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Forum: Kit Building
08-02-2022, 06:06 PM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

perfect!

perfect!
Forum: Kit Building
05-31-2022, 01:54 PM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

mine is gone now, i sold it to LDM and he tricked...

mine is gone now, i sold it to LDM and he tricked it out. it had 21 flights on it 6 gear up because it had century jet retracts one would hange up all to often.
Forum: Kit Building
05-22-2022, 05:02 PM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

I've built 3 us60's and 2 taipans' (China copy)...

I've built 3 us60's and 2 taipans' (China copy) for me, my son and others. the three us60's all had side mounted engines, the two surviving us60's and the taipans' are all electric now and the...
Forum: Kit Building
01-13-2022, 06:08 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

once you fly the 60 you will like it much more...

once you fly the 60 you will like it much more than the 40
Forum: Kit Building
12-18-2020, 06:43 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

the built up ultrasport has a ply annular ring...

the built up ultrasport has a ply annular ring (basically the size of the spinner) then chunks of 1/2 balsa spanning the distance between the annular ring and the firewall. then they put 1/2 triangle...
Forum: Kit Building
10-20-2020, 04:40 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

motion rc retracts are cheep and reliable so they...

motion rc retracts are cheep and reliable so they would get the nod if I did retracts. but in my hanger the ultra sport is a fly in anything plane so it has fixed gear and kiss is the concept. that...
Forum: Kit Building
10-19-2020, 06:17 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

Jerry, in your situation I would draw new ones,...

Jerry, in your situation I would draw new ones, and this is how. I would cut the full ribs on either side of the damage out of the plane and trace them on translucent paper. once I have them both...
Forum: Kit Building
10-19-2020, 06:05 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

story time: my ultra sport 60 was test flown in...

story time:
my ultra sport 60 was test flown in late febuary 1988, my son was 5. mine started life as a trike cause mike, matt, and I flew in formation and that was what we decided, after a few...
Forum: Kit Building
10-13-2020, 04:59 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

the mechanical portion is the same weather...

the mechanical portion is the same weather electric, pneumatic, or mechanical, its all about how the energy is delivered. in the case of mechanicals a servo delivers the energy to move the gear. they...
Forum: Kit Building
10-12-2020, 05:26 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

it takes understanding the system and how it...

it takes understanding the system and how it works to be able to work on them. that's why the fru (field replicable unite) for electric is a new entire unite. my son made the comment to me several...
Forum: Kit Building
11-15-2019, 05:29 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

https://outerzone.co.uk/search/results.asp?keyword...

https://outerzone.co.uk/search/results.asp?keyword=ultra+sport+60
Forum: Kit Building
09-18-2018, 09:06 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

WELL WHILE RECOVERING my 32 year old us60 I...

WELL WHILE RECOVERING my 32 year old us60 I debated replacing the servos (same age as the plane) and having never worn out a pot I decided to leave the old servos in. within 10 flights of the new...
Forum: Kit Building
08-24-2018, 05:16 PM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_0208_9a257737b50fd4f0e1b241c81d5a1fe059797f56.jpg
the two togeather.
Forum: Kit Building
08-17-2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/img_0923a_2afc611f37183bd891ed4a9458ae8034c3ebdc43.jpg
This is my 32 year old (1100+ flights) ULTRA SPORT 60 after its recover. I...
Forum: Kit Building
06-27-2018, 12:54 PM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

I have all the covering off the wing of my 32...

I have all the covering off the wing of my 32 year old US60 so have started the recover. I have several spots of rotten wood in non structural areas, covered it with balsa rite.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
05-29-2018, 04:58 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

cam, when I was doing liquid fuel I used dubro...

cam, when I was doing liquid fuel I used dubro tanks because they don't have seams. I don't remember if the flex tanks have seams, but the reason no seams are so important is it will start to tear...
Forum: Kit Building
05-24-2018, 07:04 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

what I do is use the kit as a template and cut a...

what I do is use the kit as a template and cut a new kit my self, I can take wt out that way. but my us60 is 32 years old so I never had to.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
05-23-2018, 04:37 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

do not worry, they will bring it back in 8 years....

do not worry, they will bring it back in 8 years.

Joe
Forum: Kit Building
04-20-2018, 05:12 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

ya, they took the uv protectant out of monokote....

ya, they took the uv protectant out of monokote. so even the extra on roles in my workshop goes bad (the color layer and the Mylar fracture together or separately). my ultra sport 60 (maddened in...
Forum: Kit Building
04-19-2018, 08:09 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

monokote makes the job easier, but watch out for...

monokote makes the job easier, but watch out for those spots where the color stays with the plane cause they will show through the new covering. I've tried monokote trim solvent but all I ever got it...
Forum: Kit Building
04-16-2018, 08:15 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

KaP2011 - I built up my empennage (thought that...

KaP2011 - I built up my empennage (thought that was part of the kit) and mounted the servos in the tail (2x 99in-oz futaba servos) and it balanced w/o nose wt w a true turn spinner.

Quikturn -...
Forum: Kit Building
04-12-2018, 10:56 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

I had the 2500 in mine, I had to quite it to 98...

I had the 2500 in mine, I had to quite it to 98 db, the chocking that required lead to the phrase sicker tiger. cause it was always needing attention, but enough about that. either of your engines...
Forum: Kit Building
04-11-2018, 10:52 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

the us1000 proto type was 72 in ws, the for...

the us1000 proto type was 72 in ws, the for production they added the two bays to make it 80 in ws. it made it fly totally different than the us 60; stall turns, barrel rolls, were much easier on the...
Forum: Kit Building
07-31-2017, 08:01 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

depends on what you want to run. we have 2 us60's...

depends on what you want to run. we have 2 us60's on turnagy 4260-500 turning 12x8's on 6s, another on turnagy 5045-430 same prop and batteries. everything else I have has retracts so my us60 is...
Forum: Kit Building
07-10-2017, 05:25 AM
Replies: 3,197
Views: 364,025
Posted By paladin

if debating what to do w dihedral I have listed...

if debating what to do w dihedral I have listed as best I can a short affect of what each does

facts are reducing dihedral will reduce the aileron coupling when rudder is used. it will also make...
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