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Title: Wheels for an Argus/ Prop??
Post by: dankar on June 08, 2008, 12:26:01 PM
This will fly off asphalt and know wheels can wear out fast. So the foamies will not work, any input?? I guess a 3 bladed prop will be needed also. Power will be a Brodak .40 or T&L Hybrid McCoy .40.
Dan
Title: Re: Wheels for an Argus/ Prop??
Post by: Mark Scarborough on June 08, 2008, 05:08:51 PM
The thin racing wheels are still being made, assuming we are talking about the same thing. I just got a bunch from Joe Just. He lurks around here on the forums occasionally. or he can be found in the "classifieds" on the flying lines website.
http://flyinglines.org/fleamarket.html
about half way down the page. under J&J sales
hes off to Brodaks right now but is supposed to be back in a week or so.
Title: Re: Wheels for an Argus/ Prop??
Post by: Steve Helmick on June 08, 2008, 09:57:20 PM
Hanger 9's lightweight wheels are nice...not as light as the foam ones, but reasonable, and fairly narrow. The LHS sometimes has narrow plastic wheels for pylon racing. I have some, but not sure I can find them this week! They are a bit over 2" diameter...maybe too big on the dia.  ~> Steve

http://www.pspec.com/results.asp?category=7 (http://www.pspec.com/results.asp?category=7)

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN302 (http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN302)
Title: Re: Wheels for an Argus/ Prop??
Post by: peabody on June 09, 2008, 03:55:25 AM
Dan...
I know several that achieve hundreds of flights from Foamies...

Dave Brown Electrics are skinny and available in many sizes. Make them removable.

Proping a Brodak-40: Most around here are using an A 10 1/2 X 4 1/2  and let the motor spin up. I just started fooling with a B-40 with a 10X6 RSM prop....

Have fun!

Title: Re: Wheels for an Argus/ Prop??
Post by: Bill Little on June 10, 2008, 10:25:40 AM
Hi Dan

Built by the plan, my '58 Argus could not clear more than a 10 prop.  And barely that much.  Steve's later '60 World Champs plane (unpublished) was a touch bigger and had more prop clearance.  he used a 9 1/2" on his original.

Bill <><