Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
I need an old K&B part that even MECCOA doesn’t make anymore. Its the prop drive hub #7775 for the old 8011 version of the K&B .40 motor. This is needed for the prop end of the BD. I do have...
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I contacted MECCOA and they had the part, just was not listed on their website. Interesting how K&B did things back then, prop drive hub was held on with a set screw on the crankshaft, then the...
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[quote]ORIGINAL: slojo sfsjkid, Well it is nice to see the BD-5 Bug has revived itself in you. So, you’re going to go with the Glo engine Drive shaft. I have switch over to almost all-electric power...
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Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
For whatever its worth, here is still another BD-5 electric. This one was published in the Japanese R/C Technic magazine. Lenght ４６０ｍｍ Wingspan ６７０ｍｍ Weight ２２０ｇ Battery ８．４Ｖ２２５ｍＡ See...
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Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
Well, here is the K&B .40 prop drive hub I mentioned in an earlier post (no I didn’t lop one off with my hacksaw ). I’ll do the shaft that goes to this first, but still need to find a cheap source...
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Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
[quote]ORIGINAL: Bill Diedrich Frank had any new progress on the BD5? If you haven’t found the tubing for the drive shaft as of yet try looking at chrome molly it is available from Aircraft Spruce: or...
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Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
Here are 2 other BD-5′s that I’ve “found”. A foamy edf and a turbine model Foamy info here, supposedly a 90mm EDF fiberglass version is in the works Windrider RC Groups Thread Another RC Groups Thread...
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Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
Here are some more BD-5′s (the following lines have hyperlinks to the original thread) A profile one with guts from a Walmart toy The full bodied varitation One with the PZ Vapor brick
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Palmer 1/4 Scale BD-5 and Misc. Info
Seems as though the release of a 90mm EDF BD5J is imminent through Windrider in Hong Kong… View thread in RC Groups
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