2018 to 2019 CEF Run What YA Brung UNLIMITED speed contes (CLOSED)

Yes per Ron folks can keep entering vids till he is done working and can deal with the competition.

Following along for fun -
Unofficial averages for 1/2 mile runs not best laps:

Ken 10 laps / 42' lines Tee Dee
1799.28 ÷ 24 seconds = 71.97 mph

Shawn / Ken 12 laps / 35' lines Reed
1799.28 ÷ 29.8 seconds = 60.38 mph
Reference laps Per vid time readings was taken from laps starting at 17 seconds to 47 seconds
Used for actual lap time: 8 digit digital stop watch

Alan 13.125 laps / 32' lines Reed
1799.28 ÷ 28.5 seconds = 63.133 mph

Alan 10 laps / 42' lines TD
1799.28 ÷ 26.2 seconds = 68.7 mph (5 laps x 2)



Doug 13.125 laps / 32' lines Reed *time started after 1st lap.
1799.28 ÷ 33.2 seconds = average up to 54.2 mph

My son Shawn's flight was on 35' lines as I had no 32" lines at the time.

I get Ken/Shawns flight at 24.85 seconds for 10 laps on 35 ft. lines which works out to 60.32 mph using the British chart.

I haven’t had time yet, please still feel free to post more entries. Currently in Spokane Washington possibility of heading to McChord/Seattle right after. I will close the contest as soon as I feel fit or if Fred tells me to shut it down. Keep flying and keep having fun!

Ron

Ken Cook wrote:        My son Shawn's  flight was on 35' lines as I had no 32" lines at the time.

I'm VERY glad that Ron gave us a "reprieve" here............

I'm not sure where the 32 foot line-length came from. I plan on flying my "Reedies" on 35 foot lines. I don't have any rotary-valve induction engine entries.

My two competitive models will be the "Rare Bear" and the "Flying Blind".




I hope to get flights logged on 8/3/19... at the secluded schoolyard field that I mentioned previously.

While Ron mentioned that work was going to have him occupied prior to his last post, the procrastinating gets pretty old. There's a huge lack of participation which is a big disappointment.

Following along for fun -
Unofficial averages for 1/2 mile runs / not best lap time:

Ken 10 laps / 42' lines Tee Dee
1799.28 ÷ 24 seconds = 71.97 mph


Shawn 12 laps / 35' lines Reed
1799.28 ÷ 29.8 seconds = 60.38 mph
Reference laps Per vid time readings was taken from laps starting at 17 seconds to 47 seconds
Used for actual lap time: 8 digit digital stop watch


Alan 13.125 laps / 32' lines Reed
1799.28 ÷ 28.5 seconds = 63.133 mph

Alan 10 laps / 42' lines Tee Dee
1799.28 ÷ 26.2 seconds = 68.7 mph (5 laps x 2)


Doug 13.125 laps / 32' lines Reed *time started after 1st lap.
1799.28 ÷ 33.2 seconds = average up to 54.2 mph

I will close the contest Monday afternoon. I understand it’s a little frustrating but I wanted to get max participation as Fred has put up a good amount of money to spark participation.

Thanks to all who have posted an entry!

Ron

Only need 1 other person to fly his plane this weekend for the competition to be valid!!!!!!!
The minimum requirement was 5 different people flying.

Roddie you have to fly just one of them.
If you fly the red one make sure you put the prop on correctly  

Jim are you going to solve your fuel flow problem?

Come on lads kick it in gear do or die time!    

1/2A Nut wrote:
If you fly the red one make sure you put the prop on correctly

I'm gonna try again this afternoon. Fuel system revamped.to something more conventional. I hope I'm carrying enough:

Oldenginerod wrote:

1/2A Nut wrote:
If you fly the red one make sure you put the prop on correctly

OMG.. Thanks Brad and Rod.  

I'd planned on reversing the V-gear to angle forward.. and hopefully would have caught that back-asswards prop in the process.

Here's the fixes..



(That prop is a 5-4 LH.. same as on the Rare Bear)

You hafta hurry up and beat the deadline. Run to the handle quick too. Pretty small tank. Looks pretty mean and nasty.

Fly fly fly yap time is over go get your sweat on and burn some fuel it's Sunday!

I fly RC or would participate maybe next year will do up something for CL
Secrete sauce props would be used to slither up the speed chart like a 4.4x5.5N

Loaded and leaving for the field now..

You said loaded, hope not too many Moose Heads!!! Otherwise you might look like a lawn sprinkler mid flight!!! Jest of luck!! Mark

Grrrrrr! Lightning and steel lines don't mix!

Not my best day at flying...



The above vid wasn't the first. You don't want to see the first one..  

I did actually maiden one of my Mustangs.. and it flew nice and smooth.. and landed without incident.. rolling to a stop. It was the first flight of the day and my first flight in 26 years!    I didn't have the camera running for that flight unfortunately..




As you can see, I brought a squadron with me to the field. The little "Flying Blind" had to sit-out because of issues that I had with my stooge. The newly-built "fork" release was binding. The Mustang's first launch saw the pin release.. but the fork didn't drop as it's supposed to. I built the fork-retrofit so that the original pin-release would still work with models having a "linkage" for use with it. The little racer doesn't have a pin-linkage.. and neither does the P38.. which I wanted to fly today.

I've got some re-engineering to do before I go back to the field again.. that's for sure.

944_Jim wrote:Grrrrrr! Lightning and steel lines don't mix!

Yea.. earlier this afternoon here in N. Smithfield, RI it started to cloud-up and get breezy. I heard a bit of thunder in the distance and thought to myself; "Oh.. here we go".. "I've taken too damn long to get this together.. and now the weather's gonna' screw me.."

Well.. it was short-lived and after an hour it was back to being sunny, calm and HOT! It was too hot and humid for flying-activity really.. but I had to give it a shot. I had all sorts of problems today. It started when I hooked-up the lines to one of two self-designed "Mustangs" that I'd built 20 years ago.. but never flown. I was using a new-to-me style line-connector.. (the type that Sullivan sells) and got it jammed in the opening of my solid-type lead-out. It was HOT and sweat was running into my eyes. That part was especially awesome..

Same airframe, different engine, 42' lines, new, slow speed! Ha ha!

I hope "close" is Monday LATE afternoon. I have to get out of work, get home and grab the plane for a last minute attempt...and I'm in Central time!