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RandyQuaid
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@Konrad , @Hank GB Z Any progress on the build?
@jbblunck Here's the pic w/the motor, found it on zeller-modellbau. I want to build one of these.
@jbblunck Here's the pic w/the motor, found it on zeller-modellbau. I want to build one of these.
@RandyQuaid,
Sorry no progress on mine recently. I should get back to it soon. Next big step for me is gluing the panels on so I need to make sure I have everything right before doing that so i'm procrastinating.
Hank
Sorry no progress on mine recently. I should get back to it soon. Next big step for me is gluing the panels on so I need to make sure I have everything right before doing that so i'm procrastinating.
Hank
Konrad
Very Strong User
Well I had the carbon out for the repair of another model so I thought I might address some concerns I had with this fuselage. I noticed that the fuselage racked a bit more than I was comfortable with. So I added a carbon hoop to try to stiffen the fuselage tying the wing hold down and wheel area. As I will be adding the wheel I stiffened the opening with carbon.
As I was back on this model I cut the servo pockets into the wing. I really don't know why I fitted the opening so close to the servo.
All the best,
Konrad
As I was back on this model I cut the servo pockets into the wing. I really don't know why I fitted the opening so close to the servo.
All the best,
Konrad
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Konrad,
Glad to see you working on this model a bit. I need to get back to mine. I had the same thought about reinforcing the fuselage. I need to glue my wing panels on next. I think I’m just having a mental block on it.
Any ideas on the wheel? I tried the designers method but got epoxy on the axel so I ripped it all out.
Hank
Glad to see you working on this model a bit. I need to get back to mine. I had the same thought about reinforcing the fuselage. I need to glue my wing panels on next. I think I’m just having a mental block on it.
Any ideas on the wheel? I tried the designers method but got epoxy on the axel so I ripped it all out.
Hank
Konrad
Very Strong User
I have some ideas. I'll post what I come up with. Now looking at the 3 views it looks to me that the axle of the wheel is outside the general profile of the fuselage. So this means that I'll have to make two drop down plates and bond these to the fuselage. I'll also make an epoxy fairing to add some support to the plates.
This will be a slope model so I'm not trying to make the super light thermal ship.
This will be a slope model so I'm not trying to make the super light thermal ship.
Konrad
Very Strong User
Well, the epoxy cured, always a good thing! I'm sorry to report that the carbon really didn't help with the racking. It did add some stiffness to the sides. But I don't think it was worth the weight. The racking issue seem to be focused on the wing saddle to fuselage transition (corner). For now I'm going to leave well enough alone.
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Konrad
Very Strong User
Working this as possible fodder for Sunset. As some of you know I'm about to enter the world of 3D printing. I was thinking that maybe I should wait and make a printed wheel carriage. Then I recall that not all solution need to use the latest tool one purchased. I'm trying to avoid the trap where when all you have is a hammer everything starts to look like a nail. So here I've made a wheel carriage from 2mm wide plywood that might look a bit more scale than some other solution.
Konrad
Very Strong User
When I first saw these spring contacts, I thought these would be great for break away contacts for the wing. I've done 2 maybe 3 of these. I'm here to say that are a pain to set up! There is very little in the way of solder contact pads. There is little leeway in positioning error. and it is easy to foul the springs with epoxy.
Has anybody had any good experiences with these?
I chose to try these as I only have 2 servos in the wing. Also with my experience with the Mefisto I thought it best to try to keep as much of the wing mounting web intact as possible.
BTW: There is less than an Ohm resistance across the two contacts (+).
Has anybody had any good experiences with these?
I chose to try these as I only have 2 servos in the wing. Also with my experience with the Mefisto I thought it best to try to keep as much of the wing mounting web intact as possible.
BTW: There is less than an Ohm resistance across the two contacts (+).
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Konrad
Very Strong User
Working on the wing harness and wondering why do servo OEM's still supply us with long servo pig tails. As one can see there is a lot of wire I have to find a place to stuff. I need to make the harness long enough to gain access to the connector. But this means that the servo lead is just excessive wire.
Way back in the 90's we has servos with the harness connector at the body of the servo. I'm thinking of firms like Volz. When it comes to wing servos this is looking like a no brainer. Even with the standard servo one could really cut down on the wire loom rat's nest with customer selected servo lead lengths. Heck, with some planing one might even be able to cut down on the number of connectors needed.
Way back in the 90's we has servos with the harness connector at the body of the servo. I'm thinking of firms like Volz. When it comes to wing servos this is looking like a no brainer. Even with the standard servo one could really cut down on the wire loom rat's nest with customer selected servo lead lengths. Heck, with some planing one might even be able to cut down on the number of connectors needed.
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