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Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
10-11-2011, 10:16 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 44,719
Posted By deothoric

RE: ParkZone Spitfire Mk IX !!!

So mad web, this patent flaps and retracts system, you'll be taking off with the flaps down?
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-30-2011, 10:09 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 137,131
Posted By deothoric

RE: which country had the best fighter planes of WWII

As for best fighters, horse for courses.

Best prop engined point defence fighter below 15,000 feet, Yak 3
Best prop engined long range bomber support fighter, Mosquito TF30. Day or night.
...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
06-30-2011, 05:32 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 137,131
Posted By deothoric

RE: which country had the best fighter planes of WWII

Wow. this got vitriolic. A small correction to the history:

Brits have never attempted to invade USA. The colonies were British at the time of the revolution. The revolution succeeded because...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
06-28-2011, 10:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 857
Posted By deothoric

RE: Turnigy 63-64-B 230kv Outrunner

To take them in order:

The specs say its RPM is 230 per volt. Im a simpleton, does that mean with 3.7volts the RPM will be about 851? Yes!
Also, how do brushless speed controllers control the...
Forum: Foamies! - RC Electric Foam Aircraft
04-05-2011, 09:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,623
Posted By deothoric

RE: Bash your planes for little or no money

Let us not forget soda bottles. These come on several shapes and sizes and they all have the characteristic that, when heated, they want to shrink back to the blob they were blown from. So if you...
Forum: Foamies! - RC Electric Foam Aircraft
04-05-2011, 08:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,772
Posted By deothoric

RE: Best Grass Field Foam Aircraft (Full House)

Hi Voodoo, I think you've hit it on the head with the PZ T28. There must be a dozen or more in our club that people solo'ed on. I've trimmed at least 6 for newbies. The only recommendation I've...
Forum: Glow to Electric Conversions
11-03-2010, 08:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,875
Posted By deothoric

RE: gas to electric conversions

Just to add, my motor is a turnigy 50-65 320, Cells are a 4S Flightpower 15c (Turnigy again). ESC is a Plush 80A (Turnigy again effectively, all bought from Hobbyking. A good combo with enough...
Forum: Glow to Electric Conversions
11-03-2010, 08:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,875
Posted By deothoric

RE: gas to electric conversions

Hi, I have a VK Camel I've electrified. it's been flying all season and works very well. Initially I got the motor (320kv), ESC (80A) and a 4S 4400mah all inside the cowl. It's a bit of work but...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-12-2010, 01:58 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 18,986
Posted By deothoric

RE: most over rated and under rated fighters

This is a very long thread so it might have already come up.

Best front line air to air fighter of WWII

Gloster Meteor mkIV

Worst front line air to air fighter of WWII

Fiat CR42...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
12-18-2009, 02:47 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,113
Posted By deothoric

RE: Bad day...

Amen to all this. I have an Avistar with my old gear in it plus buddy box. It's my third. The other two were bought by the guys that learned on them. I use it to train newbies all the time. I've...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
10-16-2009, 09:49 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 90,240
Posted By deothoric

RE: 1/3 Scale Balsa USA Fokker D.VII Build

Excellent thread! I'm surprised you're not getting more comments. All I need to work out now is:

How do I sell this "neccessity to my collection" to the wife?
How do I electrify it?

Nice...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-21-2009, 10:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,051
Posted By deothoric

RE: petes pilots closing down

Hi Pete, that sounds like a good plan. I hope your travelling days are long and enjoyable. Great work over the years, thanks!
p.s. I'll still be a customer when you're interested :)
Forum: Glow to Electric Conversions
07-23-2009, 12:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,548
Posted By deothoric

RE: PLEASE HELP!!! Plane calls for a .15 but I want to go Electric. Dont know what size???

Yup, what Speedy says! Though I am puzzled at the poor performance from the 35-36A 1400. I have a 35-36B 1300 and it performs as stated. I get 10-12 minutes with decent throttle management.
Forum: Glow to Electric Conversions
07-13-2009, 08:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,548
Posted By deothoric

RE: PLEASE HELP!!! Plane calls for a .15 but I want to go Electric. Dont know what size???

The general rule of thumb for a scale plane is 100W or more per pound for aerobatic performance. So lets say you're looking for somethign approaching 400W.

I'm cheap, so I'd go for:

...
Forum: Glow to Electric Conversions
06-19-2009, 12:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,609
Posted By deothoric

RE: .60 glow to Electric COnversion

It seems we all have different luck with different manufacturers. I've had two small Rimfire motors, one which seized on the first run and a second wose kv was so far from spec I couldn't use it with...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-31-2009, 09:23 AM
Replies: 1,314
Views: 213,338
Posted By deothoric

RE: Hangar 9 Fokker DVII

I've been in this hobby since 1959 but had no clue what AP was until I saw this email. It's a world wide audience.

CA=Super Glue=Cyno=Crazy Glue= several other things in other languages
Forum: Glow to Electric Conversions
03-16-2009, 10:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,393
Posted By deothoric

RE: VQ Hurricane-Electric

I expected more to answer this. I don't know of another forum to go to, so i'll offer what little assistance i can.

If its the .40 Hurricane, then I have one and for good performance you'll...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
03-10-2009, 02:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,179
Posted By deothoric

all. Tips on building a 10" diameter NACA cowling

I guess the title says it all. The cowl will be a one off for a Fiat CR-42 I'm building from plans. I also guess the cowling needs to be smooth inside and out to get a venturi affect? The prop...
Forum: Kit Building
03-06-2009, 12:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,377
Posted By deothoric

RE: Found a plastic spinner, sharing info

Much as I hate to send business outside the country, they're all made in China now anyhow. There's a good range of aluminum spinners, complete with adaptor, on Ebay for under $20. I have two and...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-06-2009, 08:56 AM
Replies: 257
Views: 17,745
Posted By deothoric

RE: Do ARF's Belong in the Scale Forum?

Hi Bill, I'm not trying to equate assembling an ARF to building a kit. I get a lot more pleaseure out of building a kit. OTOH, building from plans or from no plans is much more challenging than a...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-05-2009, 07:41 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 24,006
Posted By deothoric

RE: KMP SBD Dauntless *NEW pics*

The SBD was an excellent workhorse whose crews earned their place in history but the record holder for sinking shipping has to go to the Fairey Swordfish I think you'll find.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-04-2009, 09:44 AM
Replies: 257
Views: 17,745
Posted By deothoric

RE: Do ARF's Belong in the Scale Forum?

In fact I'm advocating keeping anything scale in here. Different strokes keep the hobby (and those flying fields) alive. I just wanted to make the point that drawing lines in the sand will just...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-04-2009, 09:32 AM
Replies: 257
Views: 17,745
Posted By deothoric

RE: Do ARF's Belong in the Scale Forum?

In case nobody answered, just go to

http://www.rcsb.com

and you'll see the for sale sign :)
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-04-2009, 09:22 AM
Replies: 257
Views: 17,745
Posted By deothoric

RE: Do ARF's Belong in the Scale Forum?

I reckon this will still call for straining gnats. I don't believe there's ever been an exact scale prop rc airplane to 1/3 scale or less. The props won't be efficient enough, the revs will be too...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-23-2009, 08:21 AM
Replies: 257
Views: 17,745
Posted By deothoric

RE: Do ARF's Belong in the Scale Forum?

So its ok to compete with a kit, where quite a lot of the work, including the design, has been done but not with an ARF, where a little more work has been done? Sorry but I think competitions should...
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