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#3605
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Happy Holidays to all ........................... CHRISTmas is the best time of all and holds even more meaning when the truth of it is known. which has nothing to do with a tree and some fat guy no matter what one may believe.
#3606
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#3607
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I would normally be complaining about delivery times during the annual madness, but,
Thursday I placed two orders. The one from Balsa USA got here Friday, or, one day service. Not bad.
The order from Hobby King is in West Allis, should be here Monday. Sometimes I win one.
Rich.
Thursday I placed two orders. The one from Balsa USA got here Friday, or, one day service. Not bad.
The order from Hobby King is in West Allis, should be here Monday. Sometimes I win one.
Rich.
#3608
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As this post refers to the First World War, and as this is the season of Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All Men, you may be interested in having a look at this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdobquf1zms ... or even this one.
Merry Christmas everybody!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE
#3610
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07.50 here. Christmas Day is dawning. I have a German lady coming for lunch. I must remove the BE2 from the dining table, empty the van and put the BE2 into it, decorate the tree, phone my sister in England and start the cooking process.
A happy and peaceful day to you all.
#3611
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Blessings to one and all this day !
#3612
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I appreciate your intentions Donny, but I didn't pray waiting for an answer. I put on some music and slept in the recliner toward the back half of the house so I could fall asleep. I'm sure he's not done raising hell until January 2. The one in this neighborhood that is praying the most is the liquor store owner thanking God for a fantastic week!
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It was the time of the Fokker Scourge. The German Fokker Eindekker, a monoplane, dominated the air not because the aircraft was any better than anything the British or French had but because the Germans had perfected a way of allowing a machine gun to fire through the propeller arc enabling their pilots to shoot more accurately. The British and French had a few Morane monoplanes. The pilots of these aircraft sometimes found themselves under attack from their own side, because the attacking pilot had mistaken them for a Fokker. Consequently all Morane squadrons were ordered to paint the noses of their aircraft red as a means of differentiating them from the Fokkers.
The reason that black and white invasion stripes were painted on all Allied aircraft just prior to the D-Day invasion June 6, 1944 was to allow instant recognition between Allied aircraft and the hordes of Axis planes planes expected to fill the skies over he beaches.
Only 2 German planes are known to have overflown the beaches the entire day.
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Quite right Flyboy.
In June 1944 there were 30,000 aircraft in the UK. In France the Germans had only 400 or so I've heard. The bulk of the Luftwaffe were deployed against the Russians. The underside of German aircraft on the Russian Front were marked with yellow wing tips to differentiate them from Russian aeroplanes and to reduce the chances of them becoming the victims of friendly fire.
In June 1944 there were 30,000 aircraft in the UK. In France the Germans had only 400 or so I've heard. The bulk of the Luftwaffe were deployed against the Russians. The underside of German aircraft on the Russian Front were marked with yellow wing tips to differentiate them from Russian aeroplanes and to reduce the chances of them becoming the victims of friendly fire.
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Remember that Telemaster 66 in Post 3510? Well I've attended to the problem of the split balsa wood under the tail-plane by clamping the wood together while the epoxy dries and covering the repair with a few pieces of 1/64 plywood I had skulking about. I've recovered the affected area and though it's not the tidiest job I've ever done, the model is only intended as a hack trainer to teach some of these French blokes how to fly!
We have had a heavy frost overnight but temperatures of 10 degrees Centigrade (50F) are forecast with low winds. If I feel brave enough I may even fly the BE2 now that I have fitted 18ozs of lead under the engine. I'll report back.
We have had a heavy frost overnight but temperatures of 10 degrees Centigrade (50F) are forecast with low winds. If I feel brave enough I may even fly the BE2 now that I have fitted 18ozs of lead under the engine. I'll report back.
#3616
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7 degrees yesterday morning, I don't fly unless its at least 40.
I've seen guys fly in the cold who bring a thermos of hot water with them, they pour some of it over the cylinder head just before starting, too damn cold for me.
When I go flying, my main worry is how long will the ice in my cooler last....
I've seen guys fly in the cold who bring a thermos of hot water with them, they pour some of it over the cylinder head just before starting, too damn cold for me.
When I go flying, my main worry is how long will the ice in my cooler last....
#3617
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Remember that Telemaster 66 in Post 3510? Well I've attended to the problem of the split balsa wood under the tail-plane by clamping the wood together while the epoxy dries and covering the repair with a few pieces of 1/64 plywood I had skulking about. I've recovered the affected area and though it's not the tidiest job I've ever done, the model is only intended as a hack trainer to teach some of these French blokes how to fly!
We have had a heavy frost overnight but temperatures of 10 degrees Centigrade (50F) are forecast with low winds. If I feel brave enough I may even fly the BE2 now that I have fitted 18ozs of lead under the engine. I'll report back.
We have had a heavy frost overnight but temperatures of 10 degrees Centigrade (50F) are forecast with low winds. If I feel brave enough I may even fly the BE2 now that I have fitted 18ozs of lead under the engine. I'll report back.
#3620
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Okay. After searching several sites, many forums, for information concerning Magnum or ASP engines, all I come up with is the usual idiotic OS vs Everything else arguments, which is not information. I just bought a BUSA Stingray, and it needs a larger engine than I normally used. Straight up, I've always been K&B, but no need to go into that, I have six NIB K&B 4011 for the models I'd like to live long enough to complete.
But, when it comes to larger engines, I've never had any, and the OS leave me with a case of sticker shock. The ones I want to know about, Magnum .61 two cycle, Magnum .91 four cycle, and ASP 91 two cycle.
The threads I've found are all older, and I mean a lot older, most from before 2010. If someone here that has and uses these engines would care to give a dissertation first of their experience with them, then the care and feeding, it would be highly appreciated. What I've been able to gather so far as far as real information, the four cycle don't need nitro, but they should have some castor in the mix? What I don't need is the normal and usual,"I wouldn't waste the time or money on that stuff. I know already what a lot of people wouldn't do, but I'm not a lot of people and I have the three larger engines and I'm looking at the ASP 120 four cycle. Just honest evaluation from those that have the engines, not the "I seed one at the field and it was junk" I see them in my hand, and I don't really see junk.
Rich.
But, when it comes to larger engines, I've never had any, and the OS leave me with a case of sticker shock. The ones I want to know about, Magnum .61 two cycle, Magnum .91 four cycle, and ASP 91 two cycle.
The threads I've found are all older, and I mean a lot older, most from before 2010. If someone here that has and uses these engines would care to give a dissertation first of their experience with them, then the care and feeding, it would be highly appreciated. What I've been able to gather so far as far as real information, the four cycle don't need nitro, but they should have some castor in the mix? What I don't need is the normal and usual,"I wouldn't waste the time or money on that stuff. I know already what a lot of people wouldn't do, but I'm not a lot of people and I have the three larger engines and I'm looking at the ASP 120 four cycle. Just honest evaluation from those that have the engines, not the "I seed one at the field and it was junk" I see them in my hand, and I don't really see junk.
Rich.
#3621
Nothing at all wrong with a Magnum 91. Just follow the directions to the letter for break in and you will have a very good, easy starting motor. Magnums are basically an OS knockoff engine.
#3622
7 degrees yesterday morning, I don't fly unless its at least 40.
I've seen guys fly in the cold who bring a thermos of hot water with them, they pour some of it over the cylinder head just before starting, too damn cold for me.
When I go flying, my main worry is how long will the ice in my cooler last....
I've seen guys fly in the cold who bring a thermos of hot water with them, they pour some of it over the cylinder head just before starting, too damn cold for me.
When I go flying, my main worry is how long will the ice in my cooler last....
Yeah, it was cold, but it was also HUGE fun.
Pic of 2 of my C/L planes, taken in 1975. Midwest P63 King Cobra (profile) and Midwest Cosmic Wind (profile). Both are still active today.
#3623
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I know already what a lot of people wouldn't do, but I'm not a lot of people and I have the three larger engines and I'm looking at the ASP 120 four cycle. Just honest evaluation from those that have the engines, not the "I seed one at the field and it was junk" I see them in my hand, and I don't really see junk.
Rich.
Rich.
If you see someone get sick on a meal at a restaurant, do you go in and order the same thing to see if you get sick, or do you tell people you saw someone get sick in there and spare yourself the personal experience of it all? You don't like the answers you've received.
I've had smaller displacements of the Magnum 4 strokes as I have stuck to flying 40 and 60 size aircraft most of my life with few exceptions. (Now just 40 size kits) .91 might be close enough for you. What I experienced was an engine that was slightly heavier and slower than the Saito engines I replaced them with, and stuck with ever since. Once you find what works, you stick with it because you like the set it and forget it principle and more hours flying it and hearing how it sings in the sky. Magnum wasn't a problem, just didn't perform to the level the Saito did.
As far as 2 stroke, years ago when I had a Magnum .46, I had carb/tuning/deadstick issues with it at random times. I've read, they've improved, but I don't see improvement, just like you don't see junk. Mount it, fly it, and report your experience. When I have a bad experience, I don't return to repeat it and expect different results. I just ordered a NovaRossi tonight, great sale price. For what I want to do, OS, Magnum/ASP, Enya, or Mecoa cannot match the specs. Jett does, but that's twice the price. I like a bargain as much as the next guy.
Sorry if that brief experience doesn't give you the answer to the 1.20 4 stroke question. Most use gas in that size, so the trend seems to be the case as glow is steadily phased out completely.
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Build log of my Baron 1914 build continues on "Where Have All The Kits Gone?" thread.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-...s-gone-39.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-...s-gone-39.html
#3625
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Rich.