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Forum: RC Pattern Flying
05-30-2013, 01:06 PM
Replies: 1,280
Views: 568,309
Posted By airasj

RE: post some pictures of your pattern plane!!

Hi Mario,

Can you give a bit of details on your OS 160 setup. I have a similar setup but have some problems. What fuel and rpm. I have to set it very lean to get some realibility, but still have...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-24-2013, 11:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

RE: Ken Willard Classmate

Thans a lot Dave.

Made a few more flights today and found it to be quite aerobatic with the 4 ailerons I added. The landings remain a bit difficult. You have to fly it on as little bump will...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-23-2013, 01:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

RE: Ken Willard Classmate

Hi Guys

Finally got round to flying the Classmate. Had a lot of problem with the Enya 19 overheating and not having enough power. Eventually I replaced it with an ASP 25 which has a lot of...
Forum: Classic RC Pattern Flying
02-07-2013, 11:27 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 30,691
Posted By airasj

RE: Bridi XLT Build

Hi Scott

Can I have a copy of the XLT pdf for the plans?

Regards Attie
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-15-2013, 11:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

RE: Ken Willard Classmate

Yes, I almost forgot that I made some changes. The original wings took me 3 sets to get right.

The first set was a foam with paper covering ala Chuck Cunningham in RCM. It worked partly but...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-14-2013, 11:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

RE: Ken Willard Classmate

And one more.
I installed an old Kraft Spektrum 6 radio to keep it of about the same vintage.

Tried the Enya 19 today, but it seems to be new, because it got very hot with a 19x4 prop and I...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-14-2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

RE: Ken Willard Classmate

Here are the pics
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-14-2013, 10:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

RE: Ken Willard Classmate

Hi

Here is the pictures of the completed Classmate. I went for the traditional finish of silk and dope. Bought withe silk adn dyed it to the required blue.
The original version was covered...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-02-2013, 11:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,792
Posted By airasj

Ken Willard Classmate

Hi Guys

Does anybody remember the Classmate bipe by Ken Willard.

It was a construction article in RCM in around 1968. I build one in 1981 when I was 11 years old.

I did not have the...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
08-24-2011, 10:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,982
Posted By airasj

RE: Radio Options

Hi

I also like the Aurora from Hitec. Its programming is the most logical and intiutive of all. Certainly due to its affiliation with Multiplex. I own a 20 year old multiplex 3030 and it is...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
09-23-2009, 03:25 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hallo Guys

The color scheme on the fuse is yours Arch. I had a lot of pics and looked through them and thought this is really good. Checking back now I see it is yours with some changes.

...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
09-22-2009, 06:17 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

The pics..
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
09-22-2009, 06:02 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Here are some more pics of my progress.

The painting took more time than the building....

Regards
Forum: Futaba Radios Direct support forum
09-22-2009, 05:18 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 562
Posted By airasj

12FGA mode change

Hi

I bought a mode 2 12FGA radio and need to change it to mode 1. I simply changed the two sticks around ( that was the simplest).

The problems is that the sticks are not zero anymore when...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
05-22-2009, 05:32 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hallo Dean,

Ihave been away for some time (flying a glider regonals ) and working the JS1 throught he type certification flight testing, so Icould not get to the web. (Can show you some amazing...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-15-2009, 09:02 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hi Dean,

You will be amzed, most of the active competition glider pilots in S.A are all ex hang glider people. Getting a bit older, sailplanes are a bit less tough on the system. We are also...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-15-2009, 01:06 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hallo Mike and Dean,

Yes Mike, I was also concerned about the stress concentration at the Carbon end, but did not think about adding load spreading layers- that is a great idea. (I actually...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-14-2009, 10:27 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hallo Dean,

Thanks for the nice words.

Yes, the JS1 is a completely different story. A 10 years of my life story when we actually did the project, and a 20 year story from the day I...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-14-2009, 03:45 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hi Guys

Here is the wing core picture.

The carbon roving is at least 8 times stronger than Spruce. (I did a lot of compression strenght tests on them as we use it for the Full size JS1...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-14-2009, 03:10 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hi Guys,

I also built the wings this weekend. I must say Mike's instructions are really good. This is the best skins I ever made.

I did change the spruce spars to Carbon rovings. I just...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-14-2009, 03:03 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

HI Guys

We cut a nice tailplane kit. It assemble in about 25min and is truly light weight.

Initially it is abou 25g. After finishing with the tips and LE it weight 27g.

We are...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-06-2009, 02:39 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

The rudder pics
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-06-2009, 02:37 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hi Guys,

This weekend I made the rudder and firewall.

The rudder components was lazer cut and assembled in about 30minutes.

For the firewall I laminated 2 layers of 200g/sqm on both...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-06-2009, 02:27 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

My Super flat table is now completed.

We cut the top of the inner structure flat with the CNC machine and then glued the top on.

I installed it in my workshop, and it is really a big asset....
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
04-03-2009, 12:47 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,917
Posted By airasj

RE: BM V2.2 composite fuse info required

Hi Rendegade

This project was for our personal use only(3 members). There are quite a few changes from Mike's V2.2 design so that we must first see how it flies.

But we do have the moulds...
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