The refurbishment of a Seagull Swift 40

[mayan]

@CarolineTyler that looks really really good.

 

[Bricks]

Looking good it does get easier with time. Do not forget to cut the covering away before gluing it in place, I have seen some builds that was not done and it got ugly real quick once in the air.

 

[kilroy07]

Do not forget to cut the covering away before gluing it in place

Could you elaborate on that (for those of us (me) who might not be entirely sure of your meaning.... (i’ve Played with covering... once, but it was on foamboard.)

 

[rockyboy]

Could you elaborate on that (for those of us (me) who might not be entirely sure of your meaning.... (i’ve Played with covering... once, but it was on foamboard.)

For pieces like the stabilizers that get covered first, and then glued onto the fuselage make certain you are gluing balsa to balsa! Cut away the covering in the spot where the pieces will touch, cause gluing onto covering seems OK in the workshop, but it inevitably fails in the air

 

[kilroy07]

For pieces like the stabilizers that get covered first, and then glued onto the fuselage make certain you are gluing balsa to balsa! Cut away the covering in the spot where the pieces will touch, cause gluing onto covering seems OK in the workshop, but it inevitably fails in the air

Ah, makes perfect sense now! (Duh)..

Thanks!! 👍👍

 

[CarolineTyler]

For pieces like the stabilizers that get covered first, and then glued onto the fuselage make certain you are gluing balsa to balsa! Cut away the covering in the spot where the pieces will touch, cause gluing onto covering seems OK in the workshop, but it inevitably fails in the air

No more to stick together as I've broken it down to units that will be bolted together. The previous owner had heavily epoxyed the tail feathers to the tail and I've taken the trouble to freeing up all that and cleaning it up.

 

[mayan]

Quick question about covering why would you use it on FB when FB can easily be painted on? Makes sense with balsa builds where they can act as part of the wing airfoil for example.

 

[CarolineTyler]

Quick question about covering why would you use it on FB when FB can easily be painted on? Makes sense with balsa builds where they can act as part of the wing airfoil for example.

I would use it on EPP foam planes maybe to make it smoother, but would not be bothered covering foamboard.

 

[Captain Video]

I suspect makes it look better and more sturdy too.

 

[daxian]

in my case it was laziness...have a problem with paint fumes (bad chest) so normally use wing tape for most of my builds !!
i had the covering film left over from my balsa days ,so gave it a try !!

 

[mayan]

in my case it was laziness...have a problem with paint fumes (bad chest) so normally use wing tape for most of my builds !!
i had the covering film left over from my balsa days ,so gave it a try !!

That’s also a good reason. Tried using a mask when painting?

 

[daxian]

@ mayan ...indeed i have ,it helped a lot !! ...till my glasses steamed up so much that i could not see the plane...LOL !
now i do a little at a time ,so i can finish the job well ...
now i use the covering very little ,paint very little ,just enough to aid orientation /visability and if i need parts to be more sturdy i use laminating film !!

 

[kilroy07]

if i need parts to be more sturdy i use laminating film

Recently I laminated the wings on my $10 glider (regular styrofoam), I was amazed how much it stiffened up the wings, even without carbon fiber!

 

[CarolineTyler]

The 60Amp ESC and servos for the wings have arrived along with a DSMX receiver with satellite.
Now working on the lite-ply supports to mount them on the wings. Once that's sorted I can move on to covering proper.
This should not take too long to get back into the air 😁

 

[mayan]

Come on, you can’t do this teasing we all want to see it fly .

 

[CarolineTyler]

Come on, you can’t do this teasing we all want to see it fly .

I expect a couple of weeks and it will be ready to fly like a phoenix.

 

[mayan]

I expect a couple of weeks and it will be ready to fly like a phoenix.

No way. You can’t leave us on small fire for a couple of weeks ain’t letting that happen. I’ll be biting my nails till then and probably be left with no nails at all by then .

 

[CarolineTyler]

No way. You can’t leave us on small fire for a couple of weeks ain’t letting that happen. I’ll be biting my nails till then and probably be left with no nails at all by then .

I'll post some pictures of the mounting of the servos and progress on covering. These servos are massive compared to the ones we use in the typical FliteTest style planes
The 60Amp ESC has a 5Amp BEC - that should be ample.

 

[kilroy07]

These servos are massive compared to the ones we use in the typical FliteTest style planes

I was going to ask what type/size servos a plane like that would take

 

[CarolineTyler]

I was going to ask what type/size servos a plane like that would take

I've gone with these... MG995 from Banggood. There was a good deal on buying four at the same time and I figured, why not, one may not be working on delivery.
They are very similar in size and even more powerful than the existing servos fitted.