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Post by jase on Apr 11, 2009 13:57:17 GMT 10
At the moment i'm building a new plane using the golf club spar i have lieing around and the wings from my Aermacchi.
i plan to build into it a ballast tube for extra weight if needed which will also double to help with COG. the wings have a high wing loading so extra weight to this plane won't affect performance. just make it fly faster
should be finished by tonight.
so far i've added some balsa strips on the TE of the wing to straighten these wings out as they always had a bit of a bow in them unfortunately.
the design is going to be simliar to the Osprey, but completely differnet.
i'll get some pics as soon as it's finished.
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Post by nige on Apr 11, 2009 15:03:14 GMT 10
HI Jase, I found an Aermacchi in the bush and I made a Plank out of it. It needed a tonne of lead in the nose but in the end if flew ok. Will be good to hear about the results of yours.
Nigel
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Post by jase on Apr 11, 2009 15:31:09 GMT 10
yeah. well i've got a 2x2 battery cell going infront of the wings and then another 7cm of foam infront of that.. should be enough. i'm hoping i have to add ballast aft to fix the CG.
i'm glueing the spars in the wing now. 1 more side to go. i hope to have the wings fully completed by this evening so can the work on the fuselage.
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 11, 2009 16:45:06 GMT 10
Good to see you are back and buiding Jase ;D cant wait to see some pics of it ;D
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Post by jase on Apr 11, 2009 17:15:25 GMT 10
k. just uploaded some pics to my imageshack page... click on the thumbnail below to see full size. wings are strapped ready for coloured tape. the rest is a mock up design of what the finished bird will look like..... hopefully....   PS... yes i know i should have made my bed. |
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 11, 2009 19:33:31 GMT 10
hahahaha yer you should have made your bed lol Nar it is taking shape nicely....What do you think the end wieght will be mate  or wat do u want it to be at |
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Post by jase on Apr 11, 2009 19:43:38 GMT 10
not too fussed on the end weight.
wouldn't ya beleive it. was just about to do a small amount of fibreglassing on the plane and my resin has crystalised... grr.... no more work on the plane tonight.
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 11, 2009 19:47:25 GMT 10
You got to hate that ae  go do something and you relise you dont have any of it, or dont have it at all, or its crystalized lol hahaha Nar thats a bummer...looking good tho Jase. Are going to use it for general sloping or a all rounder |
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Post by jase on Apr 11, 2009 21:29:40 GMT 10
i'll see how it turns out.. but general sloping.. no combat. i don't think it would recover quick enough.
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Post by jase on Apr 12, 2009 18:13:27 GMT 10
some more work done on the plane today... changed a bit from the previous photos.. if i had more epoxy it would probably be finished by now. all electronics are in their place but not all secured yet... next step is to glue the wing in, but the lack of epoxy is slowing the progress... anyone know if Liquid Nails would work  |
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Post by nick on Apr 12, 2009 19:15:20 GMT 10
liquid nails just about works on anything but i wouldn't use it
nick
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Post by jase on Apr 14, 2009 17:24:50 GMT 10
covering is on the wings.. really not happy with the quality of the job, but i didn't have any spray adhesive... will see how it goes then maybe redo the covering...... not happy with my colour scheme either. pics up soon.
the plane has come out rather rear heavy, but i'm yet to cut the graphite boom to size which should help move it forward a fraction. but the tail will probably add that weight back on.
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 14, 2009 17:39:01 GMT 10
hmmmmm sounds interesting Jase...cant wait to see pics ;D
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Post by jase on Apr 14, 2009 19:11:30 GMT 10
sorry for the bad image quality and as you can see the photos show the imperfections in the coverings really badly. just have to connect the elevons upto the servos add some nose weight and i'll be in business.   |
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 14, 2009 21:48:29 GMT 10
hmmmm give it time Jase...this is only the first prototype so yer  |
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or wat do u want it to be at 
go do something and you relise you dont have any of it, or dont have it at all, or its crystalized lol hahaha
