ORIGINAL: Rcpilet
I need to make some parts too.
I'm building a stand-off scale Cessna Skymaster 337. It's a twin engine --push/pull setup.
When I say "stand-off scale"--I mean stand way the heck off about 20' away and it
might ressemble a 337
I'm kit bashing/scratch building from 2 different planes and some scratch building. The fuse is from an LT-40 and the wing is from a 60 size Bingo. I'm increasing wingspan to 80" and adding removable wingtips 28" long. So- it's a 3-piece wing.
I want to make an air-scoop on the top of the center section of the wing----so that I can force air over the rear engine for good cooling. This scoop will stay permanently attatched to the wing. I want to glass it into the wing and paint it.
Picture a hood scoop on a hot rod.
I just want it to stick up about 1" and be 4" wide. It will basically be a hollow tunnel too allow air to "ram" through the tunnel and down onto the cylinder head.
I was planning on making a foam plug and using the lost foam method.
How can I make the LE of my scoop nice and rounded? I want it to have a nice radius--like a jet engine intake.
Thanks
The "easy" way is to CA/epoxy some pieces of balsa to the leading edge and then sand them to shape. After the balsa is shaped, you can decide if you want to fill the balsa for painting or apply some .75 fiberglass cloth using water base poly to seal and harden the LE.
The "hard" way is to mold your leading edge right into the plug. Of course, you will definitely have to destroy the plug to get all the foam out.