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joe:
Sailplanes International AXLE
an oldie but a goodie.so i'm told.
looks like a speedy sloper,interesting thing about this glider is that it has all moving wings instead of ailerons!
i got this from a friend of mines dad.he used to fly slope around dublin until ten or fifteen years ago.he gave me a bunch of stuff in various states.most of which need an aweful lot of work to get going again.
the Axle is unfinished and in good nick.it has a molded fuse(fibreglass and polyester apparently)and obechi covered foam wings.the tail is already done,but i might remove it and redo.it's a little wobbly.wings need sanding and covering.the radio gear has to go in and i'll probably give the fuse a light sand and a coat of paint.

at the moment it's two servos.one for the wings and one for the elevator(all moving stab).no rudder.might put two servos in for the wings if i like it and it flies well.two servos will give me a few more options like differential and linking the wings like flaperons.could be interesting!!!

here's how it looks at the moment.will finish it off in a few weeks and have it ready for Cork  :lol:

Anonymous:
Someone used to fly an Axle occasionally at Kilakee several years ago. Looked great in the air as I recall. I don't have anything ready to fly at the moment but I plan to get something ready for Cork. Probably just a foam wing of some sort and maybe revive my Obelix.

Aidan

Fred:
Welcome Aidan !

Foam wing will be good fun in Cork, as the guys organise some fight during the meeting !  :D

So, there will be a Dublin's delegation in Cork !  Great !


Fred

joe:
hiya Aidan
hoping to have the Axle ready for Cork too.have done a bit of work on it since the above pictures.covered the wings,glassed the stab and rudder and made a new canopy.am away for ten days and left the pics that i had intended sticking up here at home :roll:
have heard great things about the Axle, this one has been sitting around in a box for a long time.now it's time has come.so lets hope  :?

what sort of a beast is the Obelix?

Fred:
Obelix :


Easy !
 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Fred

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