Author Topic: love the small bore stuff (Read 2365 times)

Joey Mathison 9806 · « **on:** February 10, 2008, 09:40:52 PM »

hi fellas just wanted to let you know that sparky had made me the moderator of the 1/2 a forum. and i truley love the small bore screamers. i live in vegas and if you are going to be in town let me know we will go flying.

Robert McHam · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2008, 12:29:34 AM »

Welcome Joey!

Robert

Robert Mathison · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2008, 05:43:11 AM »

Joey, some years back[ could be 20 or more ] a club from the DC area came up with a 1/2A combat ship, this plane was made from one 36" sheet of balsa and used a cox.049. I had two of them and they were great, can anyone remember this 1/2A ship? I would like too get the planes for it.

BOB

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2008, 06:19:22 AM »

Welcome Joey
Now you need to get busy building some 1/2 A stunters so you can do more than just go round and round fast. LOL
Clancy

Roger Vizioli · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2008, 11:18:26 AM »

Yeah!

Try a Brodak 1/2A Pathfinder w/Norvel .061 or equiv.
Try one of Ray's offerings from Minnesota Modeler.
You wont be disappointed with either choice.
Roger V.

LARRY RICE · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2008, 02:32:37 PM »

Bob,
We make 3 combat wings that use 48" of 1/8 X 3" for each. Check out WWW.BLACKHAWKMODELS.COM look under PS models on the catalog.
Larry

Robert Mathison · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2008, 03:51:36 PM »

Larry, you have the best looking 1/2A plane's they look great, and as a kid I had a P51 MUSTANG, LITTLE DEVEL and a lot more but they are not the ones I am looking fore. the combat plane's were a club project.

THANK YOU BOB

Joey Mathison 9806 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2008, 04:37:15 PM »

DAD I DON'T RECALL THAT ONE MAYBE WILLIS DOES. CLANC I HAVE A 1/2A PATHFINDER STARTED ALSO HAve a pinto to build and a miss ashley. lots of big migs on hand also. my problem is i fly to much and that takes away from building. seems i only build when forced into it. anybody running the mp jet i have 3 of them they look real nice.

minnesotamodeler · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2008, 05:13:14 PM »

Quote from: Robert Mathison on February 11, 2008, 05:43:11 AM

Joey, some years back[ could be 20 or more ] a club from the DC area came up with a 1/2A combat ship, this plane was made from one 36" sheet of balsa and used a cox.049. I had two of them and they were great, can anyone remember this 1/2A ship? I would like too get the planes for it.

BOB

This isn't the one you're looking for but it has to be similar!

See more at:
http://snipurl.com/9igp

--Ray

Joey Mathison 9806 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2008, 07:05:12 PM »

very nice site ray. there are 5 of us flyers playing with the reed valve combat planes here in vegas the amount of fun with them is hard to describe. thanks for posting your site i will let the fellows know about it.

Dave Nyce · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2008, 08:57:16 PM »

Very interesting 1/2A site.

Dave

LARRY RICE · « **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2008, 09:14:35 PM »

These are the combat wings that I suggested, from Black Hawk Models.
Larry

Larry Renger · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2008, 11:03:26 AM »

Check out the pair of foam wing models "Wedgie" and "El Bat" in the January 2002 Flying Models issue. Fast, inexpensive construction. You could also do the designs in cardboard or coroplast.

Dave Nyce · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:24:07 PM »

Hi Larry. I was wondering if those combat planes can do inside and outside loops when powered by the OK Cub and built according to plan? And what length lines do you use with them?

Thanks.

Dave

LARRY RICE · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2008, 05:18:46 PM »

David,
As you know I no longer fly. I did fly several of these several years ago. A youngster brought me his to check out for him, it was a little tail heavy. Upon release I did the tightest loop you ever saw....I swear it spun in one spot. I then rewrote the stunt manual, it flew all over the place and was quite unbelievable in its performance. Well that was a good Cox engine...but to answer your question: I have never seen anything but Cox engines on them but I am sure that properly balanced it will do all that you want it to do.
Larry

Larry Renger · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2008, 10:26:48 AM »

Quote from: david nyce on February 12, 2008, 04:24:07 PM

Hi Larry. I was wondering if those combat planes can do inside and outside loops when powered by the OK Cub and built according to plan? And what length lines do you use with them?

Thanks.

Dave

You need to do some modifications to a Cub, and then use high nitro to get close to the power of a C*x. These models were designed for at least Black Widow power, so I wouldn't use anything less. The Wedgie works great with a Big Mig .049, AP Wasp .061 or similar power. I used an RR-1 for a while, but mostly the Black Widow or one of my Venom clones on El Bat.

Dave Nyce · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2008, 04:33:17 PM »

OK. Thanks. I was wondering about the OK Cub because that was shown in the photo. I'll use some Black Widows if I can find them.

Dave

Larry Renger · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2008, 03:39:04 PM »

I may have misunderstood your question. My answer above applied only to the Wedgie and El Bat models I published in Flying Models.

Larry Rice can answer for the Cub power on the models he makes.

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