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I'm drowning, in bits of an Mu28
Alan_Perse:
Nice model Keith. You finally got a scale model. Hopefully you will get it in the air.
Happy Days:
Thanks Alan. Fred beat me into submission. :(
I was looking for a model that would give me the performance that I wanted along with being a little unusual. (I prefer the weird and wonderful things in life. I like to think the same description could be applied to me. :roll: )
So when I heard about this one-off glider , I thought ‘that’s the one for me!’ :)
It’s supposed to be unique, but to my eyes it looks very ‘Fox‘ like. 8)
K.
gerryb:
congrats keith, a fine model for all those crazy aerios you want to try out, now you have no more excuses!!
a big model can be fairly daunting at first but if you spend time thinking things through before you build, you'll be fine. divide up the whole project into smaller jobs and tackle a small job like the rudder first. when it's built, it's out of the way, finished. if it goes pear-shaped on you, you're not at too much of a loss, easy to get going again. hold on......, this sounds like building a big version of a phase 6! how many times have you done that before???
re airbrakes, schempp-hirth type (up-and-down, scissors-action type) can be a lot of bother somethimes and you have to be careful to not let rain in the a/b boxes. i stick with the upper only a/b's, still very effective and less likely to snag on the heather when landing. on the full size mu 28, the inner flap section looks very small for crow brakes (check out airlines.net for photos). you could always make them bigger to suit yourself.
re spars, if the wings are deep enough, have you considered plain and simple spruce spars? still a very good way to carry loads.
best of luck keith, keep us posted
Brian:
Hi Keith,
Re glass v carbon tows - you can do both or either.
I was just explaining how easy is is to sandwich in some glass when skinning a foam panel.It will add to the stiffness a lot which is good for an aerobat.
Brakes do complicate your build quite a lot.
Crow (easy with RC - not with full size) is very effective and simple to do.
Brian
Happy Days:
Yes Ger, I was thinking of much the same plan of action. I’ve been sitting in the workshop looking at these foam wing cores and trying to think of all of the potential problems I can before I actually start the job. (As for it being a big version of a Phase 6, I wish it were. At least I’d know what I was doing .)
(Incidentally I can’t start on the rudder as it hasn’t been included in the kit. There are a couple of other bits that have been left out as well. I’ll notify Miniplumes of all the missing parts on Monday.)
Referring to air brakes:
Thanks to both Ger & Brian for you input. This is the sort of information that I need to acquire so I can make an informed decision as to which way to progress the build.
Perhaps I could say at this point that I am always very interested in receiving info from ALL experienced builders.
Even if I don’t necessarily adopt a particular builders suggestion that does not mean I don’t value their opinion. I DO!
Air brakes are a case in point. I know Fred is a great advocate of them, and I can see the advantage in not causing the plane to Balloon, as happens when applying Crow braking. But I like to hear the other side of the argument as well.
In fact, on this matter of slowing the plane, I think I’m going to come down on the side of making larger flaps and to use crow braking.
Reason: No need to make holes on the wing to fit brakes. No risk of flaps/spoilerons jamming, as I understand A/R’s can.
So, that’s one problem sorted! :)
Now,………….back to the question of how best to strengthen the wings. :?:
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