1:1 questions  
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Tower Hobbies
Enter up to 4 keywords or Tower stock numbers
Logged in as Guest



Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
       



All Forums >> Radios, Batteries, Clubhouse and more >> Full Scale planes, cars, helis, boats >> Cars & Trucks - Full Scale >> 1:1 questions Page: [1]

Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
1:1 questions - 9/23/2007 11:08:19 AM   
carmatic1



Posts: 1949
Joined: 1/20/2006
From: kent, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		hi i know the title is kinda vague, but like why dont we see some of the stuff on RC on real cars? like if tyres were filled with foam , a puncture wouldnt matter so much and the tyre would also hold its shape better so the handling will improve...

also, is it true that the bodies of racing cars are very similar to rc lexan bodies? like they might not be made of lexan, but their headlights and taillights are also nothing but stickers and the whole body is one sheet of material...

_____________________________

Hey how did you do that... Practice, man
But thats what they always say! Yeah cuz theyre always right....
       Post #: 1

RE: 1:1 questions - 9/23/2007 9:02:36 PM   
rideicon



Posts: 291
Joined: 2/16/2007
From: anderson, CA, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: carmatic1

hi i know the title is kinda vague, but like why dont we see some of the stuff on RC on real cars? like if tyres were filled with foam , a puncture wouldnt matter so much and the tyre would also hold its shape better so the handling will improve...

****? cars tire spin at a high rate of speed, off balance or different hardnesses on the tires surface would kill people....
horrible idea unless your cruzing low speed through the dessert or something...

quote:

ORIGINAL: carmatic1
also, is it true that the bodies of racing cars are very similar to rc lexan bodies? like they might not be made of lexan, but their headlights and taillights are also nothing but stickers and the whole body is one sheet of material...


something like that, race cars have fiberglass or a poly type material as the body, depending on the application and extent of body modification needed to fit the chassis and so forth....





your point?



_____________________________

www.darkforcez.com
www.myspace.com/petthekittyz

(in reply to carmatic1)
       Post #: 2

RE: 1:1 questions - 9/24/2007 4:31:16 PM   
carmatic1



Posts: 1949
Joined: 1/20/2006
From: kent, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		surely the foam cant be so low quality that the vibrations at high speed is enough to 'kill people'? for instance it could be very easy to make it stiffer in one direction and softer in another,like so you can make the tire compress vertically and doesnt tuck under the car.... like in normal tyres its done by using fabric under the rubber to stop the tyre from squishing in the wrong directions... with foam you dont need the fabric , and the tyre can have less rotational mass because the foam's weight is closer to the center of rotation...

_____________________________

Hey how did you do that... Practice, man
But thats what they always say! Yeah cuz theyre always right....

(in reply to rideicon)
       Post #: 3

RE: 1:1 questions - 9/24/2007 4:44:48 PM   
skylarkmk1



Posts: 1220
Joined: 9/25/2004
From: Festus, MO, USA
Status: offline 		The Military has utilized foam tires on smaller troop vehicles to prevent flats. The problems found were short tire life (getting shorter a speed increases), extra costs and difficulty mounting/dismounting replacent tires on the rims.
I would imagine that the in aircraft, the initial contact with the runway would skid the tire as it does now, but the resulting "flat spots", as noted before would accentuate any imbalance.

A friend of mine paints race car bodies, some of metal, some of fiberglas or carbon fiber. All of his headlights are airbrushed on.

_____________________________

John F Howard (aka skylarkmk1)
AMA 10955, WACO Brotherhood #26, AWC, NWC

(in reply to carmatic1)
       Post #: 4

RE: 1:1 questions - 9/30/2007 8:26:08 PM   
aryajet



Posts: 33
Joined: 2/16/2007
From: Houston, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Technology is already out there. Most of the passenger cars and light trucks are coming out of the factory with "Run-Flat" tires mounted on them.

(in reply to carmatic1)
       Post #: 5

Page:   [1]
All Forums >> Radios, Batteries, Clubhouse and more >> Full Scale planes, cars, helis, boats >> Cars & Trucks - Full Scale >> 1:1 questions
Page: [1]





Jump to:


Google 



Search | Marketplace | Event Calendar | Local Clubs | Magazine | Product Ratings | New Products | Discussion Forums

Photo Gallery | Member Video Posts | RCU Video Gallery | Instructor Search | Field|Track|Marina Search

Advertisers | Hobby Vendor Resources | Rate Manufacturers | Sign In/Sign Up

SITE MAP!   : :   FORUM RULES

© 2001 - 2007 24-7 RC, LLC, all rights reserved.

Charities we support that also need your help
Yorkie Rescue | Humane Society | ASPCA | Crohn's-Colitis America

Kaango.com Classifieds

0.438RCU3