R/C Airplanes?

[DHRA]

I'm not into these, but there is a diesel engine for them! Check it out:

http://www.cafes.net/doctordiesel/

 

[MCummings]

Anybody else into these?



I used to be into R/C Airplanes. I have a Hangar 9 Extra 330L (33% of scale). Powered by a 3w-70i



JR Digital Servo's

JR 3000MAH battery packs (3,,, one for ignition two for servo's and reciever)



Futaba 8UAP Radio.



A few other little things.



The Diesel Powered motors still take a "glow plug" to get started. You have to get the compression just right,, and they don't really run on Diesel, I think it's like paint thinner. They make more power for a comparable size motor, run cooler, but, on the flip side, mess up easier (getting compression wrong, and ruining bearings/head) and have a different fuel.



ANy other fliers out there? or Somebody who has watched somebody fly R/C ?

 

[illflem]

I watched guy toss a non motorized RC glider off the thousand foot bluffs over the Columbia River. Wingspan must have been over eight feet. He had it up for over an hour before I left. I was very impressed and thought about getting into RC gliding till he told me how much money he had into it...

 

[TPCDrafting]

There's an r/c airport just up the road from me. They have a paved runway and everything. Too pricey to fit into the rest of my hobbies. One bad move and the plane goes down, your out a lot of cash. Looks like a blast though.

 

[jbolt]

Been tryin and flyin planes and helicopters since 88'



Most of the smaller glow engines can be converted to a diesel. It takes a special head with adjustable compression.



They do not require a glow plug to fire, you adjust the compression while flipping the prop until it fires and the fuel is Either



They do run cooler, though not as powerful as a glow engine running 10% or more nitro but they will run for ages on the same amount of fuel.



illflem & tpcdrafting are correct, it can be a very expensive hobby but if your into that kind of thing it can be quite addicting. I have the receipts to prove it. BOMBing CTDs is way cheaper.



Now if you really want to drop some serious dough into these things the turbine engine RC jets are very cool

 

[Cowboy Medic]

I remember when I was a kid, my grandparents taking me to a show called Aviation Expo, it was down in Ida Grove, Iowa. Talk about a blast. There was hundreds of those airplanes, they even put on a mock battle with a reenactment of a bombing and everything, it was awesome. I still have the promotional video from that. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of money there must have been out there for all of those planes.

 

[bighammer]

The national headquarters and flying field (and museum) for the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) is right there in Muncie. If anyone is intersted, check it out here. The same weekend as TIM, they will be hosting an AMA Homecoming event, so we may see a few airplane enthusiasts with all their stuff at the hotels and campgrounds. Probably even be a few jets. (those are REALLY cool)



I used to fly them when I had an airstrip in my back yard. (now I live in the woods) I have a Tower Uproar with a . 46 on it for just playin around with. Small, fast, and cheap. I have a Top Flite 1/5 scale Cessna 182 with a Saito 150 and a scratch built 1/4 scale Taylorcraft with a modified Ryobi weed whacker engine on it. (swings a 16" prop )



Maybe some day when my son is older, I'll get them out and learn all over again.

 

[EricBu12]

The Diesel engine could be used to go in the RC truck I have, just have to make sure the bell housing and throttle will work, I am contemplating getting a 4 stroke OS . 40 FS engine for my T-maxx Right now it has a 2 st. . 15 engine and it screams but not very reliable and runs hot.