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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-30-2013, 08:43 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Shoo Goo WORKED.. i put several flights on her, and even bounced her sideways down the runway during a cross wind landing... tire is still perfect.. ( a little history here with Shoe Goo, while...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-19-2013, 12:16 AM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

if needed, i might go for it, i am still hoping the Shoe goo does the trick. and for more pics, thanks to Mike Gaasch for the great shots, she is a beauty in the air for sure.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-18-2013, 07:35 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

thanks guys, i have thought of using the 6 inch balloon tires, however, as you can see from the pic, the scale landing gear may not have enough axle length for the balloon wheels, i an thinking of...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-17-2013, 09:44 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

my wheels almost look like williams Bros smooth baloon? maybe?
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-17-2013, 09:31 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

hi Hank, what looks like a bike lane, is the taxi way to the runway.. Apollo field is quite large, and the taxi way is almost longer than our club runway, they have a 900 ft runway at apollo. as for...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-17-2013, 07:29 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Flying today at Apollo field ... (Los Angeles) winds were blowing over 20 mph gusts, then dead calm.. very strange, i would take off with little wind and then land with 20 mph gusts, and cross to...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-13-2013, 03:44 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

yep, CA. good weather, at least the last  days for sure... i put 2 flights on my Fleet, and the repair is holding great.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-26-2013, 09:08 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

OK, here is my okie repair, nothing a flat piece of brass and screws cant fix.. i know its not pretty, but sure is strong. so i will try it out this weekend. if successful, i can put off the perm...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-24-2013, 03:09 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

thanks bob, i will look into it.. and this time i will again try uploading a pic of the broken strut. i am pretty sure i WONT use wire for the struts, i am thinking of fabricating mine the same way i...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-23-2013, 07:57 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

hi guys, thanks for the reply's, here is a pic of the broken strut, mine are made of music wire, i very much suspect that vibration is the cause. the engine on mine is a Sachs 3.2 swinging a 22x8, it...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-22-2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

speaking of struts... any one have a cabane strut break?? last weekend one of the rear struts at the fuse broke, the wire broke where it exits the fuse. i did not build my fleet, i just get to enjoy...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-12-2013, 12:42 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

yes Dave, you are right, there is a Fleet Biplane at the SM museum, i looked it over the other day, and noted some details, i then added the pitot tubes on the left strut. also that one was from...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-11-2013, 10:31 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

NICE work brown, i love the look of the aluminum, i wish mine was done that way.. who knows, maybe some day i will recover mine.. any way i took her out this week end, had some good flights, i am...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-04-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Kinner, you hit the nail right on the head, i noticed the fabric was a little wrinkled around the mounting plate i attached to the lower wing, so here in a min im going to cut into the wing and add...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-04-2013, 04:14 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

just got done with the flying wires.. what a difference, they made everything nice and tight, im not sure how to tension them, they are Tight like a guitar string ( too tight???) we will see...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-04-2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 716
Views: 75,854
Posted By bandit357

RE: Fleet Brotherhood

Hi guys, i just ran across this thread and had to jump in here.

I bought a 1/4 scale Fleet Biplane from a fellow in San Diego Ca. it was built by a long time member of the SD club, and boy did he...
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