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TOP SPOT - Colin Stevens spots a Royal!
My Word, Reg!
Doesn't Don Coe turn
out some wonderful models - prolific too.
The articles he's
written in modelflight and elsewhere surely deserve to be collated
into a book for we lesser mortals. I've been admiring his Tiger Moth in
the latest issue of modelflight, but I'm curious about the project
start date, since it was so awfully decent of the young Prince Charles
to pose for modelling the rear-seat occupant -
Nicely spotted,
Colin! The image is a still from the You Tube video of the maiden flight
of Don's beautiful Tiger Moth, here.
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Fulsome
praise from Don Sage
Hi Reg, once again
you have me in the" WOW " factor over how great your website
is. I am here shaking my head over all of it. How you do this issue month
after month is very hard for me to put in words, but this I do know, you
must do it for ALL OF US to just sit and enjoy every part of it. At no
cost to us I might add. Again, thank you for being that "special
person" that takes time to help all of us to see just how wonderful
this hobby is. And to all that contribute each month I say 'thank you'
to them as well. You are a true blessing to us. I look forward each month
to getting this email from you.
Many
thanks indeed, Don. I might be able to put a web site together, but I
wish I could put a model together like Don's magnificent F4U on this month's
workshop page!
John
Wheater demonstrates a back flip!
On Monday I went to
see an old chum in Sheffield. Like me he is going totally electric and
he showed me the few glow engines he has for sale. One of them was an
early open rocker OS60 four stroke which I said was worth a few bob. He
said it wasn't as it doesn't have its box etc. He said it was only worth
about £70. I asked him if he would take £70 for it, he asked
me if I wanted it, I replied in the affirmative and I had bought an engine.
I have a soft spot for these old things and this one, although gummed
up so it wouldn't turn, had clearly seen little running.
I stripped it right down, it was full of really gungy oil but it was clean.
There was no carbon on the head confirming it hadn't been run much.
 Yesterday
I lit the blue touch paper and made a little video to send to my chum.
I sent it to one or two others and I am amazed that people don't know
how to back flip a four stroke. So, just for you and your readers I have
put the video on You Tube so, if you want to, you can put one of your
links [click the thumbnail image] in the mag.
[The accompanying text with the video explains the method thus: "Take
it to TDC on the compression stroke BACKWARDS and flick it so that it
bounces forwards past the non-compression TDC and on to the compression
TDC the right way when it will fire.]
Time
slips by ...
I seem to remember
a plan for a control liner in either the Aeromodeller or Model
Aircraft in about 1951 designed by one Burt Kwouk. I wonder if anyone
else recalls this and knows if this is the same Burt Kwouk the actor?
I have thought about trying to find out many times but done nothing about
it.However one of the readers of modelflight may be able to throw
some light on the matter.
You
can respond direct to Eddie by clicking
this link.
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Fascinating
link from Tony Whiteley
I wonder if you've
noticed the latest generation of electric-powered, multi-motor, RC heli-type
hovering machines?
Their technology and performance is literally romping ahead right now.
They make use of sonar and GPS, as well as gyros (of course)
This
one is quite amazing I think.
Click the
link to view a demonstration of the remarkable capabilities of an amazing
little hovering machine!
Al
Horner - securing servo extension plugs
Was looking at the
latest issue. In the ideas ['tips & techniques], saw Dr Mike Hawkins
mentioned idea for holding the servo extension ends together. Something
I do is to get some shrink tubing, big enough to go over the two plugs,
and then shrink over the connection. Really stays together and just use
a razor blade to cut apart when needed.
Very neat
idea, Al; thanks.
Early
Birds update from pioneer's great grandson
The information, about
Giacomo D'Angelis (Indian Biplane)
this information was updated by you. Thanks
for this, but you must put That the little engine use by Giacomo, in his
first flight, was only 12 hp - later he use bigger engines.
This information came
from the magazine "The Indian Review" searched by me in Google
books (search Hotel D'Angelis)...
My name is Jefferis
Evans D'Angelis (I am the great grand son of Mr Giacomo D'Angelis
...
This interesting
email was sent to Herb Sieger, the man who conceived and produced Early
Birds, and relates to the 1910 Angelis biplane entry, now updated
accordingly.
Encouragement from Mike White
Keep the site going,
Reg, as it`s an excellent read and there is a lot of informative stuff
there as well as being inspirational.
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