Slingsby Skylark

[andrew wallace]

spent the day inserting a servo into the tailplane, the tail is 34inches long and this will make transporting it more easy



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

tailplane and elevator now need a good tidy up before covering  
fuselage is now ready to be primed and then rubbed down  

[billscottni]

Getting there Andrew

[mario]

good job

[andrew wallace]

happy days it's that time of the year again, dark nights the heat's on in the shed and some wings to build    

this is the center section of the skylark
ribs were cut by Cliff Evans form lazercutsailplanes.co.uk

[Happy Days]

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

[andrew wallace]

: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  
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  :!:

[selleri]

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!  

[Happy Days]

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

[selleri]

Go on, treat her!   http://wowair.ie

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

[billscottni]

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

[andrew wallace]

You're right Bill, Owen Anderson had a picture on Facebook last week with the Northern Lights over Benone  

[Happy Days]

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? :?:

[billscottni]

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:

[Happy Days]

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.................

[billscottni]

How did I know you'd rise to thar Keith  :wink:  :clap: