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Slope Soaring / Re: Quark 2M - Back to cutting innocent trees!

« on: September 11, 2017, 20:31:19 PM »

Well, it flies! I went to Whitesheet Hill yesterday and finally tried my Quark out. Conditions weren't exactly ideal with 24mph winds gusting over 30, but I couldn't resist it. I'm glad to report although it wasn't ideal conditions, I could tell it flies really well. Landing was surprisingly easy with plenty of up aileron acting as spoilers. I'm really looking forward to flying it again in about half that wind speed which should be just about perfect!

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Slope Soaring / Re: Quark 2M - Back to cutting innocent trees!

« on: September 05, 2017, 20:32:02 PM »

She's now balanced and fully ready to fly. Just waiting for a bit of wind but as usual the weather isn't playing ball at the moment. I built everything as per the plan except for the wing where I used 10mm x 3mm spruce spars with a balsa shear web. The carbon tubes are therefore only used for joining purposes and so only go as far as the first 3 ribs which I made from 3mm ply. The total flying weight is 1.2kg which seems lower than most so I hope I haven't under built the wing or forgotten something important! This is my first ever balsa build so we'll see...

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Slope Soaring / Re: Quark 2M - Back to cutting innocent trees!

« on: August 25, 2017, 08:05:49 AM »

I've not posted before but found this thread a few months back when looking for a subject for my first ever balsa build. I decided to jump in at the deep end and cut all the parts myself and I'm pleased how it has turned out. The only thing that remains is to see if it will actually fly! I'll let you know....