supra fly 2500 build thread.
02-21-2010, 03:57 AM
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RE: supra fly 2500 build thread.
wing skins and tail skins now made , good quality balsa from FLIGHT HOOK UK, 16 g per sheet 1.5 mm .
All foam items from STEVE DUNNING of elation models top quality cutting steve , many thanks. (ELATION MODELS ). GREAT JOB STEVE .
All foam items from STEVE DUNNING of elation models top quality cutting steve , many thanks. (ELATION MODELS ). GREAT JOB STEVE .
02-21-2010, 02:35 PM
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Hi guys,
does any one have any colour photos of the supra fly 2500 ?? , i can not find any! ,i was going to order the film.......
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steve
does any one have any colour photos of the supra fly 2500 ?? , i can not find any! ,i was going to order the film.......
kind regards
steve
02-26-2010, 01:18 PM
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RE: supra fly 2500 build thread.
wow,
great pic do we have a under side ??, cowl moulds are complete so will be laying a cowl up this weekend , tail plane is skinned , will post pics ver soon . many thanks for great feed back.
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great pic do we have a under side ??, cowl moulds are complete so will be laying a cowl up this weekend , tail plane is skinned , will post pics ver soon . many thanks for great feed back.
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02-26-2010, 04:09 PM
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RE: supra fly 2500 build thread.
Steve,
that looks like some light foam! I hadn't realized how thin the SF 2500 airfoils are. Nice.
You'll probably have a few foam components together soon. Are you using 1.5 mm or 2 mm balsa for sheeting? Oops, you're in the UK - I assume Europe is all metric - must be 1/16"?
David.
that looks like some light foam! I hadn't realized how thin the SF 2500 airfoils are. Nice.
You'll probably have a few foam components together soon. Are you using 1.5 mm or 2 mm balsa for sheeting? Oops, you're in the UK - I assume Europe is all metric - must be 1/16"?
David.
02-27-2010, 11:42 AM
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ok ,
quick pics , cowl moulds all drilled of and nuts glued on , ensure a good claming area . see pics.
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quick pics , cowl moulds all drilled of and nuts glued on , ensure a good claming area . see pics.
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02-28-2010, 03:44 AM
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front deck now skinned 1mm 16gram balsa , the glue used was GORILLA GLUE , what great glue and sands fantastic no effort required.
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02-28-2010, 03:41 PM
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Steve,
I do not have any color picture of Supra Fly 2500 underside. But a good guess is it is green with possibly two or tri-color rectangles for better visibility what is top and underside of wing when flying. I know he had this on his Curare and other planes. I have tried to find the German magazine FMT 4/89 on ebay Germany but so far no luck. Maybe it could be some more color picture in that magazine but I doubt.
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I do not have any color picture of Supra Fly 2500 underside. But a good guess is it is green with possibly two or tri-color rectangles for better visibility what is top and underside of wing when flying. I know he had this on his Curare and other planes. I have tried to find the German magazine FMT 4/89 on ebay Germany but so far no luck. Maybe it could be some more color picture in that magazine but I doubt.
/Bo
02-28-2010, 03:56 PM
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RE: supra fly 2500 build thread.
pics of cowl, making some head way now . this is the first cowl out the mould, next one will have a heavyer cloth.
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fuzz well on the way , as it is a standard box fuzz with decks i will not go to deep in to this , at the present time it comes in at 350 grams. no mods made to make the fuzz lighter , all to the plan.
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Steve,
excellent stuff. It looks like you'll have her framed up in another few days!
Can you show some pictures of the fuse interior? How many formers?
The smaller SF25 has about 8 of them - all 1/8" ply - way too heavy! They need to be replaced for lite ply and 3/16" balsa. Sides are also 1/8" plus 1/8" solid ply doubler...
I think I'm going to town on the Mystic 30 fuse this afternoon - see how many oz I can shed.
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excellent stuff. It looks like you'll have her framed up in another few days!
Can you show some pictures of the fuse interior? How many formers?
The smaller SF25 has about 8 of them - all 1/8" ply - way too heavy! They need to be replaced for lite ply and 3/16" balsa. Sides are also 1/8" plus 1/8" solid ply doubler...
I think I'm going to town on the Mystic 30 fuse this afternoon - see how many oz I can shed.
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03-15-2010, 11:23 PM
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Steve,
thanks for the photos of the fuse inner. You say four formers are used - I see three in the wing saddle area plus the FW. Are there no formers from the wing TE to the tail? Is it stiff enough that one wasn't needed at the stab LE? What's the size of the fuse sides you're using?
Keep them coming.
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thanks for the photos of the fuse inner. You say four formers are used - I see three in the wing saddle area plus the FW. Are there no formers from the wing TE to the tail? Is it stiff enough that one wasn't needed at the stab LE? What's the size of the fuse sides you're using?
Keep them coming.
David.