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Forum: RC Jets
02-29-2024, 01:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 799
Posted By Boomerang1

Removable plywood frames, attached to existing...

Removable plywood frames, attached to existing hard points, to wedge them in position.

Sometimes these are multiple piece, the small parts going in one by one then assembled inside the fuselage.
Forum: RC Jets
02-25-2024, 02:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,563
Posted By Boomerang1

This is very similar to the programming tips...

This is very similar to the programming tips another kind modeller gave me to achieve sequencing with a Futaba 12G. Handy to know.
Forum: RC Jets
02-24-2024, 10:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,563
Posted By Boomerang1

Disconnect the Tamjets air switch & join the two...

Disconnect the Tamjets air switch & join the two hoses with an extension nipple.
If the system holds air you ahve found the problem.

BVM used to sell a similar air switch if you can't source...
Forum: RC Jets
02-21-2024, 02:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,563
Posted By Boomerang1

If you are using a normal spool type main air...

If you are using a normal spool type main air valve you can drive them through too much travel & they will vent air.out the
end of the valve, Make sure the spool is not travelling too far.

If...
Forum: RC Jets
02-16-2024, 02:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,563
Posted By Boomerang1

Now it's just a matter of normal, air system...

Now it's just a matter of normal, air system fault finding. Don't be afraid to just run the doors through a seperate mini servo driven valve on another channel mixed through the radio. Don't...
Forum: RC Jets
02-06-2024, 01:02 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,563
Posted By Boomerang1

Extra 300, an MZ18 is a high end transmitter,...

Extra 300, an MZ18 is a high end transmitter, sure there isn't a sequencer in there somewhere?
I don't own an MZ18 but have done some basic programming on one for a friend.

I use a 14 channel...
Forum: RC Jets
01-31-2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,563
Posted By Boomerang1

If you already have an air system installed why...

If you already have an air system installed why not use air for the gear doors?

You can restrict the stroke of air cylinders by putting pieces of plastic tube on
the shafts & a jammed/damaged...
Forum: RC Jets
12-23-2023, 03:55 PM
Replies: 903
Views: 206,567
Posted By Boomerang1

Love jets built out of trees!

Love jets built out of trees!
Forum: RC Jets
12-09-2023, 01:53 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,398
Posted By Boomerang1

A friend (another Aussie) based in the US uses...

A friend (another Aussie) based in the US uses Spektrum on some very large & ambitious models including
turbine jets and is a previous Top Gun. I realise that he has a commercial interest with...
Forum: RC Jets
09-25-2023, 02:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,550
Posted By Boomerang1

Has the urban sprawl caught up with the field? ...

Has the urban sprawl caught up with the field? When I attended in 2015 it seemed to be in
the middle of nowhere, now it's surrounded on three sides with houses & corporate buildings.

Or has the...
Forum: RC Jets
08-22-2023, 07:51 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 81,190
Posted By Boomerang1

Recently inspected (for Australian certification)...

Recently inspected (for Australian certification) a Freewing A-10 with two K-45's fitted.

Flew great but the paperwork is noted as speed limited as the factory servos, linkages & horns are...
Forum: RC Jets
07-22-2023, 02:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,931
Posted By Boomerang1

Considering the amount of money involved moving...

Considering the amount of money involved moving around the planet & what could have gone
wrong I think you got off lightly.

I'm can understand why you are pi$$ed off.

Learn a lesson regarding...
Forum: RC Jets
06-23-2023, 06:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 683
Posted By Boomerang1

Visited a pen-friend who flew models many years...

Visited a pen-friend who flew models many years ago who belonged to the Chula Vista Club.
They are still going, they fly near the Mexican border near Tijuana.

https://chulavistarc.com/

Google...
Forum: RC Jets
05-12-2023, 09:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,631
Posted By Boomerang1

Came the time when Oz moved to 2.4 Ghz there were...

Came the time when Oz moved to 2.4 Ghz there were basically only two systems available JR/Spektrum & Futaba.

While I was more than happy with JR I went with Futaba because the Fasst system seemed...
Forum: RC Jets
05-05-2023, 01:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,993
Posted By Boomerang1

Always good to see a model built using...

Always good to see a model built using traditional methods although I guess scratch building is
not really 'traditional' for turbine jets.

One product I use for filling balsa is drywall final...
Forum: RC Jets
04-26-2023, 02:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 949
Posted By Boomerang1

Moving the control horn hole before or after the...

Moving the control horn hole before or after the hinge line won't result in more throw in both directions.
What you will get is differential, more movement one way, less in the other, until/if you...
Forum: RC Jets
04-19-2023, 12:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,941
Posted By Boomerang1

I tap off the 2 cell Lipo ECU battery for lights...

I tap off the 2 cell Lipo ECU battery for lights & brakes.

The (two) radio batteries are totally separate.
Forum: RC Jets
03-21-2023, 11:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,562
Posted By Boomerang1

Have a piece of 1/8 ply I throw in mine before I...

Have a piece of 1/8 ply I throw in mine before I load it rather than relying on the fabric to support the load.
Forum: RC Jets
02-19-2023, 03:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,081
Posted By Boomerang1

For storage, not transport? I use an old...

For storage, not transport?

I use an old ladder hung from the garage roof with cross strips added like on the rack in the pic you provided.

I also use bicycle hooks winched up to the ceiling,...
Forum: RC Jets
02-06-2023, 11:57 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,556
Posted By Boomerang1

Over the net upgrades for extra features...

Over the net upgrades for extra features downloaded from the manufacturer?

Sounds like the thin end of the wedge for 'subscription services' creepinng into modelling. Gear door mixing? Easy, all...
Forum: RC Jets
10-13-2022, 11:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,256
Posted By Boomerang1

Mine is well before 2012 so it probably has the...

Mine is well before 2012 so it probably has the mounting limitations as stated in my instructions.

Looks like all later engines are ok.

I don't think it's a huge problem for me, I just loosen...
Forum: RC Jets
10-13-2022, 07:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,256
Posted By Boomerang1

No, I don't have the ss manual in PDF form. I do...

No, I don't have the ss manual in PDF form. I do have a PDF of the Wren 75 manual but this doesn't mention which way to mount the engine at all.
Mine is a very early SS, I was told by the...
Forum: RC Jets
10-13-2022, 12:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,256
Posted By Boomerang1

From the Wren Supersport (54 series engine)...

From the Wren Supersport (54 series engine) propane start manual in bold text:

Please ensure the engine is always mounted with the glow plug at the 2 oclock point
as viewed from the front....
Forum: RC Jets
09-23-2022, 01:59 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,727
Posted By Boomerang1

The original post was about 15 years ago,...

The original post was about 15 years ago, hopefully the problems sorted by now.

A 'UAT' is just a fancy header tank with a fabric sock made from 'mystery material' over the fixed central fuel...
Forum: RC Jets
08-17-2022, 02:48 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 19,437
Posted By Boomerang1

Very interesting to see a model made from trees! ...

Very interesting to see a model made from trees! So many with composite fuselages it's good to remind us that there
are alternatives. Reminds me of the Guillows rubber powered models with the...
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