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Forum: Glow Engines
08-23-2016, 03:37 PM
Replies: 54,701
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Posted By FNQFLYER

Why is bearing extraction a problem? I get one...

Why is bearing extraction a problem? I get one of my surplus allen keys and grind down the smaller end to may a sharp (sort of) spade on the end and insert it between the bearing and case and hammer...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-16-2016, 01:45 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

old fart o/t duration models in full song are...

old fart o/t duration models in full song are probably the only models that use full down elevator on take off. One of them out of control is scary, doing a " figure 9" is very dangerous and the...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-15-2016, 02:00 PM
Replies: 54,701
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Posted By FNQFLYER

Guys, it looks like my basic nbn crap net is...

Guys, it looks like my basic nbn crap net is working. Big problem though the house phone is hooked up through the router, if it has problems no house phone but there are always things that come along...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-13-2016, 02:36 PM
Replies: 54,701
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Posted By FNQFLYER

Hopefully this all works. A previous Prime...

Hopefully this all works. A previous Prime Minister here in Oz had this brilliant idea to give the peons "fast internet", all worked out on the back of a beer coaster. Well I had my perfectly good...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-29-2016, 02:26 PM
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Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Gee the conversation re fences, winglets etc is...

Gee the conversation re fences, winglets etc is getting interesting. Winglets and fences stop lift flowing from the wing root to the tip and thus forming vortices that generate drag. The "fences"...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-26-2016, 01:22 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Hoerner tips were introduced to improve aileron...

Hoerner tips were introduced to improve aileron sensitivity when STOL mods were carried out on the wing. The sort of devices that extend are there to reduce lift (generated on the top wing) from...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-25-2016, 02:35 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

blw your wing tip plates (winglets or foklets) do...

blw your wing tip plates (winglets or foklets) do not stop vortices hitting the ailerons rather they contain the "spillage of lift" off the end of the wing. The relative effectiveness on ful size...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-07-2016, 03:08 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Old Fart consider the following. A truly...

Old Fart consider the following. A truly competitive duration model (say 3 to 3.5 pounds) held at 45 degrees with the wheels and tail launched at full song (max engine rpm) should not have any part...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-06-2016, 01:39 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Old Fart, as a first point of call visit your...

Old Fart, as a first point of call visit your local O/T chapter (SAM 270 from memory) you will see things done with engines there you wouldn't believe. Now regarding RPM's you seem to doubt. In...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-05-2016, 02:23 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Old Fart in Duration we do not worry about fuel...

Old Fart in Duration we do not worry about fuel consumption just getting max height in time allowed (around 30 seconds). Engines run in 13 to 16,000rpm range for fourstrokes. In Texaco we get a fuel...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-04-2016, 02:03 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Just a few bits of information for those of you...

Just a few bits of information for those of you who might be interested from the NSW (SAM 1788) O/t Champs. In Texaco (fuel allocation event) there were 6 x Saito 65 abd 2 x Saito 56's flown in the...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-29-2016, 01:41 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

acdii, if that Citabria is a Great Planes one, I...

acdii, if that Citabria is a Great Planes one, I have used a Saito 50 to great effect. 1/2 to 3/4 throttle and works well. You won't need any more at all. Re Saito's at Canowindra would appear as...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-25-2016, 03:46 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

On Taipans, my first was given to me by Gordon...

On Taipans, my first was given to me by Gordon Burford, and I use then now and they are great because GOD created electric starters, not like when I had to endure sore fingers from prop strikes after...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-24-2016, 02:13 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Pope and Old Fart (and other Aussies hear) David...

Pope and Old Fart (and other Aussies hear) David Owen finally succumbed to the cancer he has been fighting for years. A good man (replica Burford engines and other interesting goodies) that will be...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-24-2016, 02:10 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Check the back plate for leaks and then the...

Check the back plate for leaks and then the bearings. Also check inside the needle valve / spray bar assembly for gung.
Forum: Glow Engines
03-13-2016, 01:49 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Pope you ever seen a shark chase somebody on...

Pope you ever seen a shark chase somebody on land? The OZ attitude to our "dangerous fauna" is reflected around with people having the same attitude to their nasties as we have to ours. Engines for...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-11-2016, 01:34 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

To qualify an entry in the Mena Creek pig shoot...

To qualify an entry in the Mena Creek pig shoot the pig has to weigh a minimum of 100kgs. Usual size for a win is around 300kg, yes thos figures are correct. Mena Creek is near Innisfail in far...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-10-2016, 12:41 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

All this blood and gore. Give me a desert Taipan...

All this blood and gore. Give me a desert Taipan or on "old saltie" or a nasy pig any day. And for sheer nastiness an angry wombat 9seriously) or a tassie devil take a lot of beating. Old Fart...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-02-2016, 01:25 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

As an aside how are you guys in the USA dealing...

As an aside how are you guys in the USA dealing with this need to register your models with the FAA. The reason why I ask is because our equivalent CASA is looking into the same thing
Forum: Glow Engines
02-23-2016, 01:45 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Oil is a vital component is cooling engines. ...

Oil is a vital component is cooling engines. When I was buildings RV's (Matilda Motorhomes for the Ozzies) we always put oil coolers on the transmissions and engines. And on that subject as a poor...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-18-2016, 09:05 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

dave, similar but had a full fairing over the...

dave, similar but had a full fairing over the rear wheel (for road version). My mate raced the track version in the 60's and early 70's. Could be commander but I know one thing it is "relatively...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-17-2016, 02:01 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Re comando, looked at the bike yesterday and is a...

Re comando, looked at the bike yesterday and is a Triumph commando, not many in OZ and even fewer in UK so I am lead to believe.
Forum: Glow Engines
02-16-2016, 12:41 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Good luck getting a new Royal Enfield. If you...

Good luck getting a new Royal Enfield. If you find one snap it up cause the factory cannot keep up with in country demand. My flying mate has a Triumph Chieftain / or was that Commando, yes it is a...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-14-2016, 01:40 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Yeh Dave the VT surprises a lot of people, still...

Yeh Dave the VT surprises a lot of people, still has good compression and apart from some drooping roof lining and a scrape on one side it is still relatively pristine. On high comp engines, I dis...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-13-2016, 12:48 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By FNQFLYER

Old Fart the description of your motor bike...

Old Fart the description of your motor bike "goodies" sounds just like the gear fitted to my 1998 VT. Traction control, 3 version programmable ecu, switchable ABS and a Monaro "sports suspension and...
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