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Forum: Control Lines
12-07-2023, 10:47 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

I think that is possible. Prices on the on-line...

I think that is possible. Prices on the on-line auctions have been sagging, plus well maintained Foxes seem to run forever. I don't think the supply is ready to run dry yet. Just sent your friend,...
Forum: Control Lines
12-07-2023, 04:28 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Only Foxes I have are the .15-X, C/L and R/C, a...

Only Foxes I have are the .15-X, C/L and R/C, a recently acquired Fox .09 Rocket side port, and non-Schneurle cross scavenge Fox .25 R/C. Bought the .25 new from Tower Hobbies, when Fox was soon...
Forum: Control Lines
10-17-2023, 03:29 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Outerzone has the plan if one wants to recreate...

Outerzone has the plan if one wants to recreate it again. :cool:

Outerzone.co.uk: 1970 Manicaca I (oz6877), 32 in. (815 mm) wingspan CL Trainer (https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=6877)
...
Forum: Control Lines
10-15-2023, 01:58 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

My first experience with silk was on an R/C...

My first experience with silk was on an R/C plane, the 36 inch wingspan Sterling Minnie Mambo. I covered it with lightweight K&S yellow silk, first spraying a light coat of water on it and clear...
Forum: Control Lines
10-13-2023, 04:02 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Do you mean the larger Comanche with this .15...

Do you mean the larger Comanche with this .15 engine? :D
...
Forum: Control Lines
11-13-2022, 05:58 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

A portion of my control line air force, circa...

A portion of my control line air force, circa 1970, Nanakuli, Hawaii.
...
Forum: Control Lines
10-05-2022, 06:19 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

You are welcome, Dale C. Brodak has the kit in...

You are welcome, Dale C. Brodak has the kit in two versions, one called Vintage Label (limited supply)
https://brodak.com/vintage-label-1-2a-little-toot-kit.html

and the other...
Forum: Control Lines
10-05-2022, 02:21 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Sounds like you had a blast with it, Dale C. I...

Sounds like you had a blast with it, Dale C. I built the GB Little Toot but later in life, perhaps the best in Carl Goldberg's half-A sport CL semi-scale line up. Photo of mine is on Outerzone.
...
Forum: Control Lines
03-21-2022, 09:17 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Interesting how that works out. Back in the late...

Interesting how that works out. Back in the late 1990's, I wanted to teach my then 14 YO son how to fly CL, but he had difficulty with getting extremely dizzy, more than most other kids, so that...
Forum: Control Lines
03-12-2022, 03:34 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

In Cox Engine Forums...

In Cox Engine Forums (https://www.coxengineforum.com/) there is discussion and plans for a PT-19 in colored corroplast that is modeled after the Cox RTF. From what they say, it flies similarly to the...
Forum: Control Lines
03-05-2022, 01:09 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Thanks for posting, I can share a little of my...

Thanks for posting, I can share a little of my experiences with some reconnoitering. :)

There was a quote on kit boxes, I think it may have been Comet, that balsa flies better (too lazy to look up...
Forum: Control Lines
02-25-2022, 10:00 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Your experience mirrors mine. similar happened to...

Your experience mirrors mine. similar happened to my Cox Spitfire RTF as an 11-12 YO. Later, I found that a simple 20" wingspan Sterling Beginner's Fokker E-III Eindecker solid balsa profile job was...
Forum: Control Lines
12-23-2021, 07:49 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

It was around 1963 that I built my first airplane...

It was around 1963 that I built my first airplane while in 3rd grade, a plastic static display Douglas DC-3. Before then, I must have had at least a half dozen balsa RTF gliders, they must have been...
Forum: Control Lines
07-15-2021, 12:00 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

But that was beast powered flight hang glider...

But that was beast powered flight hang glider style provided the pterodactyl didn't eat you. The neanderthals before us (a few still post here) flew a Dynajet pulse jet powered rock. (You know what...
Forum: Control Lines
04-13-2020, 07:37 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

You are welcome, whittonm...

You are welcome, whittonm (https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/members/whittonm.html) . By the way, since we are a rural farming town of roughly 42k or so population, last year Plateau Tel, our local...
Forum: Control Lines
04-12-2020, 09:17 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Sorry do335a...

Sorry do335a (https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/members/do335a.html) , I was posting my message, stepped away, completed it and after submitting, see you had already addressed the CG Li'l Wizard.

...
Forum: Control Lines
04-12-2020, 06:37 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Little Jumping Bean was the 1/2A version of...

Little Jumping Bean was the 1/2A version of Goldberg's Shoestring Racer.


May be the Li'l Whizard?
...
Forum: Control Lines
02-07-2020, 06:16 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

https://coxengines.ca/cox-.049-glow-head.html ...

https://coxengines.ca/cox-.049-glow-head.html
EX Model Engines - Your Cox Engine Specialist (http://www.exmodelengines.com/product.php?productid=17662&cat=267&page=1)
Forum: Control Lines
04-01-2019, 01:14 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

You can run them on 15% nitro, which was the...

You can run them on 15% nitro, which was the standard Cox fuel of the day. Hotter and better is 25%, but they'll run fine with less. Oil content should be at least 20% with half as Castor (needed for...
Forum: Control Lines
03-21-2019, 09:38 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

[/left] It wasn't until I was out of the house...

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It wasn't until I was out of the house as a young adult, learned that balsa flies better. Crashed a 21 in. (530mm) Sterling Beginner profile Fokker E-III Eindecker kit build many times until...
Forum: Control Lines
01-15-2018, 10:38 AM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Don't know much about Stanzel mono-line system...

Don't know much about Stanzel mono-line system either, but I gather that speed fliers used them, I guess because it provided finer control over level flight than a standard U-handle system.
Forum: Control Lines
05-22-2017, 02:41 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Tom, the Banshee has a 125 additional square inch...

Tom, the Banshee has a 125 additional square inch wing area and 7 inches more wingspan, which might explain why it flies more relaxed. What prop are you using? If you're using a 10x6 with your Fox,...
Forum: Control Lines
05-22-2017, 12:06 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Half-A on 30 foot (9.15 m) or shorter lines puts...

Half-A on 30 foot (9.15 m) or shorter lines puts lap times of 3 seconds or less. Stunt ship on 60 foot (18.3 m) lines, talking more like 5 seconds or so laps. Run engine with a rich setting, with...
Forum: Control Lines
05-18-2017, 03:09 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

Keil Kraft Champ plans are available, see Champ...

Keil Kraft Champ plans are available, see Champ plan - Free download - Outerzone (http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1643)
Forum: Control Lines
05-06-2017, 05:20 PM
Replies: 260
Views: 97,297
Posted By GallopingGhostler

1965, 11 YO, Scientific 18" wingspan Grumman F6F...

1965, 11 YO, Scientific 18" wingspan Grumman F6F Hellcat with built up fuselage and wing, power Cox .020 Pee Wee.
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