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Electric Stunt => Gettin all AMP'ed up! => Topic started by: Jeff Traxler on August 26, 2013, 10:24:53 PM

Title: "Voltroliner"
Post by: Jeff Traxler on August 26, 2013, 10:24:53 PM

I bid on a Oct/Nov 1960 Flying Models magazine on the bay because of a subtitle.It Read:"Voltroliner" Electric motor powered controlliner.By Paul Del Gatto.It kinda got me curious how they did it 50+ years ago.If I win it I'll post the findings.Trax

Title: Re: "Voltroliner"
Post by: Jason Greer on August 26, 2013, 10:37:54 PM

Hey Jeff,

That should be an interesting article! 

Also, looks like you had a good weekend at the FCM meet. Congratulations!

Take care,
Jason

Title: Re: "Voltroliner"
Post by: Jeff Traxler on August 27, 2013, 12:05:38 AM

Thanx Jason,I just got some new batteries and I have been discharging them ;D ;D ;D I'll be discharging them a bunch more all week in Muncie.When I'm not tending the pull test machine I'm gonna get me some flying lessons HH%% HH%%
                          Trax

Title: Re: "Voltroliner"
Post by: john vlna on August 27, 2013, 04:54:26 PM

Jeff
In case you don't get the mag, it is all pretty well here at stuka
stunt
http://clstunt.com/htdocs/dc/dcboard.php?az=set_linear_mode&forum=103&page=328&topic_id=340035&prev_page=show_topic

Title: Re: "Voltroliner"
Post by: john e. holliday on August 30, 2013, 08:59:55 AM

I think the guy had enough common sense that he knew the plane would not get off the ground with the batteries on board.   Just like the Cox electric power plane I got one year for a present. 

Title: Re: "Voltroliner"
Post by: john vlna on August 30, 2013, 06:24:24 PM

mm
Things sure have changed, now where is that 4000mah 5 cell?

John

Title: Re: "Voltroliner"
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on September 03, 2013, 10:20:40 AM

Sometime during the eighties, when Bob was editor of FM I convinced him to let me do a C/L test build on a Midwest electric 'HOTS". This was an RC 'HotRod' of the day, powered by a Speed 400 motor. It did have a somewhat C/L look to it, built with flaps and elevator. It took 7 onboard sub C batteries to get it off the ground. As I recall I flew it on 52' lines and did get it to do a couple of loops. Eventually it was put to work as a C/L trainer for a flyin' buddy's bride. That too was published in FM. No idea what date that would have been, but, I'm sure I have it somewhere in my dusty archives.

Pic to follow later.


W.