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DelRay -> RE: Bud Nosen 310 scratch buid (8/16/2007 5:39:41 PM)
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Brian,
I will be extra interested in this thread as I have built the Nosen 310, it was many years ago, and it's still in active service. If there have been any changes in the building process since I built mine, I wouldn't know about those, but the general build should be the same route. I'll check for my plans and instruction book, I remember seeing them in a drawer I was clenaing out last week, so they might offer some information. The three piece wing isn't that bad of a process, and even better means of wing joiners are available now than when I built mine. The center section containing the two nacells comes out to about 4' long, and each wing tip comes out to about 3' 6". One of the first items I knew I was going to need was a set of good retracts, I went with Robart, but there's also more selectives in that department now to choose from. I went with O.S. 1.20 four strokes for the first motors and have since recently updated to two, new Saito 1.2's with MPI on-board glo drivers. I finished mine with Dan Parson's glass and automotive paints. I'm not too sure if the foam core wings would save that much weight, it might cut down build time though, myself, I would go with the built up manner as the wing joining tubes etc. might be easier to instal and position.
I originally went with a torque rod set up to operate the ailerons, with male/ female connectors at the center section/ wing tip. It worked fine many years, but later I changed that to two individual aileron servos in each wing tip. Good luck with the project, I'm anxious to see some pics of the starting of the build. Jim
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