Balsa USA Brotherhood
05-17-2022, 02:25 AM
#2451
Senior Member
Thread Starter
OK, I'll help Rich out with the numbers when I pop in.
Welcome N11, very nice planes you have there mate.
If anyone else has trouble getting a number PM me.
Balsa USA Brothers
#1 jwrich, (Rich), Enid, OK, USA
#2 Jeffo New Baltimore, MI, USA
#3 ARUP KY USA
#4 RCKen Lawton, OK, USA (RCU Forum Manager/Admin)
#5 mattnew, Haverhill, MA, USA
#6 surmovik60 VA USA
#7 GerKonig, Levittown, PA, USA
#8 Granpooba, Queensbury, NY, USA
#9 radfordc (Charlie), Lansing, KS, USA
#10 balsa brain, Jacksonville, FL, USA
#11 3136 Victoria Austrialia **
#12 wwoneguy, Beltsville, MD, USA
#13 vertical grimmace, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
#14 rcmiket, El Paso, TX, USA
#15 bpoates25, Riverview, FL, USA
#16 PiperDriver, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
#17 68goat Alabaster, AL, USA
#18 jlsimon, Long Valley, NJ, USA
#19 pat s, Candor, NC, USA
#20 pending IN USA
#21 Steve Percifield, Noblesville, IN, USA (Sir Percy)
#22 opol, Two Harbors, MN, USA
#23 Zero, Houston, TX, USA
#24 tonyos, Madison Heights, VA, USA
#25 b206, Opdyke, IL, USA
#26 LonnieMcc, Carriere, MS, USA
#27 eindecer3, McMinnville, TN, USA
#28 flyer35, Ilion, NY, USA
#29 jeffEE, Farnington, NM, USA
#30 s3nfo, (Jerry), Queen Creek, AZ, USA
#31 Kwikfli, Winfield, KS, USA
#32 JDHammer, Slippery Rock, PA, USA
#33 Ikruse, Lawton, OK, USA
#34 bobbailey, Chesapeake, VA, USA
#35 Vampire, Bath, PA, USA
#36 zemkes_wolfpack, Winamac, IN, USA
#37 triumphman49, Decatur, AL, USA
#38 SRQFlyer, Sarasota, FL, USA
#39 Daniel-EL, Maumee, OH, USA
#40 hairy46, Sinclair, WY' USA
#41 pettit, Durham, NC, USA
#42 Hrannar, Patrekfjordur, Iceland **
#43 lowbubba, Miamisburg, OH, USA
#45 FokkerD7, Cable, OH, USA
#44 FireBee, Chesapeake, VA, USA
#46 iampilot2, Middletown, OH, USA
#47 Wagon1,Penscola, FL, USA
#48 darren 4, Eau Claire, WI, USA
#49 Luxuswaffe, Hialeah, FL, USA
#50 dryverman, West Rutland, VT, USA
#51 otterrc FL USA
#52 cooper998, Newark, DE, USA
#53 lazyace, Buffalo, NY, USA
#54 wings2an3 Monroe, NY, USA
#55 The Pamster, Dallas, TX, USA
#56 lucasar15, Pottsville, PA, USA
#57 AMA74894, Spicer, MN, USA (Moderator Jim Buzzeo)
#58 squidman, Waco, TX, USA
#59 M_Callahan, South Lebanon, OH, USA
#60 Karp050555, Philadelphia, PA, USA
#61 optech, San Diego, CA, USA
#62 ashby NSW Australia **
#63 R/C Art, Shelbyville, IN, USA
#64 on_your_six MD USA
#65 Highflyer2, Alpharetta, GA, USA
#66 dddaviddean NJ USA
#67 Quagmire, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
#68 pending CA USA
#69 ratshooter, Burleson, TX, USA
#70 TXAG96, Augusta, MI, USA
#71 R/C Ray, Valley Cottage, NY, USA
#72 feep, Pelham, NH, USA
#73 sdcranford, Willard, MO, USA
#74 buzzard bait, Ithaca, NY, USA
#75 chadasmus, Freedom WI, USA, (BUSA Team Pilot, Builder and Designer)
#76 fokv25, Westfield, IN, USA
#77 Dynamic, Stratford, WI, USA
#78 WinterHawke, Waukesha, WI, USA
#79 t6racer NSW Australia **
#80 NM2K, Ringgold, GA, USA
#81 rcjunky67, Belleview, FL, USA
#82 AndyF Ft. Wayne, IN, USA
#83 freefall2907, Ottumwa, IA, USA
#84 a65l, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
#85 Grimracer, Urbana, IL, USA
#86 Corsair2013, Granytsville, UT, USA
#87 Chevelle NY USA
#88 eagledancer, Orlando, FL, USA
#89 Leroy Gardner ID USA
#90 ANZAC Australia **
#91 Spadsriver09, Southbend, IN, USA
#92 PSB, Malven, OH, USA
#93 bradpaul, Apopka, FL, USA
#94 MRadu, Los Gatos, CA, USA
#95 HorsePowerAviation, Cincinnati, OH, USA
#96 Shoestring, Granite, MN, USA
#97 David Gladwin, Cookham Berkshire, United Kingdom **
#98 Rich6170, Springfield, OH, USA
#99 Wildbills21, Menominee, MI, USA, (Team BUSA, pilot, builder,& chief mechanic)
#100 Rickj, Akron, OH, USA
#101 Geezeraviation (Doc), Houston, TX, USA
#102 Flyboy077, Uniontown, OH, USA
#103 Shelstrm. The other Doc), Lancaster, WI, USA
#104 Drude, North Port, FL, USA
#105 bschatz, West Hills, CA, USA
#106 RCDuffer, Valley Center, CA, USA
#107 capnpaul, Orillia, ON, Canada **
#108 p38nut, Indianapolis, IN, USA
#109 yoda64, Bloxon, VA, USA
#110 Jaybird, Hallowell, ME, USA
#111 mbnt, IL, USA
#112 Foodstick (Lance), Ankeny, IA, USA
#113 adec, Perth, Australia **
#114 Navy, Orange Park, FL, USA
#115 RD Jeff, Anchorage, AK, USA
#116 Mistral 12, Granbury, TX, USA
117 JKEpps, Greenbelt, MD, USA
#118 FlyerInOKC, Okla, City, OK, USA
#119 PT19, Buna, TX, USA
#120 Jim Scott, ?
#121 Srecker, Erie, PA, USA
#122 bigbird3, Williamstown, VT, USA
#123 Monsour, Fisherville, KY, USA
#124 Marksp (Mark), Redmond, WA, USA
#125 Quidleywins , Kyneton Victoria, Australia**
#126 M.Casper (Michael), Perry, IO, USA
#127 Twin_Flyer (Bill), Westhampton Beach, NY, USA
#128 Big Stikflyer (Jay), Machesney, IL, USA
#129 SkinnyBob (Bob), Park Falls, WI, USA
#130 Jetset, (Myles), Picton, ON, Canada**
#131 John Taylor, Macedon, NY, USA
#132 dwreel (Dick), Southern Pines, NC, USA
#133 jimbrock (Jim), Houston. TX, USA
#134 Bandit59, Irmo, SC, USA
#135 Check6, (Fred), N.Scituate, RI, USA
#136 OldScaleGuy, (Steve), Seymour, IN, USA
#137 N1EDM, (Bob), Brockton, MA, USA
#138 Str8aero, (Lee), Sheridan, WY, USA
#139 SAProbuster, (Bob), San Antonio, TX, USA
#140 TomCrump, (Tom), Traverse City, MI, USA
#141 spaceworm, (Richard), Guilford, CT, USA
#142 a8ter, (Larry), Dickinson, TX, USA
#143 NC state, (Tom), Albuquerque, NM, USA
#144 mac2286, (Jimmy), Commiskey, IN, USA
#145 crawler tech, Cocoa, FL, USA
#146 RobMason, (Rob), Henderdsonville, NC, USA
#148 Redtail (Chic), Alexandria, VA, USA
#149 golf4two, (Rick), South, GA, USA
#150 Bcool831, (Barry), Macomb, MI, USA
#151 mariok, (Mario), Valinhos, Brazil**(Director of COBRA (Brazilian equivalent of AMA)
#152 Lucky Do, (Mike), Columbus, IN, USA
#153 dogs4dux, (?), Fronhna, MO
#154 mgnostic, (Matt), Kamay, TX,USA
#155 Yank II, (Jim), Salom, AZ
#156 Jerry-RCU, (Jerry), Siler City, NC, USA
#157 Deanz406, (Dean), Latrobe, PA, USA
#158 smkrcflyer, (Steve), Hamburg, PA, USA
#159 PaulD, (Paul), Coquitlam. B.C., Canada**
#160 Modeltronic, (Pete), Cross Plains, TX, USA
#161 Michael wood, (Michael) Linden, TN, USA
# 162, (Paul), Santee, CA, USA
# 163 RAMMJETT, (Roger), Nobel ON. Canada **
# 164 khodges, ( ? ), Newton, NC, USA
# 165 Skyrydr2, (Keith), Tempteton, MA, USA
# 166 Flyboywbl, Matt, Mahtomedi, MN, USA
# 167 Capt. G, ( ? ), Las Vegas, NV, USA
# 168 Bauer, Yakima, WA, USA
# 169 N11 Bloomingdale, NJ, USA
Welcome N11, very nice planes you have there mate.
If anyone else has trouble getting a number PM me.
Balsa USA Brothers
#1 jwrich, (Rich), Enid, OK, USA
#2 Jeffo New Baltimore, MI, USA
#3 ARUP KY USA
#4 RCKen Lawton, OK, USA (RCU Forum Manager/Admin)
#5 mattnew, Haverhill, MA, USA
#6 surmovik60 VA USA
#7 GerKonig, Levittown, PA, USA
#8 Granpooba, Queensbury, NY, USA
#9 radfordc (Charlie), Lansing, KS, USA
#10 balsa brain, Jacksonville, FL, USA
#11 3136 Victoria Austrialia **
#12 wwoneguy, Beltsville, MD, USA
#13 vertical grimmace, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
#14 rcmiket, El Paso, TX, USA
#15 bpoates25, Riverview, FL, USA
#16 PiperDriver, Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
#17 68goat Alabaster, AL, USA
#18 jlsimon, Long Valley, NJ, USA
#19 pat s, Candor, NC, USA
#20 pending IN USA
#21 Steve Percifield, Noblesville, IN, USA (Sir Percy)
#22 opol, Two Harbors, MN, USA
#23 Zero, Houston, TX, USA
#24 tonyos, Madison Heights, VA, USA
#25 b206, Opdyke, IL, USA
#26 LonnieMcc, Carriere, MS, USA
#27 eindecer3, McMinnville, TN, USA
#28 flyer35, Ilion, NY, USA
#29 jeffEE, Farnington, NM, USA
#30 s3nfo, (Jerry), Queen Creek, AZ, USA
#31 Kwikfli, Winfield, KS, USA
#32 JDHammer, Slippery Rock, PA, USA
#33 Ikruse, Lawton, OK, USA
#34 bobbailey, Chesapeake, VA, USA
#35 Vampire, Bath, PA, USA
#36 zemkes_wolfpack, Winamac, IN, USA
#37 triumphman49, Decatur, AL, USA
#38 SRQFlyer, Sarasota, FL, USA
#39 Daniel-EL, Maumee, OH, USA
#40 hairy46, Sinclair, WY' USA
#41 pettit, Durham, NC, USA
#42 Hrannar, Patrekfjordur, Iceland **
#43 lowbubba, Miamisburg, OH, USA
#45 FokkerD7, Cable, OH, USA
#44 FireBee, Chesapeake, VA, USA
#46 iampilot2, Middletown, OH, USA
#47 Wagon1,Penscola, FL, USA
#48 darren 4, Eau Claire, WI, USA
#49 Luxuswaffe, Hialeah, FL, USA
#50 dryverman, West Rutland, VT, USA
#51 otterrc FL USA
#52 cooper998, Newark, DE, USA
#53 lazyace, Buffalo, NY, USA
#54 wings2an3 Monroe, NY, USA
#55 The Pamster, Dallas, TX, USA
#56 lucasar15, Pottsville, PA, USA
#57 AMA74894, Spicer, MN, USA (Moderator Jim Buzzeo)
#58 squidman, Waco, TX, USA
#59 M_Callahan, South Lebanon, OH, USA
#60 Karp050555, Philadelphia, PA, USA
#61 optech, San Diego, CA, USA
#62 ashby NSW Australia **
#63 R/C Art, Shelbyville, IN, USA
#64 on_your_six MD USA
#65 Highflyer2, Alpharetta, GA, USA
#66 dddaviddean NJ USA
#67 Quagmire, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
#68 pending CA USA
#69 ratshooter, Burleson, TX, USA
#70 TXAG96, Augusta, MI, USA
#71 R/C Ray, Valley Cottage, NY, USA
#72 feep, Pelham, NH, USA
#73 sdcranford, Willard, MO, USA
#74 buzzard bait, Ithaca, NY, USA
#75 chadasmus, Freedom WI, USA, (BUSA Team Pilot, Builder and Designer)
#76 fokv25, Westfield, IN, USA
#77 Dynamic, Stratford, WI, USA
#78 WinterHawke, Waukesha, WI, USA
#79 t6racer NSW Australia **
#80 NM2K, Ringgold, GA, USA
#81 rcjunky67, Belleview, FL, USA
#82 AndyF Ft. Wayne, IN, USA
#83 freefall2907, Ottumwa, IA, USA
#84 a65l, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
#85 Grimracer, Urbana, IL, USA
#86 Corsair2013, Granytsville, UT, USA
#87 Chevelle NY USA
#88 eagledancer, Orlando, FL, USA
#89 Leroy Gardner ID USA
#90 ANZAC Australia **
#91 Spadsriver09, Southbend, IN, USA
#92 PSB, Malven, OH, USA
#93 bradpaul, Apopka, FL, USA
#94 MRadu, Los Gatos, CA, USA
#95 HorsePowerAviation, Cincinnati, OH, USA
#96 Shoestring, Granite, MN, USA
#97 David Gladwin, Cookham Berkshire, United Kingdom **
#98 Rich6170, Springfield, OH, USA
#99 Wildbills21, Menominee, MI, USA, (Team BUSA, pilot, builder,& chief mechanic)
#100 Rickj, Akron, OH, USA
#101 Geezeraviation (Doc), Houston, TX, USA
#102 Flyboy077, Uniontown, OH, USA
#103 Shelstrm. The other Doc), Lancaster, WI, USA
#104 Drude, North Port, FL, USA
#105 bschatz, West Hills, CA, USA
#106 RCDuffer, Valley Center, CA, USA
#107 capnpaul, Orillia, ON, Canada **
#108 p38nut, Indianapolis, IN, USA
#109 yoda64, Bloxon, VA, USA
#110 Jaybird, Hallowell, ME, USA
#111 mbnt, IL, USA
#112 Foodstick (Lance), Ankeny, IA, USA
#113 adec, Perth, Australia **
#114 Navy, Orange Park, FL, USA
#115 RD Jeff, Anchorage, AK, USA
#116 Mistral 12, Granbury, TX, USA
117 JKEpps, Greenbelt, MD, USA
#118 FlyerInOKC, Okla, City, OK, USA
#119 PT19, Buna, TX, USA
#120 Jim Scott, ?
#121 Srecker, Erie, PA, USA
#122 bigbird3, Williamstown, VT, USA
#123 Monsour, Fisherville, KY, USA
#124 Marksp (Mark), Redmond, WA, USA
#125 Quidleywins , Kyneton Victoria, Australia**
#126 M.Casper (Michael), Perry, IO, USA
#127 Twin_Flyer (Bill), Westhampton Beach, NY, USA
#128 Big Stikflyer (Jay), Machesney, IL, USA
#129 SkinnyBob (Bob), Park Falls, WI, USA
#130 Jetset, (Myles), Picton, ON, Canada**
#131 John Taylor, Macedon, NY, USA
#132 dwreel (Dick), Southern Pines, NC, USA
#133 jimbrock (Jim), Houston. TX, USA
#134 Bandit59, Irmo, SC, USA
#135 Check6, (Fred), N.Scituate, RI, USA
#136 OldScaleGuy, (Steve), Seymour, IN, USA
#137 N1EDM, (Bob), Brockton, MA, USA
#138 Str8aero, (Lee), Sheridan, WY, USA
#139 SAProbuster, (Bob), San Antonio, TX, USA
#140 TomCrump, (Tom), Traverse City, MI, USA
#141 spaceworm, (Richard), Guilford, CT, USA
#142 a8ter, (Larry), Dickinson, TX, USA
#143 NC state, (Tom), Albuquerque, NM, USA
#144 mac2286, (Jimmy), Commiskey, IN, USA
#145 crawler tech, Cocoa, FL, USA
#146 RobMason, (Rob), Henderdsonville, NC, USA
#148 Redtail (Chic), Alexandria, VA, USA
#149 golf4two, (Rick), South, GA, USA
#150 Bcool831, (Barry), Macomb, MI, USA
#151 mariok, (Mario), Valinhos, Brazil**(Director of COBRA (Brazilian equivalent of AMA)
#152 Lucky Do, (Mike), Columbus, IN, USA
#153 dogs4dux, (?), Fronhna, MO
#154 mgnostic, (Matt), Kamay, TX,USA
#155 Yank II, (Jim), Salom, AZ
#156 Jerry-RCU, (Jerry), Siler City, NC, USA
#157 Deanz406, (Dean), Latrobe, PA, USA
#158 smkrcflyer, (Steve), Hamburg, PA, USA
#159 PaulD, (Paul), Coquitlam. B.C., Canada**
#160 Modeltronic, (Pete), Cross Plains, TX, USA
#161 Michael wood, (Michael) Linden, TN, USA
# 162, (Paul), Santee, CA, USA
# 163 RAMMJETT, (Roger), Nobel ON. Canada **
# 164 khodges, ( ? ), Newton, NC, USA
# 165 Skyrydr2, (Keith), Tempteton, MA, USA
# 166 Flyboywbl, Matt, Mahtomedi, MN, USA
# 167 Capt. G, ( ? ), Las Vegas, NV, USA
# 168 Bauer, Yakima, WA, USA
# 169 N11 Bloomingdale, NJ, USA
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06-29-2022, 12:25 PM
#2457
06-29-2022, 01:31 PM
#2458
Who said anything about being shot? I wouldn't live long enough to get shot as she would probably just break my neck with the box of wood. As far as living forever, nope not me. I just want to make it long enough, for now anyway, to see Joe Biden and his entire cabinet impeached and, if applicable, thrown in prison
06-29-2022, 05:30 PM
#2460
I wouldn't start counting chickens just yet. Everyone on the committee was hand picked by Pelosi, all the so called witnesses can't be called reliable, you have two RINOS and a known liar on the committee and, to top it off, the whole fiasco is being run by a former ABC exec. If, when you add it all up, it doesn't sound like a set up and a way to "railroad" DJT, you need to check your math. That is the very reason the Democrats are rushing through this so called hearing, they know everything will change after the midterms
06-30-2022, 03:59 AM
#2462
No Politics Please
As much as I agree,.... The current state of our political "NON-leaders" gets my blood to boiling....
I vote to keep the politics out of this thread, because this is where I come to escape all that nonsense..
I vote to keep the politics out of this thread, because this is where I come to escape all that nonsense..
06-30-2022, 04:45 AM
#2464
Please drop the political talk on here , it makes me so mad I could stomp on an airplane. Not mine of course , but someone else's whom insists on talking politics during airplane time .
06-30-2022, 05:26 AM
#2465
Sorry guys, was just trying to have a little bit of fun. And, for the record, it gets this veteran's blood boiling too. That said, the rest of my post still stands, I would love to be able to take that kit but with all of the projects I've already got going, well, need I say more?
06-30-2022, 05:38 AM
#2466
Sorry guys, was just trying to have a little bit of fun. And, for the record, it gets this veteran's blood boiling too. That said, the rest of my post still stands, I would love to be able to take that kit but with all of the projects I've already got going, well, need I say more?
06-30-2022, 07:24 AM
#2467
07-01-2022, 06:08 AM
#2470
If you have the wing mostly built you are probably a little late in the game. That said, I can understand why you would want to. The Camel wing is quite a surfboard. I've used the Camel rib design on one of my own designs and it is possible to fit a wing tube but there is not a lot of room to spare. Accuracy in the cutting is pretty critical.
07-01-2022, 01:45 PM
#2471
My Feedback: (14)
Easy peasy, it's a double spar top and bottom, front and back, with shear webs front and back on both spars. I've shear webbed the front and the back of both spar sets except for the area where the joiners would go. Just need to cut out the small section of rib between the spars and shear webs which leaves a square channel/ Use aircraft ply joiners in the resultant slots then hold the wings together with Merlyn locks. Sorta the way the old Ace 1/3 scale Extra 260 held the wings on, works fine.
07-16-2022, 04:21 PM
#2472
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Olympia, WA
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I would like to join this brotherhood.
Currently, I am building a BUSA Smoothie XL from plans. I got the plans from BUSA, and it will be powered with an RCGF 35cc rear exhaust engine, that I won at the 2021 AMA Jamboree in Wenatchee WA.
On a trip to eastern WA I got crazy lucky and stumbled across a fancy woodworkers store that was having a huge sale, they specialize in exotic hardwoods for tables and woodturning.
Their customers did not buy balsa wood, and they wanted to get the floor space the rack was using.
I bought an almost full Midwest Balsa rack, with a LOT of sheets, sticks, and spruce sticks.
after inventory, I was sort of embarrassed, but then they set the price.
I bought $1150.00 worth of good wood for $75.00
Dave R
Currently, I am building a BUSA Smoothie XL from plans. I got the plans from BUSA, and it will be powered with an RCGF 35cc rear exhaust engine, that I won at the 2021 AMA Jamboree in Wenatchee WA.
On a trip to eastern WA I got crazy lucky and stumbled across a fancy woodworkers store that was having a huge sale, they specialize in exotic hardwoods for tables and woodturning.
Their customers did not buy balsa wood, and they wanted to get the floor space the rack was using.
I bought an almost full Midwest Balsa rack, with a LOT of sheets, sticks, and spruce sticks.
after inventory, I was sort of embarrassed, but then they set the price.
I bought $1150.00 worth of good wood for $75.00
Dave R
07-29-2022, 10:48 AM
#2475
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cafguy, If you are not using the engine shown on the plans which are no longer available.
Study your engine carefully, you may need to move the firewall back.
I am using an RCGF engine with an old JZ Products P-51 spinner.
My spinner is spun aluminum and the mounting plate is also spun. It extends 1/2" behind the prop washer.
My engine is 1/2" longer the evolution 33 they used, so I moved the firewall back 1/2" for the engine and 1/2" more for the spinner to allow me to use a flat back spinner if I damage this one.
The engine will be mounted on a 1/2" thick spacer of 9-ply Baltic Birch plywood, I am also making the firewall out of it. I was advised to use 1/2" in a build thread.
I found an excellent build sequence on this forum; rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-building-121/11633698-new-balsa-usa-smoothie-xl-build-3.html
I moved the rear of the firewall back 1-1/4" so fitting a tank may go back past F4 on an extension of the tank floor. I realized air from the engine could blow past F4 through the top removable hatch so I modified it to prevent that.
I am building mine from plans so I can modify things easily
I am just starting the fuselage now, wing and tail surfaces are built.
Study your engine carefully, you may need to move the firewall back.
I am using an RCGF engine with an old JZ Products P-51 spinner.
My spinner is spun aluminum and the mounting plate is also spun. It extends 1/2" behind the prop washer.
My engine is 1/2" longer the evolution 33 they used, so I moved the firewall back 1/2" for the engine and 1/2" more for the spinner to allow me to use a flat back spinner if I damage this one.
The engine will be mounted on a 1/2" thick spacer of 9-ply Baltic Birch plywood, I am also making the firewall out of it. I was advised to use 1/2" in a build thread.
I found an excellent build sequence on this forum; rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-building-121/11633698-new-balsa-usa-smoothie-xl-build-3.html
I moved the rear of the firewall back 1-1/4" so fitting a tank may go back past F4 on an extension of the tank floor. I realized air from the engine could blow past F4 through the top removable hatch so I modified it to prevent that.
I am building mine from plans so I can modify things easily
I am just starting the fuselage now, wing and tail surfaces are built.