Malibu ??

[Ed Miller]

Now if only we could get a SPA meet going here in the northeast. There is
allot of interest in the older planes here and apparently around the
country. Ed M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim ivey" <jivey61 at msn.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: Malibu ??


>    Bill
>    Check out www.seniorpattern.com.
>   We do what you are talking about.
>
>   Jim Ivey
>   NSRCA 2724
>   SPA 82
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> jivey61 at msn.com
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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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