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gunny
will the process work for the plastic props???? i am looking at 4 blade for os 65 engines....
john

RE: C-130 items
 

for filling in holes on the glass.. head off to lowes or hd and purchase lite and easy spakling... super lite and sands easy and cheap.. paints easy,, good filler.
john

RE: C-130 items
 

The 'Red Devil' brand of light Spackle is the best. It 'dusts' when sanded instead of balling up like some of the other brands do. I have tried them all. Thin CA can be wiped over the surface as well to give it more dent resistance. This can then be sanded as well.

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No!! It won't stay together. Do Not Attempt it. Just wood.

gunny

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:)Gunny this is HERCMAN you may not remember me But I have had my 130 like yours for over 1yr and had been folling your Workmanship I read in 1 of your post that you can print wing plans and I would love to aquire a set of The plans that you Drew
If you would please contact me at the numbers I left for you in your in box

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Hello all,, I have built a 72-inch C130 to be powered by 4 Speed 400 motors. The only thing the "plans" don't mention is where to balance the bird! Can anyone suggest at what percentage of root chord i should balancxe to be sure it will fly, please?

RE: C-130 items
 

25 to 28 percent of the chord is pretty standard.

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Thanks, Lifer. I also found that the full-size plane uses 19% - 30% for takeoff, 16% - 30% for landing, which is quite a range.
I posted a build log of sorts here.........

http://www.modelflying.co.uk/forums/...s.asp?th=24182

There is a video link in one of the later posts.

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What did you have to do about making sure there was equal thrust on each motor? I think that even though each motor is made the same, they have different characteristics, or is it so small that it doesn't even matter?

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Hi rwolfe9,


There IS a small difference in the thrust - I'm using two different types of Speed 400, with the higher revving ones on the two inside positions and the slower revving ones on the outer positions. There may be differences between individual motors, but there is no apparent effect on the flight characteristics - it just floats happily around the sky.
Toni

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Thanks. I'm building a B-52 and just wanted to make sure- 8 EDF's.

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Take a look at these - multifan edf V-bombers.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=532258

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=598936

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=826825

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Awful quiet out here!

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Still quiet!

I made some evening flights at the WARBIRDS OVER DELAWARE with mine.

Gunny

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even quieter?

Flew it again at WOD 2012.

It's 6 years old this month.

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Gunny, what kit/plan is that model from, and yougive me some specs? Thanks.

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If I remember correctly, it's a Quality Fiberglass kit, approx 102" ws