Horten XIV building thread

[lothar4862]

Ouuhhh Keith,

Your Ideas were better some weeks ago :lol:  I remeber Heidi said: "Keith is a fine man I believe."

I think it's better, that she doesn't read this thread over here :wink:

Alan,

I will not cover the whole woodwork. I'll cover only the open areas with silk. You will see, looks like my Colibri in some weeks. I love thís wooden planes to much.

Regards

Lothar

[Fred]

:clap:  :clap:  Very nice build Lothar !
Quick question, the external airbrakes, are they used as "virtual" rudder ?  :?:

One day, I will do one ! Very unusual shape, and looks really good in flight !

[lothar4862]

Fred,

quick answer:

The real Hortens used them as "Side rudders". I build this only one time into a wing before. But this wing is to big to "go just a bit flying" to make many experiments. So I decided to make them into the HXIV too, to find out how good or bad they are working. It's learning by doing. The big wing takes the side down, where the brakes are driven aout of the wing.

I'll see.

Regards

Lothar

[lothar4862]

Hi there,

the first experimental version of the Horten XIV is in the air:

http://www.rcmovie.de/video/eeef69b5ba034cb7577b

She's built by Andrès Chavarria.

Enjoy the video!

Regards

Lothar[/url]

[Fred]

Hi Lothar,
Well.. That's a fantastic model here ! And built in lightspeed too !  :clap:

Really like it a lot !  =P~

[lothar4862]

Hi,

Andrès is at the moment in front of me, because he has 8 weeks "parents-vacation" at the moment. Also he wanted to find out, if there are aerodynamic problems with this plane, because he was very much involved in the devolopment of the wing. So he hurried up like hell.

The last weeks I've been busy and will be busy the next few weeks  with finishing and ending the big HXII. Then there is another much smaller projekt on the workbench as a "block" for the XIV. But I am sure, the XIV will fly at a slope next spring.

to many projects and Ideas.....

Regards

Lothar

[Happy Days]

NEXT SPRING!!! :shock:  :shock:

 :?: That will be the year 2010.

Put it in a large package and ship it over to Ireland. I'll fly it for you off Mount Lienster.
I'll even send you a video of the event if you like!

Don't you think that is a generous offer Lothar?

K.

[lothar4862]

Keith,

You are the finest british man I ever met. So generous, so helpfull, just great in everything.

What more can I say, than

Thank You very much!

for this offer.

Best Regards

Lothar

btw... I did`n't meet many britsh men in my life :wink:

[Happy Days]

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[lothar4862]

Hey guys,

sorry for not updating the thread for some weeks. I was a bit busy building the new H XII. She's waiting for days without snow, to make her maiden flights:



My Colibri also needed new wings after a bad receiver fault short after the Ireland trip. Another reason to stop the HXIV Projekt:



This one is also waiting for a maiden flight. Due to the weather over here, it's better to stay in the basement and working on the XIV.

So what did I do the last days:
I completed the experimental center section with a motor:



and glued the Multiplex Multilocks to the plane. This was a bit difficult, because of the unusual geometric arrangement of this plane.



At the time I am mounting the servos in the wing and afterwards I am  covering the lower side of the wing with 0,6 mm plywood. This is nearly done. Hope to be ready tomorrow.

Than I will have to wait for some new 2,4 GHz receivers.

I'll keep You informed.

Regards

Lothar

[billscottni]

Cracking model Lothar. Yet another model comes off the Lothar Horten production line :clap:  :clap:

[Happy Days]

I had to smile when I saw your new work Lothar. You are obviously a master craftsman who loves what you do, and you do it very well.
I salute you, Lothar. :clap:

I’d been wondering why we’d not heard anything from you on the forum. (I thought may be you and Heidi had gone off on a second honeymoon :oops: )

Devoted to the Horten design and with so many fine models built I’m surprised Aufwind doesn’t want to produce an article on you and your projects. :?:

Very glad to read you’ve changed over to 2.4ghz…… No chance of someone else’s Tx crashing your model.

Keep up the good work old friend! :clap: :clap:

Keith

[Fred]

Very very nice job here Lothar !
I like the XII a lot !!  :clap:  :clap:

[lothar4862]

Thanks for all Your good words friends.

I hope to see some of You at the Wasserkuppe this summer. So there are people I can talk in a language I can understand

For Keith.... keep patient please. I believe in one of the next magazines there will be something about the small 2 m HXII. You remember her at Your airfield where we met the first time? It was a team work, so this article had to be written by the team. This took a bit time. But as i know Phil Gardemin, it will be a nice Article in the mag.

Regards

Lothar

[lothar4862]

Well,

after weeks of snow and Ice, I got a bit depressed and lazy. Yes, I was some evenings laying on the sofa..... :cry:

But today there was green between the the Ice on our airfield and I went out flying for some minutes. Afterwards I was really motivated to work on the XIV. I started finishing the wings. I painted them with some glaze from clou, that the wood will get the same red touch as on the XII above.



regards

Lothar