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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

10-31-2010, 06:26 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

I'm not buying it. Stability has more to do with the center of gravity in relation to the wing(s), high or low, and dihedral. I don't think the thrust line has anything to do with it. However the...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

06-23-2010, 07:41 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: [Awaiting Approval]

I agree completely with Mitch, butmay Itry to help explain the phenomenon this way? In trying to keep up the perceived speed when you're flying into a strong headwind, you're probably throttling up,...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

04-07-2010, 05:45 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

Oops, I screwed up on this oneI'm surprised nobody caught me! I gave the formula for the outside surface area of a cylinder, not the volume. The correct formula is pi times radius squared times...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

04-02-2010, 09:31 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

Fishinchickens,

You need the diameter of the piston, and the length of the stroke of the piston. Both could be measured fairly easy with the cylinder head removed. The displacement= 3.142 * DIA *...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

02-10-2010, 05:32 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

I think it's a common mistake to use the flat bottom of an airfoil as the datum line. Ithink Dario erred in this regard.

A plane that is set up with zero wing incidence and positive stab incidence...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-27-2010, 06:57 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

I got my shirt already ... a benefit of living close to Leominster!

Thanks, Mitch. I'll get a picture soon ...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-22-2010, 03:24 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

The RCV 91 cd also fits totally in the 1/6 cowl.

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-17-2009, 04:45 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

Do you know something Idon't know? (Well, probably plenty, but I mean aboutclosing down a thread). As far as Iknow, old threads don't get shut down, they just fade away.

And if you get too many...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-07-2009, 03:28 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

It's the RCV .91 cd.

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-07-2009, 02:16 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

Well, she flies! (The Cox/Pica 1/6 ARF). And rather nicely, I might add. I had to tone down the elevator and aileron throws a bit more than the instructions had me set them, but then I don't have...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

10-25-2009, 06:19 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

Well, compared the normal level of stuff I see on this thread, this one's kinda gross. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif

But for me, it's...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

09-21-2009, 07:44 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Phlip

RE: WACO YMF

Hi Stickbuilder,

How about making it a gross? I've been lurking in this thread as I put my Cox/Pica 1/6 scale together. It's not as elaborate as most of the rest of you brothers are doing, but...

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