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Post by combatnoosa on Apr 14, 2009 17:59:09 GMT 10
hello all,
I have always been interested in building a corflute glider due to the low cost and medium strength it provides.
to reinforce the wings I will be gluing a carbon fiber flat extrusion from tip to tip.
the fuse is tapered carbon fiber tube and i am forming the receiver and servos housing out of carbon fiber sheet and epoxy. I have the epoxy and the sheet and I need some help with designing and setting the electronics bay. can anyone help me, I have never done epoxy work b4.
jay
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Post by jase on Apr 14, 2009 18:18:46 GMT 10
i think the correct name for the plane u wish to build is called a SPAD try www.spad.com or do a search on google.... not a good slope glider if people are around... they cause rather severe injury's. |
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Post by thevon on Apr 14, 2009 18:56:57 GMT 10
Sorry to be a pessimist but I've never seen a coreflute plane that flies well, except for Mikey100's "Noodle". Guys regularly have a go at building coreflute delta wings, take them to the slope once, and you never see them again.
It's sort of missing the point to do any fancy epoxy work/ CF stuff on a coreflute plane. The idea is generally to be able to fold the thing up really quickly and stick it with tape. Double sided tape or hot glue for servos, cut a hole in the wing cavity and just sit the radio gear in there.
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 14, 2009 22:25:36 GMT 10
well i might have one for ya....wa looking into doing the same a little while ago but got distracted with school and yer lost interest a little bit but i will have to find it again on rcgroups like the post and stuff but it is called "Beetle"
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Post by chamm37 on Apr 14, 2009 22:33:15 GMT 10
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Post by combatnoosa on Apr 14, 2009 23:35:27 GMT 10
Von the point of doing the epoxy work was to learn how to do it and then after I had realized that the corflute wings were garbage... maybe "i think they will be" then i want to build up a basic foam core composite perhaps bagged? wing and put it on the existing fuse. Hey you got to learn somewhere and when you are paid $11 an hour you don't get much left to spend on hobbies after bills ect. I'm still using my Futaba attack 2R that I bought in 2001!!! P.S. I will be 24 in 25 mins  |
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Post by combatnoosa on Apr 14, 2009 23:37:22 GMT 10
I might also add that in noosa all the tradies try to rip you off blind so you have to do everything yourself and no one helps you cause they want your business!
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Post by combatnoosa on Apr 14, 2009 23:41:45 GMT 10
this is sort of what I am building but no diherdal www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=369494the camber of the wing is formed by building up 3 layers of corflute. I will post pics when I can be bothered, not anything fantastic tho. |
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Post by thevon on Apr 15, 2009 2:58:49 GMT 10
Yeah no worries, it's always great to try things out - good on you. Have a go, see what it's like. Let us know!
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Post by combatnoosa on Apr 15, 2009 17:03:02 GMT 10
do any of you guys do lessons in carbon fiber laminates? I am really keen to develop the correct technique for building with carbon.
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Post by thevon on Apr 15, 2009 17:35:33 GMT 10
Just have a browse through RC Groups for a while. It's a gold mine of information.
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Post by jase on Apr 15, 2009 17:58:26 GMT 10
this is gonna sound sad, but my mum actually got given a vaccume bagger for her b'day... i've claimed it to do wing bagging
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