Peter Waters Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 New plans arrived today!Ohhh my. Aren’t they something different to the first ones!Very pleased with these. Well done Tony!And, I take my hat off to RCMEGreat job all round. Well done!Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nijhuis Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Walts, Yes similar problem with the Typhoon .....Hurricane wing again!. Certainly if you recess the retract unit further into the wing (loads of room) the strut covers will sit further in the wheel well...the rake angle and geomtry is fine and the leg covers are parallel with each other when extended and parallel with the under wing surface when retracted.....just make sure you have enough throw on the servo so they 'lock-up' other wise they will hang. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray bull Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Received the plans today,great, this will be my build for winter.My compliments go out to Tony for such a plan and to all the staff at RCM&E for correcting an error in publication, I carn't think of the last time that anyone in this day of age offered an updated item free of charge and free postage thrown in as well, well done everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walts Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Cheers Tony, I think I'll do as you suggest and build the centre section first so i can get the gear set up correctly. Incidentally, i never did get the Hurri retracts quite right. I was starting with a blank foam core wing and obviously didn't get the units set in the ideal position. I've ended up with the covers toe'd inwards toward the front of the wheels so that they lay flat on the wing when retracted, but with the wheels sitting in the wells at an angle. When the wheels are extended they track straight but the covers are pointing inwards if you see what i mean.Walts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael smallbones Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Hi Tony,I also recieved my new plans today and am very please with your standard of work and design. First class, and a very quick response my feelings match those of Ray Bull exactly.Many thanks and best regards,Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 A very nice well drawn set of plans no doubt that will be a benchmark for other Typhoon plans in the future, the sheer size of it is awesome really.Compared to the Spitfire the Typhoon was a big powerful and bulky aircraft and it is very noticable at 63'' span, it was a solid and stable flying weapons platform and it really shows in her lines and build.Also my thanks to RCM&E for correcting what was basically a mistake in production that must have cost the magazine a fair few thousand pounds to correct, paper of that quality isnt cheap and to reproduce the whole of the production run also very expensive with no financial comback.How many other magazines would have admitted the mistake and reproduced the plan free of charge I wonder, none that I can think of as none of them meet RCM&E for value or even come close, I was thinking on cancelling my subscription to RCM&E because of the lack of free scale warbird plans but to be honest none of the others has anything worth offering to better this magazine.The articles alone on brushless motors and LIpo batteries are worth having to someone like me still back in the days of lead-acid and clunky motors, as far as subscriptions go I think I will be staying where I am for the foreseeable future, regards, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 TO the Editor, Hi dose this"corrected "plan apply for Aus buyers as well????, Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Yes at the moment Barry, we may have to put a final date on the matter just to ensure costs stay in the ballpark.... We're posting a lot of plans at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 David, will you put an "earmark" on one of the "corrected" plans for me, as the "mag" is not due here until the 10/11/2007. Many thanks Barry, You must be pleased with feedback that this plan has created for the "mag", again Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I may have mentioned this before but what would be nice with plans is for a small list of suggestions for motor sizes for diesel/glow/ electric brushless and brushed and prop size as many of us fossilised examples of the fraternity have problems choosing the right power source and sometimes end up using the wrong one, regards, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 That flying Pullman did sterling service for the Orient Express before sumbody stuck wings on it and if its good enough for them its good enough for me............ regards, Terryp.s where do you keep the coal for the steam engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 When I discoverd there was a problem with the Typhoon plans I thought they may have designed in a feature so that the tail kept falling off just like the full size!!! I thought that was taking a scale design a bit too far so I was relieved to find it was only the drawing that was wrong!!!! Sent an email requesting the new plan on Monday......revised plans arrived this weekend........top drawer!!We all make mistakes...it is how you put them right that matters so a job well done by RCM&E I'd say!!!!!!Keep up the good work Messers Ashby & Magicalia...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 We all make mistakes...it is how you put them right that matters so a job well done by RCM&E I'd say!!!!!!Too true, so easy in the rush of things trying to get something into print to hit the wrong button particularly in these days of computer generated images, done it so many times myself I have lost count but I can put it right at no cost usually, this one must have cost a packet to correct - did anyone get their legs slapped for it.....;-)regards, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Whats that motto again...."...to err is human but to really foul things up requires a computer..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Johnson Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Tony, In your covering article you said that the Typhoon plan dimensions were dictated by the sizes of an old cowling,canopy and spinner from a friend's loft. Were these from a Brian Taylor Tempest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nijhuis Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Martin, I think they may have been from a Dennis Bryant 61' Typhoon. The cowl, canopy and metal spinner are very very close to mine although you may have to adjust the F1 (fire wall)on my Typhoon and trim the cowl to suit. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Johnson Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Tony, Thanks for the information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Lynock Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Anyone contemplating building their own cowel could learn a lot from studying how model ships hulls are built which are basically a series of compound curves and in particular what we called 'bread and butter' construction, for complicated shapes like the Typhoon cowel it would be a perfect method, regards, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Widdowson Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hi thereWill the corrected plans be available for those of us who just buy the magazine, but not subscribe? Also for how long, being in Australia I only have up to the September issue?Great magazine btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nijhuis Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Anthony, Just email your details to RCM&E and I'm sure they will ship a plan to you.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 TO A.Widdowson, Answer to above.if you got the august issue in early oct, you should be able to get sept. issue in early nov. Any Help Barry. W.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKD-Side Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 I would just like to add a bit here about the plan.As soon as it was known to RCM&E that there was a problem with the plan they have put it right and this will cost one hell of a lot to the company.Just in the man hours to put it rightI would just like to say WELL DONE RCM&E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Thanks WKD - we're flyers and builders ourselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Fisher Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 I considered sending for the "correct" plan+ when I got my November magazine. However, although I like this plane - built a small c/l version powered by a Frog 80 many years ago, it is unlikely that I'll get round to building it as there are already too many plans on the round to it pile already. Should I change my mind, I will use the plan which came with the "Special" - the smaller size suits me and I would think that it will be OK with one of the engines I already have rather than have to shell out for a new power plant.I must add my congratulationsand appreciation for the effort which has gone into correcting the "mistake" even though I won't be taking advantage of the offered replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Curtis Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 How are everyone powering their Tyhpoon?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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