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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 5:39:24 PM   
rchawaii



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Status: offline 		What I was suggesting is a one piece fuse-coro- it won't split from nose to tail. I didn't see the piggybacking tank idea sorry but probably not necessary and adding to your grief.

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 5:42:03 PM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		I appreciate the ideas. I am going to fix this one and then make another spare out of coro. I just thought it would be cool idea to add a secondary tank. Guess it had more drawbacks then it had benifit. Now I have a spare 2 oz. tank. Any ideas of what to do with it?

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 5:45:31 PM   
rchawaii



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Status: offline 		yeah, build another spad and fly the snot out of it

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 5:47:26 PM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		Will a 2 oz. tank. I will only be able to fly for about 30 sec. unless I put a very small motor. Any idea what size motor to use?

You bet your a#* I will fly the snot out of it.

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 5:54:44 PM   
rchawaii



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Status: offline 		Don't know, don't fly anything that small :S

an .061 I'm told. I have nothing under .25 right now-and recently got those, b4 that nothing under .40

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 7:51:52 PM   
ErnieR


 

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Status: offline 		I stand corrected Guinea13. I'm sorry to hear of your crash but at least you didn't blow up your fuel tank in the nose-in. Just think of how much knowledge you gained from building this Spad. Your next one ought to be excellent!!!

I used to fly Funbats and they came with 2 ounce fuel tanks for the recommended .15 size engine. You get about 5-6 minutes of flight on that size tank and engine.

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 7:58:56 PM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		This plane is not out of comission yet. Needs minor work to put it back in the air. But thanks.

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 10:08:31 PM   
RSands



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Status: offline 		A motor 1 ft. into clay sounds like a very high speed dive. If the elevator stopped working, it may have been from flex? I use popsicle sticks on either side of the coro, and bolt the control horn through them. The control surface works no matter what the speed then. Just a thought. Glad to hear it flies! Feels great to build from scratch doesn't it?

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Cool Stickers - 4/30/2003 10:09:31 PM   
Jagdgeschwader 26


 

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Status: offline 		I like the cool stickers: "Optical Fiber Raceway." Is that near Talledega?

Nice SPAD too...looks like it'll overcome the gravitational force nicely.

JG26
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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 4/30/2003 10:13:48 PM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		Ha Ha Ha, Your really funny. No, Really

< Message edited by guinea13 -- Apr 30 2003 7:13PM >

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 5/1/2003 1:36:41 AM   
rchawaii



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Status: offline 		As far as control horns, making them the full width of the working control surface area (Ron/elevatr) helps alot in stiffening them up!

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 5/1/2003 1:45:55 AM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		Don't understand? How do you make a control horn the full width of the working control surface. Would that add alot of weight?

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 5/1/2003 1:51:01 AM   
rchawaii



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Status: offline 		NO you cut a pvc control horn aboue 1 1/2 oinches long, whatever your surface width is. I'll ssee if I can find a pic.

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 5/1/2003 1:52:12 AM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		oh, width. I was thinking length. I was wondering why you want to do that.

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 5/1/2003 1:53:25 AM   
guinea13


 

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Status: offline 		Don't you want to keep the horn part itself over the bending point to help with bending. I read an article that said you should keep the part where the pushrod connects just over the bending edge on the elev, ailer, etc...

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My first SPAD - checking to see if design will work - 5/1/2003 2:00:10 AM   
rchawaii