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Forum: Crash & Rebuild
11-25-2004, 05:47 PM
Replies: 433
Views: 42,941
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: Shot Down

Not only do I play with r/c airplanes but I also play with high power rockets. The high power rocketry organizations, Tripoli and NAR both carry insurance polocies to pay for property damages if they...
Forum: Tips & Techniques
03-18-2004, 12:17 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,522
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: help w/ parachute

Having been involved in HPR- high power rocketry, for a while, we use a black powder charge to deploy our parachutes for recovery. There is a new device for our rockets called the Radio Fire and is...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-07-2004, 07:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,561
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: 5 cylinder radial glow vs 3 cylinder?

I believe that 8 cyl was a 1/6 scale engine and with that much rotating mass and friction on that little engine I am not suprised that it barely run. Now though there are builders of those small i/c...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-07-2004, 12:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,561
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: 5 cylinder radial glow vs 3 cylinder?

Speaking from the standpoint as an aircraft mechanic more cylinders not only equals more power but the power impulses are closer together therfore producing a smother running engine.Although many...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-01-2004, 06:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,646
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: OS 30 wankel problems.

I have a wankel of my own. You need the type r plug from OS for the wankels. Second and most important you need to use fuel that has 22-25% oil minimun or you will burn them up. They liked to be...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-01-2004, 06:15 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 16,819
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: RE: All Time Favorite Engine

OS wankel 30. Drinks fuel but man what a runner. Still got mine. Every once in a while i put it on the test stand for my kids and crank it up.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-29-2004, 05:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,183
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: cox head to take a turbo plug deal...

you are referring to the os turbo plugs right? No I havent. I would be intrested in trying it to see if it gets better running than my design.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
02-27-2004, 01:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,183
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: cox head to take a turbo plug deal...

chck out this thread



http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_683834/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
Forum: Glow Engines
01-22-2004, 09:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 625
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: What is this?

Looks like a muffler without the front cap and tie bolt installed.
Forum: MarketPlace questions or problem?
12-23-2003, 09:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 422
Posted By PCARROLL

whatever happened to the good he bad and the ugly forum and where can i find it

I have not been able to find the good the bad and the ugly forum since the upgrade.Does anyone know where it is located and where i can find it?
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
12-22-2003, 01:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,271
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: Kustom Kraftsmanship?

Although I have not ordered that much from Darrin everything that I have ordered arrived promptly and well packaged and was also reasonably priced. Just my 3 cents worth
Forum: Glow Engines
12-08-2003, 04:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,287
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: Cleaning engines

50% xylene and 50% tolulene. Avialable at all fine home depots and lowes and cheap too. only good for metal parts. do not use this on plastic parts as it will dissolve them.
Forum: RC Fuels
12-03-2003, 12:41 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 984
Posted By PCARROLL

RE: What is this stuff??

Try BP2197. It has a bluish green tint to it and its all we use on our engine and accessories here at the airline. I havent mixed any yet but it is supposed to be a direct replacement for 2380.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-15-2003, 12:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,085
Posted By PCARROLL

Not really 1/2A powered but it is little

Here it is at launchhttp://www.dars.org/Gallery/LDRS/X30.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-15-2003, 12:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,085
Posted By PCARROLL

Not really 1/2A powered but it is little

Here is an image of the big X30

http://www.dars.org/Gallery/LDRS/X30_PrepArea_LDRS21.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
05-15-2003, 12:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,085
Posted By PCARROLL

Not really 1/2A powered but it is little

You guys ned to go to www.tripolitulsa.org (http://www.tripolitulsa.org) If you really wnat to see some bigger rockets. The guys from dallas built a 10ft long x30 space plane with r/c glider...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-24-2003, 01:35 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Cox glow heads really have only one heat range although they do come in diffrent compression levels. With a glow plug you can run a hot plug with low nitro fuel or a colder plug with higher nitro...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-21-2003, 09:26 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Final one.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-21-2003, 09:25 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

And yet another one
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-21-2003, 09:20 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Hello again folks. I know that some of you may consider this blasphemus but while I was looking at the threads on the norvel 061 head i saw that they were similar to the threads on my modified cox...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-15-2003, 08:19 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Wel folks i ran it up today at work with an os plug and got a more consistant run than with the traxxas plug. IT would hold 16.6-16.7 without wavering much. I ran 2 more tanks of fuel through it just...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-13-2003, 06:31 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Imalready using a tapered tap I just wont run it all the way through. If you look at the hole in the stock head for the platnium element it is smaller than the hole in the plug for the element there....
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-12-2003, 09:17 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

On a stock head we were getting 17k on 15% fuel with 25% oil. I was getting 16.5 - 16.8k with the head i mad with little loss in power. Im sure if i used a 2 fin head or even a 1 fin head i could...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-12-2003, 12:19 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Darn it! Darn it! Darn it!!!! What kind of rpm are you getting out of them versus a stock plug? It ifgures that i thought i had a great idea and someone already beat me to it
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
04-11-2003, 12:57 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 9,557
Posted By PCARROLL

049 Glow plug conversion perfected

Intresting. Wish there was a picture there so i could see it. Anyone got one to post.
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