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Forum: IMAC

02-18-2006, 02:13 PM

Replies: 13

2006 Amps Annual Aerobatics Challenge

Views: 1,323

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: 2006 Amps Annual Aerobatics Challenge

i'm new to all the aerobatic stuff, but do all these competitions have an aresti? i was looking at one i found for a competition back in 2001, and it looked like a good way to start learning and...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

01-19-2006, 12:01 AM

Replies: 29

Piper NE-1 (Grasshopper) color scheme ?

Views: 23,624

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: Piper NE-1 (Grasshopper) color scheme ?

didn't notice if anyone mentioned it yet, i just kind of skimmed over your thread real fast looking at everyone's pictures, but if you go to www.airliners.net you can do a search for NE-1, and...

Forum: Kit Building

01-15-2006, 11:15 PM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

holy crap!!!! it worked. not sure whos plane it is, but it is very very nice. a good picture of something i would like to do with mine. thanks to whoever's plane this is.

Forum: Kit Building

01-15-2006, 11:09 PM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

alright, i'm going to try to post a pic. hope it works.

Forum: Kit Building

01-15-2006, 05:28 PM

Replies: 27

Great Planes RV 4 40

Views: 7,029

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: Great Planes RV 4 40

so JT, if you were going to build another wing, would you yourself skip the flaps or build them in? i built them in, but haven't flown it yet to see how it reacts. sounds like a lot of fun though.

Forum: Beginners

01-15-2006, 05:02 PM

Replies: 36

inverted engines

Views: 2,436

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: inverted engines

man, i don't know what the heck to do. i think i've moved on a little more away from the "beginner" experience level in just some of the engineering attempts and complete re-engineering tasks, but...

Forum: Beginners

01-13-2006, 05:12 AM

Replies: 36

inverted engines

Views: 2,436

Posted By rcplanes12

inverted engines

i'm getting ready to build a cub kit and am wanting to keep it somewhat scale with maybe a couple extras, BUT... i want to keep the engine concealled as much as possible, and in doing so will have to...

Forum: Kit Building

01-13-2006, 04:50 AM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

EMERGENCY!!! okay, i've been reading and reading and re-reading my instruction manual and staring at lots of pics about the bird cage cockpit of the L-4 aero machines and was trying to think of some...

Forum: Kit Building

01-13-2006, 02:43 AM

Replies: 27

Great Planes RV 4 40

Views: 7,029

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: Great Planes RV 4 40

i have the .40 FX for mine and haven't flown it yet; do you think it will have enough power to pull it along? i'm still kind of learning to fly, i mean, i've been flying for a few years, but it's...

Forum: Kit Building

01-11-2006, 11:53 PM

Replies: 27

Great Planes RV 4 40

Views: 7,029

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: Great Planes RV 4 40

i also built the rv-4 for my first kit plane. i thought it was very fun to build. i was curious what you used to tint the canopy for it? the red and white plane. i tried using the window tint spray...

Forum: Kit Building

01-09-2006, 03:59 AM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

okay panther guy, i appologize for the flap percentages on fred, i'm just a crew chief and forgot how right you engineer guys were all the time and was usually asleep on take off as soon as the gear...

Forum: Kit Building

01-08-2006, 01:20 AM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

actually, i am in the air force and funny as it may be with me asking the questions about the aerodynamics of the flaps, i'm a crew chief on C-17 aircraft. i know how they work with the lift and drag...

Forum: Kit Building

01-07-2006, 01:30 AM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

so, i'm curious if different designs of flap configurations make a difference on how they work and affect flight caracteristics when deployed and maybe how far should i set them up for. i had a GP...

Forum: Kit Building

01-05-2006, 11:06 PM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: split flaps on piper cub

i was kind of curious on the power supply also. i curently have an o.s. 40 fx. damn good motor, but what about if i decide to clip the wing for aerobatics? i wouldn't mind building 2 wings if the...

Forum: Kit Building

01-05-2006, 10:16 PM

Replies: 21

split flaps on piper cub

Views: 11,212

Posted By rcplanes12

split flaps on piper cub

Not sure if this is really a scale idea or not, (at least i haven't seen it in any pics) but, has anyone ever attempted to install split flaps
on a piper cub? i have the GP .40 kit and am soon...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

01-02-2006, 06:55 PM

Replies: 9

Show us your Piper Cub L-4 Grasshoppers!!!!

Views: 3,943

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: Show us your Piper Cub L-4 Grasshoppers!!!!

i'm getting ready to start construction on one, so please post as many photos as you guys have. i've been looking for them everywhere. it would really help alot.:D

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

01-04-2005, 03:33 PM

Replies: 4

syringes for rivets

Views: 677

Posted By rcplanes12

syringes for rivets

hi. does anyone know where i can purchase some needles or syringes for modeling rivets and such on my planes? my wife is a nurse type and thinks they are only available through prescription. any...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

06-15-2004, 02:11 AM

Replies: 22

sky shark TBM Avenger

Views: 2,330

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: sky shark TBM Avenger

i saw a picture of them in a model airplane news magazine and they do look really cool. i'm not quite sure what size prop i want to swing yet, but i'm looking to get it as close as to scale as...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

06-08-2004, 03:26 AM

Replies: 22

sky shark TBM Avenger

Views: 2,330

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: sky shark TMB Avenger

the plane looks way awesome:D:D i'm not quite seeing how the flaps work though. it looks like according to the plans and the after done pics that the servos are facing to the inboard of the trailing...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

06-03-2004, 05:38 AM

Replies: 22

sky shark TBM Avenger

Views: 2,330

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: sky shark TMB Avenger

Steve, i'm having a hard time trying to figure out to conceal all the linkages and servo horns and have a couple of ways i want to try it, like with the rotory things for heli's and scale hinging...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

06-03-2004, 02:24 AM

Replies: 22

sky shark TBM Avenger

Views: 2,330

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: sky shark TMB Avenger

what do you mean with being geared? i've never heard of a nitro engine being geared, only electrics. [sm=confused.gif]

and for roby...the only plastic model i've seen for the avenger is 1/48...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

06-02-2004, 02:12 AM

Replies: 22

sky shark TBM Avenger

Views: 2,330

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: sky shark TMB Avenger

well, i'm buying the plane a little earlier than expected.:D [>:]just need a lot of detail photos for it before i begin. i checked out the aircraft resource center web site and saved all the pics i...

Forum: RC Scale Aircraft

05-24-2004, 01:14 AM

Replies: 22

sky shark TBM Avenger

Views: 2,330

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: sky shark TMB Avenger

how do the crank shaft weights work? you say it takes place of the prop washer, is it like the old style bullet prop nut/spinner type thing? i don't think i've ever seen them.[sm=confused.gif]

Forum: Kit Building

05-21-2004, 06:56 AM

Replies: 5

GP RV-4 Tail wheel

Views: 582

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: GP RV-4 Tail wheel

i didn't even use the tail wheel bracket whatever you want to call it thingy that came with it. i bought one of those bracket things that drop down off the back/bottom of the fuse with the springs...

Forum: Kit Building

05-21-2004, 06:40 AM

Replies: 26

ULTRA SPORT 40

Views: 3,720

Posted By rcplanes12

RE: ULTRA SPORT 40

i went out last weekend for a little high speed taxi practice cuz the wind was blowing a bit much for my taste, adjusted the rudder expo to about -40 %, and ended up in the air a couple times. i love...

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