| We have a lot of good information below for STICK builders, KIT builders and ARF builders as well as information on your flying equipment. Glow, Gas or Electric. (The articles posted on this web site are to help the novice understand some of the mysteries of R/C flying and the old timers learn new tricks and what is new in the sport. ARCA does not accept any responsibility for the contents and accuracy of these articles or the misuse of said information.) |
Here is a neat design for you to build your own Incidence Meter.
If you have any questions just contact us at
ARCA@austin.rr.com
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| Here is a Basic Retract Design by an unknown author. These drawings are useful for reference in designing your own retracts. Page 1 shows the assembly of all parts. The main components are on page 4 showing the strut mount. Page 5 and 6 showing the side plates. These drawings can be changed to fit any specific purpose. click here to view the drawings and print them. This is a pdf file. |
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Warning! Using the Hobbico Accu-cycle
Elite Power Supply as a power source for anything other than the Accu-Cycle
may destroy the charger!!!!!!!! The Hobbico Accu-cycle Elite
Power Supply, puts out 13.5 vdc with no load. With a load the output jumps
up to 18 vdc. (this was verified by two different units) If you use it
as a power source for another charger, that charger may blow up.
I blew up a Turnegy 420 charger when I used the Elite power supply. Edwin I tried to use it with a Sirius charger and it refused to work. Robin |
| Lets start the New Year thinking of Model Building Safety. Here is a link that you might find very interesting and save you a finger or two. http://airfieldmodels.com/safety.htm |
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AIRFIELD MODELS This web site has some very interesting building articles. Well worth looking at. http://airfieldmodels.com/index.html |
 
I found this web site while surfing the web and thought some
of you scratch builders might enjoy it.
http://winshiprc.tripod.com/scratch_building_reviews.htm
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| BUZZ (THIS APPLIES TO ALL R/C AIRPLANES): If, while flying, you notice any unusual sounds, such as a low-pitched "buzz," this may indicate control surface flutter. Because flutter can quickly destroy components of your airplane, any time you detect flutter you must immediately cut the throttle and land the airplane! Check all servo grommets for deterioration (this may indicate which surface fluttered), and make sure all pushrod linkages are secure and free of play. If the control surface fluttered once, it probably will flutter again under similar circumstances unless you can eliminate the free-play or flexing in the linkages. Here are some things which can cause flutter: Excessive hinge gap; Not mounting control horns solidly; Poor fit of clevis pin in horn; Side-play of pushrod in guide tube caused by tight bends; Poor fit of Z-bend in servo arm; Insufficient glue used when gluing in the elevator joiner wire; Excessive play or backlash in servo gears; and Insecure servo mounting. |
| How to make Fiberglass Cowlings. By Edwin Smith |
| Getting Started Guide to Electric RC Flying. By Scottwired |
| Making the Cub Cowling By Stan Douglas |
| Perfectly aligned wings with recessed wing bolts By Stan Douglas |
| Lado Technologies has developed a retro fit electric system for popular air retracts that eliminates the need for air. |
| Decal Art for the Modeling World, Decals by Cal-Grafx |
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