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Post by felix on May 22, 2008 18:45:11 GMT 10
how heavy is too heavy guys? my PSS zero is at the stage where it's been brownpapered,bogged,sanded,sprayed,panelled and weathered and it now wieghs 450g almost complete.i have the servos, spinner (full of lead  ),pilot all fitted and it is only missing a reciever and battery pack.i expect it to come out at around 550g and it has a 209sq inch wing area......is this going to be practible as a sloper? |
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Post by felix on May 22, 2008 18:58:45 GMT 10
....one other thing is that brown paper and pva is awesome if the time is spent on sanding,it really seems like the lazy mans fireglass!!! amazing strength gain,fairly light and looks great.i only used a single layer with reinforcement around wingroots,nose etc.really feels and looks like a glassed model and i really didn't go to any great length to sand it dead smooth (it's a warbird afterall lol).only put on two coats of auto spray putty with sanding in between.
see how it handles wear and tear and i'll do a 3 layer cover on my own design wing i reckon ;D
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Post by felix on May 22, 2008 20:16:51 GMT 10
pij she looks pretty good so far  .....will get some pics up here when i get the patience and figure out how to get pics off my mobi or digi camera on here! (according to the better half if i can't stand on something without it breaking i am hopeless with it lol) |
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Post by nige on May 22, 2008 20:43:17 GMT 10
Hi Felix, how ya going? My PC9 has about 309sq inch of wing area and is 620g. It flies great in heaps of lift. It needs 15 Knots at least on a good vertical cliff of say 10meter. It suffers in the lulls, just falls out of the sky. But when it is on it is great. I am coming up that way 31May If the wind is favourable it would be good to go for a fly  . Nigel |
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Post by felix on May 22, 2008 22:45:52 GMT 10
thanks nige,that gives me some hope that she may just slope fine.any other opinions or suggestions?
make sure you give us a bell when you're up nige,will definately have to fly together again mate.
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Post by lucky on May 22, 2008 23:12:16 GMT 10
I've never flown a modern PSS sloper, but I would certainly like to. I wish you could post pics Felix. I've been contemplating a P51 PSS model for this year, a Zero and P51 in the air at the same time, that'd be cool.
From what I can gather they are not as profile slippery as our other gliders so hense the need for a bit more lift than usual. Like I said I've not flown one but that doesn't sound to heavy to me.
My balsa and tissue indoor Zero is a porker!! needs a bigger motor.
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Post by felix on May 24, 2008 23:21:36 GMT 10
lucky in response to your p51 venom makes a p51 with servos for only $50!! also i finally i have pics,it wieghs 560g at the mo and just needs a few finishing touches and then it'll be ready for a test flight. also i wieghed my bee (finally got myself some scales) and it came out at a whopping 870grams!! amazing that it stays up in as little as 8knots at SC and also explains why any wind below 15knots it really flies like a pig....soon to resurrect my poor lightwieght bee for those lighter days i reckon! here the zero pics: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=864773&page=2post number 30 |
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Post by Pij on May 25, 2008 17:16:07 GMT 10
I finally weighed my Duck, after pinching the scale's battery back from the kids' hovercraft - but it was flat - got another one.
Anyway, 524g. I thought somewhere in the 600's so that seems pretty good. Have to check the manual for the expected weight.
Edit: It wasn't in the manual. The wowings website says:
* Wing span: 1200mm. (47 in.)
* Typical flying weight (standard servos): 680g. (24oz.)
* Typical wingloading: 22 g/dm^2 (7.2 oz/ft^2)
So I'm WAY underweight. I think I need it that way as I usually fly it in less air than it is probably meant for. I'll just have to learn to live with the side-effects of that. It's probably why my loops are so slooooww. I might try ballast when conditions pick up and I'll see what difference it makes. But seeing how it's underweight and seems to suit my conditions, helps me to decide not to go the heavy path with servos. I'll use the 65HB's when they arrive.
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Post by lucky on May 25, 2008 20:43:10 GMT 10
lucky in response to your p51 venom makes a p51 with servos for only $50!! also i finally i have pics,it wieghs 560g at the mo and just needs a few finishing touches and then it'll be ready for a test flight. also i wieghed my bee (finally got myself some scales) and it came out at a whopping 870grams!! amazing that it stays up in as little as 8knots at SC and also explains why any wind below 15knots it really flies like a pig....soon to resurrect my poor lightwieght bee for those lighter days i reckon! here the zero pics: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=864773&page=2post number 30 Hey there is a whole lot of detailing in that Zero Felix, I'm curious, is it based on the silver colour the J.I.N used for pacific duty or a snow version? Anyway the panelling looks great! |
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Post by felix on May 25, 2008 20:55:51 GMT 10
pij that is really light! i had my first modded bee under 500g and it eventually evolved into a great lightwind and aerobatic flyer.pity that wing had such a bad ending lol.
lucky it's based on the j.i.n scheme that was actually white i believe.looking at period photos of the time a white aircraft doesn't stay that way in a tropical warzone lol.it's my first attempt at a scaly and doubt it will be my last ;D
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Post by lucky on May 25, 2008 23:59:06 GMT 10
 Get it in the air ya poof!! ;D |
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Post by felix on May 26, 2008 7:38:13 GMT 10
poof? easy mate......besides it's in the air in that pic will fly it this weekend if the wind is right. |
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Post by chamm37 on May 27, 2008 7:24:26 GMT 10
where r u going to test it felix  |
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Post by felix on May 27, 2008 17:05:13 GMT 10
will be test flown at sc hopefully this time without a water landing...or the nose getting snapped off....or a moth ripping the tail off......this thing had only 1 hour airtime!!! may just leave it to sit on the shelf lol.
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Post by chamm37 on May 27, 2008 19:18:14 GMT 10
sweet as i might be able to get down there too ;D ;D ;D it is looking good for saturday aswell ;D nar i think you should try it see how it goes |
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),pilot all fitted and it is only missing a reciever and battery pack.i expect it to come out at around 550g and it has a 209sq inch wing area......is this going to be practible as a sloper?
.....will get some pics up here when i get the patience and figure out how to get pics off my mobi or digi camera on here! (according to the better half if i can't stand on something without it breaking i am hopeless with it lol)
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