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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-20-2018, 04:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 783
Posted By ukengineman

Rimfire plugs are nicely made and work well in my...

Rimfire plugs are nicely made and work well in my experience.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
12-20-2018, 03:36 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,514
Posted By ukengineman

vintage model flying websites

The Raynes Park MAC in SW London is mainly active in traditional (vintage) aeromodelling . We have been without a website for some time but are now back with an online presence. You can find the club...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-23-2018, 01:38 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 604
Posted By ukengineman

You could try Tom at vintagercfiles-home...

You could try Tom at vintagercfiles-home (http://www.vintagercfiles.com/) he doesn't have the equipment you have listed but he might know something about it. I must admit that Bromo RC gear is a new...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-18-2018, 02:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,138
Posted By ukengineman

Jay, I just found your post about Zel which is...

Jay, I just found your post about Zel which is indeed sad news. Back in the early 1960's in the UK and still at school (with little money) I was just getting into R/C with single channel. In a copy...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-04-2018, 05:32 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 20,284
Posted By ukengineman

Covering

Both the model and the engine look superb. Have you decided what material you are going to cover the Falcon with? Will you be running your engine on petrol or methanol?
Alan
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-19-2017, 01:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,666
Posted By ukengineman

You can download the Mk3 version plan from...

You can download the Mk3 version plan from Outerzone:-
Live Wire Champion Mk III plan - Free download - Outerzone (http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=413)
I know yours is the original...
Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
01-24-2017, 02:22 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,036
Posted By ukengineman

Weston UK is certainly a long established...

Weston UK is certainly a long established reputable UK company. I believe they bought the rights to Webra engines some time ago.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-21-2016, 03:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,095
Posted By ukengineman

Great to see the Orbit 3+1 being flown. A year or...

Great to see the Orbit 3+1 being flown. A year or so ago I restored an Orbit single stick four channel analog system back to working order. So far I have not tried flying with it, maybe one day....
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
11-15-2016, 03:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 20,284
Posted By ukengineman

Jef, I was just looking through this thread again...

Jef, I was just looking through this thread again and would would have some serious misgivings about your tongue and box wing joiner. An 8 foot span model will have a considerable bending moment at...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-05-2016, 03:01 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 28,566
Posted By ukengineman

Here is a link to a video showing some 1950's R/C...

Here is a link to a video showing some 1950's R/C flying, I don't see a Smog Hog but there are some similar style models there:-
https://youtu.be/xZ2iWmgTFbc

Alan
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-25-2016, 08:40 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,627
Posted By ukengineman

Well done Pete, we've got to keep these old...

Well done Pete, we've got to keep these old systems working! My last project was to get an Orbit 4 channel analogue system working again but that is another story.

Alan
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-24-2016, 12:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,627
Posted By ukengineman

Hi Pete, one of my F&M Digital 5 Bonner Digimites...

Hi Pete, one of my F&M Digital 5 Bonner Digimites had one of the GC4066 motor driver transistors dead. A few tests showed that they are germanium devices but I had 100% success replacing the faulty...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-23-2016, 01:54 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 28,566
Posted By ukengineman

Will be following this project with interest. The...

Will be following this project with interest. The Smog Hog followed by the Astro Hog were landmark models of the era. Will you dare to join the wing panels just by splicing the spars as shown on the...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-17-2016, 03:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,627
Posted By ukengineman

The only parts of my F&M Digital Five Bonner...

The only parts of my F&M Digital Five Bonner Digimite servos that appeared to differ from the schematic in any significant way were the reference pulse generator and the input buffer. This may well...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-15-2016, 03:03 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,627
Posted By ukengineman

Hi Pete, a few years ago I restored an F&M...

Hi Pete, a few years ago I restored an F&M Digital 5 which used Bonner Digimite servos. I had problems with all the servos and there was no single fault pattern. I also found that the circuit you...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-23-2016, 04:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,679
Posted By ukengineman

Very interesting account of Bob Dunham. Might be...

Very interesting account of Bob Dunham. Might be worth adding that the first time the World Aerobatic Championships was won by a proportional system was in 1963 by Ralph Brooke (no 's' on the end)...
Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
03-08-2016, 03:57 PM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 145,763
Posted By ukengineman

I could see the hatch in the first photo but I...

I could see the hatch in the first photo but I didn't think that could be for the LiPo because of CG issues. I now see how you have been able to use the hatch in that position and maintain the...
Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
03-08-2016, 04:45 AM
Replies: 1,037
Views: 145,763
Posted By ukengineman

How do you access the LiPo?

How do you access the LiPo?
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-27-2016, 03:54 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,144
Posted By ukengineman

Steve, PM me your email address. I may not be...

Steve, PM me your email address. I may not be able to get straight back to you as I am part way through some hospital treatment
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-26-2016, 02:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,144
Posted By ukengineman

Here in the UK in my club in the London area F&M...

Here in the UK in my club in the London area F&M was the most popular. Matador/Midas reeds and Digital 5 proportional. The reed gear was rock solid but the Digital 5 (like many other systems of the...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-19-2016, 02:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,596
Posted By ukengineman

OK, I have found the article by Maurice Franklin...

OK, I have found the article by Maurice Franklin in the Aug 1967 issue of RCM&E. The model is called Henchman and was said to be a pattern plane that was good for knife edge flight. There is an...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-18-2016, 02:43 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,596
Posted By ukengineman

I recall a plan published in RCM&E by Maurice...

I recall a plan published in RCM&E by Maurice Franklin around that time. I think it was supposed to be good for knife edge flight. I'll take a look through my old RCM&E's and get back again.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-13-2016, 02:20 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,596
Posted By ukengineman

Although I didn't know Geoff and Maurice Franklin...

Although I didn't know Geoff and Maurice Franklin personally, they were well known personalities to the UK R/C community back in the 1960's. If I remember correctly Geoff ran a model shop and often...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-08-2016, 07:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,596
Posted By ukengineman

The PCS-5 at $299 was the death knell for some of...

The PCS-5 at $299 was the death knell for some of the other proportional manufacturers, especially the analog systems.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-01-2016, 02:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 762
Posted By ukengineman

Hi Larry, I guess you might find a big quacker in...

Hi Larry, I guess you might find a big quacker in your local pond. Sorry, I couldn't resist that but I guess you are looking for a plan of the Quaker. You can download an R/C 82 inch version here:-...
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