Gliders > Slope Soaring
Mini Toons type close-in aerobatics sloper
billscottni:
Hope everything goes OK and that these are just false alarms :?:
Fred:
Still no signs of the new addition to the family!
Well overdue now!
Anyway, had an hour free today, so I started the elevator.
Pretty much an non event, but here are a few photos.
First things first, trace the location of the tubes for the joiners.
Then cut with a cutter roughly, then I used a file to make it smooth and square.
Tubes, in 1 piece are then glued using Epoxy 5minutes. I use a piece of tape on top, that make the epoxy smooth and shinny once dry... No sanding required :D
Once dry, I cutted the elevator to its final shape following the plan.
The tubes are then cutted in a middle with a dremel.Et voila, done!
Also time to cut the rot of the ribs (same, follow the plan, 3.5mm need to be removed).
I left the carbone tube "out" after removing the EPP of about 2mm. This allow to be able to push the elavtors halves fully, but they move freely as they don't touch the fuselage side if you see what I mean...
The tube in the fuselage end was also glued with epoxy in the slot cutted for it.
Then trimed with the Dremel.
Rudder is then glued with epoxy. Happy with the rudder in 6mm depron with the 6x6 wood. Make it very rigid! :D
Et voila! The second Inspector in Chief is happy with my work :D
I think I should have enough up and down... :mrgreen:
And finally, pleased with the result for a very little amount of work.
Still no sign of my carbone for the wings...
So, next job to be done, will be sanding the fuselage and put the servos in.
I think I'll cover the entire glider with re-inforced tape, and maybe do like my P51, primer and a gloss white on top. Very durable finish.
Anyway, we'll see!.
Happy with the end result so far, looking forward to try silly things with that thing! :D
Richard Boyd:
Hi Fred, this looks like a crazy fun sloper !
I hope you will share her at Mt L when we visit.
Hope little Fred makes an appeareance soon.
Best wishes to you both.
Richard
Fred:
Thanks Richard :D
Of course, it should be with me in March, and for everybody to try! :D
That thing still deserve to be around 2.8 ~ 3m WS... Working on it! :D
Fred:
Alright, I'm back!!
And it's a girl! :D :D
I live in a world full of fairies... And all pink! (3 girls... Help! :P )
Anyway, received my flat carbone and all that, so yesterday, before collecting the girl, I sanded the fuselage.
And I hated that.
I also glued the 2 halves (waited until now, as it's easier to work on 2 smallish bits that the all fuselage) and filed the gap for the wing joiner holes with 3mm balsa.
Wing joinrs in the wings, and the spars are now drying... Should be finished more or less tomorrow :D
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