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    Hi Philip and welcome back I‘m also a rehabilitated modeller after a few decades of rest. When I woke up I downloaded a free simulator from ** http://bestflightsim.com ** called ClearView SE. Then I bought a USB cable that fits my Futaba T6J to the computer on the website ** http://dx.com ** . http://www.dx.com/p/usb-fms-simulator-cable-for-futaba-and-esky-remote-controllers-11996#.VsJFSs7XIdU This sim works well on my Windows 7 and was good enough to save me from several crashes. I haven’t been able to run it on windows 10 but its ok on my old computer. Birgir Edited By Birgir on 15/02/2016 21:44:21
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    WOW!
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    Hi Peter Did you get the PAW 29? B.
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    Hi I might be a little bit old fashioned but this plane is covered with red Oracover, but the black is Solartrim on top of Oracover. The Solartrim is very easy to put on a flat surface. Just spray with window spray (the blue stuff) and lay the piece down. Use a plastic card (credit card) to get rid of any bubbles. You have time enough to let the piece float around for exact placing. Leave for few minutes and job is done. No need for heating. When it comes to complicated turns and bends this is not as easy. B.
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    Congratulations - it looks splendid B
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    Hi I started my SC30FS for the first time today. It started very easily and after a tankful of rich running I leaned it a little and ran two tanks thru. I took Engine Doctor’s advice and changed the muffler position and even added an exhaust pipe. I tried running with and without it and it did not seem to affect the engine at all. Now I will drop a drop of after-run oil in and wait for the summer to arrive. Regards, B.
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    Hi John and warm welcome to the club from cold Iceland Age is a relative thing – if we remember to enjoy life and play with our toys we will stay young as long as we like. Birgir
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    Thanks Cymaz Nice to hear you had a good time in Reykjavík, I think I saw you on Laugavegur B.
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    Hi everyone I just want to thank those who have read and posted to this thread. Here is a building video, “How to build a Bleriot” in less than three minutes. Now, the model will be hanging from the ceiling of my garage waiting for the Icelandic spring. Thanks again, Birgir
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    Well, it did cross my mind.
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    Thanks Geoff This is rudder only. Boddo didn´t design for wing wrapping and I didn´t dare to change the design so drastically in the first run. But I have thought about it and after covering the wings with solartex I actually think that they are capable of wrapping. Maybe some time I will give it a try. B.
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    This is a Bleriot XI I finished building this week. Bleriot XI was the plane Luis Bleriot flew across the English Channel in 1909. This is a scratch build following a plan by David Boddington (Boddo). The Model has 60“ wingspan, weighs 2.636 gr (93 oz.) incl. 600 gr of lead. The wing area is about 4.600 cm2 (713 sq.in.) and the wing load is about 18.8 oz./sq.ft. The wing Cube Loading is 8.4. The engine is SC30FS with a 9X6 prop. I started the building on a cold day in February and finished on a cold day in December as can be seen on the short version of the building video. For reasons obvious in the video I haven’t been able to fly the maiden flight yet. Any advice about adjusting or flying this model is very welcomed to help me to avoid the fate of Donald Fry’s WOT4.  I’m sorry about your plane Donald   More pictures can be found on *  flugmodel.weebly.com  * . Thanks, Birgir Edited By Birgir on 05/12/2015 17:32:07 Edited By Birgir on 05/12/2015 17:33:09 Edited By Birgir on 05/12/2015 17:33:46
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    At last ready for take-off – almost Dry weight without ballast is 2.036 gr, about 4.5 libs. To get the CoG in the right place it needs about 600 gr of lead so the total weight for the maiden flight will be 2.636 gr. That gives the WCL index of 8.4 Now I just need to run in the engine and wait for suitable weather. The engine is my first four stroke engine SC30FS. Do you have any recommendations for how to start such an engine for the first time and how to run it in? Birgir Edited By Birgir on 04/12/2015 18:28:36
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    Thanks Per This is very enlightening and I agree with your calculation. It looks like that the smaller the model is the WCL index crawls up. If so, index around 8, will be ok for my model. I also calculated the WCL of my Keil Kraft Mini Super I build in 1973 and got 18,6 and it still flyes. This must be the reason why it took me 40 years to learn to fly. mvh Birgir Edited By Birgir on 29/11/2015 22:15:04
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    Thanks PatMc I can well understand the logic that if you half each edge of a cube the smaller cube is 1/8 of the bigger cube, both by volume and weight. But when it comes to a flying plane I would argue that the allowed weight would be in relation with the wing area, at least to a degree, because the wing load is measured in weight per square area. Is this not the case? (Excuse my English, it’s not my first language) B.
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    And now my Bleriot is getting some colour and clothing. http://flugmodel.weebly.com Edited By Birgir on 26/11/2015 21:26:38
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    And then the cold air is also denser so there are a lot of advntages. B.
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    Thanks Mowerman for remembering us that live closer to the Arctic Circle. We do fly, and we just dress up for the occasion. B
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    Thanks Donald, of course, it is the square area that counts
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    Dear friends Browsing the net about Bleriot XI rc model, I came across a text on Mick Reeves webpage that describes a 1/3 scale Bleriot XI model. The main facts from that text is: Wingspan: 115” Weight of nose ballast: 4 kg Total weight of model: 14 kg The model flew. My question is: Can I downsize this information to my 60” wingspan model using the rate 60/115 assuming that my model could take 52% of the weight i.e. 7,3 kg (incl. 2 kg of ballast)? At present it looks like my model will be 2.6 kg incl. 0.55 kg of ballast, a lot less than the calculation above. Birgir
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