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JohnPearson

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« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2011, 21:08:18 PM »
Hi Alan

The model is looking great, you are a good builder. Yes, no flying this weekend again, I think I need a flying fix soon!  :(  :(

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« Reply #31 on: March 03, 2011, 15:52:43 PM »
Hi All.
Another update. I have built some prototype airbrakes and I made the airbrake appatures in the wings. I will probably redesign the airbreaks a bit after seeing the plans for Freds airbrakes on RC Groups.
 


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« Reply #32 on: March 20, 2011, 20:36:04 PM »
The outer sections of the wings are now under construction.


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« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2011, 22:01:53 PM »
I have finally built enough of the glider so that I can assemble it to see what it looks like. Still a LOT of work left to do. What do you think?





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« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2011, 00:33:22 AM »
hi Alan
well done.
It looks fantastic :clap: It will be gorgeous plane in the sky...I´d love to see it flying...hope I can be arround to see the maiden flight..

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« Reply #35 on: March 23, 2011, 08:03:20 AM »
Beautiful building as always Alan. Really nice.
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« Reply #36 on: March 23, 2011, 10:47:57 AM »
Thanks Lads. The main goal is to have it ready for Retroplane in July. If I can get it finished before that it would be great.

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« Reply #37 on: March 23, 2011, 21:14:05 PM »
Alright, I'm back!

Nice work Alan!

By the way, what is wrong with your airbrakes ? they look OK to me like this no ?  :?:
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« Reply #38 on: March 24, 2011, 07:49:26 AM »
Lovely work Alan, as Fred said the brakes look fine, plough on with it, looking forward to seeing it at retroplane,
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« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2011, 09:47:44 AM »
Thanks Lads.
The airbrakes do work fine. The only problem is because this is a 1/5 scale model the space available in the wing is not very big. So I need to tweak them a bit here and there to make them fit better.

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« Reply #40 on: March 28, 2011, 22:23:08 PM »
Looking forward to seeing this glider fly, looks fantastic Alan!

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« Reply #41 on: March 30, 2011, 11:32:06 AM »
Thanks John. I'm looking forward to seeing it fly as well. I hope to make some significant building progress in April.

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« Reply #42 on: August 28, 2011, 15:30:53 PM »
Hi All.
I finally got some more work done on the Skylark 2. I was hoping to have it finished by now. But it is far from finished. Got a bit lazy.
The photos below show the work I did on the wing center section. I have installed the airbrake's and the airbrake servos. I have also done most of the sheeting.

Bottom sheeting and airbrake's




Top Sheeting


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« Reply #43 on: August 28, 2011, 17:09:57 PM »
nice work Alan.  :clap:

We all go through lazy spells, I have several started but unfinished models!
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« Reply #44 on: August 29, 2011, 12:03:31 PM »
:clap:  Very good Alan!
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