bracesport DLG
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mayan
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He keeps this part a secret but he’s got a house within his house just for planes, but if he told you that he’d have to kill youWhere do you put it all? I like building to but I have calmed down a bit, I have a room full of planes as it is, if I didn't crash or decommission planes the house would be full
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bracesport
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@flyboa - the wing turned out wonderfully - nice and flat and stiff - now I have to do the same for the other side, then do the two LE's at the same time! It was the first go, but using guides and templating the wire cutting, there was next to no sanding required - I left the TE a tad thicker, but next time I will use a thinner guidewire!
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bracesport
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@Wildthing @mayan - I have six planes in flying condition, my hotliner (not setup), the Vista, the Pheonix hybrid, DLGv1, the Versa, and Xanders glider. Plus four under construction, a DLGv2, the Pheonix hybridv2, and two spitfires! Yikes - crikey, I am out of control - no excuses for flying now!
I do need to sort out the storage space too!
Plus four under construction, a DLGv2, the Pheonix hybridv2, and two spitfires! Yikes - crikey, I am out of control - no excuses for flying now!I do need to sort out the storage space too!
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@bracesport That wing looks very nice. Looking forward to your flight report.
bracesport
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@Wildthing - nothing special - the DLGv1 is gorilla glues and taped - the mounting surface to the fuse also provides some structure - @flyboa has an even small wing mount surface - they are delicate, but equally, they are very light!
I am laminating the other wing half today.
I am laminating the other wing half today.
Wildthing
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That's where my brain kicks in and says that can't be strong enough and I always over do it
, I have a hard time building light @Wildthing I hot glue the boom and then add 2 strips of tape for added security. Never had a wing come off since adding the extra tape. @bracesport
bracesport
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I have the second wing underway - 45minutes from cutting the blanks, hot wire cutting the tapers, through to glueing - now we wait again!
Wildthing
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bracesport
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@Wildthing - you must! (.STL files are there for the fuse if you want to do a carbon copy)!
I can adjust them to suit your boom size!
I can adjust them to suit your boom size!
Wildthing
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I do have that new PC filament from HK which I haven't tried yet, suppose to be way stronger then PLA .
bracesport
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@Wildthing - my tests for PC were strong but heavier - I really like the PLA @1.0mm wall section
bracesport
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while waiting for the glue to dry on the wing I attached the vertical stabiliser and put in the second servo and pushrod! I also printed out the template for the wing tip shape.
I also printed out the template for the wing tip shape.
bracesport
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I thought that foam board was different. Was the paper hard to remove?
My new 1.5m wing with DTFB weighs only 68g. I sanded a bit more taper to the LE and only used one strip of foam for the leading edge cap.
bracesport
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@flyboa - 1500x165mm - yes the foam is denser and the paper a little stiffer (also 6.0mm not 5.5). this foam is pretty stiff so I may try to sand the lamination without a cap - it is amazing the weight difference - I also have the paper on both sides of the aileron - regardless, the process is pretty cool and I am sure it will fly - your input has been invaluable!
and yes - the paper is much harder to remove!
and yes - the paper is much harder to remove!
Wildthing
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What length and size of boom are you using and what is it. I might have to dig around to see what I have in my tickle trunk.
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