thunderstreak.keith

sorry all didnt look my apologies, but the main point was about what wind turbine blades are made of. balsa core?

so how does it work with a jetex50 fitted underneath a k/kraft super sabre? or is it just trial and error? i only ask as i have just built one and fitted a jetex

Hi guys/gals, just been looking all over for decent wood sheet. balsa cabin state theres a shortage and looking for new supplier. apperently the chinese are buying it all to make wind turbine blades. also slec are only supplying hard sheets. b/cabin reckons prices will be up 150%!!!!!. will that mean A/ all kit mfctr will increase their prices by 150% orB/ produce kits with hard balsa as in the old days? as far as i have seen all wind turbine blades are polyester laminates/kevlar and mainly metal. what is going on? next delivery to slec(after speaking to them ) wont be until february. your thoughts people keith

loved the video, the narator sounds like someone from a 60`s educational programme, very apt

ordered 25 sheets of cloth sanding belts online,cheapest i could find was £16. 40-120grade, glad it was outr of stock. lidl pack of 6 40-180 grade £1.49. bought 10 packs , 60 sheets for less than 25. Hardly for our hobby but for my oak signs perfect good old lidl

Hi everyone, I need to put a swastica (black tissue) on a red tissue circle for my dfs reiher. I am thinking of pasting black on the red, fixing to fin then dope. or should i dope the red then run cellulose through the swastica thereby sticking it on and fixing all to fin. or (sorry) pasting red to fin then swastica finaly sealing. sorry but there seems to be many options, printing on to tissue is out as i am absolutely useless at computers and my previous attempts of printing onto tissue have always ended up jammed in printer taking forever to clean it all up. any ideas on my method(s) helpfull. thanks keith

ok cheers broken english, wasnt aware of that 2x but i think would be too big for 049. anyway plans done now. my rubber power ones were excellent fliers and seem to float away when power went, summer flying was brilliant with thermals and i actually lost1, flew forever. so what i was aiming at was free flight under power and then just lying back and letting it soar to its heart content with a little help from me. will take a look at outerzone to see if i have designed rudder/elevator correct and see if there are any design differences cheers keith

Hi, I have built many eaglets and find it 1 of the most stable rubber jobs ever (my opinion) I have decided to build one scaled 1.5 times with rudder and elevator. std size dihedral is 7.5 Deg 1 1/2 inch at tip. my size will have 2 1/4 inch at tips. Q do I drop the dihedral angle to std size eaglet 1 1/2 inch thereby reducing the 7.5 deg or leave it? theres a small oily going up front. any suggestions appreciated keith

ok nigel, as for the dog (saxon) i had to have him put to sleep last friday. he had a great life but the pain he was in was too much. very sad at the moment hope you enjoy the book, you can keep it or pass it on keith

Hi nigel all packaged and will send thursday,sorry not today, dog went to vets and didnt have time keith

gordon, will send it wednesday foc, glad its going to a good home. pass it on to someone else if you want. enjoy keith

yes martin, its classed as an explosive, not sure why. surely our glo fuel is just as explosive? hence my previous comment above after i phoned model technics.

so glad that i have stuck to 27/40 meg for boats and my trusty 35 meg for planes. all i need to do is change crystals. bought 1 of those new fangled fhss things and its never been out of the box apart from testing it. cant figure it out. call me old fashioned if you like but if it aint broke dont try fixing it.unlike what bbc radio is doing lately.good for you d perry.

ok nige pm me your address and will send next week. glad its going to someone who would like a good read. problem i have with charity shops is alot of their books are binned went down to one shop in minehead a while back and there was a waste bin full of books they couldnt sell. hate waste. any way its yours keith

cheers for the info all. yes alan your right, it was march 28 1984 not 74. couldnt read the receipt clearly. as for nitro the sheet states cox super power which is 25% nitro 5% castor. it also states the warrenty will be void if/ castor is not used also run engine till empty and oil with a few drops of SAE10/3-in-one oil or sewing machine oil. but thats by the by anyway lol i think the warrenties up. in those days the warrenty only lasted 90 days so i think its up. your point on nitro availability, i phoned model tecnics about supplying nitro and it was them who advised me that they cant supply it to joe public without them holding a licence. also a few local garages cant get it for me for the same reason. so it looks like £11 for 0.5L disgusting price i say. I believe this engine was produced for a new class of competition, hence naming it texaco. gonna have to search for some plans of the type of designs they were put in i just love these little engines simply because when i was a kid in the 60s/70s it was could afford. i think i lost 2 fly aways with all my pocket money on the front. fun days then, being a "FETCHERMITE" keith