will -0

THis is an all moving tailplane isn't it? In which case the angle of attack is wherever you push the stick to.

double post boo. Edited By will -0 on 24/04/2020 08:43:08

It always amazes me not that people put that sort of stuff up for sale, but that it's £25 asking price. I mean, fair enough someone might be able to recover parts or whatever, but it's basically scrap metal. I have a rule that I try very hard to stick to - don't buy crap no matter the price. There's plenty of perfectly good stuff to go round. Sadly some things I've missed out on - you used to be able to buy a saito 30 open rocker for £50-£80 15 years ago, not any more.

What is it Cymaz?

Hi Richard, looks like an interesting project, what size was the CAP one? IIRC most of the kits were a little on the well built side, but maybe that doesn't matter so much with a moth? Would be fascinated to see the build, always interesting to open these time capsules and put them to the purposa that they were made for

Posted by kc on 05/04/2020 00:10:05: An amazing piece of construction ........am I the only person to wonder whether such a bulky fuselage is really necessary for modern aerobatics? These, although they look like aircraft, are actually airships and you need the bulky fuselage to get enough helium inside to lift it. This was found to make the aerobatics much easier as all you have to then do is point the airship in the right direction and open the throttle to move it that way. The wings and so on are just for show. They don't like to admit this, of course, it's very hush-hush which is why no-one ever mentions it.

Looks great, pointy hawker biplanes really are good lookers, if hard to model. I'm blessed by being just up the road from Duxford where there's usually at least two on site!

Jon you're taking away the mystery of it all However, good to hear something happening to "current engines" if you know what I mean.

Posted by Cuban8 on 18/11/2019 10:35:54: This is all so unintentionally funny it would've made a great piece for the old TV series 'That's Life' that only a few of us oldies will remember. To be more practical - in the case of a lovely competition scale model, what about having the operator number attached to a suitable part of the airframe only when flying? A small and unobtrusive clip on type widget with the regulation sticker, that can be easily removed for judging and simply attached before flying i.e clipped in position by hand. Just check it's in place as part of preflight checks. Don't think that falls foul of any rules, but you never know............. Edited By Cuban8 on 18/11/2019 10:38:09 Cuban, see my suggestion above. Don't see why not.

Magnet fixed to inside the model skin somewhere Magnetic label with number on That way you can have it outside, have it easily removable not spoil your scale model it's just an idea, haven't tried it Edited By will -0 on 18/11/2019 08:49:29

hello, in that case i'd stlll use solder but look to sleeve the inside pipe first to fill the gap. If necessary, split a pipe lengthways so that it'll go over

PS most flying clubs just use a windsock.....

JB weld is basically (as far as I can tell) epoxy thickened with powdered metal. It is very stiff once mixed although like any epoxy, temperature makes it both more runny and faster setting. I would use solder for this as if you get the pipe warm enough and it's a good enough fit it should flow up the gap ( plumber's torch etc.) If you happen to know a plumber who is amenable, it might even be worth asking them to do the job as you'll only get one shot at it.   One downside of solder is that if this is going to be outdoors (and that would seem a very good idea for a weather vane) you'll likely get some corrosion around the joint . Edited By will -0 on 17/11/2019 18:27:08

Another Cotswold outdoor discount?

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