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2 hours ago, Rich Griff said:
Hi steve999, did you get the message I sent please ?
You need to add the @ like this
and select from the drop down box.
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Wings and tail feathers meet for a test fit.
That Looks About Right.
Steve
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17 minutes ago, toto said:
I have tried before but it does not let me delete them.
it deletes when you edit but when you go back to the post after that .... they re-appear. I've tried it many times.
cheers
toto
When you import the photos they all appear at the bottom. Each one has a cross in the top right corner which is used to delete. The last three photos were imported but not used in the text and by default are appended on the end.
Steve
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15 minutes ago, toto said:
Real issues with the repetition of images .... can't see whats causing this
toto
You have time to delete them
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1 hour ago, toto said:
Earlybird .... that is the actual series that I have been watching ..... excellent. thanks for putting up the link for folks.
Easy enough to do and I do like to help.
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A step by step guide.
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Hi Martin, It's here
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47 minutes ago, Rich Griff said:
Rolled
What does that mean?
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Just remembered, it's been a long time since I used HK. When they say available to order from global then they are not available in the UK backorder sale.
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17 hours ago, Ron Gray said:
Not really, having a rigid length of clunk pipe is widely used, as explained elsewhere in this thread it prevents the clunk doubling back on itself and getting stuck (it’s happened to me!). In actual flight the clunk coming out of the fuel for short periods isn’t really an issue.
Interesting Ron. Is there a set length for the rigid pipe and is it the same for all types of tanks?
Steve
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18 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said:
I'm not sure that's a two way filler.... doesn't a dot like that just allow a neater cowl?
I thought we were talking about the fuel dot. My mistake.
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1 hour ago, Ron Gray said:
They can be bought for less than £10 and they do provide a very neat solution.
For example
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1 hour ago, Cuban8 said:
Re fuel tanks, clunks etc. An interesting bit of film from a decade ago. Took a while to find again but well worth a look. Maybe not what one expects to be happening.......
Looks like a set up to me. There looks to be a section of solid white tube between two short sections of flexible fuel tube. Toto has the same but uses brass tube which means the result will be the same in that the clunk will come out of the fuel. What we need now is the same video but using flexible tube for the full length of the feed line, which as far as I am aware is the norm.
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1 minute ago, toto said:
Does that not mean that the fuel feed tube would be doubling back on itself possibly causing a blockage ?
Better than the clunk being held out of the fuel.
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On 10/07/2023 at 11:43, Nigel R said:
Two strokes mounted upright, in this fashion, with the tank centre aligned with the centre of the mount (i.e. so the neck can easily poke through the firewall), usually mean the tank top is approx level with the needle valve. This has caused no problems for me. Upright and exposed also gives good access which is useful in a trainer. As for exhaust gunk, a few inches of silicon tube can direct the mess away from the airframe?
Note OS instructions for FP series engine explicitly ask for the needle to be aligned only just below the tank top.
Is the tank at the correct level, Top of tank middle of carb is correct, I have read that loads of times on here.
Steve
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My thinking is that the function of the clunk is to always find the lowest place in the tank and it is the flexibility of the tube that enables it to do that. For example when in an inadvertent spin the nose points down and the clunk should fall to the bung end of the tank.
Steve
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Something tells me that something is wrong with the feed pipe inside the tank. 🤔
Steve
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3 hours ago, Rich Griff said:
However, may I start by saying "a stitch in time could save £900, and a huge court case ! ".
Rich, How will a range check do that?
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7 minutes ago, Rich Griff said:
My cheapo internet phone will not "copy and paste",
Have you tried?
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7 minutes ago, Rich Griff said:
The Sullivan golden rods are better quality compared to the slec versions in my opinion. Slec ones seem to have more "slop", play between inner and outer, but work ok with no issue experienced.
Why change them at all?
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1 hour ago, toto said:
What's the benefit ?
No benefit with modern equipment as many models fly without them. The Arising Star has been used by many in my club no one changed the control rods and had no problems.
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21 hours ago, PatMc said:
I'm curious about some of the details of your model which I think have been modified from the original design - E.G. your model has an AMT but the OP one has elevators, it also looks like it has a ply-wood servo mount that's glued to the fus & of course the motor is an "enclosed" outrunner not a brushed one as I'd expect.
BTW is the motor fitted to a moulded plastic mount ?
AMT
Servo wood tray
Screwed to the fuselage
and modified motor mount.
The ply servo tray looks to be original with a balsa block glued in as a battery locator. The motor has been replaced, for certain.
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My Next Assembly ( The Trilogy ) Phoenix 60 EP
in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Posted · Edited by EarlyBird
This is perfect.
EnErG IC 60 Outrunner 670kV Brushless Motor (rcworld.co.uk)