WhiteRook

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hey velt , i sent sepp an E , yes i heard bates was working on a proto cowl , but when i eeed
him , he didnt mention it . AS far as the scale size goes it should fit , but you know how the should thing goes. i'm going to be at 84.5 or 85 inches and i think sepps is 82 0r 3, fuse length is
about the same, i'll have to see what happens


tally ho

spitmad

Hi Guys

An update on the Tempest build................or lack of it

I have decided to build a new wing rather than try and fix the badly warped wing and in the process of trying to track down local laser cutter I came across a nice young bloke who has just set up a laser cutting business here in Melbourne, he is scanning in the entire plan set and will be offering laser cut formers and ribs .
His work is excellent and by far the best I have seen .................so I am waiting on a complete laser cut rib set so I can get stuck into the new wing......this will probably be around a month away........so in the interim I have started on the 96" Spitfire......(as if i needed another project ) which is progressing nicely .

For the guys in Australia looking for a laser cutter contact details below

http://www.sparclaser.com.au/contact_rc.html


cheers

Alan

ticketec

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hey Alan,

the website looks pretty good. Is he resonably priced? I have a plan or two that could use being laser cut, because the cost of the laser cut parts and shiopping from the UK is pretty high.

Thanks

dave

spitmad

G'day Dave

Give Paul a call to discuss , he is building up a data base of Airborne plans at the moment, not sure of pricing as he says he cannot possibly charge for all the time he spends on scanning in plans (40+ hours on the average 40 size model) , I have done a bit of a contra deal giving him the full Tempest plan set so he on sell later....not sure what the ribs will cost me but hell it sure beats cutting them by hand

I had no idea how much work was involved with scanning and then cleaning up the images in autocad and then scaling to the correct size before the laser cutting can start (that is the easy bit), very complex work to do correctly as the plans are scanned then all superflous lines and note etc removed. Each component is then redrawn entirely, checked for size and then arranged on a template for best fit to maximise the number of parts on each sheet of ply to minimise wast..........this is incredibily detailed and laborious work . Paul had just finished the giant scale Tucano at around 90" span from Airborne plans and the fuselage box and wing saddle fitted together and was incredile strong with no Gglue !!......His work it is brilliant.

cheers

Alan

Paul Rose

SPARC Laser
m: 0400 537 947
e: [email protected]
w: www.sparclaser.com.au

spitmad

Hi Guys


I'm now resurrecting my old build thread on my Vailley Tempest, after taking 12 months off this project to work on my 96" Spitfire which is now ready to fly, I'm now ready to get stuck into the Tempest wing construction. I had the ribs laser cut by a young bloke here in Melbourne (Paul from Sparc Laser) and his work is brilliant, the fit and accurancy is the best I have seen .
The larger balsa ribs two big for the standard sheeting size are cut in two pieces and Paul use "puzzle" joints to lock the pieces together.

To refresh your memory, I bought this half finished model from a guy in Brisbane who had already built the wing and partly framed the fuselage, I have now basically completed the fuse build with only the cowl mounting to finish (I built that a year ago) however the wing was found to have a huge warp build into it [:'(] as such I have to build another.

So here goes.......

Alan

funfly-RCU

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Thats going to be a grait flying plane. here is a link to mine hope it work.

http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/Vailly-Tempest-MKV

spitmad

Thanks Funfly

What donk is up front in yours and how did the weight come out at ?

I am l lookat at around 40-44lbs with a 3W 80

cheers

Alan

funfly-RCU

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Hi There spitmad, she came out at 45lbs the engine is a ZDZ80RV with a Xoar 26X10 prop

spitmad

Ok

Let the building commence !

Starting on the center wing section

Alan

Brad330l

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Congrats again on the Spitty maiden Alan.
I havnt seen this thread before but have read it and am now subscribed.
Love Tempest s and Typoons so will be watching . Too bad about the wing mate but good decision to rebuild.
No stopping you man!

Cheers,

Brad

spitmad

Thanks Brad

Yep need to get the Tempest finished by March next year due to an impending arrival of a our first bub ...[X(]....which will keep me out of the shed for a few months .....quite unexpected but apparently kids are a good thing.

Almost finished framing the centre section and now starting on framing the outer panel........gotta build, gotta build, gotta build ......where's my glue......gotta build

cheers

Alan

trent smith

Hi Al, a quick question re the tempest. Would the local laser cutting guy be able to reduce all the relevent bits to make a 80 inch wingspan wing???? I have a glass fuse for such a model and would love to get a decent wing kit to suit. Cheers Trent

spitmad

G'day Trent

No reason why not he has all the wing ribs etc on Auto CAD so he should be able to scale it down and cut you a wing kit . I can provide the plan that you can have copied and scaled down.

Give Paul a call


cheers

Alan

Paul Rose

SPARC Laser
m: 0400 537 947
e: [email protected]
w: www.sparclaser.com.au

Peter_OZ

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best of luck with the build Al, might get around to building mine one day. Got everything I need inc plans, cowl, canopy, wood kit, Dbalsa cockpit kit, Seirra retracts, wheels and the DA-85 !

Peter_OZ

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by the way check out Niellys Tempest build thread on the UK forum, lots of good advice in there

spitmad

Hi Pete........yep I have been looking into that build thread but has had not made any progress for some time............and he is extending the wing to 100" span.........I'll be going with the standard build.

cheers

Alan

ticketec

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Ah, your only missing one thing that i can see on your list.... and that is time!

Thanks

dave

spitmad

Hi Guys

A little more progress on the wing, the centre section is now framed and sheeted on the top and trial fitting of the u/c.
Next job is to work on servo mounts for the the flaps and the inner gear doors


Stay tuned

Al.

trent smith

Come on Al, whats the hold up. Get cooking, Trent

spitmad

Hi Trent


I have actually made a little bit of progress on the Tempest...........making the flaps for the centre section I'll post some pics soon


cheers

Al.

spitmad

Ok Trent - some evidence that I have been working on the Tempest .................and not just standing in the shed sipping Vino !

Here are the flaps under construction..........next step is to install servos and test the travel, then onto the u/c doors.

Al.

jkeze

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A little bit of inspiration. Qudra 75 and about 38 lbs

spitmad

Excellent !!............I need some inspiration as the project has stalled twice

Only 38 lbs?................wow how did you keep it so light............most I have heard of fly at well over 40 lbs due to the amount of lead required to balance?

Alan

Peter_OZ

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38lbs? Wow wish my Vailly Sea Fury only weight that, it is 42lbs

Hey Alan I pulled out my tempest plans and scale sierra retracts the other day as well as the DA-85 mainly to show my other hald where all my hard earned readies have been going to lol

spitmad

Hey Pete

hmmmm I be too frightened to disclose the true $$$ to the bride ...............she doesn't venture into the shed too often

I had to do some repairs to the TF Jug..........hit a rabbit hole in the middle of the strip on landing which flipped it over and snapped the vert stab[:@]..............an easy fix , just need to patch and repaint but this takes away time form the Tempest[:'(]

Al