jonoashton
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nice work. Are you going to glue in the horns ??
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bracesport
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@jonoashton - yes I will epoxy the horns into a slot - I remember you tape hinged the ailerons - I might add a physical hinge at least at the horn point to stabilise the hinging - I am a fan of micro cable ties as hinges! 
BATTLEAXE
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That looks nice man, I like how you step outside your comfort zone. Learning new skills can be so rewardingso I de-bagged the ailerons this morning (second coat of epoxy) and I think for the first attempt they are sweet.
you can see there is a tad too much epoxy but they are light and stiff - I lost a bit of vacuum when the domestic sealer unit ejects the vacuum nozzle and then seals the end of the bag - next time I will seal the bag completely and pull the vacuum through a nozzle, it will certainly help with squishing out a bit more epoxy.
I will also wet sand the ailerons a bit more to see what effect that has.
I can not wait to make a wing (or two)!
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bracesport
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@BATTLEAXE - yes, I am loving the foam, epoxy, and now the carbon fibre - fibreglass is much easier to work with, but the carbon fibre is way cooler - the CF I have is 0.8k (80g/sq m) - this particular weave does not go around corners easily, but it is very light!
bracesport
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Started on my hinges with the aileron side done - Also did some sanding and filling of the epoxy voids and pin holes - most unusual for me I forgot to take some picts in the excitement!
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BATTLEAXE
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I guess you must be getting to mid winter there, is that why you get more building done this time of yearStarted on my hinges with the aileron side done - Also did some sanding and filling of the epoxy voids and pin holes - most unusual for me I forgot to take some Picts in the excitement!
bracesport
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@BATTLEAXE - the Covid19 thing really knocked everything around so the focus has been on our business survival. For me it’s a long game in the hobby and I do what I can!
BATTLEAXE
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Keepin it shiny side up. Good on ya man@BATTLEAXE - the Covid19 thing really knocked everything around so the focus has been on our business survival. For me it’s a long game in the hobby and I do what I can!
bracesport
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With any luck I can fit the ailerons today - sanding and painting underway - my micro cable tie hinges are fitted and ready for joining to the wing.
I thought I would stick with silver on the light coloured fuse.
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I thought I would stick with silver on the light coloured fuse.
Wildthing
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You found the holes for the hinges
bracesport
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Each aileron has 4 hinge points - I glued them in ensuring I could get a reasonable flap angle - let see how they turn out overnight and then I will add the control horns.
bracesport
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My plywood horns have their holes a tad to close to the edge and when enlarged might break under load - the obvious option was to refit the original plastic horns (which I did) - I will use servo offsets to give me some flaps for slowing down.
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Wildthing
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The finish on the ailerons looks really good.
bracesport
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@Wildthing - yes, they are pretty good, but required a bit too much filling and sanding for my liking - It was my first time with bagged carbon fibre so I am really happy - next time I can do better!
bracesport
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I got all the pushrods installed today and did a preliminary test with the TX - I have been working on a new setup that gives me high, medium and low rates for the elevator and ailerons separately on SWA and SWD respectively - my flight modes are based on camber, reflex, and none on SWB, plus a landing mode which is flaps with elevator compensation on the throttle stick (reversed - up is flaps off) - I also have snap flaps on SWC and differential adjustable from zero to 50% on a rotary knob.
I'm not used familiar open TX stuff - what does SWA, SWD, SWB, and SWC stand for? Maybe it has nothing to do with open TX and is just something that I don't know. I prefer to blame it on open TX though.I got all the pushrods installed today and did a preliminary test with the TX - I have been working on a new setup that gives me high, medium and low rates for the elevator and ailerons separately on SWA and SWD respectively - my flight modes are based on camber, reflex, and none on SWB, plus a landing mode which is flaps with elevator compensation on the throttle stick (reversed - up is flaps off) - I also have snap flaps on SWC and differential adjustable from zero to 50% on a rotary knob.
bracesport
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@The Hangar - oh they are just the switch labels on the Tx - SWA (switch A) etc - they are actually notated SA (no W).
Oh, I see - that makes sense!@The Hangar - oh they are just the switch labels on the Tx - SWA (switch A) etc - they are actually notated SA (no W).
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