Re: [RCSE] Removing ols covering
At 9:26 AM -0700 8/18/08, Craig Allen wrote: I think Kurt Z. figired it out It's silkspan and its painted with Hobby-Poxy. That's why lacquer thinner removes a little of the paint but does nothing to soften it. Although it does come off the bamboo rather nicely So I guess I'm going to have to use the two 20 year old cuties as Brian Chan suggested :-))) Actually I have a friend who has some 6' long 8" wide sanding belts. I'm going to glue them to my work table and make one big ass sanding block... I am sure a propane torch will do the job Brian -- Brian Chan, An Electric Airplane Junkie @ San Mateo.Ca.USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] 2.4
Darwin, Do you have problem with the heat in AZ? The Futaba rxs have problem with temp above 150°F. The rx shuts down. There had been crashes in major events link to rx temperature problems. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=861949 There are talks on the 14mz.com Futaba support forum too. Brian At 7:14 AM -0700 5/29/08, Darwin Barrie wrote: I am using the Futaba Fasst System. I have the 9C Super transmitter with the 2.4 Fasst Module and the 607 Fasst receivers in my Blaster, Blaster 2 and Vandal. These small receivers fit nicely and the two whisker antennas are easily exited from the fuselage. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] "YOU can break Carbon rod for stab axles"
Sure you can't break the rod with you bare hand, because you hands have soft corners. Put the carbon rod into two brass tube and try again. I have seen 1/4" stab rod snap in a 100" glider on landing. The carbon rod rotates in the brass tubing will forma stress point. For big (5/8" or larger) wing joiners, as long as it has a carbon carrier and not brass , it is fine. Brian At 12:09 PM 4/25/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've seen this topic for years and so decided to see what it would take to break a 1/8" carbon rod with my hands which have considerably higher bending capability than a stab on one side of a vertical. Try it for yourself, try to use your hands to break a 1/8" carbon rod, just past half way along its length. It will be interesting to hear your findings bout how easy or hard it is...and why it might be possible for a stab to put that kind of force on the rod, with out it breaking first. Note I didn't say it was hard, I'm asking you interested parties and suggesters to 'do' something then report. Gordy In a message dated 4/25/2008 9:55:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That may be overkill, if the 1/8 was almost strong enough. Assuming that the wall is pretty thick, 1/4" would be 8X as strong and 16X as stiff, if I'm not mistaken. I wonder if the problem is that the rod is not very strong crosswise, so if there's a hint of a sharp edge, maybe it will crunch. A steel tube might be a good compromise, though the yield strength, unless you go pretty high tech, will be maybe half or less that of music wire. Presumably the diameter would make up for that, given the right wall thickness, etc. (I'm assuming you'd use a little piece of 4130 or something from Aircraft Spruce) I wonder if one glued short lengths of brass tubing over the carbon at the appropriate places if that wouldn't help keep local loads from messing it up. Especially if you ground the edges to a taper. Or maybe that's just too much trouble. The 1/4" carbon might weigh 7 grams or so if it was 4" long.. A 1/8" steel rod would weigh about the same for the same length. The carbon would be much stiffer, of course. And if you loaded it carefully, with only smooth edges, a heck of a lot stronger. However, assuming a 24" stab with 100 square inches or so, the 1/8" joiner on the tail would stand up to an airspeed comparable to that of a 1/2" steel rod of the same yield strength on the wing. However, music wire tends to have a really high yield strength. (plus or minus a lot depending on design details) : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ray, I have used 1/8 cf rod for stab axles, and had them break. This was on my Yardbird design, 130". I went back to steel rather than try to go to a bigger tube. My latest will use 1/4 cf tube for stab axles. Jack RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] Seriously offended - A common occurrence
That's why he was sent to other countries, but the problem was he always find a way to get back into this one! At 6:35 PM + 2/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heck what do you think I felt like when Gordy called my shiny new red X-Pro a "pig in a poke". I was outraged. I was so offended I wanted to sue somebody for viloating my civil rights. How could anyone speak there mind like that in a county that allows such behavior. The only thing I could do to aleviate my stress was to hit the delete key. The constitution does not grant the right not to be offended. -- Brian Chan, Trapped in the Jungle of Bureaucratic Lead Tape and Sinking. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] The new Jr 12X
@1500.00 per unit, :-| =-O one would really need support after getting one. Brian Whatever At least we support soaring. 8^) -- Brian Chan, An Electric Airplane Junkie @ San Mateo.Ca.USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] 5.3 meter Minimoa or Kirby Kite, etc
Check with Alberto at Hobby Club. I think he is bringing those in. Brian Anyone interested in a 5.3 Meter Minimoa or anything else from Anyang Lanyu Model Co., Ltd. http://www.lanyumodel.com/English/En_Product.asp Have to have them shipped by sea, so need to know if I can get enough to make it worthwhile. Won't know price until I know how many I can order. Let me know if interested. T&G Innovations, LLC 32 Mount View Dr Afton, VA 22920 540 943-3356 fx 943-4178 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format -- Brian Chan, An Electric Airplane Junkie @ San Mateo.Ca.USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Easy Glider motor set up complete
What are you trying to do, giving away stuffs? At 12:41 PM -0500 2/14/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For Easy Glider, motor, prop, extra new prop set, thunder power 2s, 7.4 V battery, and speed control. Ron Cate [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brian Chan
Re: [RCSE] Icon/High End
At 12:52 PM -0500 12/13/07, Mike Lachowski wrote: Beauty is in the thermal.. The sailplane just give you a way to see it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, like the posts show, beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. If I can see thermal, I don't need the pretty plane. So I need a pretty looking plane to see the pretty thermal, like my seeing eye dog! Brian RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] Icon/High End
I know flying quality is important, but do they have to look so ugly?? they all look like toothpicks with wings. What happened to the looks like Graphite and such? Those are mush prettier planes. At least the Supra looks good. Can someone with "outside the box" thinking designs some better looking planes? Brian You Icon drivers get so dern judgemental. If you saw both models up close, there is no way a High End could be mistaken for an Icon - the High End is pretty. I had the opportunity to fly the High End (Lousy name by the way), and it flies quite nicely. I'm on the list. But then, I'm on a lot of lists... ;-) D RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] 2.4 Gig JR v Futaba ???
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've never had any Futaba transmitter above the 9Csuper so maybe other can tell me what those high end Futaba transmitters can do that a 9Csuper can't. Phil May be a little more progemas but you get more little holes in the receiver that you can plug more servos into! I got the 12FG for a scale gliders that has more function(channels) than the 9C can give me. Brian -- Brian Chan, An Electric Airplane Junkie @ San Mateo.Ca.USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
