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Forum: Kit Building
03-29-2024, 10:56 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

I flew the 77" and the 84" ones. Kenny will be...

I flew the 77" and the 84" ones. Kenny will be able to answer all your question as he is CNC ing Miles's kits now.
Forum: Kit Building
03-29-2024, 05:43 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

D&B Engines by Ridge Machine...

D&B Engines by Ridge Machine (http://www.dandbengines.com/)
Forum: Kit Building
11-20-2020, 06:13 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Go with the prints.

Go with the prints.
Forum: Kit Building
11-17-2020, 01:35 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

You have to have those motivation pics now and...

You have to have those motivation pics now and then
Forum: Kit Building
11-16-2020, 12:44 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Hang in there, looking good. Another joke the...

Hang in there, looking good.
Another joke the Pappy told was one of our friends was making pilots. They DIDN'T look good. He was asked if he wanted one for his plane and his response was" I would...
Forum: Kit Building
11-15-2020, 12:04 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

That is true, Miles did not like foam wings. I...

That is true, Miles did not like foam wings. I helped his friends cut out foam wings for his Extras as they never built any bipes. I'm flying one of his Extra 260S that Ken Baker (of D&B Engines)...
Forum: Kit Building
11-11-2020, 06:11 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

That might work as you can still tune each...

That might work as you can still tune each elevator.
Forum: Kit Building
11-11-2020, 01:00 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

You can go with the pull-pull on the rudder but I...

You can go with the pull-pull on the rudder but I would still go w/ two servos on the elevators. It is easier to set up to get both sides exact.
Miles made up jigs to build the fuselage and align...
Forum: Kit Building
11-10-2020, 05:08 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

I was thinking of his HUGE one with the 7.3 D&B....

I was thinking of his HUGE one with the 7.3 D&B. My bad.
Yank, This is how we are flying the Miles Reed ones w/ 0-0 on the firewall. It pulls the vertical very well. It rolls on a line and will...
Forum: Kit Building
11-10-2020, 03:27 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Different airplane and a 100" wingspan with the...

Different airplane and a 100" wingspan with the large D&B engine. I could of had the airplane at the fly-in in Bolivar. I watched Mark Radcliff fly it very well.
Forum: Kit Building
11-07-2020, 09:05 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

If built straight, this will be the only airplane...

If built straight, this will be the only airplane that will do knife edge w/o rudder. I have flown several of them in different sizes, it just works.
Forum: Kit Building
11-07-2020, 03:52 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Zero-Zero on the firewall.

Zero-Zero on the firewall.
Forum: Kit Building
11-07-2020, 03:33 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Let me ask Bob

Let me ask Bob
Forum: Kit Building
10-24-2020, 03:43 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

That is defiantly an ACE R/C kit. I guess there...

That is defiantly an ACE R/C kit. I guess there was a lawsuit as Ace didn't want to pay royalties to Kermit Weeks , so they just ripped off Miles. So they must of changed enough to avoid copyright...
Forum: Kit Building
10-24-2020, 09:39 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

#53 are the bottom wing hold down blocks. They...

#53 are the bottom wing hold down blocks. They must have added or changed a lot things. Bob doesn't recognize the rest of the parts. He said this is not the Miles Reed version of the plane.
Forum: Kit Building
10-24-2020, 06:00 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Sent you a PM

Sent you a PM
Forum: Kit Building
10-24-2020, 05:33 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Miles made templates for all the parts he made....

Miles made templates for all the parts he made. The were hand cut and sanded. Every kit was the same as he built several of them. I would go with Miles parts, they fit. The prints may have changed...
Forum: Kit Building
10-19-2020, 07:35 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

When it was designed, you didn't have all...

When it was designed, you didn't have all adjustments that you do now on your transmitter. This was a mechanical way of giving you aileron differential. My Kwik-Fly had the same setup. I would still...
Forum: Kit Building
10-09-2020, 03:16 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Good digitals on the ailerons, but you will what...

Good digitals on the ailerons, but you will what some oomph on the elevators and rudder. Those are large surfaces. It doesn't take much rudder for knife edge, but needed for a good stall turn or...
Forum: Kit Building
08-03-2020, 03:49 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

He panicked at the top of the maneuver and just...

He panicked at the top of the maneuver and just pulled full up and it snapped and went into a full stall from 200'. There was actually a soybean in the crankcase. Kenny took it apart to go through...
Forum: Kit Building
08-03-2020, 02:54 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/816x612/20160925_123807_resized_1_743017bc3c218c4c7ba6a58b19b33c8d70b048a9.jpg...
Forum: Kit Building
08-03-2020, 05:18 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

At the time the G-62 WAS the engine to use. D&B...

At the time the G-62 WAS the engine to use. D&B came out and just blew it away with power and smoothness. On the down side, you do have to add weight for balance. D&Bs come w/ a ignition module and...
Forum: Kit Building
08-02-2020, 04:44 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

Miles"Pappy" Reed did sell the rights after a few...

Miles"Pappy" Reed did sell the rights after a few years . His friend that did the plans got sick and I think a Ace then started to make the canopies. Go with the twin as it will be smoother on the...
Forum: Kit Building
08-01-2020, 04:52 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

I forgot to add that Miles passed away several...

I forgot to add that Miles passed away several years ago, He is missed. The one running joke we had with him was that at every restaurant we stopped at after a meet, it was his birthday so he would...
Forum: Kit Building
08-01-2020, 04:49 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 12,838
Posted By edp

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/200x194/profilepic335224_3_gif_53213a8583cb2ba5ba7ec97a5dac80fb667c175e.jpg
I flew with and known Miles since I was a kid, I'm 58 now. Miles...
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