Flite Test - The Roadrunner - 38cc Gas Airplane
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- The Roadrunner is a classic R/C kit plane that Josh picked up at the 2013 Toledo Show. The previous owner installed a 38cc gas engine and the Flite Test crew set out to get this large scale plane back into the air!
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After watching about 50 of your videos I just realized there isn't any cursing or profanity, just pure RC planes. Thank you flitetest for giving safe enjoyable content. Please continue doing such an amazing job.
seriously why would you care about swearing?
Yea, these guys are awesome. Thats also why I watch them plus they are seriously good at what they do.
ditto...
@@Alan-gp7yn oh i dont know CHILDREN FRIENDLY
@@Alan-gp7yn If I let my 7 an 9 year grandkids watch this with me I don't want them to hear swearing.
A little tip with gas engines: Set the prop so that it rests parallel to the wings when the piston is at Top Dead Center (TDC). This way, if you get a dead-stick, the prob won't be stuck and down, and your landings will easier. It also helps when starting these bad boys up! Anyways, great job getting the old plane to fly. :) My dad actually has one just like it, although his is blue and while.
I learned that way back in the Cox 0.8 days, when I was getting into RC and flew scratchbuilds with a 2CH radio.
Saved me MANY props ;)
Excellent tip!
What a steal on that bad boy! Thank the guy for sure. About 500 safety issues and pure excitement. That is what the hobby is all about.
I'm feeling old at 50, I have never flown electric only gas and nitro 30 years ago, that plane looks easy to fly and runs good too. Thank you for bringing back memories.
This brought back memories. I flew RC back in the early 70’s when all we had was 2 cycle nitro engines and 4 channel radios on the CB band, 27 MHz. My favorite plane was the Ugly Stick. It was a 72” wingspan pulled by an Enya 60. My first radio was a Heathkit, which I had to completely build, including the servos. Fly some more of the oldies. I think even the younger audience would like them.
I'm late to this party but have some interesting history for you about the Road Runner! It was designed and kitted by Frank Gunsaullus and he lived in Riverton, WY.
My Father and I met him in 1956 in Guymon, OK. He and I were flying free flight and Dad was flying RC . Dad taught him to fly RC and they became best friends. I started flying RC in 57 and we really had a good time.
Then in the early 60s Dad and Frank and 2 other guys bought a full scale 1946 Taylorcraft and Frank got his Instructor license so I became his first student when I was 16. I got 27 hours in the Tcraft and then they sold it so I didn't get my license until 1968. (BTW, they paid $800 for that Tcraft and each guy put in $200...I don't think any had enough on their own to buy it outright!)
Later Frank and Dad sold go karts together...they were truly best friends. But in the late 60s or early 70s Frank moved to WY.
When I retired from the Army in 94 I put in a Hobby Shop in San Antonio and drove to Wyoming to buy out another friend who had closed a hobby shop in Alabama. Since I was so close I went to see Frank in Riverton and we caught up on 30 years of lost time. I told him I had a friend looking for a 1.2 to 1.6 sized Ugly Stick and he told me his RoadRunner was that size and he thought he had a kit in his shop. I bought it and brought it home. My friend built it in 95-96 and flew it on an OS 1.60 glo engine. I now own it and fly it with a DLE 35cc gasser and it is awesome. It has oversize control surfaces and flaps and is very aerobatic. Wheel landings are beautiful. I fly it several times a month. If I could figure out how I would attach a picture of mine.
Enjoyed your show and while many have given advice here's mine. You can put the fuel tank on the CG so the plane doesn't change from full to empty. The pump on the engine will pull the fuel just fine. You can make a cork fit the carb and use it to choke the engine. Put it in the venturi and use the spring starter until it fires...it can't run with the choke in so it will try to run and stop. Then take the cork out and it should start in 2-3 runs of the spring starter.
Keep that gasser going...mine does flat Spins, tumbles, pop tops and point rolls just fine but as I said all surfaces are oversized!
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ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! 2 things the R.C. world never thought we would hear....David saying,"this is my first time......" (16:28) and, "that thing scares me" (16:50) ALL of you guys are quite simply amazing, informative, entertaining, and absolutely BRILLIANT!!! Flite Test is very instrumental in restoring my passion for R.C. flight!!! Thanks guys! You've given flying and understanding all the facets of this hobby an "Easy Button"!!!
This was one of your coolest episodes yet guys. I'm addicted to Flitetest, and gutted when a day goes past without something new posted. Great mix of personalities and David is just hilarious. More more more!
First I want to say "Thank You" to Chad and his family for making all of us feel so welcome in his home every video! This video was like the polar opposite of the other new video format and I for one just wanted to say I loved it!!! I love your "regular" format as I have nearly watched all the videos now (still getting the old ones caught up) But I must say I really liked the feel of this video... I really did feel as though I was there just hanging out with the guys for a day of RC Fun!
4 years later I still love watching this episode from time to time :)
You guys are such goofballs, which makes the show just that much better because we can see you learn as part of the process. I am amazed that none of you know much about gas...watch a few videos and you will be all set and good to go. You guys are great!
Brought me back.... you guys hit'en em out of the park....Cheers to the crew... remembering mine, I'd be nothing without.....
This is pure enthusiasm and joy of flying!
You are the biggest.
I wish they made a Gas beginner series.
+Jay Anderson Came here for same thing.
Janis Andersons gas planes are not beginner planes
please do one. you should make a new power pack for gas power.
@@modelrc9500 We're asking for a series on experienced pilots who might be "electric only" and want to learn GAS engines. I have chainsaw experience, but no airplane application. Does lawn trimmer time count?
birdwing98 of course it does!
Just keeps on getting better and better
These guys are awesome!!! What a bunch of nice, friendly, seemingly socially normal nerds! Happy, healthy, fun and prosperous new year to you guys, your families and friends
9 years old and the quality is awesome!
Proud of u yung fellas. Bring back te past, it makes me feel young again. Thank you
"We're gonna get hate mail"
"Do they know what we're doing?"
*Looks back at camera*
"Oh...."
lmao!
It's a weed whacker with wings!
+Mark Batarina They were cutting grass when they landed
Would be one sick way to cut your garden I guess
Mark Batarina R nn
Best show yet! the Flite test blair witch project. you guys have come full circle, man had me thinking of the first time i got an old beat up caliber 30 heli to come back to life. a bunch of friends on a sunday afternoon, everyone pitching in. thats what makes this hobby. glad you and your team captured that,thanks.
Terry
I have to say I really like the behind the scenes type feel of this episode. Its nice watching a video and not being directly talked at the entire time. Good stuff!
Congrats on your first Giant Scale Gasser flight. Bigger flies better!
Please Please make a gas beginner series...
The carburetor on that has a built in fuel pump that works with the pressure in the engine crankcase. The fuel tank can be below the carb and still run. But, carburetors with a bowl on the bottom of it needs the fuel tank to be above the carb because it gets fuel using gravity. You would need an external fuel pump if the gas tank is below the carburetor with a bowl in order to run. So, you're fine with the fuel tank. Hope this helps
Nice landing josh, one of my favorite video's atm
first gas plane episode. 9 months, no gas. PLEASE MORE GAS PLANES PLEASE?
Great video, big shoutout to Chad for being the mastermind behind all this inspirational awesomeness.
Great deal guys! That engine is a Zenoah G38 and has a spring starter inside the rear mount. The engine is worth more than you paid for both airplanes. It surprised me that it cranked so easily.
I think the airframe is called a 'sweet stick' and is a great flyer.
I would like to see more gas planes as well.
this is the flitetest that i like not the advertisement videos
I wanted to see this FPV so badly
my dad passed away two years ago,but he left me a butterfly,with oa old K-craft radio and servos.
it hasn't flown in twenty years but I want to convert it to electric, as the gas set up takes so much more to deal with,hence the large ground crew.
thanks for the inspiration!
Very nice episode, like to see this kind of raw footage, you guys are genuinely so excited about the plane.
This was great. Long show, but you really captured the detail and emotion. Loved it.
Great episode and really good to see how everybody was involved! I cant believe how far Josh Scott has made it in such a short time of flying RC planes. Well done.
Love this casual episode style!
That moment when engine runs, all the people glowing with bright smiles! 😇😋✌
I love that format. Please do more like this!
Always fun to watch you guys climb the learning curve. It's the same fun, different crowd. Looking to the glider in the picture.
I love this behind the scenes and tinkering point of view!
OMG... the memories.... old Kraft radios, Fox engines, push-rods made from coat hangers and cloth hinges on the control surfaces...
Very nice to see how your are working beside the show! All you guys (especially David) remind me of my last 8 years at my club in Stockholm/Schweden
this is my favorite episode of flitetest
When your plane sounds like a flying lawn mower XD
These were the good times at flite test. David still had his baby face.
I believe I saw that plane upstairs on Friday at the Toledo Show. Great buy... Great video..
Finally FlightTest takes up a real r/c plane!
I agree with mxf7010g8k. It works really well. I have been following Flitetest a while now and have just started on RC. You guys rock. Keep it up man.
I'm loving the Polaroid Land Camera!
A few years ago I bought a Great Planes kit the Ultra Sport 1000 and it suggested a Super Tigre 2500 for the engine. I put a Zenoah 38 gas engine in it and yes it was very nose heavy. I put a lot of tail weight in it and it flew like a dream. The guys at the field loved the way it flew. The landings were a little fast because it was nose heavy, but it flew great. This Roadrunner looks like a kit we bought from Ace. I forgot the name of the kit, but it looks the same with the same engine.
Do a mid air refuelling
Yeah that would be cool!
That’s a good idea
Yeeeeees!
Worth a second watch or third or more. Great work flite test.
I needto getback into RC flight. Other than a drone I have not had a transmitter in my hands for 20 years ..... you guys are awakening a very old itch
Gas R/C engines have come a long way and even more compact
Yay, Josh Scott flying an epic plane!
I still come back and watch this episode from time to time. When I was a kid I dreamed of building one of these out of an old weed eater that had a broken shaft, but the engine ran great. Someday, maybe.
You guys bring out that old Polaroid Land camera in a fit of nostalgia? Seriously, you got my mind on the weed trimmer gathering dust in my garage....
Im pretty sure the motor is a ryobi 38cc that the original owner converted to RC use. The prop hub looks home made and the muffler looks like a weed wacker muffler and its located at the back of the motor like most ryobis.
It sounds super sweet, WWII grunt!
I watched the video a few times just to enjoy the engine sound.
Really enjoyed that episode! I really liked the documentary/behind the scenes feel. Switching up the formats really livens up the show!
3 years later, and still waiting for a gasser in an Episode ...
yeah i did find one other gas episode.. was a review on a mustang.. i was shocked.. the name of episode:
Flite Test - Hangar 9 p-51 mustang MkII PTS - review. Nov 29 2011
other than that only other gas episodes are accidentals.. not of the FT boys doing a review or flying.. which is to bad they had so many people interested in learning about gas..
but iv learn a lot from FT so i can not complain.. plus there foam board planes not so good for gas. LOL.. however, with there new foam.. i say peter time for a challenge.. we want a line nitro plane.. 2 wires 60 feet, cox .49, and the new foam board.. it should work fine and the new foam board being water resilient.., just use some dope to protect it from the exhaust etc its how they protected the tissue paper back in the day.. so why would it not work on the new water resilient foam board. . im learning to use dope now on a balsa rubber band plane im building.. so far using dope is not to bad.. i figure iron on monoko will be harder.. i need to go order a iron and some low heat film.. so i can practice covering foam etc..
im with you id love to see a tutorial series on gas.. even if it was just getting into free flight with a line plane. you can get gas engines so cheap now.. so its not like the project could not be reproduced by the FT community..
i know everyone is pushing elertic and i get it.. but im almost 42 i grew up with gas engines.. my lawn mower was never electric.. even tho sometimes i wish it was hah because my old lawn mower as a kid was such a cold blooded beast. but it made me summer money so what the heck. .
Chris c
totally agree with you.cox is so awesome!!
+Chris c the heat generated by an engine is enough to melt or damage/deform foam board. It would also likely be too heavy to be effectively supported by the foam.
SandwichedTom
it could work. but you are right, bigger engines arent good for foam.
if been flying electrics all my life but i woud reallllyy like a learn how to gas/nitro planes and im pretty sure those guys could make it but atm they are all about begginers rc foamyies.
I´m and old gas/nitro era dinosaur!! so loved this " jurassic" episode,okey, may be im not thta old, but started my career when nitro was only option ( same did josh), then switched to electric, was a good option when family grew and not too much time left on sundays for preparation /engine care/ cleaning. This video was a good inspiration for getting some of my "old" nitro T rex back into the air! thxs guys.
Gas is awesoe, just take a look to everyone faces when that thing started running!
You guys are amazing. Thanks for this video, these are the ones that make FT what it is!
73
Jimmy, ARRL TS, WX9DX
Yay! I can't wait to see more gas and nitro stuff! I grew up flying big nitro planes with my father. Keep up the great work guys
I love planes like this. Big, reliable, and easy to fly. No muss, no fuss, just go fly. And with gas you can fly forever on a tank. Do more gas videos.
I was surprised they gave the control to josh scott... They never let him fly. I like when he flies because we get a chance to hear the opinions of a novice, which is awesome...
Hey guys, finally a gasser ! I`m building a Senior Telemaster to use as a FPV platform with a FS120 4 stroke gas engine and would love to see you put some FPV equipment on this to see if the ignition messes with the FPV gear. I`v looked all over and no one knows if it will or not. If it does, maybe just need to shield the ignition. Would be a great build for all of us gasser freaks out there ! Also how about a GP Siren build ? Just a couple things a faithful watcher would like to see....
This is one of my favourite episodes.
Agree with some of the other commenters here. Would love to see some more behind the scenes in your videos where appropriate. Great video. Please keep up the great work.
Love the "fly on the wall style". Keep it up!
Great plane and flying. Sounds real.
I want more videos with the Roadrunner in it! I love its sound!
Awesome video guys! FYI don't use Klotz Benol two stroke oil if you fly in the winter, temps under 40 degrees F when combined with Benol can result in cylinder damage. Natural castor oil doesn't perform well in the cold, for all temp protection try Klotz Super-Technaplate.
Josh Bix is soooo happy in this. love it :)
It's really nice to see new school, trying out some old school.
Beautiful landing Love the 2 stroke motors AWESOME plane all together
More of this guys. I really miss this "flite test".
6:33 yessir, David at his best. Making random comments that make us all smile!
I just got my first gaser yesterday! It has an evolution motor (which I love). My TRUE first was a texan with an old OS 70, but it wouldnt light. I love my new (used) VMAR vans rv 4!
I love the intro a lot, so clean.
I guess this is one of ur best videos..i like the shooting style
I love your vids, and this was WAY above your normal quality. Fantastic vid from start to finish.
Loved the episode guys! I really liked seeing what goes on behind the scenes!
That is freaking awesome, great video guys! I really prefer the casual videos, it's really interesting watching how you all work together. You sure did grease that landing Josh! Good work!
If this video wasn't already great because of the plane, then it sure was because of seeing the whole crew working together.
This was awesome. You really did capture the feelings we have flying these. I think thats why I give away plans for my little rc models. Just love to fly and help others to get the bug too. Great hobby! Thanks for this and subbed!
I love the sound of that plane. I would really enjoy seeing more gas-powered planes. :)
Unfortunately the neighbors don't, which is why so many flying fields have been lost in the last 20-30 years:(
Great job josh...love flight test
Probably the tenth time Ive seen this and never noticed chads old camera until now
love this episode i feelt like i was there, really! All you guys seems to have such a good time together! Love when everyone gets to fly it and you change pilot in mid air, crazy..
keep the good work going dudes
Your tail weight cracked me up...LOL
Actually, the suggestions were valid. In the episode they commented on the lack of a grounding switch, which is a kill switch on the motor. Pulling the plug wire is a good idea, unless you're ready to start the motor.
Great video! Loved the added behind the scene stuff. I'm an avid electric guy but do like the occasional foray into the gas realm. About the motor, I spent my late teens as a small engine mechanic and can tell you that those two stroke motor carburetors have build in fuel pumps. this is so that they can run at any angle (think of how chainsaws and weed whackers are used).
That good ole 2 stroke BRAAAAAAP
Never thought I'd see the day "little" Josh would fly something like this.
ive been waiting for you guys to come to the world of the gasser!!!!!!!!!!!my world!!!!!!
Also would like to find out what type of vibration problems I may encounter....You you be helping a bunch people out in Brooklyn ...Thanks, AJ
That was really awesome. That sure was a deal. Thanks for sharing.
Nice day, gas engine, big ole rc plane, can't get much better than that!
What an awesome episode