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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-27-2014, 09:51 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 24,717
Posted By billmod12

Champ / Rebel

Try this
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-26-2014, 04:08 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 24,717
Posted By billmod12

Champ

That is not a Champ. I believe you will find it is a Live Wire Rebel. Nice Plane!! Cheers Bill
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-07-2011, 01:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,727
Posted By billmod12

RE: Ace Silver Seven Info needed

forgot the pics!
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
05-07-2011, 01:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,727
Posted By billmod12

RE: Ace Silver Seven Info needed

Those were the days!!!!. I sold this one on the bay last year for a friend. sold it to a guy in Sweden.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-24-2011, 06:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,155
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models 'Champ' Maiden Flight

Beautiful job JT!!! We have been fighting the wind here as well. In March and April you have to go to the field at 7:00 to get in about an hour of no wind flying then an hour of 6-7mph flying. The...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-03-2011, 02:14 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, Plum Beautiful!!!!! Excellent Job!!! I agree with Skylark, time for skies on the Champ!!
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-23-2011, 05:38 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Spaceworm and others . Thanks for the article on the LW Trainer II. Here is a thread where Dave Segal built one from that article. Nice looking plane!! ...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-22-2011, 04:19 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, It's 7:20AM here and I am on my 2nd cup of coffee then headed to the field. Hope to see a picture or 2 by this evening. Cheers Bill
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-12-2011, 10:43 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Augie and J T, The original plans called for the "Spoiler Strips" on the leading edge as a means to replace the "Wash out" Debolt and others used in previous single channel model designs. It was...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-04-2011, 07:31 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, Looking very nice! It's strange looking at the later versions of the Champ after being raised on the original version with the open rear fuse and open stabilizer. They still look like the same...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-02-2011, 11:17 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, Go back to the chart and plug in the figures again and you will see that you were looking at the Wing CUBE loading which is 7.3. Just above the"wing cube loading" you ll see "wing loading" which...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-02-2011, 06:45 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Dave that's the way I always looked at it. Seems that the kit manufactures use the entire wing to figure it for there adds. Here is where I go to figure it: http://www.ef-uk.net/data/wcl.htm
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-01-2011, 05:43 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Bruce and all, here is the link to Skylark's Great Lakes restoration ...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-01-2011, 03:18 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Bruce, I remember when Skylark got that plane and it was a mess. He did a did a restoration thread on it and it was really interesting. If I remember correctly it was really heavy and he had to...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-01-2011, 11:22 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, The little Champ is going to be electric. It should come in right at 27-28 OZ using a brushless motor at about 130-150 watts. I have a Midwest Lil Esquire same size set up same way and it flies...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-01-2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, It makes you kinda wonder how much of the wing is providing useful lift. I have never known exactly how that comes into the equation.


Bob H, how much does your Champ weigh ?
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-31-2011, 06:56 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, I was in the shop today working on my dads Live Wire Cruiser so I pulled the plans for the original 1955 Champ and the later 1967 version. Both plans call for 56" span, 600sq inches, 3.5 to 5.5...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-30-2011, 06:53 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, Dads Champ was covered with red silk and the Rudder & Elevator were yellow, the lower sides and bottom painted yellow as in picture. The wing was red silk with wing tips and leading edge balsa...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-28-2011, 05:41 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

....And a good Change Bob! I am with you guys on the ply dihedral bracing. My dad always put them in all his airplanes even his early Champ that called for 3/16 balsa bracing. I always use them in...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-28-2011, 03:12 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, Just curious but did you use any plywood dihedral bracing?
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-14-2011, 05:10 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Duh! I forgot the pictures!
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-14-2011, 04:55 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

J T, My dad now 82 would be honored for you to use that paint scheme. Like he says, if the truth were known it probably came from something he saw at the airport back in the 40s/50s. I am like you, I...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-13-2011, 05:31 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 21,850
Posted By billmod12

RE: Early RC Models Debolt Champ build

Bob H! Hows the weather in your part of the state? Believe it or not I have actually shoveled snow this week!


J T, don't let these guys get you distracted they are just jealous. Glad to see...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-13-2011, 02:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,886
Posted By billmod12

RE: Royal Rudder Bug

Craig, there is also a construction article in Flying Models Feb 1954. I have been trying to find that magazine. I was not aware of the MAN article you are referring to but I too would like to have /...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-12-2011, 10:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,886
Posted By billmod12

RE: Royal Rudder Bug

Yes Rich mine had a lot of changes. It was scratch built around 1954 and was scaled down from the original 74" Bug and was single channel. When I restored it I went back to the stock fin and rudder...
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