New Challenger III Construction Site
05-21-2003, 12:57 PM
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Hi guys...
At the Toledo show this year I purchased a set of plans for the 69.5" Challenger III based on Miles Reed's 93" Challenger II design. I'm relaly pumped about this awesome plane and am bulding TWO at the same time...
One to fly and one to sell to help pay for mine.... so come by and take a look at your next plane being built!
Challenger III Construction Site
At the Toledo show this year I purchased a set of plans for the 69.5" Challenger III based on Miles Reed's 93" Challenger II design. I'm relaly pumped about this awesome plane and am bulding TWO at the same time...
One to fly and one to sell to help pay for mine.... so come by and take a look at your next plane being built!
Challenger III Construction Site
05-22-2003, 08:11 PM
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UPDATED
Now with balsa cowl contruction steps... link to it from the fuse page...
Challenger III Construction Site
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05-23-2003, 01:37 PM
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No Problem...
Glad it's of use. I love to build and I love to share. I have learned SO MUCH from RCU and other internet sites that I just can't imagine not having it out there...
These types of build-thrus are my way of giving back...
Stay tuned... some good stuff on tailfeather construction will be up later today...
These types of build-thrus are my way of giving back...
Stay tuned... some good stuff on tailfeather construction will be up later today...
Originally posted by runover1
Great site, Helps me know how to start building from plans only. Thank you.
Great site, Helps me know how to start building from plans only. Thank you.
05-28-2003, 12:16 PM
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Lower wing info now posted!!!
The Challenger III site has been updated with the lower wing building process.... Hope you like it!
06-02-2003, 01:07 AM
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Mordib, Just built a symmetrical wing from scratch for a trainer I have. You gave me the gusto to try it out and maybe I'll post a picture of the completed wing. Thanks alot for your page and insight.
06-02-2003, 09:52 AM
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Cool...
Yeah... post a pic. There's nothing prettier than a wing in the bones.
Glad you like the site... I've got one of the upper wings done now, and am forging thru the alignment process.
Glad you like the site... I've got one of the upper wings done now, and am forging thru the alignment process.
06-03-2003, 08:41 PM
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Re: Cool...
Here it is hopefully. 
Originally posted by Mordib
Yeah... post a pic. There's nothing prettier than a wing in the bones.
Glad you like the site... I've got one of the upper wings done now, and am forging thru the alignment process.
Yeah... post a pic. There's nothing prettier than a wing in the bones.
Glad you like the site... I've got one of the upper wings done now, and am forging thru the alignment process.
06-03-2003, 08:47 PM
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Well you can have it up to 700x700 size and 70K in size...
All mine are usually just under that and filesize of 40 or less...
Looks like you are trying to get it under 70 BYTES not 70 Kilobytes
Usually Jpeg compression at around 50% is very decent....
Like this one... the covering scheme!
All mine are usually just under that and filesize of 40 or less...
Looks like you are trying to get it under 70 BYTES not 70 Kilobytes
Usually Jpeg compression at around 50% is very decent....
Like this one... the covering scheme!
Originally posted by runover1
Man, you seem to have to reduce everything so low that it looks like crap. Any suggestions?
Man, you seem to have to reduce everything so low that it looks like crap. Any suggestions?
06-03-2003, 08:53 PM
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And event ho the image is pretty rough... dat some purdy work...
Nice stuff... I like the wing tip.
Let me know how it perfoms!
Nice stuff... I like the wing tip.
Let me know how it perfoms!
06-07-2003, 11:09 AM
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Nice work Runover1...
Keep the nose to the grindstone and you'll be rolling and looping on that wing in no time...
Keep the nose to the grindstone and you'll be rolling and looping on that wing in no time...
06-18-2003, 11:52 AM
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Last one for now.
I am putting 2 dowels in for wing hold down strength. How should I go about making the dowel reciever and wing bolt blocks in the fuse?
06-18-2003, 12:02 PM
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Mordib,
I saw the pics of the servo areas in the wing, but do not understand how the servos will go into these areas. I am still new to this and have to build to servo bays in my wing. I need to know if I need hatch covers or what. What do you do?
I saw the pics of the servo areas in the wing, but do not understand how the servos will go into these areas. I am still new to this and have to build to servo bays in my wing. I need to know if I need hatch covers or what. What do you do?
07-11-2003, 04:33 PM
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Trippin' man
Back to the 70's!!!
Way too cool.
I see yo-u had another post... I never saw it sorry...
Well the Challenger's are coming along nicely... I'm gonna have to update the website to reflect it all soon...
Way too cool.
I see yo-u had another post... I never saw it sorry...
Well the Challenger's are coming along nicely... I'm gonna have to update the website to reflect it all soon...
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It's TWO of them and no not yet.... but CLOSE on one... and fairly close on the other... been real busy with work, and haven't been able to update the site yet... but I will soon.
I purchased a pro vinyl cutter so I could do my opwn and offer out to others too...
Here's where I'm at...
I purchased a pro vinyl cutter so I could do my opwn and offer out to others too...
Here's where I'm at...