Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / January 2004

Just a quick question!
Does anybody have any info about building a wing rig?
I been told that people build there wings in jigs using the magnet method.
Thanks

Have painted cowl with white ultracoat paint. Will put striping on the cowl
with striping tape. To finish I want to apply clear coat to entire cowl to
keep the tape from peeling and make the finish more resistant to
nitromethane.

Today ive made a new forum voor my site and for you all.
The name of the forum is  The_Modelfly_Forum
http://s3.invisionfree.com/The_Modelfly_Forum/index.php
The forum is just 5 minuuts old so there only moderator(Modelairplane) and

I asked in another thread about motor selection for a Pipsqueak built
from RCM plans.  This plane has a 24 inch wingspan and weighed 6 ounces
ready to fly with a PeeWee Cox .020.  It flew great with the engine, but
it didn't run long enough.  

Ive found a Thunder Tiger 120PRO on the web, new for 89 quid. Would be ideal
for the xtra wot, but cant remember if they come recommended, or whether I'd
be better off buying something else. Does seem ever so cheap tho, any
thoughts?

Just seen a post on another newsgroup that mentions PVA glue is
dissolved by fuel.
Is that right ?  I have never seen any other reference to this.
Reg

Working in a cold workshop I was having some trouble getting thick cyno to
flow. The polythene bottle kept staying deformed so I put the cap on and
heated it up with a covering heat gun. The polythene regained its shape and
the cyno became a lot less viscous and appears to work as ...

I have lurking here for a while I would like to get into electric flying to
start with and maybe move onto to glows in the future. What would you
recommend to start with ?
I would be happy to do some building if needed, but foamies would look to be

I will be putting one together soon.  Anything I should look for or know
about?  I plan to re-enforce the firewall with 1/4 inch triangle stock.  I
THINK someone said to re-enforce the OUTSIDE of the firewall (engine side)
because it will be stronger with hard landings.

Hey guys, me newby
I have a pretty slow system with easyfly on it.  Now with a new graphics
card everyting goes very very much better.  So im thinking downloading
piccofly again.  problem now is that i cannot find the site again where i

I've just bought a pro-peak prodigy charger for my 4.8v rx flight
batteries.  The instructions do not give much info as to what
charge/discharge rates are safe to use.
Do the following rules of thumb hold true for charging/discharging

Subject: AMA's Sport Aviator
From the AMA Website:
Model Aviation launches e-zine Sport Aviator
(Added 1/22/04)

I am a newbie in the world of electrics, having flown glo for many years.
I have a few questions:
1) My biggest concern is flight times - what sort of average times can I
expect from a mid size - say 400 motor aerobat?

I am selling out most all my RC stuff. Most is new, some electric RC
stuff,  qualcomm batteries, chargers - lots of stuff and  more over
the next month or so.
Search by seller:   paranoid2