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Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on October 02, 2014, 09:10:30 AM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture.jpg)

Picked this fuselage up at the weekend it's a 1/4 scale Slingsby Skylark 3B it's from the John Elliot plan and has a wing span of 177"
unfortunately it came with no wings but my plan is is to strip the paint off the fuselage, strip the tail and rudder and build a good set of wings and hopefully turn it into this

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/imagesCAN39173.jpg)

That's after i finish the K13 and Titan tow plane :lol: :lol:
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Post by: billscottni on October 02, 2014, 11:48:14 AM: Very nice Andrew. You been on EBay again?
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Post by: andrew wallace on October 02, 2014, 12:11:20 PM: Na Fred had it :D
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Post by: billscottni on October 02, 2014, 19:44:33 PM: Score!!
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Post by: stephen.shannon on October 02, 2014, 23:32:01 PM: Do up a build blog on the site, I'd love to see how that one comes together.
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Post by: andrew wallace on October 03, 2014, 17:17:18 PM: Will do Stephen I've a few other jobs to finish first :D
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on October 07, 2014, 09:20:54 AM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20007.jpg)
stripped the tail and elevator this morning they were covered in solartex and it had been painted twice yellow then silver
the tailplane is 34" long so for transporting you would have to unscrew it every time so i'm thinking of putting a good mini servo or two mini servo's into the tail and this would make things a lot easier :D
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on October 07, 2014, 11:40:54 AM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20008.jpg)

started stripping the paint from the fuselage looks like there was three layers of paint red, yellow and white i'm not sure wither or not the white was a primer
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: Alan_Perse on October 07, 2014, 13:43:21 PM: Is that a wood or fiberglass fuselage Andrew?
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Post by: andrew wallace on October 07, 2014, 13:52:37 PM: It's wood Alan
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on October 09, 2014, 10:38:22 AM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20009.jpg)

fuselage all stripped, gave it a good clean with soap and water and wire wool to clean off all the paint remover
there's some areas that need filled so that'll be the next job and then i'm going to spray it with primer and rub it all down :D well that's the plan 8)
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Post by: jumbo on October 10, 2014, 10:22:16 AM: Nice work Andrew, looking forward to seeing it finished, any plans for the colorscheme?
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Post by: andrew wallace on October 10, 2014, 11:10:38 AM: hey Jumbo i'm trying to stay away from red and yellow so this is the first picture i seen of the Skylark

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/imagesCAN39173.jpg)

i've filled some of the bad spots on the fuselage then i'm for spraying it with a primer and then rub it all down before giving it the final coat will say it'll be after christmas before starting the wings :D
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on October 15, 2014, 08:05:55 AM: been searching for info on the Skylark

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/imagesCATZ99RE.jpg)

i now know it's a type 43

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/imagesCA7K8B9G.jpg)

and i'm liking this colour now :D :D
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Post by: Fred on October 15, 2014, 08:16:30 AM: Nice in blue / white :D
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on October 19, 2014, 18:17:26 PM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20014.jpg)
spent the day inserting a servo into the tailplane, the tail is 34inches long and this will make transporting it more easy

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20015.jpg)

i've used a Corona CS-239HV thin metal wing servo

tailplane and elevator now need a good tidy up before covering :D
fuselage is now ready to be primed and then rubbed down :D
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Post by: billscottni on October 19, 2014, 20:24:41 PM: Getting there Andrew
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Post by: mario on October 20, 2014, 05:52:42 AM: good job
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Post by: andrew wallace on September 17, 2015, 20:25:49 PM: happy days it's that time of the year again, dark nights the heat's on in the shed and some wings to build :D :D
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20022.jpg)
this is the center section of the skylark
ribs were cut by Cliff Evans form lazercutsailplanes.co.uk
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Post by: Happy Days on September 18, 2015, 09:11:08 AM: Hmmm, coming along nicely Andy. From what you've written I assume it's a three section wing, so does the centre section have any dihedral? Is it going to have flaps or air brakes?.......I don't know what the full size Skylarks used. Actually, according to my misses, I don't know much about anything. In fact,...... I used to own an encyclopaedia Britannica but I got rid of it it,.....my wife knows everything! :lol:

By the way, I must say I'm very impressed that you have your heating on already, (it's only September), you're obviously a rich man Andy. (Says the Keithy as he warms his hands over a single candle. :( Brrrr..... )

Little Keith
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on September 18, 2015, 11:14:16 AM: :lol: :lol: heat at the minute is just a small blow heater you have to remember I live further North than the rest lol
Yes the wing is in three sections and the centre does have some dihedral and it has airbrakes top and bottom of the wing :D
Ordered the wood yesterday mostly all spruce stripping and a few sheets of 1/16 balsa
The outer panels have 1/2" of washout on each tip so that'll be fun :!:
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: selleri on September 19, 2015, 02:22:20 AM: Looking good Andy! :clap:

Keith you're always welcome for a visit to the warmness of geothermally heated houses, you could even see some Aurora Borealis as a bonus (https://www.facebook.com/sverrir.gunnlaugsson/media_set?set=a.10152265904139851.1073741834.642559850)!

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/selleri/11952886_10153636562434851_9202792939727409061_o.jpg)
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: Happy Days on September 19, 2015, 06:52:45 AM: Oh wow!....pretty impressive pictures Sverrir. :clap:

Funny you should mention the Northern Lights, they're one of the things on my “Other-Half's” bucket list. I might send her over to Iceland and then I'll get a few days peace, Ha! :lol:

BTW Love the little bit of 'lens glow' to the right of the street lamp in the picture you posted. It looks like part of a shadowed planet. (That was a lucky snap, wasn't it! :wink: )

Keith
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: selleri on September 19, 2015, 20:04:41 PM: Go on, treat her! http://wowair.ie

Lucky 10 second "handheld" exposure nr.2 as the first one was more blurred. :wink:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/selleri/IMG_2321.jpg)
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Post by: billscottni on September 19, 2015, 20:08:59 PM: certain times of the year you can see the northern lights on the north coast of Northern Ireland and they were spectacular in Shetland when I used to travel there for work
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Post by: andrew wallace on September 19, 2015, 20:29:06 PM: You're right Bill, Owen Anderson had a picture on Facebook last week with the Northern Lights over Benone :D
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: Happy Days on September 19, 2015, 20:32:22 PM: selleri wrote: Go on, treat her! http://wowair.ie

Na, I wouldn't wish Mandy on Iceland, after all Iceland has never done me any harm! Although,.... flights are a lot cheaper to Iceland than to Norway.

On the other hand,.......she's never been to Scotland either, so maybe we should give that destination some thought? :?:
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: billscottni on September 19, 2015, 20:59:21 PM: Keith, you need to bear in mind Scots & English don't exactly mix well!! :shock:

You & me are the exception, but then we have the good sense to fly gliders :lol:
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: Happy Days on September 19, 2015, 22:38:02 PM: Nonsense Bill! I've had the pleasure of meeting many Scottish men and women, (one of my sisters-in-law is a Scott) they're charming people, yourself included of course.

Call me naive if you like but I've found that with goodwill and by concentrating on similarities and respecting differences all nations can get along.

Human Beings have lived on this planet for the past 50,000 years. Although I haven't been around for quite all of that time it seems to me we could only have survived by mutual cooperation. History is an important part of life, but the idea is to learn from it, not necessarily to repeat it.

The Keithy will step down from his soap box now................. :D
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Post by: billscottni on September 19, 2015, 22:49:20 PM: How did I know you'd rise to thar Keith :wink: :clap:
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Post by: Happy Days on September 20, 2015, 06:56:25 AM: Ha! you little rascal. :D
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on November 08, 2015, 19:45:20 PM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20025.jpg)
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20028.jpg)
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20031.jpg)
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20032.jpg)

skylark so far the centre section is built and the wing bolts have been fitted i'm working on the airbrakes as well as starting to build the left hand wing panel
there's 1/2 inch washout on the tip tapering off to nothing over 14 wing ribs
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Post by: Fred on November 08, 2015, 20:30:30 PM: Looking good Andrew! :clap: :clap:
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on December 20, 2015, 19:14:44 PM: (http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20037.jpg)
gluing the wing joiners into the centre section

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/andrew%20wallace/Picture%20036.jpg)

left wing panel finished and centre section measuring roughly 126 inches with one outer panel to go over all wingspan 177" :D

Fred i can see how easy it would be to get these wings wrong :shock: :shock:
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Post by: Happy Days on December 22, 2015, 08:48:56 AM: “W30” !! :shock: :shock:
30 wing ribs Andy! Blimey them's big wings. Keep up the good work. :D

Incidentally I'm very impressed with the tail section of the yellow model in the last picture.......One elevator up and one down. I'd be interested to know how you fly that? Ha! :lol:

L.K.
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on December 22, 2015, 09:00:13 AM: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
That's my hangar 9 cub keith I've the elevator mixed with the ailerons it helps when towing makes the turns easier :wink:
Title: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: Fred on December 22, 2015, 14:33:05 PM: :clap: :clap: Very good Andrew!
Yeah, not an easy wing platform to build alright! :!:
Title: Re: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: andrew wallace on August 08, 2016, 16:22:11 PM: Skylark wing almost complete just the wing servo's to install
Have to say this is the biggest wing I've ever built :-X
Title: Re: Slingsby Skylark
Post by: Fred on August 12, 2016, 14:43:05 PM: Good stuff Andrew!

Must be almost ready to fly after the covering no? 8)