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    all flying v tailplan/elevator

    in Scale Matters

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    Hi there Der Baron thank , thanks again Brianyou for that, I will go on the site and try to find a 'pretty one' close to home, I live and fly (models) near Bournemouth airport but have never seen a Regent like the ps kit, so hopefully I will be able to get to one in the flesh as to speak, thanks again Brian

    Litho plate wanted!

    in All Things Model Flying

    Posted

    Hi there, I have quite a lot of litho plates and can get hold of it without to much of a problem, there are two thicknesses, and, although printers are going digital they still use it in 'proper' printers ie NOT copy houses on the high street, if anyone wants some free I will supply limited amounts to people who wish to contact me, to collect from the Bournemouth area. This is legite as i have just retired and sold my printing business but kept all the old out of date plates.

    all flying v tailplan/elevator

    in Scale Matters

    Posted

    Ah! this forum never fails to come up with an answer, although i have used this system before i didn't think of it this time thank you for jogging my memory, I still have a Flair tension wheel where the wire goes twice around a circle with a spring loaded tensioner, i guess i will use this device,. thank you

    all flying v tailplan/elevator

    in Scale Matters

    Posted

    Hi there I need some advice, please. I am about to start on a Practical Scale Jodel Regent by Roy Scott. The full size uses an all flying tailplane, the model uses a conventional tailplane and elevator. In the instructions, which are very sparse, it says in their experience all flying tailplanes should be avoided, bearing in mind this was written in the early seventies when radio was not as sophisticated as it is now what do the readers of this forum think? I have a Arriba motor glider by Multiplex with an all flying tail and never have experienced any problems. All flying tailplanes over comes any problems with angles of attack between the mainplane and tailplane so I am thinking of going down this route. Thank you for your responses in advance.

    Top Flite Cessna 182 build

    in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews

    Posted

    hi again the struts ARE load bearing, I went and got some great planes fixings (I don't know the technical name at the moment) but they have a very coarse thread on the outside and a fine thread on the inside, You strengthen the inside with bass wood or like and drill you then use the brass device which has a screw driver slot in it to screw into said basswood take it out epoxy the outside and screw back in job done. The only drawback is that the thread on the inside is an American size so make sure you get the bolts to fit as well. I placed a washer on the inside of the strut filler to give some strength to that as well. It takes me about five minutes to assemble at the field as I have also hooked all the wiring into one joint so it literally is one electric joint, two wing bolts and four strut bolts (I use socket headed screws), hope this is some help.BS

    Top Flite Cessna 182 build

    in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews

    Posted

    Hi this is the same set up for mine, I've had it 5 years now and it has had hundreds (literally) of successful flights and never a bad bad landing amongst them, it flies itself but it is also mildly areobatic with loops, stall turns, rolls no problem with this engine. You will have to cut a hole in the cowl for the rocker cover, I did the cowl with the top removable for access to the engine, I have a glow driver in the cowl which makes the tickover reliable. I have dialled in some down elevator for when the flaps deploy and that made a great difference to the approaches and landings, I also put a suspension front leg on it which looks great when taxing!! Good luck with it you will enjoy it i'm sure
    Brian

    Ducted fans - are they all PNF?

    in Electric Ducted Fan

    Posted

    How about West Wings Hunter or Hawk, I have converted from Veron Plans a Lavochkin and a FD2 which were designed in the 50's by Phil Smith, had a bit of head scatching but got there eventually, there are some more in the Veron range but placing batteries would caused some problems.
     

    It had to happen at some point.

    in IC Engines

    Posted

    hi there for what its worth I had a similar problem with an OS90fs of about 25 years old when I went to new synthetic fuel and evidently the new fuel flushes the crap out from all the dark places in the engine and fouls the glow, I got over it by running three or four tanks through the engine with glow attached to a battery and switch so it went out at high revs. It now runs perfectly on syn fuel the whole flight, it might be a solution?
    Brian

    century uk b25 Michell

    in Warbird kits

    Posted

    Hi there I have had one of these for over a year now and I had the same problem at first until I realised that the front leg was not engaging in the lock down position properly, it was collapsing as it ran across the grass so digging in and the wrong incidence, once this was fixed the take offs were long but did work OK. If you put larger wheels on the mains the angle of attack of the main wing then is wrong so you have to lift the wing to get it work as a wing. I have flown it 20-30 times since the fix of off short grass and uncut lawn with no trouble and i feel there is plenty of power. I use turnigy 2200 3cell 25-25c batteries and the ESC's are 30amps, hope this helps as it is a very steady flier, when landing keep a little power on as if the props freewheel they become very effective airbrakes and bring on a stall very quickly, don't ask how I know (two sets of props and a new nose glazing later!!)
    Brian

    Lith plate anybody........

    in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans

    Posted

    Hi there couldn't resist smiling at this forum, being a retired self employed printer I have thrown 1000s of these sheets away!!! Now there is a good market for them I've retired and don't use them anymore, but, so saying that I kept back a few sheets for my own use and my son's (see his large Tomtit), but if any one is in the Bournemouth area I could possibly help them out as i still have contacts who use the stuff. e-mail me
    Brian

    Seagull Sparrowhak 61"

    in All Things Model Flying

    Posted

    hi there I don't have the 61" but the next size up and i think if your going to the trouble of having the reg cut would you consider having the CORRECT reg on it, as the letters provided apply to a Chilton aeroplane. There were only six made so it would be an easy task. I have flown mine a few times and it is a little battle worn and i'm thinking of recoving it and making it more scale like, it is a good flier and you will have fun with it!!
    Just an idea Brian

    ARFs as Kits

    in Sport, Aerobatic and 3D kits

    Posted

    hi there i thought i'd put my five eggs in!! I have built for over 50 years now, and i also have many artf's that i have bought new and second hand (usually pranged!!) because the previous owner couldn't repair them. My biggest finding is that there is very little glue in any joints, so i always make a point of 2 part epoxying the fire wall area heating it up and swilling it around to get in everywhere. It also acts as a fuel proofer. Last month i put my H9 Spitfire in. (My fault) The cowl was twisted and broken the fire wall came away, nearly every joint in the fuse sprung open, but it allowed me too repair the model and it flew again last Sun. If I had built this model and glued every joint as I would normally do, I'm sure it would have broken the wood as opposed to the joints springing open. So it might not have been so easy to repair. So maybe there is a positive side to Chinese engineering! I have also just repaired an E-flite Brio with nearly the same accident damage (not mine this time) and I have also seen a Sebart Model that went in with the same problems that is all the joints have sprung open half way up the fuse. Easily repairable but again the owner just wanted to burn it!!

    Cutting out mid-flight

    in IC Engines

    Posted

    Hi there,
    I had a similar problem with an OS 4stroke engine when I went from castor to synthetic fuel and was told that it was the new fuel getting rid of the gum formed by castor and fouling the glow plug! The other thing I thought of is is your clunk a standard one or the type used in petrol engines that actually stop air getting in the fuel line?

    Daft thoughts

    in All Things Model Flying

    Posted

    Yes mowerman, I've built both veron models from plans and flew them both with EDF, there is a U-Tube of a beautiful FD2, its worth looking at as he had more success than me. the big problem was where to put the batteries in the La. The FD2 was a simple build as far as where to put everything it was Cg problems that caused some head scratching!!
    BS

    The Biplane Thread

    in All Things Model Flying

    Posted

    Hi all, I have just switched on the computer (08.15hrs) and read the positive comments, as Darren is back at work and it looks like a flying day I thought I'de phone him and tell him of the comments, so he wouldn't feel so bad about working whilst the old man is out flying!! (someones got to pay my pension!!) Anyway he was very pleased to say the least and thanks you all, the same goes for me, thank you for your kind comments. The next time it fly's I will try to get some flying shots, out of interest, apart from the photo taken from behind the plane these were all taken on a phone camera, hasn't technology come a long way!
    Thank you, BS
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