Malibu ??

[jim ivey]

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  Jim Ivey
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>From: Bill Glaze <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: Re: Malibu ??
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:52:36 -0600
>
>Tom:
>I'd like to know more about what Bob's doing with the vintage airplane 
>thing.
>I'd like to get involved in something where I could build an Astro Hog,
>(designed by Fred Dunn, a good friend) and get with others of that same 
>era.
>Realizing, of course, the scarcity of K & B Green Head and Fox .59 and 35
>engines, I realize some allowances have to be made, but, still, there 
>oughta be
>a way..........
>
>Bill Glaze
>
>"Thomas C. Weedon" wrote:
>
> > Naw, with a compound escapement, you push once and you get right, push 
>twice
> > and you get left, push three times very carefully and you get engine 
>(the
> > opposite throttle position with an SN escapement). I didn't have up or 
>down,
> > so you trimmed the plane to climb and spiraled the plane to get down and 
>do
> > it again. Later, when Ace first came out with their receiver with one 
>gas
> > tube and 2 transistors, I was able to fly a more lively small plane with 
>a
> > Fox .09. Then it became fun. I had to fly in tall weeds to reduce the 
>chance
> > of damaging the plane on landing, but I could get that rudder only plane 
>to
> > loop, spin, and ever a barrel roll on occasion. A good friend of mine 
>that
> > flew with me 50 years ago has gotten back into Vintage Models. I belive 
>Bob
> > Noll is the president of that organization. Anyway, my friend let me fly 
>his
> > single channel Rudder Bug this summer and it was fun. I could actually 
>land
> > the damn thing! What a suprise! Later that day I flew my pattern ship 
>and
> > had to agree, the Good Old Days were not that Good!
> > Tom W.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of John Gayer
> > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:43 AM
> > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: Re: Malibu ??
> >
> >  From what I remember, you push the button once, the plane went right.
> > release, and press it agin, the plane went left.  Usually, however, the
> > next time you tried it, the escapment hung up and you had a spiral dive
> > to the ground.....
> > John Gayer
> > NSRCA 632
> >
> > RC Steve Sterling wrote:
> > > There was just the one control, rudder. Oh, well ... and it only went
> > > one direction!!
> >
> > >
> >
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