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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

05-23-2016, 03:17 PM

Replies: 38

TeeDee .049

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Posted By rcpil0t

12 oz thrust on the ground ain't bad, my friend. ...

12 oz thrust on the ground ain't bad, my friend. My opinion is it will unwind quite a bit more in the air, should be pretty fast. If the plane weighs just 24 oz, you'll be over 50% power/weight...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

05-14-2016, 06:58 PM

Replies: 38

TeeDee .049

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Posted By rcpil0t

Hi again, Just remembered a couple more hop-ups...

Hi again,
Just remembered a couple more hop-ups we did on the Tee-Dees. We smoothed out the transfer ports, as there are still quite a few machining marks from the factory. The other thing we did...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

04-28-2016, 04:10 PM

Replies: 38

TeeDee .049

Views: 6,182

Posted By rcpil0t

I used to race 1/2-A pylon and never worried...

I used to race 1/2-A pylon and never worried about breaking in a Tee-Dee, it was broken in with the first startup. To get better airflow through the engine, I removed the cylinder and lapped it...

Forum: Q-500 Racing

04-15-2011, 03:21 PM

Replies: 24

Spickler Quickie 500 Laser Kit

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Posted By rcpil0t

RE: Spickler Quickie 500 Laser Kit

Back in the 70's, I was into pylon, racing 1/2-A, quickie 500 and Formula I. The 1/2A and Q500 were the most fun!

As for the Spickler Quickie not being "competitive", I strongly disagree. When...

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