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Ah yes, the Camel: An antique store find from my lovely wife. She suprised me with it one day last year; paid a whole 11 dollars for it! If memory serves me correctly, I think they were around that price when they first came out in 73-74??
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The floppy disk material did make good hinges. They have withstood some strain, even though I made them only around 1/16 " wide to minimize the springyness. Because I used music wire reinforcement, I had to make them cross over like cloth hinges instead of cutting slots for them.
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Here is a little update on the G-Wing : Wing mount is 1 nylon bolt, a landing gear strap secured to the spar, and a tapped block. May be subbing that nylon for steel if I get to feeling anxious about it... Lower hatch is 1/8" lite ply. Tabs on back slip under sheeting behind. Wing covered w/translucent blue Monokote Holes for needle valve, mufler, muffler bolts, hatch screws, fuel lines, glow plug, and one yet to be cut for cooling. All so unnecessary if I just gone electric... I am thinking a satin silver (aluminum) fuse, I have some Ultracote leftovers. She weighs in pretty good so far, that's with the tank and nothing else (no pushrods tires, engine mount...) I hope the OS LA 10 is up to the challenge! Dave
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Looks nice Fritzke. Fuselage looks like it is made of aluminum. Much thanks for the plans.
I bought an old Daniel Boom on eBay. It needs a little fixing and the cg is too far back. Not sure if I will use it, or my 12 year old niece will, as free flight or if I will convert it to RC. She may have neighbors with fields large enough for free flight, but I think RC, with an airplane capable of free flight, may be what is child's play. I am very glad to see the plan Fritzke posted has a CG on it. The engine is very dirty but may run: a Pee Wee. I don't know how brittle things get with age.
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I cut out the centers of the tail surfaces and took the finish off the lower fin. So if I convert it to RC, I will need a new tail. It is still nearly an inch tail heavy. Maybe that is close enough. Have begun glide testing. So the builder did the usual beginner thing, putting a lot of time into a model that was above his skill level. The engine runs beautifully, but of course has small end rod play. It weighs around six ounces.
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David, Can you post a picture of the plane? I'd like to see it. I assume you put light film over the holes in the tail? :-) Good news on the PeeWee, I have always had good luck with them myself. The G-wing just needs some final assembly and it's ready to crash, er... test fly! Dave
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I left my digital camera in Los Angeles, but should have it back soon. The engine runs very steadily, and the needle valve can slow it down to where I can put my fingers on it as it runs. I don't have a reset tool, but I think the stress is less than on an 049. I also had to put more washers behind the engine, to make room for fuel tubing, to get above the top of the firewall—not enough to help the center of gravity. I see from the plan that 020 is the small end of the size range, which helps explain why it is tail heavy. It does look quite nice, except that my covering patches don't match.
The one who made it has asked to be in the loop.
< Message edited by David Ingham -- 10/6/2007 6:44:39 AM >
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Yes, I was looking at Cox 020 for spare parts, tools and such. Did not expect to get a complete nicely finished Keith Laumer model for twice the cost of the engine. He must have had more uniform humidity than I have. My coverings have suffered more. So far, the airframe appears to be as strong as new. Being in a megalopolis, free flight fuel is a problem. I may convert to RC, which would help some, or send it to my niece who might still have farm land near-by to fly free flight IC.
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