ORIGINAL: najary
ORIGINAL: nonstoprc
Najary,
Wonder permanently gluing the chin cowl to the fuse is an option once the landing gear work is done. Seems that could increase the rigidity and may save some grams.
Enjoy your every building step!
Hi Nonstoprc,
I considered to do that in my Osmose, and decided not to, because:
1. The chin cowl is very soft and it will not increase much the rigidity.
2. It maybe saves only 2-3 grams.
3. You will no have good access to the motor, the landing gear and to the ESC.
4. The joining between the fuselage and the chin cowl will be problematic as far as the finish is concerned.
Best regards,
Isaac Najary
Najary,
I installed my jeti spin 99 on my Visa, in front of the battery pack, on the battery deck and behind the Neu f3a motor. The esc is barely warm after landing with normal 7-8 minutes of flying. So I would not worry about cooling the esc. Setting up an air channel for the motor, as you did, is a good idea.
The Visa does not have a chin cowl at all. Once the landing gear is installed (relatively painful to drill the access holes for the landing gear mount screws), I found there is no reason to access the fuze from the back. A chin cowl, and it's mount hardware would add some weight.
Regards,