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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/25/2008 7:51:05 PM

PaulSwany

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A friend built a taco for me, I have an OS .25LA in it,,havent mounted the servos yet, he built it for me months ago and its on top of my fridge right now..havent flown anything but elect yet this year...and I sponser 2 1/2A flyins a year,I have a .,25FX but never have run it...I have been reading these threads for hours!!!..Paul do you still have this same plane..I dont know if mine is a ff or an original, its covered and rtf except for radio gear....and tank.......very good reading...Rog

I have the original taco hanging from the rafters in my shop.... Haven't flown it in a while... but it's still alive!

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/25/2008 8:17:40 PM

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Thanks for the replies paul, I was really concerned about the glide, I have an Uproar and it doesnt glide far at all!!, you run out of gas and its all you can do to get to the landing strip,,,cant wait to get this thing in the air....Rog

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/26/2008 7:25:32 PM

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Oh and what size battery do you put in this thing?...Rog

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/26/2008 7:33:30 PM

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I'm using a 4.8V 700mAh Nimh Hydrimax pack myself FWIW. 1.95oz

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/26/2008 8:24:03 PM

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I've used a 6 volt NiMh 700 mAh from batteryspace.com. They hold up pretty good. You could also go with a small lipo.

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/27/2008 5:51:31 AM

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Ready for the maiden flight...

A lot heavier than I wanted... 2lb 11 oz... tried to save weight here and there. Imagine a lighter engine woulda made a difference. This GMS .32 is 12.65oz. Hoping a 10x3 will pull it around okay.

The carbon fiber ribbon I put on the spruce member down the middle of my fuse just didn't cut it so I added a piece of Carbon Fiber Strip bolted in place with 2-56 hardware. Very rigid tail now.

Now I just need a good day at the field.

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/27/2008 3:45:08 PM

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Looks nice! good luck with the maiden...

In the Fat Free Taco design, I use a fiberglass rod down the fuse to help with stiffness… Also makes it a lot stronger and lighter…

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/27/2008 4:12:46 PM

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Looks nice! good luck with the maiden...

In the Fat Free Taco design, I use a fiberglass rod down the fuse to help with stiffness… Also makes it a lot stronger and lighter…

Thanks, Paul.

I saw that in your FF thread(partially answered my question regarding how you got it lighter!).

Regarding the materials, what is the difference between fiberglass and CF rods of the same dimensions? Was the tube of this size not rigid enough?

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/28/2008 9:13:53 PM

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"Now I just need a good day at the field." (from SomeGeek)

I understand we'll have good weather July 15th!!

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 3/28/2008 9:20:39 PM

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Sweet - nice to plan ahead.

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RE: Taco .25 plans - 6/6/2008 9:51:11 AM

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ORIGINAL: PaulSwany

I never make a list up... but basically you'll need

3-4 sticks 1/4 sq
2 sticks 1/4 x 3/8
2 sticks 1/8 x 1/4
3 - 4 sheets 1/16 x 3 sheeting
1 - 2 sheets 1/16 x 3 ribs
8" x 3/8 x 1/2 maple
some 1/4" scrap

Hi Paul,

I've just started with my Taco, but one thing I did not catch: what to use for leading edge ?

Tnx

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