All American ARF.

There are a number of these for sale on the Bay...

I am not trying to sell them or advertise them.....just noted they have the leadouts in the starboard wing....Was this kit designed to fly anti-clockwise?????????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3182534774&category=34054

Hi Wynn,
Yep!
For whatever reasons, don't need to go into that now, a lot of the early guys flew clockwise. George Aldrich always did. There are a few guys who still do now!
Bill <><

Yep!

Jake

LAST EDITED ON Mar-17-04 AT 08:02 PM (CDT)
 
"Was this kit designed to fly anti-clockwise?????????"

Yes, indeed. That should keep the price fairly reasonable. On the other hand, if the wing isn't installed yet (sounds like maybe it isn't), it may be possible to "correct" this. It could also be a reversed photo negative, tho not very likely. Somebody should email the guy and find out.

Other thoughts...from the LOOK of the balsa, it isn't light. On the other hand, DeBolt kits used very hard balsa, but by using very little of it, the weights were quite good. I built my bro a Livewire "Rebel" for Christmas about '85. All wood came from my scrap box, spruce spars, etc, yet quite light. Steve

>I am not trying to sell them or advertise them.....just noted they have the leadouts in
>the starboard wing....Was this kit designed to fly anti-clockwise?

Not only anti-clockwise, the inboard wing is a full (3 to 4") rib panel longer than the outboard wing. When CL was getting started, many of the early spark ignition engines available offered rather puny power compared to the glow engines that finally arrived after 1947. They adopted a lot of measures in the early days that were eventually found to be less useful than was once thought (such as rudder offset).

Hal deBolt was among the very early CL designers/ kit producers, and knew that engine torque might help keep the planes out on the ends of the lines during takeoffs and landings. But All Amerrican Seniors are STILL a big thrill at takeoff if you aren't ready for their antics, whatever engine you use, with whatever power it has.

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Kiwi

hey Kiwi,
are you really a KIWI or is that just your login name?

If you are a Kiwi. where abouts in NZ are you from?

I think he really are one, as he were born thar- least that's they way I heered it told ta' me! Hey Kiwi, just wanted to steal your thunder!

Grins,

Jake

>If you are a Kiwi. where abouts in NZ are you from?

Born on North Island at Palmerston North. A very long time ago.

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Kiwi

OH ok......I went to Massey University for a couple of years in Palmy ......I grew up in Taranaki now live in Auckland YUCK......

For many years when I was younger, I had a wish to some day see NZ again, to take a vacation there "some day". But there was never any job out of those I held that paid well enough to afford that expensive of a trip.

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Kiwi

I have sent them an email asking if they will ship the plane with the wing uninstalled. That way the wing can simply be put in from the other end!

Also may want to check out the website for some more info
on putting it together. Still no mention of weight.
http://www.schwingrc.com/

"ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH OVER DOING"

My clock runs clockwise.-> ->. We mostly fly counter clockwise. <- <-

>My clock runs clockwise.-> ->. We mostly fly counter
>clockwise. <- <-

Mine is a digital clock. Now what?

>I have sent them an email asking if they will ship the plane
>with the wing uninstalled. That way the wing can simply be
>put in from the other end!

OK, they are making these things. Evidently they set up a line and make a few at a time. But they fly RC, what do they know? Maybe we (or someone) should tell them that most people don't fly them the way the plan shows. They might just make it with the leadouts coming out the other side. And while they are at it, put in an adjustable leadout. They followed the plan too meticulously. The leadout spacing is too wide.

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>Hal deBolt was among the very early CL designers/ kit
>producers, and knew that engine torque might help keep the
>planes out on the ends of the lines during takeoffs and
>landings.
>

K: Torque at landings? Are these AASs three line jobs?

If you read their ad entirely from beginning to end you will see that they state that they will put the leadouts whichever way you want them.

Bill

Yes it does say that, but that was an edit to the description.

My original post should have read "did these fly CLOCKWISE " not anti-clockwise....oh well. it is interesting non the less.