Viper! Near krasch!
07-11-2008, 04:01 PM
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Viper! Near krasch!
Hi!
Was out today again flying my year old Viper powered by a Nelson LS engine.
After the second flight I took it up and cleaned it and noticed a long crack along side the left fuselage side, 1cm from the leading edge of the V-stab.
Took it home and began taking the fuselage apart and noticed that the rear part of the fuselage, in front of the stab had no support at all.
Luckily I had covered the fuselage with 25g glass fiber / laminating epoxy, but this was still not enough...
I was lucky this time!
I will send more pictures how I fixed it later.
Was out today again flying my year old Viper powered by a Nelson LS engine.
After the second flight I took it up and cleaned it and noticed a long crack along side the left fuselage side, 1cm from the leading edge of the V-stab.
Took it home and began taking the fuselage apart and noticed that the rear part of the fuselage, in front of the stab had no support at all.
Luckily I had covered the fuselage with 25g glass fiber / laminating epoxy, but this was still not enough...
I was lucky this time!
I will send more pictures how I fixed it later.
07-11-2008, 04:29 PM
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RE: Viper! Near krasch!
Yes you were lucky. Mine broke completely off approaching pylon 1. The viper went straight in and the tail came tumbling down after. We now pull the bottom sheeting off and add stringers. Actually I personally just scratch build now and I know what I have.
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07-15-2008, 02:46 PM
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RE: Viper! Near krasch!
Hi!
I removed the stab as well as as I had to fly with some up trim previously.
Lowered the stab at the leading edge 2-3mm. Should be interesting and see if it will improve things.
I removed the stab as well as as I had to fly with some up trim previously.
Lowered the stab at the leading edge 2-3mm. Should be interesting and see if it will improve things.
07-23-2008, 07:56 PM
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RE: Viper! Near krasch!
ORIGINAL: jaka
Hi!
I removed the stab as well as as I had to fly with some up trim previously.
Lowered the stab at the leading edge 2-3mm. Should be interesting and see if it will improve things.
Hi!
I removed the stab as well as as I had to fly with some up trim previously.
Lowered the stab at the leading edge 2-3mm. Should be interesting and see if it will improve things.
That's the way I see it.
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07-23-2008, 11:09 PM
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RE: Viper! Near krasch!
ORIGINAL: fizzwater2
No, if you lower the LE of the stab, you effectively put UP trim in the whole stab.. which lets you bring the elevators back to neutral. Less drag without the elevators deflected.
No, if you lower the LE of the stab, you effectively put UP trim in the whole stab.. which lets you bring the elevators back to neutral. Less drag without the elevators deflected.
an easy way to look at this is to take a chunk of some balsa sheet,,, forget about the movable surfaces for simplicity here,,, Now tilt the LE down- the plane pitches up and visa versa [sm=shades_smile.gif]
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