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13/07/10
Right you lot, heads up! Brian hunt needs a hand.
HELP ! I need a tow, are there any club members that can give my MINIMOA glider a tow, it has a wingspan of 3.7 mtrs and weighs 6lb-14 oz all up. This model has been an ongoing build in between other projects for two years and I am eager to get it into the air, so if anyone can help please contact me. brian.hunt1@btinternet.com
If I have no offers then I guess I will have to build a TUG, but it will still need a pilot.
Regards Brian Hunt
June 2010
~ Can whoever has wandered off the the frequency pegs 57 and 64 please return them! It's causing problems
21/06/10
++ OCTOBER Contol Line Carrier Comp ++ Details -->23/05/10
Hottest day of the year, and Andy Green christens the new CL carrier deck with the first landing.
Phil Clarke fires up an Ed Racer powerd vintage Mercury Mac, with sage advice for Ken Stanley
13/05/10
British Library Web Archive Programme Now has a link to
indexes of Model Engineers' Workshop, Aeromodeller & Model Aircraft compiled by Colin Usher. The work is a collective effort, my contribution is a collection of scanned model magazines, the work of which is still ongoing.
The indexes can be found from the British Library site. The banner header obscures important links when you get to Colin's site, so minimise it by clicking on the small arrow next to UK WEB ARCHIVE at the very top.
http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/target/48201728.
or go directly from Colin's site
www.colinusher.info
Zoe Quilter
13/05/10
Brian Hunt's new model.
I have just this day completed my winter build project for 2010 and would like to share it with you as it has turned out extra special.The kit was a modified SIG SOMETHING EXTRA which as I am a fan of the RED BULL AIR RACING I completed the graphics of British pilot NIGEL Lamb's Plane , my model is powered by a Irvine 46 swinging a Graupner 3 blade prop 10X8.3 with Spektrum AR7000 reciever and 5 standard servos powered by a 2 cell Li-Po with a UBEC reducing the voltage to a working voltage of 5.5 this with an all up weight of 2400 gr (5lb-5 oz).
regards Brian
03/04/10
RC AHA Season Opener
11/04/10
Monthly control line team race had a good turn out on a nice day weather wise. Zoe Quilter eliminated herself from the 1/2 race by standing on her own model in the car park...! Others were struck down by the PAW sulk syndrome, or had various bits of model fall off, and Bob finally remembered to tighten up the engine bolts before putting in a good time. Much fun was had by all.
Results at bottom of page.
28/3/10
Reg with his new Yak
13/02/10
Just added: how RC models used to be flown So why not try it today, it should be relatively easy with today's gear.
30/01/10
A diesel powered vintage free flight model from Ken Stanley. Sort of....? RC assist, but FF for the the Bowden comp. Seems a long time ago when things were simple.
Frog 45
Built this using a kit as the basis and cut out new parts. Hope to use it in this years Bowden in May. I have installed single channel.
Kenneth Stanley
13/01/10
Another lovely model from Brian Hunt, proving once again what a vibrant club this is.
As the weather has been so bad I thought I would pass the time away and build another pre WW1 monoplane
The DEPERDUSSIN "A"
Mr Armand-Jean-Auguste Deperdussin (c.1870 - 1924) was something of a character. After singing in cabaret and making a fortune selling silk, he was in his forties when he formed his own aircraft manufacturing company, SPAD in 1910.
He had Louis Bechereal a young engineer to design this version. In 1911, James Valentine flying his Deperdusin “A” came third place in the 1911 circuit of Britain the race winner was Lt de Vaisseau Conneau in a Bleriot, Valentine being a day behind and having flown 1,010 miles as far as Edinburgh and down to Bristol and Exeter in six days.
Monsieur D was eventually prosecuted for fraud, just before WW1 and his company was taken over in 1914 by Louis Bleriot.
See the whole series of designs at http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/halgrave/deperdussin.html
09/01/10
Chairman Andy Prime's model, and more of them waiting to be completed. Watch this space!
The model is my 2M composite model manufactured by ZN Line in Belgium. It is called "Twister". I am using JR DSM2 radio (DSX 9 system to be precise) which is a dedicated 2.4ghz system. The model is powered by a YS 160DZ engine with a Hattori Tuned Muffler. I am also using a lipo receiver pack power system manufactured by Flightpower, I use a 1600mah 2s EON lipo battery running through an 8amp regulator which I have pre-set to 5.5v input voltage to the airborne system, the volt drop through the system under full load is .4v so makes for an incredibly voltage stable radio system. The model weighs 4750g RTF.
LMAC Calendar 2010
The contents here are then presented to the LMAC Committee and Members as proposals at the following AGM to agree the content. Once approved, the details enclosed become nothing more than a guide to the year ahead and should be treated as such.
January
9th Committee Meeting at Gumley.
February
14th Committee Meeting at Gumley.
March
14th Committee Meeting, Gumley.
20th CLAPA Meeting, Gumley.
April
25th April AHA Sportsman / F3C Comp. Venue: Worthing.
May
LMAC Control Line Team Racing on the first Sunday of every month.
Bank Holiday Monday BBQ, Gumley.
9th Committee Meeting, Gumley.
22nd CLAPA F2B Coaching Session, Gumley. 30th, AHA Sportsman / F3C, Dartford.
June
LMAC Control Line Team Racing on the first Sunday of every month.
6th The Festival of Flight, Barkston Heath. Round 1 AHA Team Trials
13th Committee Meeting, Gumley. 12th / 13th Scottish Nationals, Aberdeen.
July
LMAC Control Line Team Racing on the first Sunday of every month.
11th Committee Meeting, Gumley. 23rd, 24th, and 25th 3D Masters. www.3dmasters.org.uk
August
LMAC Control Line Team Racing on the first Sunday of every month. 1– 10th, F3C Helicopter European Championships.
8th, Gala Day Gumley. Committee Meeting, Winter Build Competition and Bring and Buy/ Swap Meet. 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th The British National Championships, Barkston Heath. Round 2 AHA Team Trials
September
LMAC Control Line Team Racing on the first Sunday of every month.
12th Committee Meeting Gumley.
October
LMAC Control Line Team Racing on the first Sunday of every month.
3rd AHA Sportsman/ F3C, Season Close, Gumley.
10th, Committee Meeting at Gumley. November
7th Committee Meeting at Gumley.
24th Controlline Carrier, (class 1 and Basic) Details -->
December
13th, LMAC AGM Brocks Hill Visitor Centre, Washbrook Lane, Oadby (next to the Parklands Leisure Centre) at 7-30pm. Adrian Richmond LMAC Competition Secretary.
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