Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / July 2005

Can anyone tell me anything about this company? I like the look of there
shock flyers but I read on the net somewhere the company was having problems
delivering and such.
anyone have any comments before I part with my £'s?

I feel the need to blow off some steam since I am frustrated over my
new project that is now collecting dust. I recently purchased a Slow
Stick starter set that included the GWS 4 channel radio. I bought this
because of the good reviews on the plane for beginners and the fact

Saw one of these in my LHS and fell in love.  Always thought Wacos were
cool.  Anybody built this one?
There's a thread on RCU that says the gear isn't very strong and is prone to
tearing off and bending.

Does anybody have any tips for removing oil from the firewall and
undercarriage so that I may get my covering to stick again?
Thanks.
Andy.

I recently bought some Great Planes thread locker. It's the blue stuff,
and it says on the bottle removable. I hope that is the case.
On my OS Max LA 40, a wonderful reliable economical little engine, the
back plate the needle valve is mounted on kept coming loose until I

I need to slightly thin some 30 minute epoxy to make glassing a wing center
section easier.  I know that the high water content of isopropyl tends to
weaken the epoxy, so which would be best?  Denatured ( ethyl with methanol
added ) or straight methanol?

Spent a very enjoyable day at the Royal International Air Tatoo yesterday.
One of the displays was by a Boeing ScanEagle UAV.  This was claimed at the
show and in the press as the first ever display by a pilotless aircraft at a
public event in Europe.  I beg to differ, I've seen ...

Hi gang: Back in the 70s we had these and a lot were used for cars on
the steering. After many years in the UK trying to get hold of some it
seems a tad difficult to even get any one interested in throwing some
hope my way. What iv found is not much use at all and very expensive

My club has gone all electric, so all my glow goodies are hitting eBay.
Here is the last of my engines to go.
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A good running OS 52 4-stroke.  It's been hauling my Four Star around the

Anyone have any ideas on converting the Dynaflight Butterfly to electric?
I have not gotten into electric, but I would like to try it with the
Butterfly.
Andy

Building Telemaster 40. Step 1. ...drill a hole in each rib for the
servo wires...must be 3/8" to allow connectors to pass thru...place ribs
in stacks of 8...
I drilled and the top rib of the stack split. I think I can glue it back

The doodlebug appears to have no ailerons, yet it has no dihedral either.
Anyone have a reasonable answer for it's stability on pitch and yaw control
only? They certainly flew hundreds of miles (well, maybe nearly 200). I'm
surprised that turbulence alone didn't put them down.

We are about to start a combat wing at our club with the emphasis on
economy.I have sourced an epp electric jet (very similar to the the
Stryker in all respects)and I was wondering if the 480 motor would have
enough grunt if coupled to a 35A ESC and a 8,4V 1100mAh nimh battery

Can anyone help me with locating the man or men who were the Bauer
Model Aircraft Co of Howell Michigan back twenty five years or so ago?
They made a kit of all spruce, birch and plywood called the Hardwoody.
I'd like to find one of those kits..or the plans...or the people who

A while back, I mentioned that I had purchased a U-Can-Do electric foam
model plane. I had commented that I wasn't going to buy special servos for
it, thinking that my five or so year old Hitec HS-80's would be small
enough. I was wrong. Those things are gigantic compared to what ...