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Slope Soaring / Thunder Tiger "Explorer 2M"
« on: February 22, 2013, 14:58:51 PM »
I thought I was pretty much ready till a couple days ago. (Thanks for the compliment btw) but you'll notice I didn't post any "close up" pics. My rebuild won't really stand a close inspection. Kinda like some girls I once dated--they looked good from a distance! 
Anyway two days ago I noticed in my haste in reattaching the tail (I had snapped it clean off twice last summer) I didn't pay close enough attention and put it back with -2° incidence on the stabilizer. No good flying weather here yet so yesterday I went ahead and covered the bottom of the stab with thin cardboard and took a hacksaw blade and cut it free from the fuse. My plan is to reset it later today. I'm kinda sorta "retired" and I no longer get in any hurry with any project. Most guys I reckon would have had this done long ago.
Somewhere around here I've got some pics from last summer flying this thing in all it's original "glory", once I find them I'll post 'em. btw--what does your Explorer weigh? Again I used to have this thing's AUW but I can't find that either. Right now it's 924 grams (no battery). I'm curious as to the weight difference after the work. The original covering seemed to be pretty heavy compared to monokote. I flew this before with a 3s2200, 1300kv, and 8X4 prop. I would fly for about 25 minutes and have about 60% battery left.[/i]
Anyway two days ago I noticed in my haste in reattaching the tail (I had snapped it clean off twice last summer) I didn't pay close enough attention and put it back with -2° incidence on the stabilizer. No good flying weather here yet so yesterday I went ahead and covered the bottom of the stab with thin cardboard and took a hacksaw blade and cut it free from the fuse. My plan is to reset it later today. I'm kinda sorta "retired" and I no longer get in any hurry with any project. Most guys I reckon would have had this done long ago.
Somewhere around here I've got some pics from last summer flying this thing in all it's original "glory", once I find them I'll post 'em. btw--what does your Explorer weigh? Again I used to have this thing's AUW but I can't find that either. Right now it's 924 grams (no battery). I'm curious as to the weight difference after the work. The original covering seemed to be pretty heavy compared to monokote. I flew this before with a 3s2200, 1300kv, and 8X4 prop. I would fly for about 25 minutes and have about 60% battery left.[/i]
