. Reading on OuterZone comments, some fitted a 90 2-stroke and 120 4-stroke, but advised to brace the tail feathers. I think my Saito 125a is too big for this airframe. By some freaky coincidence a modelling friend informed me today he has a brand new in the box un-run K&B 65 for £50. Apparently from a deceased modellers estate. It's tempting to go for it and make the aircraft a bit of a vintage project. I'm undecided.

Only 79.5% of it is. The rest is grasped out of thin air. A lot of facts are from thin air so obviously from high altitude. A mountain of them. Note, "top of the mountain" of them. So don't cave in to it or this thread will be buried...

Sorry for the dubble post (me and computers...) First acceseries are on !

Sorry Martin, nothing like it in the magazine, I've also looked in a RCME magazine for August 77 it's not in there either. They are the only 2 I have now. Pity as it could probably been converted to electric with no needle valve to worry about.

Thanks Alan , the pleasure is all mine ! I'done with sanding for a while now !! Started to cut out the window openings with a diamant disc and sanding rolls on the dremel tool , there's not much left to paint anymore ! Visiting PROWING in Germany gave me courage again !!

Yes… its too thin to support mounting captive nuts… ply is probably 1/8” thick , if that. im assuming its a location aid and ids different engines and hole positions.

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How much weight does the sound system add Richard? Any chance of a video flypast with sound system on 😁

a few more test flights on the foam board Mossie today . Its been laid up since last year when the Fw190 /Tempest project started . Still some cosmetic work to do . The underside of the nacelles are functional rather then pretty , so need sorting . But flying goes really well . AUW is less than 6lb with sound system . At 64" that makes the wing loading 24oz/ft . Putting that in perspective , if you scaled up a typical 6lb 55" fighter to 64" but kept the same weight , imagine how easy to fly and land it would be ? That's how it feels . It flies on a 4s 3300mah battery for 5mins of spirited performance . Could stretch to 6.5 mins at scale speeds.

Just home from the aerodrome.

Are those Hemmingway castings? Mine look nothing like as 'matched' as those in the running engine.

Very Nice Andy . The Mediterranean colours show of its clean lines . I thought that about the captured 109 "black 6" when I first saw it . That colour is really easy to see in all weathers too . great job 😁

Understood. I'll do some experiments with a 3s and see if that is any better!

It would be interesting to see if there was any increase in performance over petrol/ignition vs methanol/ignition vs straight glow,l will using a altered head shape for increased compression ratio along with a ringed aluminium piston as used in the Mk2 Atom Minor

Eric - I don't suppose there's a small advert (probably in the small ads pages) for a pusher engined jet style model in that magazine - one which I'm sure I had at the time as the 88 is really familiar? I've racked my brains and looked at some magazines from that period for details of it - I'm sure the kit was advertised in one of the magazines fairly regularly - as I'd love to identify it...but cannot find any details. I still have the scars (on both hands) from getting too close to the pusher prop while adjusting the needle valve!

I’ve certainly seen a similar rudder/elevator model performing fairly axial rolls so it’s not an impossible scenario.

Here's my Atom Minor running on glow, at a time when I didn't have an ignition circuit. I'll run it on sparks as soon as we get some decent weather (reasonable light for photos/video).

You say there is an extra firewall piece, could this be an adapter plate? Do you have a photo of the additional firewall.