Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / September 2003

How do they work?
Is something mixed with the exhaust gas?
Anyone have a link to a "smoke" page?

I was wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of balsa vs very
thin plywood wing sheeting were?  I am working on the design of a scale
model and was wondering if I should maybe use the thin plywood instead
of balsa.  Does any one have density figures on the plywood so I can

I know this has probably been asked and answered a million times on here
but isn't there a basic product that can be purchased locally that when
applied to nitromethane soaked wood that will evaporate it out of the
wood?

Had a fight with gravity.
Looking for a fuselage and tail set for a H9 US 40. Separately as new or
together.
Anyone?

I am new to R.C. and bought a crashed/damaged E-flight Asent electric
sailplane. I must replace the "spinner" (this plane is missing the stock
one).  The prop and motor checked out fine.......it just looks bad. I
don't know how to find a replacement that will work with my folding

Hi, I'm currently working on a project on my car (real one not R/C), I'm
trying to convert my manual slider control for my climate control to a
digital one that was only available in Japan. But since Japanese cars are
right hand drive the servo to control the air mix (to select ...

The 'orrible 'ot weather seems to have fled and there is a decent
wind and lovely, towering grey clouds.
First chance to leave the metal thermal and it's life support equipment
at home and nip up the slope with a couple of models (planes that is ! )

I've just built a Giles 202 quarter scale (Great Planes) and find it's the
most difficult 'plane to land I ever had. It either stalls or bounces up and
then stalls in!
Any suggestions?

I have two Futaba Gold FM TX's ref FP-T7FG/K that I would like to 'buddy
lead' together. I have been unable to acquire a lead locally and would
be pleased if anyone has info on the availability of a lead or the pin
connections so I can make a lead myself.

A short note to let everyone in the hobby know we have just launched
our long anticipated RC auction.  This auction was built from the
ground up specifically for the SERIOUS RC hobbyist.  Automated listing
tool which inserts stock photos, specs, visual text layout editor,

I was watching the Home Repair channel and saw them using a hot glue gun for
gluing 2x4 together.  It was hot melt urethane.  The benefit of it was the
ease of use of a hot glue gun, but the strength of urethane glue.  It had 3
types of glues that could be used, depending on set ...

Most clubs have a Chairman, secretary, Safety officer etc well we have a
morale officer. So yesterday Mr H turns up with his reconstructed Wildcard,
at least two former models in this version, declaring this had additional
weight on the rudder to enable him to prop hang etc and ...

Anyone have any experience with this airplane from Global Models.
http://www.retail-leaders.com/gallery/gbarf0002.asp
Bottom of page.
I'm looking at this being my first larger than .46 model and it looks like a

Has anyone on the group built an electric version Skycat recently?
Following the instructions, parts 24 & 25 appear to be labelled incorrectly.
If you build it the way they suggest, it seems to me the thrustline will be
off to the left, instead of the right - as it presumably should ...

Hello boys n girls, now you all play nicely together. I'm off to Ibiza on
the 21st  Sept, I'm a wee bit old for clubbin', about 40 odd yrs! very odd
yrs, i hear you say!, but i still like to look at the nice young *^$*(
~#@/?>+_0(8  calm down!!  Anyway, letchin' aside, does anyone ...