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Post  Sig Skyray Thu Apr 02, 2015 9:42 am

Hey guys. I'm getting back into control line flying as my son is now old enough to fly and hoping he takes a real interest as I did.
My question is about LH props and RH props. Which way is the preferred engine rotation for a cox .049 for CCW model flying? To clarify, if the pilot is rotating to his left. As I understand it, for a LH prop, the engine would be rotating CCW, or to the left (from the pilot's view as sitting in the cockpit) and a RH prop would spin to the right. Since these engines run either way, is one preferred over the other?

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Post  Kim Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:54 am

Hey Ray!

First, WELCOME TO THE FORUM !!!

There are arguments for the left-hand rotation making the torque help swing the plane outward from the flight circle, which it does, but I've flown them both ways, and in my experience, either one works about as well when it's being spun by a healthy .049.

Once again, welcome to C.E.F. and hope you enjoy it here !

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Post  GallopingGhostler Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:02 pm

Welcome, Sig Skyray. In the old days, some flew CL clockwise to take advantage of engine with RH props providing better line tension. Traditionally nearly all CL is flown with RH props (counterclockwise when viewed from front to back). LH props would allow the torque of the engine to maintain line tension. Since the Cox reedies can be spun either direction, you could use LH props.

However, these are not as available as the RH ones are. This is why there is usually rudder offset to outside of circle and engine thrust offset to outside to compensate for engine torque and line drag. Also outboard wing weight helps to compensate for line weight and cant aircraft to the outside.

One can fly successfully either way. Beer Cheers
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Post  RknRusty Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:39 pm

Welcome to the forums, Skyray, glad you found us.
RH props are easier to find, but like everyone says, you may find some benefit from the LH torque roll, but I've never considered it significant. Then you'll need LH starter springs too.
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Post  roddie Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:13 pm

Hi SS.. Welcome to the forum! Nice to know that you're getting your Son involved! My Dad, my Uncle and Grandfather flew control line when I was a kid.

Left hand props are nice for a control line/reed-valve application if you can find them.. but since most model engines have a R/H rotary-valve shaft rotation, L/H props aren't as popular. A proper lead-out guide location and adequate outboard tip-weight will help to keep good line tension. When ready to attach the lead-out guides; hang the model sideways by holding it's wing and lead-outs. A slight nose-down from level should be fine.. then proceed to mark the position for the guide(s), on the inboard wingtip.



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Post  Sig Skyray Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:10 pm

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Thanks also for the great answers and extra tips.  I'm taking notes.  Your replies have been a big help guys. In conclusion, I think I'll try one of each.

I have a question on the Lil' Wizard and Sig Skyray as well which I'll start in a new post.
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Post  Oldenginerod Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:39 pm

It's easy to get confused with RH/LH rotation. Naturally we would think RH from a starting perspective, making it CW rotation, but the tems relate to viewing the prop from a "pilot" perspective.
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Post  Kim Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:26 am

A guy I occasionally fly with has had a couple Skyrays (the latest powered by a Tee Dee) that he likes to fly on 50 foot-plus line because "he likes to see it way up in the sky".

In spite of my suggestions that he keep the thing fairly low, he'd routinely fly it directly overhead, pulling loops and such, with it's Blackwidow hauling it just fine (except for those times when it would suddenly quit, and yard-dart the Skyray).

He runs L/H and R/H props with no real difference difference in the victory or tragedy of his flights, so someone using a little technique ought to have a ball either way the prop spins.

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Also, if you haven't considered using Spiderwire for your flying lines, you REALLY should give it a look. The stuff can be a pain as far as tangling, but it's got a fraction of the drag of the classic dacron lines, and I really liked it once I learned to be a bit more careful with it. 15lb strength will handle 1/2A applications
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Post  Sig Skyray Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:34 am

Thanks Kim and Rod for the CW clarification and the Spiderwire tip. I'm looking at Spiderwire and I'm guessing the braided would be the right choice over the monofilament? SpiderWire Stealth® Glow-Vis Braid.

So line length is pilot preference, no hard and fast rules on that. I'm assuming the Lil' Wizard runs on 52' lines because it's heavy and the new pilot has to spin much less?

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Post  GallopingGhostler Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:49 am

Sig Skyray wrote:I'm assuming the Lil' Wizard runs on 52' lines because it's heavy and the new pilot has to spin much less? Greg
Greg, I thought it was a Carl Goldberg advertising point that because of a mechanism designed in the LW, it was capable of flying on such length lines. I think it was a rubber band mechanism that applied slight up or down elevator when line tension was lost. I never thought of the dizzying flights on 30' lines, because I thought this was normal. All half-A reed valve engine and RTF planes flew on 30' lines. I fly my .15 powered Ringmaster Junior on 50' and 60' lines, which of course is less dizzying. Being considerably heavier, it has very good wind penetration.

I guess your friend is able to do 52' lines, as flights are done during calm weather?
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Post  Kim Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:07 am

GallopingGhostler wrote:
Sig Skyray wrote:I'm assuming the Lil' Wizard runs on 52' lines because it's heavy and the new pilot has to spin much less? Greg
Greg, I thought it was a Carl Goldberg advertising point that because of a mechanism designed in the LW, it was capable of flying on such length lines. I think it was a rubber band mechanism that applied slight up or down elevator when line tension was lost. I never thought of the dizzying flights on 30' lines, because I thought this was normal. All half-A reed valve engine and RTF planes flew on 30' lines. I fly my .15 powered Ringmaster Junior on 50' and 60' lines, which of course is less dizzying. Being considerably heavier, it has very good wind penetration.

I guess your friend is able to do 52' lines, as flights are done during calm weather?

The one thing I can say for him is he will wait to fly on the 50 footers and go to shorter lines if it's windy.  He can still manage to have it roll in on him when the engine quits, but the Skyray usually just bounces in the grass.


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Post  GallopingGhostler Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:48 am

Kim wrote:The one thing I can say for him is the will wait to fly on the 50 footers and go to shorter lines if it's windy. He can still manage to have it roll in on him when the engine quits, but the Skyray usually just bounces in the grass.
Skyray is lightweight and as usual, balsa flies better than the old heavier RTF's. Back in the early '70s due to this fact, I flew a Sterling Beginner's Eindecker with Babe Bee engine until I wore out the aluminum elevator horn. Flying over grass, I crashed that bugger many times and it came back asking for more. That Skyray ought to be a blast to fly and I imagine your son will enjoy it even more. Wink
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Post  Kim Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:54 pm

Another thing to keep in mind with all these great little planes is that, before you start gluing stuff together, you can measure the thicknesses, buy some stock balsa sheet, use the kit parts to trace their shapes onto the sheet, and mass-produce a few of these suckers!

Bellcrank/horn packs are common, and can even be made from ply in a pinch.

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Post  GallopingGhostler Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:28 pm

Kim wrote:Another thing to keep in mind with all these great little planes is that, before you start gluing stuff together, you can measure the thicknesses, buy some stock balsa sheet, use the kit parts to trace their shapes onto the sheet, and mass-produce a few of these suckers! Bellcrank/horn packs are common, and can even be made from ply in a pinch.
Such is true, and believe it or not, some kind individual out there traced out and provided plans for the Sterling Beginner's Eindecker:

RCGroups: Sterling S-37 Beginner's Eindecker
No longer need I dream about it. sleep I can now remake that 42 years later! lol!
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Post  Kim Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:55 pm

GallopingGhostler wrote:

No longer need I dream about it. sleep I can now remake that 42 years later! lol!


Oh Yeah...now THAT'S The Stuff !!!


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Post  rsv1cox Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:43 pm

I have had both RH and LH props on my twin engined P-38.  Not sure if it helped but it sure looked cool.

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Post  getback Sat Apr 04, 2015 6:58 am

RCGroups: Sterling S-37 Beginner's Eindecker  that's a pretty cool looking little plane an easy build after I looed at the Wrong one first with all the small sticks and build up at 25" What the heck just save both maybe one day ? Thanks,Easter Bunny  Eric
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Post  GallopingGhostler Sat Apr 04, 2015 8:11 am

Eric, one could if they want take the Sterling Beginner for wings and tail feathers, and use the other to model a full fuselage, then have the best of both.

For these Sterling Beginner Series and other CL profile fuselage aircraft such as Midwest and Scientific, Bernie has the right engine mount to complete them:

http://coxengines.ca/cox-.049-engine-firewall-mount-control-line.html

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The nice thing about this engine mount is it appears to have the correct mount holes for the Cox Sure Start type horseshoe back holes as well as the Cox .049 reed valve tank engine back holes, and mount for the landing gear wire. Wink

The bottom holes appear slightly off center drilled for the reedie; one just files them a little to match the horseshoe back. Smile
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