Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / June 2004

Does anyone know the pinouts for the Multiplex data lead?
I've tried to buy one but no one has them in stock and £29 for a lead
with two plugs seems a bit steep when I have lots of old PC serial
leads that could be adapted!

anyone out there with drawings of a lockheed S3A viking, I have been
surching for them for over a year :-(
greetings A.Redert

I have a Great Planes Super Sportster 40 MKII that runs in rough
fields.  The carb often sucks in wet grass, dirt and bug parts.  I
have tried to use a filter, but it doesnt fit well and gets clogged
enough to affect the engine.

A friend was surfing Tower a last week and saw the O.S. .91 four
stroke, fuel injected, listed for $1.69! He knew it had to be a
mistake (a $600 plus engine), but he tried clicking on it anyway. It
went into his cart at the same price, so he checked out with it...and

I have a Great Planes Super Sportster 40 MKII that runs in rough
fields.  The carb often sucks in wet grass, dirt and bug parts.  I
have tried to use a filter, but it doesnt fit well and gets clogged
enough to affect the engine.

I've posted here a few times already in reagards to the powered glider
(OK Models Caloway) that I'm still building.
My final, and largest, obstacle in the whole assembly process has now
become how to cram everything into the fuselage.  I realize this is a

I've been told it's possible to rewind the motors from CD players,
making them perfect for electric flight.  Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks

all of us tuners have more that one toy that needs tuning. check this
Forum out!
I know, they are all the same. Not true.. This one combines all your
tuning needs into one place. over 100 forums, 9 powersports

I've been flying glow RC Planes for about 6 years, got out of the hobby
for 2 yeas, and now after getting back my AMA card I'm taking a serious
look at the electrics (just to do something different).  My question
currently is about how to select the appropriate electric motor for ...

As I read and reserch lipos, I'm finding that it seems many folks are having
trouble with packs that are just sitting there. Apparently leaving a lipo in
a hot car can start a fire. A lipo that has been in a crash can later burst
into flames. It's odd..Why? Because I leave my cell ...

Yesterday I noticed that my right aileron had stopped going up. It would go
down normally but when I gave it right stick it would stop at center. The
left one (ch 6-flaperon config) still worked fine. It turned out that the ch
1 right going end point on my new 7CH had somehow ...

We should start a campaign to make Tower Hobbies rename their airplane
oriented daily sale page, the boat oriented daily sale page ! ! ! ! !
I was just there........ out of 84 items on the "airplane" page, 45
were boating junk.  Tower's even got the temerity to place a 75Mhz

I have just bought a second hand FF7 radio and am now after some spare
crystals. I had a look on Ebay and there were loads but they all state
that they are single conversion? My Rx is dual conversion so do I need
to buy special crystals??

I have a Futaba FP-R127DF Receiver. It's a 7 channel, FM, Dual
conversion.  It normally is used with a gas plane and uses a 4.8v or
6v battery to power it.  I want to know if I can use this in an
electric plane that runs off an 8.4v battery through an electronic

I am about to build an Ikarus Shock Flyer (arrived today from those friendly
people at MY Hobbies in London)
If I was to detail with photos my build and results with flying video on a
web site