bracesport DLG

[bracesport]

@Wildthing - and I thought you were in America!

 

[Wildthing]

@Wildthing - and I thought you were in America!

Nope, Saskatoon Saskatchewan

 

[bracesport]

a bit of progress with the wings - blanks shaped and marked up for LE sanding - tip sanded to reduce the tip thickness (RHS roughed out) - at the moment I have wiped on some epoxy to harden the surface before final sanding - given the aileron hinges are on the top, I think I will thin the underside of the tips a bit too!

 

[bracesport]

This is a dry fit of the wings to review the final assembly - it should look pretty good I think!

 

[Wildthing]

This is a dry fit of the wings to review the final assembly - it should look pretty good I think!

Pretty slick,

 

[mayan]

Pretty slick,

+1, That's some amazing work there!

 

[bracesport]

So with a bit of input from @flyboa I changed my plan to bottom tape the aileron hinges which made the tip sanding better (allowing for a thinner edge to the tip).

 

[bracesport]

and now with a bit of LE sanding and Epoxy wiped onto the bare foam - I think they will look pretty good! Given my moisture-rich environment, I think I will need to tape the surface - but I will weight beforehand and then decide.

 

[bracesport]

@Wildthing - I went ahead and taped the wings - bottom-hinged, 25deg upwards deflection, unlimited downwards deflection!
@flyboa - I hope this bird will fly!

The tape did not like sticking to the epoxy so I used a bit of spray glue to key them together!

 

[bracesport]

Overall the wings are pretty sweet - they are flat and quite symmetrical - the tips are a tad thick as I forgot to taper the last 20cm from LE to TE (next time) - there is always room for improvement!

 

[Wildthing]

Overall the wings are pretty sweet - they are flat and quite symmetrical - the tips are a tad thick as I forgot to taper the last 20cm from LE to TE (next time) - there is always room for improvement!

They look great, they look better then mine

 

[bracesport]

@Wildthing - I seriously doubt it, yours will be lighter! my second one taped better as I did the tip before the hinge - I think I should try some shrink film on the next one!

I think the upwards deflection looks ok!

 

[FAI-F1D]

That wing looks awesome. Well done!

 

[Wildthing]

Well finally the arrow shafts showed up @bracesport , they measure 7.63mm

Sorry for not many posts or activity , I have been just super busy lately .

Cheers
Jeff

 

[bracesport]

@Wildthing - Hi Jeff, here are the STL files adjusted to 7.8mm (there will be a bit of shrinkage)! You will have heaps of space in the nose given your aileron servos are in the wing!

my new FRsky G-RX8 Rx's are on the way - I will put one into this baby and use the builtin Vario alarm!

Regards,
Phil

 

[Wildthing]

@Wildthing - Hi Jeff, here are the STL files adjusted to 7.8mm (there will be a bit of shrinkage)! You will have heaps of space in the nose given your aileron servos are in the wing!

my new FRsky G-RX8 Rx's are on the way - I will put one into this baby and use the builtin Vario alarm!

Regards,
Phil

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Thanks a million .

 

[Wildthing]

Now to find the optimum settings for this new HK PC filament. It wants print temp 265 to 280, my initial setting was 275 but my printer when it got close to it an error came up , (max temp) 265 works so I guess 270 or so is my machine max temp.

Tried the vertical mount, it wasn't doing to bad until the last 25% and it let go of the table , flipped it over and now will see how it prints.

 

[bracesport]

@Wildthing - I find the PC difficult to print compared to PLA

 

[Wildthing]

@Wildthing - I find the PC difficult to print compared to PLA

So far it's not being very nice but I am getting closer

 

[Wildthing]

Parts are printed finally. layer adhesion is iffy. I don't think I will buy this PC filament again.