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Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives
11-18-2004, 03:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,148
Posted By WJ Birmingham

RE: Is the Electrifly Ammo motor made by Brushless Motors Inc.?

No, the Ammo and Eflite Park series motors are made in China to my knowledge. Same plant as HiMaxx.

WJ
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
11-18-2004, 11:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 595
Posted By WJ Birmingham

RE: Newbie to electric question...

Slight correction to the positive side, Brian. Lipos lose about 1.5% of their charge per week, or about 6% per month.

WJ
Forum: E-Flight Power Sources
11-18-2004, 11:25 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 904
Posted By WJ Birmingham

RE: What do I do Li-poly

Actually, the Hobbico will do the job on lithiums, but it doesn't charge them to 100% of capacity. Lithium Ions (old technology) had a full capacity voltage of 4.1V per cell, which is what the...
Forum: Electric Indoor & Micro RC Flight
06-14-2003, 05:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,091
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Best place to buy Li-Poly's?

www.ParkFlyerMotors.com
Forum: Park Flyers & Backyard Flyers
04-24-2003, 05:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,200
Posted By WJ Birmingham

What is the best motor/battery setup for TinyX? Need unilmited vertical

http://www.treswright.vervehosting.com/Pages/r-c-planes-tiny.html
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
04-22-2003, 08:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 890
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Lanier Dominator 500's DO NOT make good Fun Flys!

:D

It's still in one piece, but man, what a handful.

Plenty of Elevator, but not NEARLY enough aileron, using the stock prints/parts, and "sport" length (as opposed to "race" length) ailerons....
Forum: Electric Indoor & Micro RC Flight
04-21-2003, 03:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,684
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Great Planes: Fundango

Say, nicely done.. If you installed wheels on both sides of the fuse, you'd be set, lol.

I wound up buying this:

http://www.cl-i-max.com/

It should be here this Thursday, if Fedex keeps...
Forum: Electric Indoor & Micro RC Flight
04-15-2003, 01:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,684
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Great Planes: Fundango

Ah, finally, a reply.

Yeah, I had read a review or two on it, that said the recommended power plant sucks, and to use a 3.3+ gearbox with a 400 engine.

I'd also read somewhere that it was...
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
04-13-2003, 07:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 401
Posted By WJ Birmingham

ISO: Information on Prop Selection

Thanks for the prop help.

Yeah, jumped in with both feet.

Using a Hitec Laser 6 Radio with dual rates. Turned the rates down significantly for the learning curve. By the end of yesterday I...
Forum: Electric Indoor & Micro RC Flight
04-13-2003, 06:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,684
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Great Planes: Fundango

Anyone have this electric, and thoughts/opinions of it?

I read the review here: http://www.ezonemag.com/articles/2001/sep/fundango/fundango.shtml

Heck, GP even puts the plans into their web...
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
04-13-2003, 04:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 401
Posted By WJ Birmingham

ISO: Information on Prop Selection

Sig Somethin' Extra

Tower Hobbies ABC .46 http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJA86&P=0

Current Prop: 10 x 7 http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHY25

A 10x7 was...
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
04-11-2003, 02:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 429
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Attn: David Cutler and JNorton... THANKS!!!

Actually, lol, the pilot is about to get a tinted windscreen.

Seems that I made the error of forgetting to clean out the inside of the windsheild thoroughly, before applying. The resullt: ...
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
04-11-2003, 01:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 429
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Attn: David Cutler and JNorton... THANKS!!!

Thanks to both of you for being so kind as to take the time and scan/e-mail the SIG Somethin' Extra instruction manuals to me, when SIG accidentally excluded them from the kit.

Thanks to both of...
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-31-2003, 04:55 PM
Replies: 1,433
Views: 125,191
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Taco - FAT FREE

I want to buy THAT plane... how much? :D
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-23-2003, 06:55 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,469
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Olney, Illinois Pro-Bro today.

Ah, Olney, IL, home of the white squirrels...


Hola from Belleville, IL... :)
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-20-2003, 04:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,265
Posted By WJ Birmingham

your advice on a .40 engine?

SLO,

I had some similar questions... Check out the thread I started last week.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=623706&forumid=21]
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-17-2003, 12:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 493
Posted By WJ Birmingham

New Knife

Hello from Belleville, IL :)
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-16-2003, 11:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 631
Posted By WJ Birmingham

A call for help with a SIG Somethin' Extra!

Again, thanks to you profusely John.... :D
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-16-2003, 10:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 631
Posted By WJ Birmingham

A call for help with a SIG Somethin' Extra!

PM sent... :) Thank you kind sir.
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
03-16-2003, 09:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 631
Posted By WJ Birmingham

A call for help with a SIG Somethin' Extra!

I'm chompin at the bit... Went out and bought the kit, and alas, there's no darn instruction manual.

I called and spoke with SIG on late Friday, and they were quite happy to send me a manual...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
03-16-2003, 06:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,439
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Does anyone remember the Dirty Bird 60?

Ah, thanks for the clarifications on the hstab.

I must have not have had (or had a variant) the plane I thought I had, lol.

Curious, is the reason these planes are so pricey now is due to the...
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
03-16-2003, 06:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,439
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Does anyone remember the Dirty Bird 60?

Curious...

Both the site above, and your pic...

Neither of them show the plane with negative dihedral in the hstab... For some reason, I recall mine having it.
Forum: RC Pattern Flying
03-16-2003, 02:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,439
Posted By WJ Birmingham

Does anyone remember the Dirty Bird 60?

I'd love to see it!
Forum: Beginners
03-15-2003, 08:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 924
Posted By WJ Birmingham

5 years since last fly

Might want to check out this thread I started on another forum... It's applicable to you.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=623706&forumid=21]
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