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Post by Hamburglar on May 28, 2008 20:02:39 GMT 10
Good evening guys (and girls?), Hope all is well. My receiver arrived today so I could finally finish my Wasp build. I apologise for the boring colour scheme. It's the first time I've used a film covering and I didn't want it to be to complicated. It was a reasonably easy build. It seems fairly light. It just needed 60c in the nose to balance (had no lead). Here are some pics   Hopefully I can throw it off a hill soon. There hasn't been much wind down here in ACT. |
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Post by nige on May 28, 2008 20:11:32 GMT 10
I would like be the first to say that looks great. The film has a great reflection of the fin showing that it is pretty smooth. Have fun flying.
Nigel
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Post by lucky on May 28, 2008 20:16:38 GMT 10
Looks sweet!
Mind those eagles though...
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Post by Pij on May 28, 2008 20:23:08 GMT 10
That DOES look smooth. Where does a Wasp come from?
You know, it'd look even better with some chicken facial features ;D But maybe that's just my distorted sense of humour.
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Post by sean on May 28, 2008 20:38:40 GMT 10
That looks awesome! Well done  . |
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Post by felix on May 28, 2008 20:43:43 GMT 10
very smoooth! should fly beautifully.
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Post by chamm37 on May 28, 2008 22:44:48 GMT 10
looks great and yer it should fly good ;D
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Post by Vanders on May 29, 2008 6:52:22 GMT 10
Good job buddy, you've now inspired me to finish mine (Dejavoo).
Yes they are a sweet little flier, & they like some ballast as well when conditions allow.
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Post by thevon on May 29, 2008 8:34:23 GMT 10
Wow, good covering job. A minor comment - the way the control rods are attached to the elevon horns, 2 points:
1) Dont' have a bit of the rod sticking back as it could do somebody an injury! Or hook onto another plane if you combat. (I guess you might be going to cut them off once you've maidened it and adjusted them).
2) Those little adjustable brass knobs that bolt onto the horn look fancy, but they're not good, I reckon. Glenn supplied them with my Drongo last year too, and I used them initially, but I gave up on them. They actually allow more flex/slop than just using normal clevises, and they get more wobbly with time,. They're heavier too and probably cause more drag. I'd stick with using control rods with threaded ends (thin bike spokes work well) and nylon clevises.
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Post by Hamburglar on May 29, 2008 11:47:38 GMT 10
Thanks for the positive comments guys. This forum helped out a lot with the build (charging jack, covering, etc). I'll sort out those control rod issues once I get it flying. Doesn't look like there's much wind  Might take it down to the park and throw it around to sort out the trim. Got a DLG to build today too! |
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Post by Vanders on May 29, 2008 12:30:08 GMT 10
What DLG are you building???
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Post by Hamburglar on May 29, 2008 17:00:23 GMT 10
A Canterbury Sailplanes Eagle. Never flown a DLG. I'm a bit nervous about that spinning launch technique.
Wings are drying in the beds. I think I used a bit too much PU glue. It's foaming up heaps.
I took the wasp down the park and threw it around for a bit. She's all trimmed up and ready for some wind!
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Post by felix on May 29, 2008 18:44:01 GMT 10
you'll love the eagle!!! mark who flies at SC has one built with no dihedral and it leaves the wings and planks for dead in light to medium conditions in both speed and aerobatics....if i didn't have such a mammoth to do list i would definately get myself one of these.
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Post by GotrekGurnisson on May 29, 2008 19:00:33 GMT 10
Those little adjustable brass knobs that bolt onto the horn look fancy, but they're not good, I reckon. Yes I agree, those things aren't much chop. They especially aren't suitable for slopers where they will be subjected to heavy forces during crashes and mid-air collisions. Get yourself a set of Z bend pliers (I got mine off eBay, but United Hobbies probably have them cheaper now) and go with metal rods threaded at one end. Put a Z bend at the servo end and a threaded clevis (nylon or metal) at the elevon horn end. And yes, the Eagle is an awesome little bird. Just don't do what Mark did and snap it in half on a tree. |
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Post by Pij on May 29, 2008 19:04:32 GMT 10
I've got the Wowings standard rods on mine, and I have a pair of Benders. If I have enough length in my rods, I could simply take them off and turn them around, with a z-bend at the front and the existing clevis now toward the back. But I may have cut them a bit short to make the Z.
That might have to wait till the next reno, or whenever I untape the servo covers for whatever reason.
But as far as I can see, the existing joints are totally slop-free, and my planes with z-bends have a tiny bit of slop. My benders do not make a perfect 90-90 bend.
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