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Happy Days:
Well, she’s finished at last. I thought I’d add a few modifications.

Firstly I wanted to be able to ballast her easily. So at the CoG point in the fuse I’ve added a “ballast retainer.” (Two triangular pieces of balsa glued to the base of the fuse.)



 The second picture is a  block of lead fishing weight that I’ve bashed into shape so that two of them will just fit nicely between the two pieces of balsa. (The close up picture of the lead ballast weight makes it look like it’s the size of a house brick, but actually it’s edges are 30mm.)
To be able to fit them in I had to do away with the standard wooden elevator control rod and closed loop rudder control. (I didn’t like those methods anyway.)

With both ballast blocks in place the weight of the model is increased by around 75%. Come on wind! :D  (Er, ….windy day I mean, not flatulation  :oops:  .)



As for the colour scheme……………… :? I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the problem of identifying my own plane and it’s orientation at a long distance from the flight line. :?:

I’ve come to the conclusion that at a distance of more than about 250 - 300mtrs there is no colour scheme that’s going to identify the orientation of models of the size that I fly. :(

I’ve also concluded that there is a further problem relating to the colour of the sky. It seems to me that some patterns/colours work well in bright blue skies but don’t give the same effect with overcast skies, and visa versa.



I’m hoping that this scheme is a good compromise. I found that not having symmetrical patterns on the wings helps orientation hence different patterns on each wing half.

Well, I’ll find out if it all works this weekend . (Assuming she does actually fly!)

Wish me luck,………………

Keith

Peter:
Looks great Keith - flaps and all.  I spent a lot of time putting a yellow underneath on my Phase 6 but I found it makes no difference to visibility!  Hope to see yours fly this weekend but maybe not with the lead brick in!

Happy Days:
Thanks Peter, Funny you should colour your Phase yellow on it’s underside,……I’ve chosen yellow, and red, (with a white fuse’)…….Well,…..Great minds think alike!

I was hoping you’d be coming down for the fly-in. I have some more questions for you about chronostratigraphy strata. :wink:

See y' tomorrow

K.

luke:
well done keith , she looks lovely , that block of lead is the carbon copy of the one i had stuck in the nose of mine. well wear and happy flying :D

Happy Days:
Thanks Luke.

I’ve just got back from the glide -in where lift had been at a premium for most of the day. :!:  When the wind did pick up there were a lot of spectators “crowding” the landing area so I decided not to maiden her but wait until I’m up on Big L. during the week with only the birds for company. Just in case I have trouble getting her back on tera firma :roll: . I’m hoping that with crow braking she should be easier, but you never know.

How’s life with your Phase? I’m finding owners of phase 6’s popping up all over the place. Many be we should start a Phase 6 owners forum. Ha! :lol:

K.

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