--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3U00003 Date: 03/23/95 From: JAMES SPERRY Time: 11:01pm \/To: CHUCK BRIGGS (Read 7 times) Subj: VIDEO R/C WANTED Have you tried looking in RC Modeler? This Magazine is usually full of ads for these types of videos. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Chas Co Sheriff's Ofc wants *YOU*! Call 803-554-2498 (1:372/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3U00004 Date: 03/24/95 From: BRUCE EATON Time: 05:05pm \/To: KEITH NUNNERY (Read 5 times) Subj: Power pod plans -=> Keith Nunnery was writing to All on 03-21-95 22:03 <=- KN> Hello, KN> I'm looking for plans to build a power pod for a glider. Any KN> good ideas? What size? Sig sells a little kit for .049's for about $5.00. It's so simple, you could look at a picture of it and scratch your own. I recently built one for a .10 engine (lifts std. class sailplane). Very roughly, it looks like: Side view Front View ________________________ Side mount -------- - - - --------- |||| engine here --> | | | | 2 oz tank |||| ______|_|_ _ |_|________ |||| 1/4" spruce eng.-> ----- - - - - -------- |||| bearers and internal \| | | | |||| frame. | | ||||<-1/8 lite ply | | | | |||| exterior countour base of pod | \ |||| to airfoil shape | | | | \ |||| -> / | | | | \ / || \ <- Tri Stock 1/8 lite ply > =================================== =============== Flat on your table, build an internal frame of 1/4" spruce to fit your engine and tank. Allow as much extra space for your tank as possible, to allow for some foam vibration isolation. Alternatively, you can leave the rear portion of the pod solid, and side mount the tank (strapped on a piece of foam). Extend spruce frame posts to the base. The spruce frame is sandwiched on both sides with 1/8" light ply. Trace the shape of the airfoil on your plans. This will be the shape of the bottom of the pod, and will hold the lite ply base plate to the airfoil shape. The wing hold down rubber bands slip over the top of the base to hold it down. Set the thrust angle a few degrees positive (up). The shorter you make the pod, the less thrust correction you need. Thrust angle is not terribly critical. However,a shorter pod will also be more rigid; less vibration. Minimizing vibration is important. An engine on a pod is less firmly mounted than on the nose. Vibration causes fuel to foam. The problem is exacerbated when using a small fuel tank. Carefully balancing your prop will make a BIG difference. Another technique is to simply cut the pod from 1/8" sheet aluminum. Instead of building a flat base, drill holes to mate the joiner rod rod and guide pin at the wing root. The plate is sandwiched between the wing halves when assembled. This is obviously for 2 piece wings only. It is not as rigid as I like, but I have used it successfully. Lastly, I have a copy of RCM from about 20 years ago with plans for one of Harly Michaelis's sailplanes. He had a power pod which substituted for the hatch cover. It was a regular nose hatch plate, with a ply engine mount/fuel tank sticking up. Nice idea, if your plane needs nose weight, but it was butt-UGLY! If you're using a reed valve Cox .049 I'd just buy (or copy) the Sig pod. Bye now, Bruce ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Howard's Notebook (1:280/25.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3U00005 Date: 03/24/95 From: MARK CORONA Time: 09:40pm \/To: RODNEY DAVIS (Read 6 times) Subj: More Speed In a message of 23 Mar 95 15:29:12, Rodney Davis wrote: RD> CG> Yeah if you want more speed buy a aveox brushless motor longer run RD> times an RD> d RD> CG> alot more speed RD> RD> I've never heard of this motor. Who's the manufacturer? All it really is is an AC motor with a really strange congiguration. The controller generates a rotating magnetic field inside the motor and the rotor has windings as well. I think they still have slip rings with brushes. They just don't have a comm. I also think that they are only used in aircraft right now. They probably need the airflow since they pack a lot of watts into a small motor. MC --- FIDOdoor+ 3.2.6 * Origin: The Psychlo Empire BBS -=>TOLNEPS!<=- Irving, TX (1:124/1016.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3V00000 Date: 03/24/95 From: KEVIN GRANDJEAN Time: 09:25am \/To: DERIK JACOBS (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: COMBAT!! Well, I'll see ya then. --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: small Dimensional Portal Near Uranus->817-751-0246 (1:388/25) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3W00000 Date: 03/25/95 From: DAN LUCHACO Time: 10:01pm \/To: STEVE PIPER (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: ARFS Steve- Dan Luchaco - Sayre,Pa. -Valley R/C Model Club (I'm also Prez. of NCFFA-see May Model Airplane News for info) One of our members has built & learned to fly on a Fut.Prof. ARF- It flys great. Just follow directions & have fun --- SLMAIL v4.0a (#2299) * Origin: ::: Cyber-Quest ::: Athens, PA (1:260/755) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3W00001 Date: 03/26/95 From: CHRIS GRIFFIN Time: 07:25pm \/To: MARK CORONA (Read 4 times) Subj: More Speed *** Quoting Mark Corona to Rodney Davis dated 03-24-95 *** > In a message of 23 Mar 95 15:29:12, Rodney Davis wrote: > > RD> CG> Yeah if you want more speed buy a aveox brushless motor longer > run > RD> times an > RD> d > RD> CG> alot more speed > RD> > RD> I've never heard of this motor. Who's the manufacturer? > > All it really is is an AC motor with a really strange > congiguration. The controller generates a rotating magnetic field > inside the motor and the rotor has windings as well. > > I think they still have slip rings with brushes. They just don't > have a comm. I also think that they are only used in aircraft right > now. They probably need the airflow since they pack a lot of watts > into a small motor. > > MC NO!! they are used in rc cars they tested it on a super speedway car and it took the record of 87.37 mph it is available for any electric car but it is big $$$$ chris --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Animal House BBS...(203)582-6983 (1:142/983) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3W00002 Date: 03/26/95 From: MICHAEL CURRY Time: 04:32pm \/To: DEL WEAVER (Read 5 times) Subj: For Sale Or Trade Del.. I see you love R/C and own a 'puter store. I used to own a hobby store up till last year. I have a whole basement full f assorted stuff that I would be willing to trade off for PC stuff. My wife and I run a BBS here in upstate NY and we can always use hardware. Let me know if this sounds interesting. Michael --- PCBoard (R) v15.21/M 5 * Origin: (1:267/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3W00003 Date: 03/26/95 From: MICHAEL CURRY Time: 04:39pm \/To: JOE LOJEK (Read 5 times) Subj: For Sale Or Trade Joe.. My wife and I run a BBS in Albany, NY. I used to run a hobby store here, and am an avid flyer (fixed wing and chopper). If your interested, I can scan any pix you have into color GIF's. Let me know.. if you can't find someone local. You could pop em in an velope and mail em up here. --- PCBoard (R) v15.21/M 5 * Origin: (1:267/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3X00000 Date: 03/25/95 From: DELBERT LEISURE JR Time: 05:00pm \/To: KEITH NUNNERY (Read 4 times) Subj: Power pod plans > I'm looking for plans to build a power pod for a glider. > Any good ideas? Slap a 10 in it, and make a real power pod... --- GEcho 1.10+ * Origin: * The Flying Fool (317) 622-9233 Anderson Ind * (1:2255/7050) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 131 RADIO CONTROL Ref: C3Y00000 Date: 03/24/95 From: STEVE PIPER Time: 01:50pm \/To: IAN MACAULAY (Read 4 times) Subj: Arfs Ian, Thanks for the reply. I see you on the conference quite a bit. No, the snow isn't gone yet, We just had a blizzard(30 inches of snow in two days) but it's getting better. I attended an old timers contest 2 weeks ago at a local lake.(frozen over with snow ) I didn't have an old timer plane but I had some fun with the fun-fly portion. This is my second model (the first a victim of a downdraft) and I hope it will stand up to the punishment of newer flyer. Steve piper The Educator, Seward, Ak. (907)224-8919 Fido 1:3550/602 --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: The Educator -Seward,Alaska (1:3550/602)