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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
07-04-2003, 08:39 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,213
Posted By Scully

Nose?

John, Ramon,
When I saw Johns plane's picture it felt like it had longer nose then John's? Ramons model has tank horisontally in fromt of the wing and engine in front of the tank.

I suugest that...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
07-03-2003, 11:02 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,213
Posted By Scully

Norvel question for anyone who knows anything about Norvels

...
you heard it before, but...

and using very little glue is important. You need good fit for that so you do not use glue as a filler.

Epoxy only around engine mount, probably.
...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
06-17-2003, 11:28 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,105
Posted By Scully

RC Novice -- is small an option?

Hi,

Altough this is outside this particular forum, I think I would reply here.

I learned to fly using an EPP slope/Handlaunch glider (S1-26 from DAW - they are on the WEB Dave's Aircraft...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
06-13-2003, 03:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,478
Posted By Scully

Slope flyer for sail plane...

S1-26 EPP (expanded polypropylen foam - basically fuse is a chunk of foam with some tape, wihng is the same with hardwood spar and tape) 1.5 m hand launch from Dave's Aircraft works (DAW) is
a very...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
06-11-2003, 08:13 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,213
Posted By Scully

Norvel question for anyone who knows anything about Norvels

John,
IMHO, if your engine was broken in with 3 shims, going to 1 shim will require just about full break in again. And it may be too early for an engine to go to 1 shim if it had not done a couple...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
06-10-2003, 02:46 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,213
Posted By Scully

Norvel question for anyone who knows anything about Norvels

Hi John,

you did not answer here - are you using muffler pressure? Do you have a bit of tubing from the muffler to the fuel tank fill? And you would need to block of vent of course with small bit...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
06-02-2003, 08:02 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,196
Posted By Scully

Best CG for Thermal Duration?

Oh, I am basically a beginner - still flying EPP foamies with my kids. Thanks.
I think the corrections I do are easy for me because I am not 'specking out' my plane very often - I am flying slope...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
06-02-2003, 07:24 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,196
Posted By Scully

Lifting stab

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rogerflies
[B]If the stab is lifting at all, the plane will be VERY sensitive to changes in pitch and airspeed. Any increase in airspeed will cause the stab to lift...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-09-2003, 10:39 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,430
Posted By Scully

Scratch-Built Whizard Completed!

Yes, first time I heard about Ace Whizard was here, but they have been around for about 20+ years (I think) and lots of people ( 1000s???) have buit these as their first plane - and there seems to...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-08-2003, 04:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,430
Posted By Scully

I am still building

Good to here it goes great for you Jason.

I am still building my Ace Whizard from kit with my 10 year old son (was away on business for a month etc.) and hope it will fly as good as yours. Got...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
04-22-2003, 04:19 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 7,196
Posted By Scully

Best CG for Thermal Duration?

Flyboy wrote above:
<<<I think part of what you are looking for is the posision of the CG within a given CG envelope. On a glider, the best CG posision is one that allows the horizontal stab to be...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-11-2003, 11:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 827
Posted By Scully

Some experience

I have 3 of these.
The button is the pressure releive (spelling?) to fill it up. It does not always work though.
Two of mine are just fine - press the button, fill through the pressure tube (one...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-18-2003, 10:24 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,696
Posted By Scully

Norvel Questions for all Norvel Guys

Thanks very much Bipe and everyone.

I think I should try it (as well as 5.7X3) as my model is intended for a 10 year old kid.
I guess as Norvel can turn a 5.7X3 OK the 6X2 is probalbly in...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-17-2003, 04:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,696
Posted By Scully

Norvel Questions for all Norvel Guys

Thanks 2fast2u,
1) I understand muffler pressure is the way to go for RC, got it now from other people as well, thanks.

2) Trainer prop - I understand all props are different and there is no...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-17-2003, 01:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,696
Posted By Scully

Prop size for RC trainer Norvel 0.061

Hi,
beginner question on the propellers.

As far as I understand - please correct me if I am wrong - most of the great recommendations fro Dave Campbell above were more or less for faster Norvel...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-11-2003, 04:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Scully

Muffler pressure and bubbles prob - beginner needs help

Yep the physics is not obvious as one also has to remember that tank air-tight which is impertant for this to work.

I remember reading about uniflow setup somewhere on the net with...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-11-2003, 09:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Scully

Muffler pressure and bubbles prob - beginner needs help

Thanks,
It makes a lot of sense, but I dont' quit understand this bit:

<<When the vent line (muffler) gets into the air the engine will run rich letting you know your about out of fuel>>

Why...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-10-2003, 08:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 525
Posted By Scully

Beginner questions: Muffler pressure and trottle - Norvel 0.061

Thanks a lot for your replies, great to have some competent advice!

It does look a bit that fuel line going to the bottom of the tank means some bubbles can reach pick-up tube before reaching...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-10-2003, 08:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Scully

Muffler pressure and bubbles prob - beginner needs help

Yes, almost the same as Cox Black Widow's but pressure relieve valve means yu do not have to plug the vent manually.
Forum: Glow Engines
02-10-2003, 03:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Scully

Muffler pressure and bubbles prob - beginner needs help

Norvel has 2 tubes into the tank: fuel up line goes from top to bottom another (carb) goes from back to front and onto the carb.
It also has a pressure relieve valve at the top (normally CL tank...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-10-2003, 02:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Scully

Muffler pressure and bubbles prob - beginner needs help

Thanks a lot,
I see .. strange Norvel does not do this. The fill line (used for muffler) goes all the way to the bottom as usual for CL tanks really.

Another stupid question from me-with this...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-10-2003, 12:58 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 822
Posted By Scully

Muffler pressure and bubbles prob - beginner needs help

Hi - beginner's question:

<I also posted this question an 1/2 forum>

I have a Norvel 0.061 RC with muffler pressure and use the Big Mig (Black Widow style) tank with pressure relieve.
As...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-10-2003, 12:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 525
Posted By Scully

Beginner questions: Muffler pressure and trottle - Norvel 0.061

Sorry if these are stupid questions... I am a beginner.

1)Muffler pressure and bubles in fuel line - I seem to get a lot of these going to carb and a lot of foaming in the plastic tank.
Is this...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-09-2003, 11:43 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,696
Posted By Scully

Beginner's mistakes with Norvel

Lots of thanks to everyone for lots of help here.

Got my 0.061 working !

There were 3 main problems/mistakes I made. May be useful for any beginner like myself to look at:
(pleas ignore if...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-07-2003, 01:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,696
Posted By Scully

Norvel Questions for all Norvel Guys

Thanks Dave
You wrote: ..it sure sounds like a hydraulic lockup problem you are having. This happens when the case gets too much fuel in it and no air to compress-really easy to do with a small...
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