This small balsa model airplane provided me some precious information about "Center of Gravity". Small iron plate under the nose is movable anteroposteriorly, so the position of CG is adjustable so precisely as to obtain the most suitable

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Though a new comer SAITO FA-90T has not any experience to be operated, so to speak a New Old Stock, some dried feel obliged me to overhaul kit for lubrication. Also, the valve clearances are adjusted to the standard value, zero, almost of m

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The physical property of model 4-cycle motors have long been preventing me from proceed to the field, because I was advocating in a lighter and powerful 2-cycle motor with Tuned Pipe. But, some thing happened at Yao airport, I was standing

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Making use of Silver Week Holidays(we call so these 5 day holidays in Japan), some repairing procedures were performed for air-cooled VW 1302 Super Beetle 11AD. One is the replacement of boot on the left steering linkage rod inner connectin

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An unexpected affair happened, 4-cycle motors came to me at hand from my old friend who closed his shop a few years ago and he has been keeping his favorite good in his garage room and he made up his mind to change his residence to an small

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Remembering my past 20 years, I had been paying attention to the thrust angle measured from rear axle construction too much, but recently I have realized that the establishing the Positive trapezoidal figure from upper point of view while s

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It's my holiday today, so made up my mind to adjust the thrust angle of Air-cooled VW 1302 Super Beetle so precisely as much as I can. Considerable discrepancy was observed, reminding the history of the replacement of the trailing bushes in

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It's a matter for great regret to report about yesterday, my first EP plane was lost never to return, just because of my fault, preparations for the flight was not enough to wipe out any anxiety. The origin of the accident caused by the fal

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Solex 34 PICT 3 carburetor in VW 1302 Super Beetle was re-adjusted the other day, precise positioning of throttle most closed point, fundamental mixture control, Auto-choke module positioning and idle condition in combination with the ignit

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Some bad throttle response has improved into normal reaction by resetting the ignition timing at the regular BTDC angle, 7,5 degree precisely. After the change of fuel from premium to regular one, the carburetor and ignition timing are clea

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Because of Station Development Project, new buildings are under construction, new building work had started just in front of my working place, noisy, occasional rough vibration and low frequency noise caused by big diesel motor in large hea

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Plus 4.780 second angle value of discrepancy on the thrust angle in VW 1302 Super Beetle was corrected today. I make much of the trust line judged from front tire outer surface see through line more than that scaled from the rear wheel surf

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Fine correction of thrust angle in TOYOTA SXE10 Altezza was performed yesterday in spite of hottest weather in the pit room. The value of discrepancy was minus 43.00 second(angle), but even in such a trifle error, change of driving feel was

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Bent, twisted and distorted main wing was corrected by cutting in the rib middle line like some fish cooking and re-adhered on a collecting jig, I have no experience to have obtained any fine main wing without any disadvantage in Chinese AR

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Replacement of diaphragm valve in Solex 34 PICT 3 carburetor set on air-cooled VW 1302 Super Beetle AD Boxer motor brought remarkable better change especially while acceleration. Because, this drive feel has much to do with not only acceler

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Gasoline smell from the engine room of VW 1302 Super Beetle obliged me to unburden and disassemble Solex 34 PICT 3 carburetor at last. To tell the truth, such kind of tendency has been recognized for relatively long time, just have I been n

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2A3 single stereo amplifier is out of order now, right channel does not exert signal, 5Z3 rectifier, 12AU7 SRPP and self bias simple circuitry probably makes it possible for me to find out some defect anywhere. Long period of time interval

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An attendance to F3A Kansai district qualifying competition yesterday gave me some motivation to proceed to F3A field. Most of the applicants and the organized executive were all my friends. Still now they are all in trial and error conditi

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Ashiya Symphony Orchestra 83rd regular concert was held at The Symphony Hall in Fukushima Osaka the day before yesterday on Sunday. Fist of all must I report about very sad news, the string trainer Toru Inaniwa had gone away on the end of t

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In order to clean my garage, started I YaHoo Auction as a seller and my holidays the other day had been occupied by the work with contacting with buyers, packing and shipping, as shown in the photo. Short period of time like this is OK, but

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I had some bad failure today, though I was asked to take photography record of the amateur Japanese Dance at Southern Osaka this noon, I could not come the place in time, my arrival was delayed over 30 minutes. To tell the truth, from the b

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Past Thursday was the first day that I had an opportunity to try EP plane for the first time. The model airplane was my modified Majestic 30 with Futaba motor FMA-5055KV410 embeded instead of gas motor. Though 4 cell 14,8V Li-Po battery was

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Citroen C5 Tourer is one of my favorite vehicle in the world in addition to my former experience to have used CX-2400 over 30 years ago, still now it's specific pneumatic suspension construction is inherited in C5 models with some sophistic

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Though holidays as they were, yesterday and the day before it, didn't I go out for flying model airplane at all staying at working place with preparation work for the flights. All the traffics including highways are crowded so much with lay

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YS 45 FS motor obtained at 1,000 yen as a junk material has survived with perfect performance by just replacing crank shaft supporting main bearings, 6902 and R6Z. No wear was observed on the both ends of connecting rods, probably operated

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In maneuver drawing in F3A field, apparent improvements are observed after correcting any torsional strain in the wing construction and assembly distortion of the parts promptly. Though a model airplane I'm flying had been constructed by so

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I'm surprised so much to know that the Air-cooled VW shop "FLAT 4 Kyoto branch" had been closed in the last November. I feel some melancholy because I have been relying on them not a little in special parts supply for my 11AD Super Beetle a

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I participated in the refresh course of F3A field held by KMA(Kansai Model airplanes Association) yesterday. Two judges came to the party, Mr. Kambe and Mr. Ueda who are both retired experienced persons over tens years. Also, Mr. Haneda (an

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Kyosho Sonic Acro 1600 is now under construction to modify into Electric powered maneuver model. All the servos were burdened, Futaba BLS173SVi for ailerons and elevator control and BLS171 was for rudder control, especially ball bearings we

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