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Solange...it's new to me!
Happy Days:
Oh, very funny! Bren. :clap:
If you want one, make your mind up fast. I’ll be ordering mine tomorrow morning. :D
K.
Fred:
So, is it ordered? :D
Happy Days:
Certainly is! Mr Fred, and on it’s way.
The manufacturer tells me this is the first Solange to be shipped to Ireland.
Does this mean I might be a tend setter!? :D
Keith
Happy Days:
And so I’m coming to the final stages of this build. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere on the forum I’ve not enjoyed this build. There have been too many niggly little aspects to it. :evil:
One little thing that got up my nose was that the supplied control cables for the V tail were of the old stranded metal wire type which have to have a threaded cap soldered to the ends. Not a major task in itself, but also not one that can be done with a 15 - 30 watt type pcb soldering iron. Why they couldn’t have supplied nylon snakes I don’t know, they’re much simpler and smoother running as well.
Another little ‘niggle’ that I have is about the little under-wing belly pan. I can just about grip it at the CoG with my figure tips. I don’t think I’ll have much chance holding the plane for launching using a gloved hand or in brisk winds, particularly if the belly pan were wet form a previous landing.
An interesting point is that the V tail is only secured by a single M4 nylon screw. Fine when flying but I’m wondering how that will hold when landing on an undulating surface like the landing zones of Big L.
The instructions said to fit the supplied under-tail sub fin which was made of thin light ply. No doubt that would be fine for landing zones of long lush soft grass but I don’t know too many of those, so I changed it for something a little smaller but more substantial. (I don’t think the smaller size sub fin will impair the handling.)
The wiring is in a bit of a mess at the moment,......
and I’ve still to balance the model but with a bit of luck I might be able to take her for her first flight this Sunday, although the winds are forecast to be a bit light. :(
Let’s hope it flys better than it builds. :wink:
Little Keith
johnfireball:
Hi Keith,
A cigarette lighter works well for soldering cables.
John.
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