quorneng
Master member
Bought only just in time as mine was the last in the shop!
A nice enough but the one thing that really annoys are those hugely thick trailing edges!
They simply do not go well with the concept of 'soaring'.
So my intention is to use Depron to 'extend' the trailing edges to a fine point something like this.
This is actually the tail plane but the wing & fin are similar.
The extension is made from two 2 mm Depron sheets sanded internally to retain the Depron smooth outer skin.
This also means the elevator (and ailerons) will be 'free standing' rather than cutting into the basic foam.
Progress do far.
The one piece elevator is top tape hinged. The 'rudder' is fixed. Together it has added 4 g.
I would like to achieve an all up weight below the impending UK 250 g registration limit.
We shall see.
A nice enough but the one thing that really annoys are those hugely thick trailing edges!
They simply do not go well with the concept of 'soaring'.
So my intention is to use Depron to 'extend' the trailing edges to a fine point something like this.
This is actually the tail plane but the wing & fin are similar.
The extension is made from two 2 mm Depron sheets sanded internally to retain the Depron smooth outer skin.
This also means the elevator (and ailerons) will be 'free standing' rather than cutting into the basic foam.
Progress do far.
The one piece elevator is top tape hinged. The 'rudder' is fixed. Together it has added 4 g.
I would like to achieve an all up weight below the impending UK 250 g registration limit.
We shall see.