Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / January 2004

I've looked quite a bit on the web and can't find
an online outlet for Rossi parts. I need a stock
tuned muffler for a 45 ABC. Help, help!

Well there goes another one...............

My dear missus has given me some cash to spend as a Chrimbo pressie (bless
'er :-)
Instead of buying more heli stuff, I thought I'd get myself a brushless
Twinjet or similar.  I had a standard 400 powered TJ before which was fun

Does anyone have any recent experience of ordering from the USA ?  eg. Tower
Hobbies?
I want to buy a couple of OS46LA's and an OS25LA  & the prices on the tower
hobbies website seem very reasonable when you take into account the weakness

Time to show my ignorance again:
I got a Seagull skywalker for Christmas and then SWMBO got me an sc52 fs to
fit in it seeing as I was good boy and painted the stairs and landing.
Problem is I've never run 4strokes before :-(

What kind of experience have people been having with the 72" Katana S
airplanes from Giant Scale Models, Chief Aircraft and/or from Creek
Hobbies?  Are the structures strong enough to handle a gas engine; if
so, will they do 3D well on a 24cc engine, or do you need to go to 30cc?

I was hoping some folks out there would shed some light on why my 78" Extra
tucks during knife-edge flight. The airplane flies very well in all other
regimes of flight, but tucks strongly towards the belly during knife-edge
flight. I hold alot of UP elevator during knife-edge. I ...