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Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

01-26-2009, 04:01 AM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

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Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

My Airbike is still in one peice . I do not fly it that often but have maybe put 20 flights on it. It is not a windy day flyer as it has tremedous lift and a small amount of wind will lift it up when...

Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes

02-27-2008, 09:52 PM

Replies: 47

TF giant Corsair and Saito 450

Views: 11,013

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: TF giant Corsair and Saito 450

Thats what I would like to decide on the 150cc gaser is only about the same diamiter as the saito 450 (the moki 150cc is acually 10")but puts out 8.5hp and weighs 9.8 lbs but from what I see it will...

Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes

02-27-2008, 07:06 PM

Replies: 47

TF giant Corsair and Saito 450

Views: 11,013

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: TF giant Corsair and Saito 450

Hi Fellas. I have just ordered this Top Flite Corsair kit and want to put a radial in it, eather the saito 450 or a Moki 150cc petrol radial but cant decide has any one got this going yet with the...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-09-2008, 09:52 PM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

Nothing is wrong with lawnboy and if I could bie some here in Australia were I am I would use it but I think the stuff I bought is similar in that it is a patrolium based oil and not a high quality...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-09-2008, 08:34 PM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

I ran the engine in on lawn mower oil at 32:1 and put about 2 gallons or 5 l through it then switched to Castrol TTS full synthetic motorcycle oil at 40:1 but when I get the engine back together as...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-09-2008, 07:04 PM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

I bought it about mid 2007 but mine from Hong Kong could have been old stock or rejects or something, if you got yours in the US it is probibly OK. I will confirm and document any changes to the...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-09-2008, 04:33 PM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

That is very posible, my engine was the old style engine with box section motor mount and thinner engine mount ears, it may have also been as you say rejects of some sort?. I would not bie a engine...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-08-2008, 07:17 PM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

OK first of all my engine never had any abnormal play in the crank when the prop was pulled in and out, it was while rotating the prop that had the clunking sound and to much play and it was not just...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-08-2008, 02:18 AM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

Thanks heaps Pupmeister when I got my DL 50 I could only get it from Hong Kong. Now that the parts are not to dear and available in Australia I will bie a hole new crank and piston assembly instead...

Forum: Gas Engines

01-07-2008, 10:30 PM

Replies: 6,188

DL-50 engine

Views: 761,337

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: DL-50 engine

Hi Fella's - I have some bad news with my DL 50 that has about 50 flights on it, it started to develope a noise and slop apeared when moving the prop back and forth, so we striped the engine down and...

Forum: Gas Engines

08-16-2007, 12:19 AM

Replies: 2,945

Let's try again DL-50

Views: 358,561

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Let's try again DL-50

O POOP !@$!$!$ I just ordered one from hong kong but due to the crappy exchange rate this week it converted to A$460 but I am sure that i looked at his engine yesterday and the photo showed the old...

Forum: Gas Engines

08-15-2007, 09:10 PM

Replies: 2,945

Let's try again DL-50

Views: 358,561

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Let's try again DL-50

Hi Bob, thanks. By the way after seeing your site on arristii 3 and as I was getting into patturn i bought an arristii3 and set it up just like yours with OS 160, I am very happy with it. I have just...

Forum: Gas Engines

08-15-2007, 08:42 PM

Replies: 2,945

Let's try again DL-50

Views: 358,561

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Let's try again DL-50

Hi lads I am looking at getting this engine but as I am in Australia I may get my engine through Slyvian1975 and my question is I want to no I am getting the latest version of the engine so is it...

Forum: Gas Engines

08-15-2007, 08:02 PM

Replies: 2,945

Let's try again DL-50

Views: 358,561

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Let's try again DL-50

Joshman can you post a picture of your engine mounted in the WH extra maybe in the WH extra forum as I have just ordered this plane and am looking at biying the DL50 for it thanks.

Forum: WildHare R/C Support

08-14-2007, 05:23 AM

Replies: 771

New 53cc engine now available

Views: 93,514

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: New 53cc engine now available

Hi all I just purchased a wild hare 28% extra 300 yesterday from desert aircraft here in Australia , and tosing up weather to get a 3mm or the dl 50 engine, does anybody have the 3mm in the extra...

Forum: Tips & Techniques

07-30-2007, 09:14 PM

Replies: 883

Let's see your work shop!

Views: 360,264

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Let's see your work shop!

Hi Lads here is my workshop from Down Under it is standaloan steel shed 12m X 6m.

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

05-10-2007, 09:00 PM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

Hi John , yes you can do a lot with brake tubing, i first got the idea in 1988 when i got the contract to build a 32' long scale static model of the NASA space station for world EXPO 88 in Brisbane...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

05-06-2007, 05:07 PM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

The steel frame is not hard to build and does not take long, no waiting for glue to dry and the atachment points are so easy and strong
i took the frame to powder coaters so all the hard work is...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

04-01-2007, 04:22 AM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

I have finished the air bike now and am waiting for some real carm weather to test fly it, the finished photos at the air feild can be seen by cliking on (my GALLERY). there is a little bit of radio...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

03-28-2007, 03:27 PM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

Hi Gizmos thats a big machine when you say converted to rc 34 you didnt mean that it is remote control did you? looks like a full size mokeup man in frount?. I will finish this plane today and on...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

03-27-2007, 05:03 PM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

I have been thinking about this thread and i dont want to mislead anyone that i am an exspert on steel and welding, i have no background in engineering but have just tryed things through...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

03-27-2007, 03:55 PM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

Hi Cliff the silver solder that i use has a very low melting point and the steel no were near gets red hot, the silver solder is in rod form with a flux coating, you can get different silver content...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

03-26-2007, 03:49 PM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Large scale ultralights

OK some more details on this bird. I iriginally had a spair Honda 22cc 4 stroke engine not doing anything and thought a ultalight wood be good for it but the engine had no where near enough power...

Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General

03-26-2007, 05:53 AM

Replies: 29

Large scale ultralights

Views: 11,195

Posted By stewaustralia

Large scale ultralights

I am building a 1/3 scale ultralight scratch build as there are no kits available, i decided to build an air bike, open frame and something that would fly realy slow.

Forum: Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft

01-23-2007, 04:41 AM

Replies: 94

Four engine model

Views: 13,130

Posted By stewaustralia

RE: Four engine model

OK the photo worked. I have the 2 engines off the frount at the moment as the engine mounts broke when i test taxied it so i am making 2 new much beafier mounts and will have it back together in a...

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