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08-30-2014, 03:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,851
Posted By Widget

I'm about an hour or 3 away from buying the VERY...

I'm about an hour or 3 away from buying the VERY hard to find anywhere P-38 Lightening ARF from General Hobby. Its on sale right now for $230 and for a Twin, and even if it flies at all with twice...
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-21-2013, 03:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,063
Posted By Widget

Silence Twister ARF (thread restart)

Hey Guys,

I would really like to get a new thread started on the Silence Twister from Seagull. I have scoured the Internet and can find very little, and what I have found is mostly of no use....
Forum: The Clubhouse
12-06-2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 864
Posted By Widget

Now, tell me, is "Form gives way to function"...

Now, tell me, is "Form gives way to function" just another euphemism for "Necessity is the Mother Of Invention"??? (-: This is terrible, but my being part Cherokee is coming out with my...
Forum: The Clubhouse
12-05-2013, 04:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 864
Posted By Widget

Who says hunting the destructive split-hoof,...

Who says hunting the destructive split-hoof, large fanged vermin by Drone isn't the 'New Traditional'? After all, once upon a time not so long ago, using a 'telescopic sight device', i.e. a 'scope',...
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-14-2012, 09:01 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,665
Posted By Widget

RE: Nitroplanes Tiger Moth 120 - Build

PorathL inadvertently just gave me my answer! Those 2 rods are Elevator Push Rods! :D
Forum: ARF or RTF
02-14-2012, 08:41 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,665
Posted By Widget

RE: Nitroplanes Tiger Moth 120 - Build

Help!!! After closely studying both WildeOne's build article and the (new) Nitroplanes build notes, I am ready to start building, BUT... I have 2 "unidentified" thin metal control rods of some...
Forum: ARF or RTF
01-07-2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 644
Posted By Widget

RE: nitro planes tiger moth 120

I'm looking at buying the NP Tiger Moth 120 also, but by the pictures alone, the yellow colored ARF only has the ailerons on the bottom wing, whereas the silver Tiger Moth 120 has ailerons on both. ...
01-02-2012, 05:34 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 16,555
Posted By Widget

RE: New Twin Commanche ARF

I am currently flying a Dual Ace with OS 46FX's. Any more power than this and one little burp by one engine would send you side-ways before you blinked. Any less power and you won't get the SPEED...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-20-2010, 05:23 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

da Rock: This thread is still alive because of it's DIVERSITY, and going "off subject" and getting back to the point has been the life-blood of our interesting conversations in here. You are only...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-20-2010, 02:56 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

And don't forget to drill small, thread the screw in (forming threads in the soft wood) and then remove screw and hit it with super thin CA... But you already knew that.. ;)

Since all ya'll...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-20-2010, 01:16 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

Battery question: I'm charging batts up today and with my new & new-to-me technology ONYX 210 Charger, and with 2 different volt testers, (one computerized, one standard digital) I am getting 7.2...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-20-2010, 10:36 AM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

You are asking about E-Power with a bunch of escaped cerified pilot-lunatics that would just as soon see Great Planes come out with a V-8 Turbo "Humongus" Revolver??? :D:D Great Planes says 58.5"...
Forum: 3D Flying!
11-19-2010, 08:02 PM
Replies: 1,674
Views: 235,110
Posted By Widget

RE: Great Planes Reactor GP/EP 3D ARF .46-.70

AvatarQ8: And Hey to everyone else here too. I'm new here, though a regular with the small and large Revolver Forums. I have been running an OS 91FX in my Reactor and LOVE it, though I'm probably...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-19-2010, 06:26 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

My usual (downward) progression is like, shiny new, then a cracked cowl and damaged wheel pants, then missing parts to the cowl and NO wheel pants, and then who NEEDS a cowl and wheel pants ANYWAY???...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-19-2010, 05:23 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

Heck... The natural physics concerning the indisputable law of UPDC says to me THAT plane will never crash!!! :D:D If it's true that Gremlins are deathly afraid of expoxy, I'd say that your...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-19-2010, 03:39 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

Words to live by: "A wise husband has no opinion..." :D Wife says keep the planes small, I keep them small... As long as she's just measuring the wing span, maybe she won't notice how MANY I have...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-19-2010, 10:01 AM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

Update: FYI: I just got off the phone with Hobbico/Great Planes support and gave them the link info for this Forum. Until this morn, they were unaware of our group (and large following) and were...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-19-2010, 09:35 AM
Replies: 2,926
Views: 400,594
Posted By Widget

RE: New Great Planes Revolver

The 12X8 is no doubt a good working prop, but long ago I (personally) learned that the 91FX, like the 120AX, prefers RPMs below 9,000. Over the years, the 91FX has gained a bad rep, among other...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 11:00 PM
Replies: 2,926
Views: 400,594
Posted By Widget

RE: New Great Planes Revolver

Hmmm,,, You sounding SO industrious is almost intimidating to me,,,, :D We are still so freakin' tired from this last 5 weeks "out" that we have a constant vertigo-like dizziness... Not normal...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 10:28 PM
Replies: 2,926
Views: 400,594
Posted By Widget

RE: New Great Planes Revolver

Microdon2!!! This great! I get you AND Sonny over here!!! [8D] I remember you putting the 91 2 stroke in the small Rev, but because I didn't get back over here much and you didn't say much about...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 09:57 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

That last post makes me sound like I epoxied the landing gear bolts themselves... Of course, this is where you, the reader, has to do some "interpretive" reading to define what I actually said,...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 09:53 PM
Replies: 2,926
Views: 400,594
Posted By Widget

RE: New Great Planes Revolver

Sonny, I have the great-running 13X8 APC on it currently, but like I've discussed on the other Forum, keeping the RPM below 9K on both the 91FX and the 120AX seems to allow me to use just about any 2...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 09:07 PM
Replies: 2,926
Views: 400,594
Posted By Widget

RE: New Great Planes Revolver

PS- I already have planned a 200ft "over-shoot" on my runway JUST for the small Rev..... ;)
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 09:05 PM
Replies: 2,926
Views: 400,594
Posted By Widget

RE: New Great Planes Revolver

Hey Sonny!! [8D] Yeah... Some of the posts over on the other side got me nervous this evening, but like I said, the 91FX in the Reactor "should" have been WAY over-kill, and it was awesome!!! ...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-18-2010, 08:53 PM
Replies: 8,173
Views: 874,561
Posted By Widget

RE: Larger Revolver

I epoxied and then ran the landing gear mounting bolts through a length of aluminum angle that was sandwitched to the gear plate plywood by the landing gear itself. The angle part of the aluminum...
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