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Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
05-04-2005, 05:16 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

I have been using a balsa - CF - balsa sandwich for many years on my funfly planes... The CF laminated spars together with good webbing between the spars make for a very strong wing.

For real...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
04-25-2005, 10:04 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

I don't know what american coke cans are made from, but over here they're steel... it's great stuff, I use it quite a bit on planes... but not for head shims.
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
03-16-2005, 09:22 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Dihedral=stability... do you need stability at 200 mph...? If you can't control a plane at that speed, you should not be thinking about dihedral.... you don"t need dihedral... a properly trimmed...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
02-13-2005, 07:15 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Somewhere along this thread I've seen a side pic of the fuse... it looks OK there... the AFT end of the fuse is pretty long...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
12-31-2004, 01:26 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

DS,

Do you happen to know a source for "integral" spinners for the MVVS GRRT/GFRT engines? If so, what diameters do they have?

By "integral", I mean those spinners that mount straight onto...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
12-21-2004, 03:42 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Thisoneused,

If you look a few pages back into the thread you can see where those engine mounts end up... I think they are strong enough!
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
11-28-2004, 05:15 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

I think it will hold... providing you were able to keep the gaps small... the smaller the better.

Copper brazing is VERY strong also. At my former job I regularly had to test copper brazed...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
11-18-2004, 12:47 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Hey CP... this is your thread... you can post whatever the hell you want... :D
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
11-15-2004, 09:50 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Three fuse plugs... three wings... you don't go about things half assed, do you? :D

Nice work! Keep it up!
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
11-09-2004, 07:05 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Combatpigg...

I hope you were kidding with the aluminum spar... right?

An 1/8" ply spar will be plenty IMO... doesn't even have to run full span... and you could make some lightening holes...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
11-04-2004, 11:12 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Using an airfoil shape for the fuse is the way to go IMO... even a simple NACA shape will be less draggier than a straight taper starting at the engine.

It may be a good idea to position the...
Forum: Extreme Speed Prop Planes
10-31-2004, 10:33 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,885
Posted By Rudeboy

RE: HEY! LET'S BUILD A SPEED PLANE!!!

Way to go Combatpigg! This is what this forum is about... [sm=thumbup.gif]

Now about that K&B engine... look at it this way: if you manage to build a plane that moves on that engine, you can...
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