BMatthews

I'll be away from my moderator duties for the next two weeks while I fight off the onset of SADS by spending two weeks on the sunny island of Kauai.

Since I'm the only moderator assigned to this forum there's not going to be anyone riding herd on you lot so please play nice.

If something comes up that needs attention just use the report-A-post feature and one of the higher ups will drop in to make things right.

And I do NOT expect to see a smoking crater in the ground and party stuff all around when I return, GOT IT! ? ! ?

If you're all nice I'll give each of you one of those little umbrellas from the pineapple drinks I'm going to be existing on while away. It's a tough job but I've trained long and hard and I'm up to the task... BOOYAH!

See ya'll in a couple!

combatpigg

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Have fun Bruce! If anyone tries to show off any .16s, we'll be sure to report them to the authorities, Sir.

fizzwater2

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how about .155's?

bps

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As a resident of a cold climate I am jelouse!

foodstick

I have a buddy that hangs out here some, he is currently taking a big cabin cruiser from the bottom of Illinois to the tip of Florida...down the Mississippi, and along the coast.


He sometimes has online access from Marinas along the way ...

I think you will have a WARMER adventure! Have a great time...You taking one of those RC surfers ?

BobHH

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Hey Bruce! Have a great time!! Just remember use sorry lots here having all this fun in the mud and muck!!!

Bob Harris

Tee Bee

Is this the right place to ask what my OS .75 is worth? Oh heck, I'm gonna do it anyway. How much is my OS .75 worth? Have fun, Mr. Moderator.

AllTheGoodNamesAreTaken

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Castor or synthetic?

Why does my OS suck?

Should I buy a Chinese engine?

ARF or Kit build?

vicman

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I think he means for Raymond to not deficate on the furniture...cause I know none of his comments were about me or CP.[sm=49_49.gif]

flyinrog

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Quick, while he's gone someone PM Microflight and ask for a shipping date......Rog

combatpigg

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What's it gonna take to stick one of these into a GLH? The methanol version of this engine goes for about $90,000 which means I'll have to sell my Cyclon on ebay to finance this project.
This engine is sold by Sonny Bryant, it's got 864 ci and about 2500 HP, based on the old Big Block Chevy, but completely different.
This is his "product engine", it comes with a rod reset tool and plug wrench. Just think of it as about 6400 1/2A engines melted down and reassembled into a single unit.

Forget about flip starting or hand launching this, it's gonna need at least one of those Hornet starters to crank this one. At 800 pounds or so, forget about using balsa spars, it's gonna need spruce with shear webs at least to mid span.

vicman

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Yeah! I'll bag the wing for ya![>:]
Can I borrow it for the Speed Rally?

fizzwater2

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I wanna know what size roll of film comes with a can big enough to make the fuel tank!

combatpigg

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I think a 55 gallon drum will look OK behind it for a tank. Set it up like a film can tank. Notice the 1/4" thick aluminum plate sticking out up front? That's the front motor mount for the car version. We'll need a firewall mount instead, like the one sold by Texas Timers, just bigger.
Vic, we'll leave it up to you to rearrange the junk hanging off the front and fit it with a prop drive and a nice spinner too [not one of those el-cheapo heavy hubs, either].
Scale up a Goldberg 1/2A Lil Satan for it. This could be like the "Grace" project, except only "real" pilots will be eligible to take turns flying it.

vicman

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Nothing less than a beer keg would do justice![sm=stupid.gif]

mylamo

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A beer keg full of methane should run at wot for about
a minute and a half. Maybe the longest minute and a
half of ones life.

vicman

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I'm only doin 10 laps and I can cover than in a minute and a half with a TT 40 LOL.

combatpigg

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Hey, maybe we should round up a big dufflebag full of those worthless Cox engines, feed 'em all to the 800 incher and show the video of the mercy killing here......[X(]!!

foodstick

Are there going to be any bottle rockets or any other non allowed items on this overbuilt machine?

combatpigg

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Of Course!
Gaseous boosts!
Metal prop!
Pointed spinner!
No AMA #!
Tetranitromethane injection!
No snuffer tube!

scudrunner77

Does it have mylar reed valves and exhaust throttle rings? Can I use an E-prop?

foodstick

METAL PROP! .....say no more! maybe some razor blades soldered on to the tips for that extra GRAB as she pulls through !!!

combatpigg

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SR77, if we use that stuff it might not run any better than a Black Widow and if we use a 10x3 E prop at 8,000 rpm we're only going to get like 2 pounds of thrust. I think a lawn mower blade [non mulching] will do better for a prop.

Food stick, anyone knows that doubleback tape works better than solder for that........

foodstick

I forgot you have access to that METRIC left handed doubleback tape ! Do you still have that vacum chamber balanced roll they use to hold the external tanks onto the space shuttle?

combatpigg

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Foodstick, don't you think the Space Shuttle is a little bit too big to be talking about here in the 1/2A Forum? [>:]

Well, I guess if the rocket engines could be run on ground up Cox engines and Drano, it's OK......