richard dalgleish

We should have less of these doom and gloom topics, IC engines and building seem to be on the up from what i can see.

Zenoah 45 and Sierra retracts.

For inspirationMy 1/6 scale Bates Hellcat. 80" span, flies like a trainer.

Arrows Bearcat for sale, reasonable condition for a foamy. 43" wingspan, fully working condition flaps and retracts. Will include two 3S 2200 lipos. Asking £75 Collection only from North Staffordshire.

Balsa USA 1/4 scale Nieuport 28 complete with Zenoah 26 engine. 80" wing span, tex covered with rib tapes. No servos / Rx included. Good condition, only 3 years old and flown infrequently. Engine is reliable and a good runner. Collection only from North Staffordshire. Asking £575.

What did the Hurricane weigh?

What size prop do they turn Jon? Would it fly an 80" Jerry Bates Hellcat, its been flying on a Zenoah 45. Regards

The British Waterplane Association held a few meetings there, flying off one the lakes at the bottom of the fields. Seem to remember the museum had a good cafe/restaurant too. Late 80s early 90s.

Thats a great idea. I might incorporate that on my next build. I have the same model just recently completed awaiting a test flight. How do you find the landings with the BT Mk1A, does it have a tendandcy to nose over.

My Taylor Hurricane had a similar tank position to the carb, Laser 120. It ran perfect for 12 years until i retired the model, no siphoning at all.

Weather permitting, I'll come.

Talking to some jet flyers at the weekend, these Electron retracts are considered the best when it comes to electric ones. Home > Electron Retracts (electron-retracts.com) If you want air operated go with Sierra.

Thanks for replies, Think I'll go ahead and order some. They will be going in s Brian Taylor BF110

Yes they are the ones

Hello Just asking to see if anyone has any experience with using Electron Retracts. Thanks

Danny A nice Laser 70 will solve all your problems😊

The jack will be fine Danny, used them on most of my models of late.

Hi Jon What Laser would you now recommend for the BT 70" Spitfires and the Hurricane? I thought the 120 would of been a good seller.

Thanks Brian, just what i was looking for.

Just wondering if anyone has the Dennis Bryant Tiger Moth plan. I'm looking for the CoG position and surface throws. Thanks

Wonder if the bottom end is too rich on mine.

Just after some thoughts on this. I flew the Taylor Typhoon yesterday for the first time with the Laser 155. I noticed after each flight some oil/fuel from the spinner along the top of the cowl, so im guessing coming from the front bearing. Also there was quite an oil slick out of the exhaust which i wasn't expecting on the low oil fuel.(Laser 120 runs very clean) Its a new 155, the fuel tank is in the wing, so its the correct height for the carb. The engine runs a treat by the way as you would expect. Regards

Just some feedback, converted my Dynatron starter for Lipo use. Nothing fancy, just replaced the crocodile clips with an XT60 connector. Used it yesterday, using a 3S 2200 pack. 3 starts of a Laser 120 and 2 starts of a Zenoah26, and it only used 8% of the pack. I may buy a smaller pack. I also tried it on a 4S pack, starting a Laser 155 last week, seemed to have a lot more go on the 4S. Both batteries definitely work better than the 12V gel battery. Richard ps only down side is, do i leave the Lipo charged after use or do i need to keep putting it back into storage charge?

Simon How much does it take out of the 1400 pack during a days flying. I'm just about to ditch the 12V gel battery for a lipo, and just trying to decide what size pack to buy.

Long shot this, but does anyone know if Sanwa will or are bringing out a replacement for their aging SD10G transmitter? I'm looking at upgrading/replacing my set to a more modern radio. I've been using Sanwa for the last 30+ years so would like to stick with them, looking at other makes of radio the choice is a bit bewildering.