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Supergee type DLG build

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joe:
First half of the fuse mould glassed. Now we wait.


Wings sanded and trimmed. 140grams. Not bad for first go.

billscottni:
Nice work Joe.
I made something similar a few years ago, but went without flaperons and increased the wing dihedral to give me a R/E ship and made the pod using the lost foam method rather than going thru all the hassle of moulding for a one off.

I'll dig the model out of the garage and take some pics...... when my back stops playing up and I can actually get out of the house! :!:

joe:
Sorry to hear you back is giving you trouble again Bill.
They are a nice project alright. I have/am considering a R/S version. It would need a least 10degrees of dihedral i reckon to be responsive with rudder only. Thats a lot of dihedral! It would look a little extreme. Polyhedral looks better to me. But you would have to reenforce where the outer panels join which would add to the weight lost by not having any servos  :?:
Well I have 4 booms and will have a fuse mould soon so I can make a straight one and a poly one!  :D

joe:
So half of the mould and the canopy is now done. Getting there

johnfireball:
Hi Joe,
        Whats the order of wing layup? Does  the mylar go on first or after the cloth?
John.

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