Re: CEF speed contest Design Discussions

JPvelo Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:54 am

Nice choice Lieven! Years back I built a rubber powered peanut scale Caudron that flew quite well.

Jim

navion34 Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:14 am

good choice Lieven

SuperDave Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:39 am

re: the OP title

Excuse me please.

Being unfamilar with the erm "smack talk" I referenced it. Seems it's related to verbal bullying as found on blogs etc. Is that the sort of thing you'd like to see on the forum?

If so it's good way to kill it.

Comment?

SD

pkrankow Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:43 am

SuperDave wrote:re: the OP title

Excuse me please.

Being unfamilar with the erm "smack talk" I referenced it. Seems it's related to verbal bullying as found on blogs etc. Is that the sort of thing you'd like to see on the forum?

If so it's good way to kill it.

Comment?

SD

Shall I just change the title? I meant to inject some lighthearted humor, and was greeted with some early in the thread.

Phil

SuperDave Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:10 pm

Your call Phil

Now that I understand the meaning of smack talk" such as in a locker room it tends to become disrespectfull if not abusive. One of the best attributes of CECF is the respect and courtesy which we accord each other.

I KNOW Admin and the mods appreciate that.

SD

SuperDave Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:22 pm

Phil, thank you.

SD

duke.johnson Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:43 pm

SD-"Smack Talk" with our group of guys is really not the same thing as being in the football locker room and is not anything like "bullying". I almost hate how people (not you) use the word "bullying" anymore. Smack talk here is more like "my paint job is faster than yours". lol!

SuperDave Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:14 pm

Duke:

Once a standard starts to degrade it goes rapidly downhill is MY experience and I believe there are far too many examples in modern life. (Watch or read the daily news)

Although the "smack talk" reference here was probably well intended it's continuation could invite a decent unbecoming the forum. Call my a "old crumugeon" if you wish but
I've with the forum for a considerable length of time and witnessed lapses in forum decorum at times. The the credit of the membership lapses where quickly "squished". (During those lapses I is when acquired my negative vote and I understand why.)

So there is a place for proprity here and I believe it appropriate.

duke.johnson Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:32 pm

I understand where you're coming from, I was just trying to put in context. This is by far the best forum out there. And the people and the way we treat each other is the reason why. Basically, I'm trying to say it was just a post title, no real smack talk here. Only "Nice plane", "That looks great!". Very Happy

JPvelo Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:42 pm

Can we just start a "semantics, word usage, and accurate meaning of technical terms" thread in the Off Topic section? Perhaps this will put an end to the persistent hijacking of threads that are meant to be light hearted discussions about cox engines and model airplanes. That way anyone who wants to bicker over a language that is constantly changing and evolving and where words have several meanings that are also constantly changing will have a place to discuss such topics in depth. A great way to jump start THAT discussion would be with the reading of "The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankinds Greatest Invention" by Guy Deutscher. I suggest skipping the section pertaining to to sentence structure and the conjugation if verbs in the Arabic languages, it will make your head hurt.

All right, let's talk model airplanes.

Jim

OVERLORD Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:57 pm

I second that.

duke.johnson Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:06 pm

Sorry Jim, moving on.

**Cribbs74** Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:54 pm

Jim,

When is this whole shindig down? I can't remember and I'm too lazy to do a search. Very Happy

pkrankow Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:17 pm

JPvelo wrote:...

Photographs of finished, flight ready models must be posted by Monday March 31st 2014 in order to qualify.

Competitors will have until Friday April 18th 2014 to submit flight times, video of the flight is strongly recommended. Models will be flown by the builder.

Jim

JPvelo Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:24 pm

Cribbs74 wrote:Jim,

When is this whole shindig down? I can't remember and I'm too lazy to do a search.

Photos of completed models posted by March 31, you have until April 18 to post an official flight. Depending on participation I may look to get prizes donated. That would be contingent on everyone involved having a YouTube account and finding three outside judges who don't mind spending an afternoon timing videos of little planes going in circles.

Jim

duke.johnson Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:32 pm

Alright, you guys are having to much fun. So, I found my knife and cut this out this evening.

Pitts-Reno 2007
reed speed 2014 - CEF speed contest Design Discussions - Page 5 Dsc_7110

reed speed 2014 - CEF speed contest Design Discussions - Page 5 Dsc_7110

**RknRusty** Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:01 am

A knife? Damn, Duke you're quite a whittler. lol!

JPvelo Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:03 am

duke.johnson wrote:Alright, you guys are having to much fun. So, I found my knife and cut this out this evening.

Pitts-Reno 2007

Nice! Good to see a biplane, and a Pitts no less. I was lucky enough to tour the Pitts factory in Afton Wyoming back in the 80's.

Jim

JPvelo Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:04 am

RknRusty wrote:A knife? Damn, Duke you're quite a whittler.

He started with a solid block of balsa and whittled away anything that didn't look like an airplane.

navion34 Sat Nov 23, 2013 3:51 am

My plane,
Polecat,
reed speed 2014 - CEF speed contest Design Discussions - Page 5 Pole10

**RknRusty** Sat Nov 23, 2013 4:55 am

Man, you guys are on the ball. I'm way still in the concept stage right now.

getback Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:30 am

ITS ok rusty I am there with you got till april Owell in that case need to finish up what I have goingif I could get off the computer /e-bay/forum got another tee dee on its way just got in 2 baby bees one new the other gummed stuck/ locked up but thimble dome too many irons in the fire as usually

**Cribbs74** Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:46 am

RknRusty wrote:Man, you guys are on the ball. I'm way still in the concept stage right now.

Yeah, you are not alone. I am still lulling things over myself!

duke.johnson Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:01 am

RknRusty wrote:Man, you guys are on the ball. I'm way still in the concept stage right now.

I don't know about being on the ball, I was just feeling shamed seeing all the other pictures. Now that shame moves to someone else. lol!

I thought I posted another plane I started last night before I cleaned up. Here's the start of the P-40.

reed speed 2014 - CEF speed contest Design Discussions - Page 5 P-40_s13

reed speed 2014 - CEF speed contest Design Discussions - Page 5 P-40_s13

Jim- The Pitts will be to short. I cut the fuse longer and it looked bad, so I scaled the fuse back down to match the wings. It looks way better this way. I'm going to put a Pee Wee 020 on it. The P-40 might be my contest plane. I'm going to cut out that RC Gee Bee that Ron and I liked for fun, also. Maybe tonight, we have to go bowling today, little son has league and he and I have to practice for the Turkey Day bowling tournament. Then with any luck, find a fishing hole full of salmon. See ya guys tonight.

**Cribbs74** Sat Nov 23, 2013 11:24 am

Duke,

That GeeBee would make an excellent .15 sized full fuse scale racer.

If I didn't have so many projects I would do one myself

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