Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / October 2004

wonder how many spam blockers will stop this :)
P.S. that's my daughter, and my nekkid rocket
http://mars-rocketry.com/v-web/gallery/album26/sammisaucer
for the whole days launch pics (including some cool smoke stuff) go see

He is great to scare off burglars and to eat the neighbours.

An interesting experience today.  I was flying the slinger (cheap foamie
electric wing) at lunch, wind sock was pointing straight out to the west.  I
was able to toss it and accelerate near the ground, but as I got above the
level of the tree tops it started flying backwards!!!  ...

A question for the electronically literate... which rules me out!
I have a Futaba Skysport 6 in Mode 1 (throttle right) and I want to convert
it to throttle left.  I have done the mechanical bit, swopping over the
throttle ratchet an centering spring but, of course the ATV on the ...

A question for the electronically literate... which rules me out!
I have a Futaba Skysport 6 in Mode 1 (throttle right) and I want to convert
it to throttle left.  I have done the mechanical bit, swopping over the
throttle ratchet an centering spring but, of course the ATV on the ...

Harbor Freight has a 4" table saw available now.  No, it does not have
a rip fence, but a nice piece ot plywood and a C-clamp could take care
of that.  It cuts 1/4" ply with no problem, so balsa is like butter.
Here's the URL.....

There are things that AMA can do, and things that it cannot do.  Among
things AMA CAN do are:
1)  Provide liability insurance for model flying activities.
2)  Work with FCC and FAA officials to obtain frequencies and establish

Does anyone know where the centre of gravity should be on this plane?
I pucked one up a few weeks back and now I am almost finished repairing it,
but don;'t have the c.o.g information.
Thanks

My Beloved Astro Hog's tail came a cropper recently & I've lost the plans...
Does anyone have a copy of the SIG plans for the Astro Hog they would be
willing to share?
TIA!

Carl Goldberg "Eaglet" RC airplane
plane was in storage for 20 years or so covered and protected
Owner said it was prolly from the 70's
it has a Veco 19 muffled/throttled motor on it.

hi guys, im interested in building and developing microgasturbines.
Im thinking about a small gt with about 50 or 100 Newtons of thrust.
Thats why I am considering joining www.gtba.com but it seems the site
is quite old. If I join the siteowner will send me a CD with old

I recently bought some cyano from these people on e-bay. The product is
really good and at less thay a quid a bottle really cheap. Their web site is
www.surebond.me.uk . I thought the price of their woodworking pva was also
good at £1.50 per litre. You can buy direct or through ...

Hey guys,
I am vacuum bagging a set of wing using some West Systems epoxy and would
like to know if there is a formula or something that  I can use to estimate
how much epoxy to mix up for a given sized wing. If you can tell me how many

Not a plane this time, but it's not completely off topic...
I've just finished a model of an Olympic class Tornado catamaran... full
details on my website.
Included is info about glass/epoxy finishing techniques...

Opinion Gang:  just finishing a "Concepts Models Fleet Biplane 1/4 Scale. I
built and flew this model back in the early 80s. I did NOT use 1/4 scale
servos. and it did fine, although I only flew it a few times as it was lost
ina garage fire. So !!!!  I have a new Futaba 6 chanel ...