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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 12/14/2007 4:21:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think this will be the last update of the year... I'll then have to stop and get back to the books for my final run to the degree...

Basically I decided to seal the rudder TE as I did with the stab: a thin home-made fiberglass foil that is forced in place while the epoxy cures; it is easier with constant thickness airfoils while it took me a little more effort with the rudder...





Next I had to re-open the gudgeon slots into the TE...



... and I finally epoxied the guds in place checking for straightness of the hinge-line itself!



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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 12/14/2007 4:33:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		I thought I could give the HS-85MG a little help by installing functional trim tabs (in this case, boost tabs): I placed them in some of my models (sport) and they prooved really effective.

I took as a guide an informative article in Model Airplane News, December 1993 if I recall correctly: if someone is interested just let me know and I'll gather some more infos.

Anyway, everything started by attacking the rudder and cutting the tabs off:



Next I added a 4mm LE block to the tabs and worked a little more on the upper tab: the upper tab extends past the rudder TE so it needs a TE extension. The following pic shows what I did (top to bottom):

1. I took the homemade fiberglass foil and glued it to one side with medium CA
2. I added some balsa sheet of appropriate thickness
3. I sanded it to shape
4. I filled everything



Once satisfied with it I sanded the LEs to their round shape and I checked the tabs over the plans:





They look both scale and functional!

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 12/14/2007 6:04:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		hello Giacomo
as always it's a verry good job
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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 12/15/2007 4:08:06 AM   
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I took some pictures of my ship-wreck-workshop as it was today



Well now, I see you are indeed human after all!!

Have a Merry Christmas Giacomo, and a great New Year!

Ciao

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 12/24/2007 11:46:07 AM   
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I wish you all the best for the upcoming 2008 and may all of your dreams and projects come true!

Thank you all again!

Giacomo

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 2:27:04 AM   
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Happy new Year to all of you guys.
Giacomo , your work is magnificent .

I finally got then Nose Gear done ...
with :
Sreering (with ball-rings)
Shock-absorbing
Retract mechanism......and it's working great.

Shots 1 to 3 was my first attempt with cardboart ,
shot 4 is the first drawing with pencil ,
shot 5-6 are the final drawings and dimensions finished with Corel ( I can't .....CAD. )

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 2:49:36 AM   
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oooooopsss.....

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 2:54:30 AM   
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Here are some shots from the Gear :

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 3:18:36 AM   
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Some shots during the process :

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 3:28:08 AM   
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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 3:45:36 AM   
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I can mail the drawings to everyone...( crazy like me ) ....

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 4:18:06 AM   
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Status: online 		teresos: Bravo!! Magnificent!!

I love how you did this on a manual machine.

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 9:11:37 AM   
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Really great work, I can CAD your drawings if you wish.

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RE: Bernard Dumas' Canadair CL-215 - 1/5/2008 11:35:14 AM   
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