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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
06-06-2008, 06:39 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 8,581
Posted By pluriel

RE: AP .061 wasp troubles

And you must use the best size prop for your engine, too big and it will not run cleanly, I mean it will not rev out to the max, it will get hot and bothered. One of mine runs well on the 5.75 / 3,...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-26-2008, 04:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow flies!

I don't race, I just like small engines. And big ones too. I have an MDS 218 looking for a home at the moment. And ProBroJoe do behave!:)
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-25-2008, 05:48 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

Yep thats right. The weight is a bit too far back though in this set-up. A slightly longer nose would have beem better to avoid the 7 grammes of lead in the nose. On the other hand there is...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-25-2008, 04:52 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

No spars, just two quarter inch sheets glued together with Aliphatic. End caps with cross grain. Airfoil section created with a razor plane and sandpaper. Sanded down to an eighth at the LE and a...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-24-2008, 08:17 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

Finished this morning, then ran-in the engine and maidened it in a blizzard! Final; weight 477 grammes or 1 lb and seven eights of an ounce dry. This includes 7grammes noseweight. The model flies...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-22-2008, 01:15 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

Thanks, yes it does look nice. It was in the September 2007 edition of "Quiet and Electric Flight" - A UK magazine. They will have a fit when I send them the photo of the model with a noisy engine...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-22-2008, 10:20 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-135953.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-22-2008, 10:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

It's covered! Just the electrics to install.
http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-135952.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-20-2008, 03:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-135665.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-17-2008, 03:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

The slings and arrows!! Hatch on, fuel proofed nose, wing on properly, tail made.
http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-135300.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-15-2008, 01:31 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

Throttle servo installed.
http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-135004.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-12-2008, 02:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

36" wingspan, tailplane 10.25" across, Fuz 27.5" to firewall. Let me know if you need more details. Wing cut from quarter inch sheet balsa and profiled with a plane/ sandpaper.
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-10-2008, 03:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

A bit more progress. I just love the allen head screws!
http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-134345.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-10-2008, 11:16 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

Yes I have some 8cell 3000mah Nimh Kan batteries that I used to use in my Ripmax Spitfire and Nigel Hawes Tucano and lots of 8cell 1000mah Nimh Kan that I used to use in multiplex foamies. I have...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-10-2008, 05:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-134302.jpg
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-10-2008, 05:22 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-134303.jpg
http://image2-6.rcuniverse.com/e1/gallery/photos/388495/lg-133991.jpg
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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-08-2008, 08:23 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

RE: Electric pylon racer converted to glow

I have just posted 3 pics in the gallery here. They are simply called "engine" "fuz" and "wing". Sorry I couldnt work out how to link them to this post.
try:Home/ member gallery/1/2 and 1/8A
...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
03-08-2008, 05:24 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,713
Posted By pluriel

Electric pylon racer converted to glow flies!

Here is a link to my build of a magazine free plan that I am building for AP .061 glow.

http://www.rcmf.co.uk/4um/index.php/topic,43020.0.html
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
12-25-2007, 01:07 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 9,765
Posted By pluriel

RE: AP .061

I ran mine in exactly as per the instructions, which takes a full morning. Like others I was surprised to find that even after this I had to lean it out 3 more clicks over the first 5 flights. Now it...
Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes
12-12-2007, 03:24 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,877
Posted By pluriel

RE: 1/2 A how much wind can you have?

It all depends on the wing loading, the slipperiness of the model, the power and revs of the engine and the pitch of the prop! My Pilatus featured here

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