Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2005

I am a student in Univ of California, Berkeley and we are making tiny
(approx 2gm) gliders (called "micro-gliders") with a wing span of about
12cm and a length of about 10cm.
We are at the stage when we want to launch these micro gliders from a

I'm building some planes
and using silkspan and Butyrate
dope to cover. I need some thinner
for the butyrate dope. What is a

Can someone please confirm or deny the use of Phillips chips # NE5044 and
NE5045 in the Conquest radios??  Is the Signetics # CD8081 a direct
replacement?  Anyone aware of a source for these new or what radios they can
be pulled from?

Just updated my website... this time details of my new camera plane...
Navigate your way to "Aerial photography - the planes"
--
Philip Rawson

Apparently now AMA (or whoever is doing it for them) is mailing out
"second notices" where they remind us to either pay the money or return
the disk. There's no mention of the fact that we can keep these
unsolicited disks as a free gift this time (unless I missed it, which

Im 3 months into my new hobby,and ive already lost count of the planes ive
mashed :)) but have learnt an enormous amount about fixing building,and that
great british art of the improvisation :)
 After about 3 months of crash crash,and yet more crashing,not to mention

A friend of mine recently built a Spacewalker and is having serious problmes
with what I think are tip stalls. It flies great until he turns into his
final apporach and decreases throttle. As soon as speed slacks off the left
wing drops and the plane starts to nose over to the ...

I am looking for drawings of  Clough's Martian Spaceship.  Does anyone
have a set that can be scanned, or know where I can get them?
Thank you.

Anyone have a good used or new cylinder/head laying around? I surely could
use it.
Chuck at
cfvettes@yahoo.com

I've always wanted to build  a Cub as an L-4 Grasshopper.  I have two
4-strokes sitting around, a Saito 50 and an Enya 46, which I would assume
would be fine for a .40 size Cub.  Which one, Sig, Goldberg, Top Flite,
Great Planes, or something else?

I am looking for slicker it is a pic product. I was wondering if anyone
knows the status of the company and a telephone number or address.
Thanks for your help
Dan Beavers

I've often wondered about the comments about the seeming lack of power
for various starters for turning over larger engines, such as 90's and
120's.
Now I know first-hand why the comments.

stuffed my one on saturday (my birthday sob)
Doesnt need to have an engine or gear i can
fit my old stuff. But i hate building so
needs to be ready to go and tidy!

I have an Aeroshark from the Chinese Green Models. Nice looking with flowing
lines and flies great. I have seen though that it behaves strange when
flying full throttle into moderate winds. It suddenly deviates vertical up
or down with a feet or so. Upon reducing throttle this ...

I have a site that I will probably start using this year.
There are several windmills on this site, although they are spaced
out over a very big area.
The intention is slope soaring and the site is good for several