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Forum: RC Jets
04-19-2015, 03:34 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Looks like SM has toughened up their jets. ...

Looks like SM has toughened up their jets. Impressive. My L-39 came from together to apart on a landing with half that impact rate.
Forum: RC Jets
01-03-2015, 10:04 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Man, not good. Hopefully Anton will make this...

Man, not good. Hopefully Anton will make this right. I'm guessing the dinged stab happened in shipping.

The touch-up effort, though, is pretty amateurish, hard to believe that made it by any...
Forum: RC Jets
01-03-2015, 05:16 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Hate to hear that, Keith. How bad is the damage?

Hate to hear that, Keith. How bad is the damage?
Forum: RC Jets
12-30-2014, 03:45 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Kinda partial to it, myself! ;)

Kinda partial to it, myself! ;)
Forum: RC Jets
11-11-2013, 05:42 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Yes, I was scratching my head over the ailerons. ...

Yes, I was scratching my head over the ailerons. On the wing, roll control is augmented by spoiler deflection on the down-going wing.

No ailerons on the F-14. Flaps only on the trailing edge.
Forum: RC Jets
11-06-2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Yes, he's still flying fire fighters. When asked...

Yes, he's still flying fire fighters. When asked when he's going to retire, Hoser said, "I'll be in the smoke until I croak".....classic Hoser!:D
Forum: RC Jets
11-06-2013, 05:02 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

We know them in-person, as well. I've done a lot...

We know them in-person, as well. I've done a lot of fishing with Hoser. That was SOP on a Key West det.

Great stories, great stick. He could fly the box the jet came in.

Sluggo
Forum: RC Jets
11-06-2013, 04:43 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

^^^^ Oh yes, we both have

^^^^ Oh yes, we both have
Forum: RC Jets
11-05-2013, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Gus is right, the yaw string was there to aid in...

Gus is right, the yaw string was there to aid in zero-ing out any sideslip for better gunnery accuracy.

Now one other nice feature was that the yaw string was used to see if you truly had reverse...
Forum: RC Jets
11-05-2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Probably depended upon the block number and when...

Probably depended upon the block number and when the jet had been through depot-level maintenance. In 1987 it is possible that some later block 95 jets might not have been through SDLM yet, and thus...
Forum: RC Jets
11-05-2013, 06:02 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Some were still working in 1987. Not to...

Some were still working in 1987.


Not to pick nits, but they were meant to de-stabilize the jet by countering some of the aft CP movement due to aft-sweeping wings.

Sorry Gus, it's from a few...
Forum: RC Jets
11-05-2013, 04:12 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Wim, I think I do recall something about that. I...

Wim, I think I do recall something about that. I do remember discussions about the glove vanes being more trouble than they were worth.

Gus, as a former Maintenance Officer for VF-101 could...
Forum: RC Jets
11-04-2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

It was a great idea...clearly the tape was...

It was a great idea...clearly the tape was defective! :D

Sluggo
Forum: RC Jets
11-04-2013, 11:48 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?att...

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1936516

Glove vanes are the triangular surfaces you see extending out of the wing "shoulder" in the above picture.

The purpose was to...
Forum: RC Jets
10-31-2013, 04:54 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Indeed it does compress. In the "KNEEL"...

Indeed it does compress.

In the "KNEEL" position, there is 4 inches of strut compression remaining. On the cat stroke, the strut is fully compressed and stores energy. At the end of the stroke,...
Forum: RC Jets
10-30-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Gus, you are correct. The roller/track guided...

Gus, you are correct. The roller/track guided the launch bar during gear retraction, allowing it to fold up parallel to the nose strut. You could push the launch bar up by hand during...
Forum: RC Jets
10-30-2013, 12:59 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

I don't remember that, either, Gus. I'll get out...

I don't remember that, either, Gus. I'll get out my NATOPS and see what it says.

I do know the brakes were applied when the gear handle was raised. I'm sure you recall that every now and then...
Forum: RC Jets
10-30-2013, 04:08 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

But why in the world can't these Chinese ARF...

But why in the world can't these Chinese ARF manufacturers get the slant correct on the lettering (in this case, the "NE")? For the life of me, this detail just isn't that hard to notice. I think a...
Forum: RC Jets
10-18-2013, 06:02 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Yes, like Gus said, that's VF-33. They ditched...

Yes, like Gus said, that's VF-33. They ditched the fearsome "Tarsier" screaming monkey logo shortly after they transitioned from the Phantom to the Tomcat, and went with the oh-so-creative lightning...
Forum: RC Jets
10-17-2013, 09:40 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

The only way a Hornet has the range to do the job...

The only way a Hornet has the range to do the job is if you can put wheels on the carrier and drive it up on the beach.
Forum: RC Jets
10-17-2013, 08:30 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

+1 LOL...yeah, well, I had a guy say...

+1


LOL...yeah, well, I had a guy say "Paddles, if you had one more eye, you'd be a cyclops." That gave me such a good chuckle that I almost changed his "no grade" to a "fair"...almost. :p
...
Forum: RC Jets
10-17-2013, 07:38 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

Gus, indeed it sure did! That 9.8 was plenty in...

Gus, indeed it sure did! That 9.8 was plenty in RAG CQ - heck, you could get 6 cats & traps with that - but get in the fleet, hang rails/missles/tanks, and like you said, soon "max trap" is down...
Forum: RC Jets
10-17-2013, 05:52 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

51,800 lbs for the "A" model. On a clean RAG...

51,800 lbs for the "A" model. On a clean RAG jet, zero-fuel weight was 42,000, giving 9.8 "on the ball" the target gas for the first pass..sorry Gus, it's the LSO in me, it's burned in my brain ;)
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Forum: RC Jets
09-26-2013, 05:54 PM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

If you look at it perspective to jets of this...

If you look at it perspective to jets of this size and class, I think you're in the ball park Gus. Guys have north of $30K in Mibo A-10's, and Ultra Bandits hit the $20K mark.

Still, a big chunk...
Forum: RC Jets
09-26-2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 1,726
Views: 435,535
Posted By VF84sluggo

And it would approach and land even slower if the...

And it would approach and land even slower if the spoilers were stowed.

Spoilers should only be up on both wings after landing with the throttle(s) at idle, to kill lift and put weight on the...
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