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If you ever have had trouble getting nylon bolts started when attaching the wing or other
major subassembly, try this. Bevel the threaded end of the bolt so it will tend to be self
centering when you're trying to get it started. The easiest way to bevel the bolts is to
stick 'em in one of those school kit hand held pencil sharpeners and twist.
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Nylon stockings Unraveling Fix
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Fiberglas Tips
CREASES AND LUMPS
Prior to applying the fiberglass cloth to the center
section of the wing, take the time to iron it flat with your clothes iron. Place the
glass cloth or the center of the wing and tack it down to the surface with one drop of CyA
(each corner, top and bottom). This may require that you may have to pull the cloth
taught, but don't overdo it! Now you should have the cloth resting smoothly on the top of
the wing. Now apply the resigns (or CyA) over the cloth. You may find that after 3/4 of
the cloth is attached that you now have puckers along one edge or the other, but this is
easy to fix.
Lift the material where you tacked it to the wing, pull taught and tack it down again.
NYLON STOCKINGS
Women's nylon stockings are a cheap substitute for 1/2
ounce fiberglass and are especially handy in covering a wing. Simply slide the nylon over
the wing, pull out the wrinkles and apply the resin.
RESIN PRIMER
 Resin casting primer
UNRAVELING FIX
To keep fiberglass cloth or tape from unraveling and
making all those nasty, loose threads, try spraying the part to be cut with spray hair
set. It dries in seconds, does not get too stiff to work with and makes a nice clean edge.
Hair Spray seems to be compatible with all adhesives and coatings.
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| RADIO FLYER TYPE WAGONS
Build or Put your Flight Box in a Radio Flyer type wagon sold at most toy stores.
There was substantial surface area inside the wagon to accommodate all the
"stuff" you need in a field box.Make a |
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pipe. Then "plug in" a cradle fabricated from PVC pipe that was designed to hold
whatever airplane you wish to cradle.
With his set up all you have to do is lift the wagon from the car, plug in the cradle, set
the airplane on the cradle, and roll the whole kit and caboodle out to the pits or to the
flight line.
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Something to pay attention to when learning to fly is
control reversal. Control reversal is when the inputs on the transmitter sticks must be
reversed when your plane is flying toward you, rather than away from you. When flying away
from you, there is no problem, just move the stick in the direction you want to turn. Many
new pilots become Disoriented when their plane is approaching them. To help with this,
move the stick in towards the low wingtip. This will level the wing when your plane is
coming toward you, avoiding a sharp bank, and possibly a crash.
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Plumbing Tips
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Tips on Tank Internal Plumbing.
Fuel Tip -
Make Your Fueling Rig Airtight!
Glow Fuel - by
Tony van Roon
Some Answers About Fuel -
by Horizon Hobbies Distributors
Your Fuel
Tank - How to set up the tank in the plane.
FILTERING
If you have a "favorite" or otherwise
standard fuel can you use in your flight box, then you routinely transfer fuel from one
can to another. While you are doing this transfer, it is the perfect opportunity to make
sure you are using only the cleanest of fuels. Put a "Mr. Coffee" or similar
coffee filter in the funnel you use for the transfer for super fine filtration of the
fuel.
FUEL SEAL
Dubro makes a fitting set for the purpose of setting up
a one gallon fuel can for easy attachment of fill and vent tubing. This same fitting set
can be installed in that red plastic inner seal that comes with most plastic bottles of
fuel. Punch two holes in this plastic seal, just as you would in setting up the cap of a
metal fuel can. Install the pick up fuel line and filter, and vent fitting in the same way
you would with a metal can. Now, use a very short piece of fuel tubing to hook up the
filler piece that come with the DuBro fitting set. That way you can plug the filler piece
into the vent hole of the fitting set AND still screw the plastic bottle cap onto the
bottle, thereby sealing in the entire filler system and the fuel. The whole thing ends up
more air tight than the metal fuel can version for the same amount of work, and can be
easily transferred from one bottle to the next.
FUEL TANK INSTALLATION
Getting a foam rubber wrapped fuel tank slid into a
narrow fuselage is sometimes a real bear!! To make this seemingly impossible task an easy
job try this. Save the clear plastic backing that comes with Iron On Covering.
Wrap your fuel tank with foam rubber as you want it to end up in the fuselage. Now tightly
wrap the clear plastic
around the tank/foam rubber; so tight as to compress the foam rubber as much as possible.
Then slide the tank/foam rubber/clear plastic into the fuselage. Once in place, pull the
clear plastic out and the foam will expand to tightly fit the tank in place.
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- 50MHz band
- 53MHz band
- 72 MHz band
- 75 MHz band
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- The 27MHz band (Aircraft/Car/Boat)
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- 26.995 MHz --- Chan. 1 --- Brown
- 27.045 MHz --- Chan. 2 --- Red
- 27.095 MHz --- Chan. 3 --- Orange
- 27.145 MHz --- Chan. 4 --- Yellow
- 27.195 MHz --- Chan. 5 --- Green
- 27.255 MHz --- Chan. 6 --- Blue
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Amateur
- license required. 2 and 3 channels not produced
- on these freqs.
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- 50.800 MHz --- Chan. RC00
- 50.820 MHz --- Chan. RC01
- 50.840 MHz --- Chan. RC02
- 50.860 MHz --- Chan. RC03
- 50.880 MHz --- Chan. RC04
- 50.900 MHz --- Chan. RC05
- 50.920 MHz --- Chan. RC06
- 50.940 MHz --- Chan. RC07
- 50.960 MHz --- Chan. RC08
- 50.980 MHz --- Chan. RC09
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- 53 MHz band (Aircraft/Car/Boat) FCC
Amateur
- license required. 2 and 3 channels not produced
- on these freqs.
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- Note: Although the frequency list for
the 53Mhz portion of the 6 Meter band is correct, the governing body for this group of
frequencies, The American Radio Relay League, has dropped the 53 MHz portion for R/C use
as there are hi powered repeaters operating in that portion of the band. It would be
advisable if you are a Ham radio operator to use the 50MHz frequencies for R/C . They
recommended migrating to 50Mhz about 5 years ago and no longer list 53 MHz in the band
plan.
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- 53.100 MHz --- Black-Brown
- 53.200 MHz --- Black-Red
- 53.300 MHz --- Black-Orange
- 53.400 MHz --- Black-Yellow
- 53.500 MHz --- Black-Green
- 53.600 MHz --- Black-Blue
- 53.700 MHz --- Black-Violet
- 53.800 MHz --- Black-Gray
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- 72.010 MHz --- Chan. 11
- 72.030 MHz --- Chan. 12
- 72.050 MHz --- Chan. 13
- 72.070 MHz --- Chan. 14
- 72.090 MHz --- Chan. 15
- 72.110 MHz --- Chan. 16
- 72.130 MHz --- Chan. 17
- 72.150 MHz --- Chan. 18
- 72.170 MHz --- Chan. 19
- 72.190 MHz --- Chan. 20
- 72.210 MHz --- Chan. 21
- 72.230 MHz --- Chan. 22
- 72.250 MHz --- Chan. 23
- 72.270 MHz --- Chan. 24
- 72.290 MHz --- Chan. 25
- 72.310 MHz --- Chan. 26
- 72.330 MHz --- Chan. 27
- 72.350 MHz --- Chan. 28
- 72.370 MHz --- Chan. 29
- 72.390 MHz --- Chan. 30
- 72.410 MHz --- Chan. 31
- 72.430 MHz --- Chan. 32
- 72.450 MHz --- Chan. 33
- 72.470 MHz --- Chan. 34
- 72.490 MHz --- Chan. 35
- 72.510 MHz --- Chan. 36
- 72.530 MHz --- Chan. 37
- 72.550 MHz --- Chan. 38
- 72.570 MHz --- Chan. 39
- 72.590 MHz --- Chan. 40
- 72.610 MHz --- Chan. 41
- 72.630 MHz --- Chan. 42
- 72.650 MHz --- Chan. 43
- 72.670 MHz --- Chan. 44
- 72.690 MHz --- Chan. 45
- 72.710 MHz --- Chan. 46
- 72.730 MHz --- Chan. 47
- 72.750 MHz --- Chan. 48
- 72.770 MHz --- Chan. 49
- 72.790 MHz --- Chan. 50
- 72.810 MHz --- Chan. 51
- 72.830 MHz --- Chan. 52
- 72.850 MHz --- Chan. 53
- 72.870 MHz --- Chan. 54
- 72.890 MHz --- Chan. 55
- 72.910 MHz --- Chan. 56
- 72.930 MHz --- Chan. 57
- 72.950 MHz --- Chan. 58
- 72.970 MHz --- Chan. 59
- 72.990 MHz --- Chan. 60
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- 75.410 MHz --- Chan. 61
- 75.430 MHz --- Chan. 62
- 75.450 MHz --- Chan. 63
- 75.470 MHz --- Chan. 64
- 75.490 MHz --- Chan. 65
- 75.510 MHz --- Chan. 66
- 75.530 MHz --- Chan. 67
- 75.550 MHz --- Chan. 68
- 75.570 MHz --- Chan. 69
- 75.590 MHz --- Chan. 70
- 75.610 MHz --- Chan. 71
- 75.630 MHz --- Chan. 72
- 75.650 MHz --- Chan. 73
- 75.670 MHz --- Chan. 74
- 75.690 MHz --- Chan. 75
- 75.710 MHz --- Chan. 76
- 75.730 MHz --- Chan. 77
- 75.750 MHz --- Chan. 78
- 75.770 MHz --- Chan. 79
- 75.790 MHz --- Chan. 80
- 75.810 MHz --- Chan. 81
- 75.830 MHz --- Chan. 82
- 75.850 MHz --- Chan. 83
- 75.870 MHz --- Chan. 84
- 75.890 MHz --- Chan. 85
- 75.910 MHz --- Chan. 86
- 75.930 MHz --- Chan. 87
- 75.950 MHz --- Chan. 88
- 75.970 MHz --- Chan. 89
- 75.990 MHz --- Chan. 90
- These are the legal frequencies for RC Aircraft, Boats, and
Cars in the United States. Some frequencies describe channels by numbers while others
describe channels by colors.
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| Formulas
(16) :
Conversion
& Calculation tables etc
Design Parameters - Basic
chart
Dihedral Calculations
Envision Design
(Blaine
Beron Rawdon's sells Excel spreadsheets for stability, control, and linkages)
Jeb Bushell's
Lift Roll Cook Book - Liftroll simulates a generic wing. This wing has no
definite size and no definite airfoil section but you can configure it into many different
shapes and Liftroll will instantly predict a lift distribution and a lift coefficient (CL)
distribution
MotoCalc
Electric motor computation
Panknin Twist Formula (flying wings)
Plane Geometry - R C Soarer
The
Reese Fun Page - Model design information as well as formulas. Many scale models.
By Marvin L Reese.
Trim Chart for flying RC
aircraft
Trinity OnLine - Hints, tips,
help online, hotstuff, techtalk
Ryan’s
Weight Estimator
Weight Comparison Chart Use This Chart To Compare The Weight
Differences Between Various Covering Materials.
Weight
Distribution - - The weight in your plane - where's it AT? (one page)
BOATS
Jet Boats, conversions to Jet propulsion
- R/C Jet Boats and conversions of prop boats to Jets, Kyosho, German
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