BOB v4 Build for FF East 2019
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remzak
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Huge pile of parts.
The tail and control surfaces are buried under there somewhere, counterbalances are glued onto the surfaces. All my cuts have been done on the hot wire, a blade hasn't touched a single part of this build.
Almost everything has been cut. Crazy stuff. Practicing my fiberglassing technique now before I start on the actual parts.
The tail and control surfaces are buried under there somewhere, counterbalances are glued onto the surfaces. All my cuts have been done on the hot wire, a blade hasn't touched a single part of this build.
Almost everything has been cut. Crazy stuff. Practicing my fiberglassing technique now before I start on the actual parts.
Chuppster
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I'm a little late to the party here, but I've been thinking about your props. If breaking propellers is a concern (it would be if I was in combat) I highly recommend using composite gas/glow props. You'll lose a bit of efficiency but those things are tough. I'm familiar with the propellers you bought and I think they are a good option (make sure you balance them before you mount them, I've had some come horribly out of balance) if you don't care about obstacles, but a gas/glow prop will probably hold up better in a collision.
On HobbyKing they have a brand called JXF Composite that's pretty good.
On HobbyKing they have a brand called JXF Composite that's pretty good.
remzak
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Unfortunately, they don’t make the JXF props bigger than 16 inches. I’ll look for other options though, needed to place an order anyways.
Chuppster
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I'd say go APC but the IC ones are $20/piece, and that adds up pretty quickly.
remzak
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It’s been a while since I’ve done an update. I epoxied the half rounds onto the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, still need to fiberglass the vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, and rudder.
One wing half is assembled (not in pictures), all the ribs are cut for spars, and the fuselage bits are cut out. All spares are also cut and glued.
Pictures can communicate the progress better.
One wing half is assembled (not in pictures), all the ribs are cut for spars, and the fuselage bits are cut out. All spares are also cut and glued.
Pictures can communicate the progress better.
remzak
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If you're using glue hot enough that it's bubbling/boiling coming out of the gun it'll melt the foam pretty bad, but hot glue is definitely usable in general.
I'll be skinning the wings in 3' sections, not sure what type of adhesive I'm going to be using yet.
remzak
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More photos. Working nonstop now.
Power system tested, all soldering done, working on the fuselage, paint on the tail is drying.
Power system tested, all soldering done, working on the fuselage, paint on the tail is drying.
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BS projects inc.
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I too am bringing a giant build. a 10ft wingspan monster, our battle will be legendary!
remzak
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Based on your posts it sounds similar to what I built for BOB v2, I look forward to seeing it!
remzak
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So. Some of you already know, or maybe you heard it hit the ground, but Bob is dead. Once I joined the wings I knew the 3/4" plywood spars weren't going to hold up. They broke right at a stress concentration from the wing mounts. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot I could do at the event to fix it, so I gave it a test and the rest could have been predicted.
Takeoff was fine, wings started flexing, and down she went.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-59NCWkn9RXO-Dlv4UkP8LscsL0HG78o/view?usp=drivesdk
Takeoff was fine, wings started flexing, and down she went.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-59NCWkn9RXO-Dlv4UkP8LscsL0HG78o/view?usp=drivesdk
joelspangler
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Yikes. I just got to my hotel and aparently missed what was probably an epic crash. Sad that all of your work went down so quickly.
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