Originally Posted by
Gray Beard
Tom,
I watched you do the build but with Zor's well honed skills I would like to see and learn. Build threads are usually posted by the same people but lately I have been following some fellows I have never seen doing them before and have been very impressed with there skills and will be doing a few things differently myself.
Be nice to watch Zor instead of just watching Bob hack his way through another build.
I didn't bother with posting a build on my latest, I went hit and miss in Ricks Up-Roar thread.
A Zor build would be exciting to watch!!
Here are a few modifications I am making _ _ _
1- Making the wings joined at their root with laminated joiners ... (drawing posted and pictures of the components).
2- Adding to the wing roots so in a bad landing they resist changing dimensions at the leading edge and trailing edge. IOW (In Other Words) crushing the fuselage sides inward or pulling them outward ...
3- Providing for the wing roots to be tied to the landing gear which goes across the fuselage bottom. This to resist the wing roots to be pulled upward out of their attachment to the fuselage.
4- Provision for quick switch over from trigear to tail dragger and vice versa ... (drawing and pictures posted).
5- Installation of flaps and ailerons without any gaps of importance while being activated to 40 degrees of rotation ... (drawing posted).
6- Exteniosn of the rudder top to increase effectiveness (authority as some say) due to the increase mass in the wings with the flaps, ailerons and servos. (drawing posted) ...
7- Tail assembly bolted instead of being cemented. This to provide adjustment of the decalage angle to optimize flying characteristics ...
8- Engine (OS MAX 55 AX) to be installed inverted for nicer looking fuselage front ...
9- Removable and re-installable tail wheel 1 1/2 inch diameter when converting trigear to tail dragger ...
10- Will be covered and finished with Ceconite light and genuine aircraft dope like full size airplanes.
11- Possible other modifications as I go along _ _ _
Some of the design modifications drawings and some pictures of preliminary construction were posted in the thread mentioned above. I am now not posting any of that stuff in that thread anymore. Apparently I misjudged the intentions of that thread. I thought it was for posting
kit buildinng and in particular for
Kadet kit building.
Many thanks Gray Beard for your encouragement. The present situation I have been put in are not favorable for me to initiate a build thread. I was brought in as a Brother wiithout my request and without being invited (that is the actual facts and the truth) and now was removed (#137 and #169).
Wishing you and your family and all your close friends . . . . .
A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.
Zor