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Old 06-16-2009, 06:39 AM
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Greg Covey
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Default RE: EDF Predator UCAV from Nitro Planes

Hi Kevin,

Thanks. I did not get any temperature readings other than feeling the packs after a flight and they were just warm. Most of the flight was at half throttle and we only did a few full throttle passes. My initial concern was to see if the structure would hold together. In addition to gluing the wings on via the wooden dowels, I also ran 5-minute epoxy along the top side of the tail fins where they meet the fuselage. They seemed much stiffer and so did the wing when I tried to flex them. The fiberglass really likes CA so most of my interior gluing was using Zap medium CA and kicker.

In two weeks, we'll put a GPS in it and see what the speed really is. Our guess was around 130mph. I'll try to use my temp gun on the motor as well.

Regards.