ORIGINAL: ira d
ORIGINAL: rcfun2005
ORIGINAL: ira d
How long will the fuse be with the nose removed and without the booms?
Hi,
measuring from the front bulkhead (very front now ) to the rear of turbine ~42'' ,
note: the wing tips extend another ~3'' if measure everything squared up ... so ~45'' if you like had to put it in box ..
the nose cone i cut off is almost 11''
thanks, Joe
Thanks for the info, I was thinking if it was me I would glue some wood blocks to the now exposed bulkhead and use screws to attach the nose cone, Since you
would likely be putting on takeing off the cone every time you went to the field use blind nuts on the inside of the blocks for the screws to go into this method
is used for cowl mounting on many models. Also something else you could try but it would be more of a hassel and that is get a dowl about 10'' long and screw
it to a base plate use screws to attach the assy to the bulkhead and then drill a hole in the tip of the nose cone and use a screw through the cone into the dowl.
One reason I have not got a tornado is its to hard to break down for transport however your removal nose cone idea seems like a good one and something to
think about.
Hey Ira, thanks for construction tips... i did glue some blocks/guides on bulkhead , just looking at next step get some hardware for final attachment ...
i had also decided against the Tornado because of cumbersome take down for travel, but this used one came up locally ,,, so i now have Tornado ...
as it turns out .... by making removable nose and taking off booms only ,,, i will leave the wings attached ...
so this will work out pretty easy for transport. i had a 48" wide opening to work with in my SUV ....
good luck ...
thanks, Joe