ORIGINAL: Taurus Flyer
The Wester Taurus is a reconstruction of the maybe ever existing and in the past Oldest Taurus on Earth, .
And this Taurus never did fly with proportional, just reeds..
Flying will take place next summer or earlier. This is also depending from workload.
When designing the plane now, I am convinced that it is a beautiful plane.
The wing will nearly be the same as from your Top Flite Taurus only less dihedral because of the less fuselage height. I will use the threated hangings also. And maybe elastic bands to mount the wing.
The horizontal tailplane does have less diagonals than the Top Flite Taurus, I did find out with the crate picture.
I noticed your plans call for modern interior dowel and mounting bolts instead of dowels and rubber bands. I know it's a big mess to use them, but to be authentic, you need the dowels and rubber bands, so I'm glad you are considering them.
I think I know what you mean when you say it never flew on proportional, but if my Taurus-2
fuselage is part of the "oldest Taurus on earth", then it DID FLY later on a proportional radio, but with a different wing, and stab thickness....correct? Is that what you mean?
I know you didn't specifically ask for them, but to double-check fuselage accuracy, let me give you a few more measurements from the fuselage. Since the fuse should be the same except for the stabilizer and wing, these figures should all be the same as mine in your fuselage.
Height:
130 mm from top to bottom at the front of the wing saddle, (L.E.)
110 mm " " " " " " rear of the wing saddle. (T.E.)
84 mm from top to bottom at the point where the fin begins
Length from the bottom tip of the fuselage, (where it meets the bottom of the rudder) to the nose is 47-1/2 inches (I don't have a measuring tape that long in mm).
My fuselage weighs 1 lb 9.8 oz silked and doped and with a 2-1/4" nosewheel. If you use contest balsa as Ed did, yours should even weigh less due to the fabric covered, non-sheeted, and thinner stab.
One question...What do you mean when you say the "horizontail tailplane does have less diagonals than the Top Flite Taurus..."? What do my mean "less diagonals".
Good luck in your building and flying
Duane