Pilot Ben

Hiya All,

I'm looking to buy a new model, and due to my restricted teenage budget I'm putting some stuff up for sale to raise funds. I have listed prices, but I am also open to sensible offers or negotiation. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions or ask for any more pictures. Viewing or collection will be at the field.

So, for sale are the following;

 ASP 36 (Good condition) - Has been in the front of a cougar 2000 for a short period of time before being put into storage. Has only had 20-odd flights on it due to the plane being crashed into very soft ground, and has since been stripped, cleaned, serviced and run by an experienced and seasoned CAMFC modeller. A very nice and powerful little engine, comes with rear tuning needle for £30.

OS MAX 55 AX (Good condition) - Was bought second hand from a CAMFC member for not much off of the original brand new price to be put into a new project. It has been run in but not used since, due to the said project not making it off of the bench. An extremely powerful and reliable engine, comes with OS Powerbox muffler for  just £45.

EnErG Pro 600 brushless outrunner 1100 (C35-14) (New condition) - Brand new and never used, bought for another project that has long since been forgotten. Capable of 1.5kg of thrust on a 3s with 13x6 prop. Bought  for £43, for sale today for £35.

FMS F-16 Falcon 70mm EDF (Used condition) - Acquired second hand as yet another project that I have lost interest in. It appears to have been crashed, but has been thoroughly repaired by the previous owner. Comes with servos, but no fan or motor. Bought for £60 at Avicraft a year ago, not touched by myself, yours for £35.

4ch Balsa Electric Trainer (Pristine condition) - A plane with no name bought from a very experienced modelling friend, that would be perfect as a first trainer or a nice summer model for everybody else. It appears to be covered in solarfilm and was originally made for a brushed power setup, although it will be a very easy brushless conversion. It is extremely well made and comes with servos.  Cannot give any other details other than a 55 inch wingspan and 40 inch length. Yours for only £45.

Pictures are below, sorry they are not in the correct order, but that's the way with the forum!

As I said before, please don't hesitate to ask any questions or ask for more pics.

Thanks for looking,

B

Going anywhere/ doing anything nice Dave?

The school has RealFlight, and as you say it is trying to be a flight sim more than traditional R/C sim, but is probably the most viable alternative...

I'd assume to find out when they are shooting, but then again they don't really adhere to that anyway  

Sorry I didn't mean it as a joke! I did see the aileron fully deflected... I wonder if that would honestly still "fly" if even keep level whilst descending? Certainly aerodynamically they are pushing it! 

Surely with the loss of most of the lift on the wing and the massive aerodynamic drag the thing would just fall out of the sky? Not to mention all the severed hydraulic lines and controls, on the wing and the fuel flowing (or flowed) out of the wing.

Goes to show that aircraft can surprise, especially when this quote "It was susceptible to flak because of its overloaded wing and could not sustain much battle damage." is from the USAF themselves.

Wondered if that was like this;

Certainly if a model were to sustain such damage I doubt it would be able to maintain level flight...

Just before it fell out of the sky....

Agreed well done Sam and Matt

Now for the A!

Still nothing about a report into the cause of the failure...

In other news did anyone hear about the Italian EF2000 that went it during an airshow a month or so ago, the Spanish EF2000 that went in with no cause during straight and level flight whilst in formation, and then a week later another Spanish jet, an F/A - 18E/F that went it during takeoff? All three pilots were killed and they all made no attempt to eject from the aircraft...

Interesting it is! I like the guy at 17 minutes holding at tx the size of a washing machine!  

Ta very much Ivan, I believe we can buy waterproof spray for about £15, but then again all the other tables are on their last legs (If you'll excuse the pun ) and it may be a waste waterproofing them. Of course if the trailer goes up to the field we could always buy/ obtain some trestle tables and store them in there. Or seeing as the frames of the current tables are OK we could make new tops ourselves.....

B  

A good landing is one you can walk way from, a great landing is one where you can use the plane again 

Even better Ivan love the red kite!

B  

Cheers Ivan! Vid's look really good. Perhaps you could stream onto the facebook page in case rich isn't available?

B  

This Sunday is the interclub between CAMFC and CDMFC.

The fun usually starts around 11:30 so please do come and offer your support and I promise cake! 

If that isn't enough then there's also a BBQ (second "chef" needed ) and the monthly CAMFC funfly as well.

The weather looks good ATM so I hope to see you there!

B  

Right so me being an idiot what effect will raising the nitro content have as regards to the engine etc? Would I need to swap back for summer or can I use 10% alll year round? Would I use 10 for all my engines?

Thanks Dave

B  

I'm using Weston pro synth 2000 with 5% nitro 

Hi All I've got a 35 strapped to the front of my beloved cougar ATM, and all is going well which is surprising considering it's me, apart from the power I'm getting from it.

My last cougar had a 36 and ran an 11x3 prop and could prop hang at 1/2 throttle, and my current cougar also has an 11x3, but yet I'm prophanging at full throttle with no reserve power. I don't think the engine is too small as I've seen the 35 pull up quite a few funfly planes vertically yet mine won't really go vertical at all.

Any suggestions as to what prop to go to? I considered a 12 but I don't want to over prop it. What difference would going down to a 10 make? Should I increase the pitch?

http://www.osengines.com/engines-airplane/osmg0545/index.html

OS say an 11x6 or 12x6 but is that what I want for a funfly plane?

cheers,

B  

Sorry I meant air france chose a bodge job to stick to their planes!  

So it's a bode job by Air France  a bit like trying to stick a prop collet adapter to an IC engine  

I wonder if this is the same as the Qantas A380 mishap a few years back? Looks to me like a complete failure of the front of the engine assembly, with the turbine blades literally falling off with an "infinite" amount of energy, taking the cowl with them in multiple pieces, damaging the engine nacelle and taking the front off the pylon.... Not good especially with all the '380's in service ATM...

http://news.sky.com/story/air-france-a380-suffers-serious-engine-damage-after-tremendous-bang-11062375

 And...

Not good when the engines are "meant" to take this; 

Don't know if anyone has seen this but I thought it's worth sharing! 

B  

That's a fair point Dave but look at leccy cars.. When they first came out you could drive 20 yards in them and the latest Tesla model can do just over 300 miles! Wait and see maybe they will invent a bigger lighter battery although it is some way off as to get something that big and with that high voltage it will be a challenge, but hey wait and see...  

It's been around for over a year now but I thought I'd bring it to the attention of anyone who hasn't seen it. Thoughts? Does anyone know of any advances?

B  

And as the Tucano is meant to be so fast it calls for HS645MG's all round at £30 a pop!!!

The only problem I have about flying is that at the end of the day I am a kid playing an adults game but that won't stop me

see you on suday

b

It's not that I don't want it. I do! It's a brilliant model but to be brutally honest Shane it would genuinely cost at least £900 as the kit is £300, engine is £300, servos £120, retracts £100 plus the stuff like rx battery switch etc etc... And that's just too much for a 5kg model let alone what my budget can afford.

I've decided to combine my need for speed and a new heavy winter plane by getting either an Acro Wot XL or Wot 4 XL and putting a mahusive engine in the front  

Come New Year time watch this space!

You are remembering its 3rd Sunday?

B