Veco Sioux
06-01-2002, 09:10 AM
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Veco Sioux
Ron,
Looks great! You might consider sending the picture to Randy Randolph at FM for his "Small Talk" column and/or to Joe Wagner (designer of the Sioux). Both together formed the SMALL (Small Aircraft Lovers League) group.
George
Looks great! You might consider sending the picture to Randy Randolph at FM for his "Small Talk" column and/or to Joe Wagner (designer of the Sioux). Both together formed the SMALL (Small Aircraft Lovers League) group.
George
06-30-2002, 09:56 AM
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Yes it is - to get the weight down for electric flight I redesigned the fuselage from the outline in. Doc Mathews' plans call for a lite ply fuse - as you can see I did the whole thing in 1/4 balsa. I had some glueing problems with the framework due to the tension on the uprights from the swayback of the upper and lower longerons.
From the wing forward is inset 1/8 balsa around the framework.
I also changed the nose to hide the electric motor and it looks a little different from the orginal. There is a hatch on the bottom behind the landing gear to get to the battery.
I also put a flat section in the middle of the wing simple because I prefer the looks of it. That stretched the wingspan to about 64".
I've completed the covering and am in the process of final assembly. Hopefully first flight sometime this week. I post pix of it when its done.
Ron
From the wing forward is inset 1/8 balsa around the framework.
I also changed the nose to hide the electric motor and it looks a little different from the orginal. There is a hatch on the bottom behind the landing gear to get to the battery.
I also put a flat section in the middle of the wing simple because I prefer the looks of it. That stretched the wingspan to about 64".
I've completed the covering and am in the process of final assembly. Hopefully first flight sometime this week. I post pix of it when its done.
Ron
