Yeah I love this build thread thing. I get to share my tips & tricks & at the same time get advice from you folks. Win-Win senerio. Back to the build...
It seems my damp sponge fix for a warped aileron did the trick, removed it from my workbench this morning & she's straight as an arrow...
I cut the trailing edge at the fourth rib from the tip & glued the non aileron section to the wing...
I did the same with the flaps, glued the non moving parts to the wing's center...
Sweet! The wing is beginning to look like a wing, a BIG one at that...
Weight
With the wing & fuselage mostly complete I decided it was time to see how I was doing on weight. Here's where we're at so far...
530g/18.7oz - wing
163g/5.75oz - fuselage
216g/7.65oz - motor & prop
155g/5.50oz - 1800mAh LiPo battery
66g/2.30oz - 6 servos
39g/1.40oz - ESC
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1169g/41.23oz - total
That equates to a wing loading of 8.7oz/square foot which should make her a real floater. Sounds good to me except we're missing a few important things like a tail, covering, receiver, & all the other nicknacks needed to finish her. So with that in mind it looks like we're on track for a mid-range thermalling ship. Sounds good to me.