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Next
Meeting Friday March 25, 2022
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don't forget, we always look forward to seeing your
wonderful projects. Please bring'em to the next meeting
and share your
knowledge and insights!
Meeting
Directions:
Southtown
Baptist Church
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What a great meeting! We had 23
members and guest, with a nice selection
of projects and conversation. We
also broadcasted on Zoom.
Don't
forget, if you can't make it to the
meeting in person, you can join us
"via-Zoom". Just send Scott
Anderson an email.
We'd love to see you shop, join us! |
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Brandon Archer's,
1/5th Scale Chipmunk |
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Brandon
Archer Displayed a couple of projects
including his Great Planes Chipmunk that
he’s restoring. It's done in 1/5th
scale (actually 21.5%). The Art
Scholl Chipmunk stands out as one of the
finest aerobatic airplanes that has ever
flown. And stands to reason that
Great Planes would take the time to
bring it to the R/C modeling
community.
The
Chipmunk has a
fiberglass fuselage and a 3-piece wing
made from
balsa ribs, hardwood spars, and covered
with
Monokote.
He said the original
shipping box had two holes neatly
punched through both the outer and inner
shipping box by the
shipping company, but luckily, upon furt her
investigation, no damage was done to any
of the contents. "I took
some time to unwrap all the various
pieces and parts, checking them for any
other damage and to weigh each one to
get an idea about the total weight of
the completed plane". Everything
inside the box weighed 8.95 pounds, and
since everything in there has to go in
the air, it provided a good reference to
total weight.
He mentioned the
beautiful red, white and blue color
scheme might look even sharper if black
pin stripes were added at each color
separation point, but it may not be
scale. I’ll check on it though,
and if I find the pin-striping would be
scale, I'll add it.
I had
familiarized myself with the assembly
manual, ordered all the extra items I
would need ... servos, a heavy prop hub
and other odds and ends, and I was ready
to start assembly. I used Pacer
Epoxy and ZAP CA. He reminded us
that care must always be taken when
using adhesives, especially CA's.
Ventilation is mandatory and special
precautions should also be taken when
sanding and/or shaping fiberglass parts.
So with those words of warning, I
started putting together the new Great
Planes Super Chipmunk. |
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Chris Mayer's,
Tempest Project |
Chris
brought in his cowl from his new Tempest
project. The panel lines and fit
truly highlight his artistry and talent!
He's been posting pictures of his
progress fairly consistently on his Facebook
page but I have to say
that it's a real treat to see the model
at our SFM Meeting this month!
This
project uses Roy Vailancourts 96", 1/5th Scale plans that
are
now available through Nick Ziroli's
website. Although, he said this
build is just for fun, we hope he brings this
one to Top Gun next year like he did a couple years ago
with his P-51. |
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We look forward to seeing you
next month! |
Our next meeting will be on Friday
March 25th at 7pm.
Scott Anderson will send out the
ZOOM login for those who wish to
share their projects from their
shop! |
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Dennis Simmons',
UMS-7, 90cc |
Dennis
shared his UMS 7 cylinder, 4 stroke gas
radial engine that he had acquired for
his next WWI project.
The UMS
7-90 is a very reliable radial engines
which uses gas as fuel. UMS has a
ton of experience building radial
engines. It has brought more than
2000 engines to market so far. The
design and construction are upper class
leading to a outstanding reliability.
CH
Ignitions is the US distributor and
service center for repairs.
Highlights
of this motor from there website are:
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7
cylinder radial configuration
absolutely stunning looks and
realism
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90cc
displacement perfect for scale
project
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Comes
complete with exhaust collector
ring, spark plugs, electronic
ignition, and engine mount ready to
run
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User-friendly choke and throttle
bell cranks included makes
installation and operation easy
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Made
from aluminum or bar stock where
appropriate and CNC-machined
accurate and repeatable
specifications each and every time
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Cylinder head and crankcases
produced from aircraft grade alloys
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Heavy
duty double bearing crankshaft
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Billet
aluminum pistons and hardened steel
rings
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Hard
chromed and lapped cylinder bores
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Hardened steel cams
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Burns
87-110 octane gasoline with 32:1
gas/oil mixture
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Scott Andersons',
D.H. 100 Vampire |
Scott
Anderson shared his Durafly D.H.100
Vampire Canadian Edition EDF. It
is the small version with a 70mm fan and
flies all day on a 3000mAh 4s battery.
Scott say’s touch and goes are a dream.
Brandon Archer shared techniques on how
to fill in the molded, non-scale panel
lines to get a more realistic finish on
molded
foam ARF’s.
Scott also
had question concerning refinishing
large scale ARF’s w/fiberglass and
paint. The membership offered many
solutions.
Although
the initial version of the Vampire was a
very stable flier Durafly has tightened
up the tail booms and elevator with
carbon fiber supports to give it even better
control. With the change to the RCAF colors, the silver scheme has been
“dulled” to give a more realistic color
and the plane
also has a smoother finish with cleaner
panel lines.
Under the
hatch, the Vampire has been updated with
an AeroStar 60A ESC with a built-in BEC
(rather than the separate ESC and BEC)
and an upgraded 2836 3300KV brushless
motor to provide more performance and
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Joe Niedermeyr's,
F86 Sabre & Corsair II. |
Joe shared
two of his EDF jets, a F86 Sabre and a
Corsair II.
He also
discussed his observations on coupled
control techniques for elevon-ailerator
control effectiveness using only 2
servos. |
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Scott Russell's,
BAMF-2 Monarch Scheme |
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Scott
brought in a hand launch glider that is
launched by flinging it like a Frisbee.
It is incredibly compact, light and
tough due to its carbon fiber
construction.
Be prepared
to spend a little green on this glider.
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This
carbon-fiber, two piece wing glider will
cost you a little over $800 USD but
those that have them love them.
You can place an order directly through
email (order@armsoar.com) to order the
exact layup and graphics you want.
Customers
outside of North America can also
consider using email orders for the BAMF
2 for cheaper shipping from the factory
direct. Custom and email orders have a
wait time of approximately 6-8 weeks
(updated Dec 27, 2021) |
Specifications: |
Highlights: |
Wingspan: 1495 mm
Wing
area: 18.55 dm²
Wing
airfoil: modified Synergy 2
Light
AUW: ~205-210 grams
Standard AUW: ~215-220 grams
Strong
AUW: ~225-230 grams |
Solid
Cascell molded wing and tails, Light:
CW30 skin, Standard: CW40 skin, Strong:
Co-axial CW60 skin, Tails: CW20 skin,
1-piece fuselage, 2-piece wing,
Right-handed launch (please message us
for left-handed version) |
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