RE: My A-10 Warthog Project
pdmarsh,
Your plane is looking good. I ran into the same problems as you did with the wing and stab, and worked around them just like you did. I have the wing and stabs framed and glued, but not sheeted. I have some Spring-Air retracts that I will use. The control surfaces will be next. I do have some questions:
What should the dry weight be? I am guessing between 14 and 16 pounds. 34-40 oz/ft.
How strong are the servos you are using? I will have one for each elevator half. I have had servos fail on the elevator before and do not feel comfortable with one on the whole elevator on this project. I was looking at 70 oz/in for each ele half, 100 on the rudder, 70 oz/in on each ail and 50 oz.in on each flap.
What will you be using for power and fan units? I was looking at the OS46 and Turbax 1.
Will you be using a braking system on the plane? We have a short field and I think that I will need one.
Thanks for the thread, it has been helpful as has FLYPUCK's.
Andrew