Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / June 2004

Would one of the gurus please write me a deffinition of Aero Flutter on
Control Surfaces.We're haveing a mall show and I have a wrecked plane
due to flutter that I'll put on display at the mall with your
deffinition next to model.I'll just print it out.All caps would be fine

Greetings from Mesa, Arizona all. I just found this group today.
I'm interested in getting into the RC world. I have loved those small RC
cars you find at Toys-R-Us since a young age, and once owned an off-road 4x4
(7.2 volt)

I have a Thunder Tiger Pro .46 engine and about three years ago I
broke in the engine and it ran perfect, started after about four kicks
of the chicken stick.  Anyhow, I let my model sit that time and when I
tried to start it this time it took about 20 min. of fiddling before I

Need some advice .. I am building a new GWS Tiger Moth and making the
TM 350 mods. The instructions are a bit vague on the aileron size. One
photo looks like the have cut ailerons up to about the middle of the
wing cord. That seems a bit much to me, but what do i know???!!! I was

I finally have the NexStar on floats.  It flew off of water today for the
first time.  It was really great.  It lands beautifully.  I really like
float flying...it's even easier to land.  I'll post in air action later.
Darren

In what area would you favour a 4 stroke over a 2 stroke engine?  What is
the size comparison with regards 2 stroke to 4 stroke, for example a .40 2
stroke equates to what size 4 stroke?  Any one have any good resources
explaining the difference and the benefits of one other the ...

Hi Has any one lately built any of the Wing Mfg kits..I want to know
if the wood pack is a necesary?? I've built one plane from a short
kit,so I can get my own wood. Not sure excatly what comes in the wood
pack..I'm thinking of building the P-40..Any comment or suggestions

Hello Aerobats,
I recently entered the model aeroplane arena and got a rather cheap (but
incredibly fun) RC aeroplane. The plane can only be described as 'starter'
quality and after several flights I suffered a broken plastic propeller.

Are there any freeware flight training programs? I'm considering starting
this hobby up but I want to practice on the computer first. I found
"Pre-Flight" but it's horrible... I'm hardly able to use it.

I'm looking for Futaba TX
modules. FP-TF-AM.
Any suggestions.

Hello all...
I'm finally getting started into R/C planes and am wondering
if anyone knows of a good electric plane to start with.  I'm looking
for around or under the $200 range and have been thinking of this one:

Im running a big 4stroke on a you-can-do 46 and want to put a bigger tank
under the canopy no room anywhere else to put it what kind of problems will
I come across with the tank that much higher and farther back then normal
will syphoning  and other things be a problem Thanks for ...

I have  a new AXi 2212/34 motor swinging a 12/8 APC E prop. It gave a
static thrust of about 18 ounce (fish scale, not very accurate) for a
14 ounce plane.
Would a lower piched prop, same diameter, say a 12/6 give more static

Sig Kobra with OS FX 25 and Futaba 4 Channel Radio.
Excellent condition.  Covered with Dope and silkspan.
Looks great.  Ready to fly.  Has never flown, although I might
fly it this weekend.  I labored for many hours to put this

I have a Dave Smiths Saphir Sport 40 which is a little tatty and either
needs recovering or reshrinking and a undercarriage block regluing its
complete with a Futaba DC PCM receiver fp-r129dep channel 66 5 servos (1*128
3*148 1*3001) ,a Robbe dcs voltspy charge socket 1404  and a ...