Show Your Sig SE's
03-25-2004, 12:36 PM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
Mine. This year will be its 4th summer. Its had a couple oopses, but nothing major other than a midair where it killed a GP Cap and a spectular looking wing-rubberband failure, both during its first summer. Irvine 53 for power. 12-4 or 12-5 props. 3/4" added to the rudder. The little graphic just forward of the canopy is for the Cap that that flew into me while I was hovering - he lost his tail while I lost an aileron and a good chunk of one wing panel.
03-25-2004, 04:01 PM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
Here is mine with
Sullivan tail wheel Assy
Evolution .46
APC 11 x 6
located wing dowel from the fuselage into the wing ( no chance of missing the hole now)
Since these pictures were taken I have had 3 crashes, 1) Deadstick into field ripped landing gear 2) stalled on approach broke Righ LE and Rt wing Dowel 3) Test Flight after 2nd Crash, landed to hard ripped landing gear off & into lower sheeting of both wings Now Awaiting Repairs.
Sullivan tail wheel Assy
Evolution .46
APC 11 x 6
located wing dowel from the fuselage into the wing ( no chance of missing the hole now)
Since these pictures were taken I have had 3 crashes, 1) Deadstick into field ripped landing gear 2) stalled on approach broke Righ LE and Rt wing Dowel 3) Test Flight after 2nd Crash, landed to hard ripped landing gear off & into lower sheeting of both wings Now Awaiting Repairs.
06-24-2004, 04:21 AM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
Here is a picture of my new kit built SE.
Nothing out of the ordinary except for the flap/aileron arrangement.
OS46SF power and a 12.25x3.75 in. APC propeller
JR NES-511 servos in the fuselage. Hitec 225 servos in the wing. 7 servos in all.
All up weight: 5 lbs (somewhat dissapointing)
I have split the ailerons at about midspan in order to be able to use flaps and ailerons independently of each other. I have used mixers in my JR 388 Tx in order to obtain:
- Flaps (with or without drooping ailerons)
- Crow (ailerons deflects upwards, while the flaps deflect downwards with some elevator mixed in to compensate for pitch changes)
- Aileron-flap mixing (I like really slow rolls so I probably do not need the flaps to operate as aileron surfaces but I will try it anyway)
- Elevator-flap mixing (up elevator deflects the flaps downward and vice versa)
Also I choose to use pinned hinges instead of flex hinges and a DuBro tailwheel bracket instead of the one supplied with the kit.
As soon as the weather turns better (presently there is a lot of rain) I will get some descent pictures and submit a flying report.
/Red B.
Nothing out of the ordinary except for the flap/aileron arrangement.
OS46SF power and a 12.25x3.75 in. APC propeller
JR NES-511 servos in the fuselage. Hitec 225 servos in the wing. 7 servos in all.
All up weight: 5 lbs (somewhat dissapointing)
I have split the ailerons at about midspan in order to be able to use flaps and ailerons independently of each other. I have used mixers in my JR 388 Tx in order to obtain:
- Flaps (with or without drooping ailerons)
- Crow (ailerons deflects upwards, while the flaps deflect downwards with some elevator mixed in to compensate for pitch changes)
- Aileron-flap mixing (I like really slow rolls so I probably do not need the flaps to operate as aileron surfaces but I will try it anyway)
- Elevator-flap mixing (up elevator deflects the flaps downward and vice versa)
Also I choose to use pinned hinges instead of flex hinges and a DuBro tailwheel bracket instead of the one supplied with the kit.
As soon as the weather turns better (presently there is a lot of rain) I will get some descent pictures and submit a flying report.
/Red B.
06-24-2004, 09:28 AM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
Would you guys recomend this for a second plane? It would be my first real kit, i tried making a wing for a dazzler from scratch, but it didn't work out. I've been looking for a good low wing and from what you guys are saying its pretty nice.
Thanks for your help,
Joe
Thanks for your help,
Joe
06-24-2004, 10:14 AM
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ORIGINAL: Jomamma
Would you guys recomend this for a second plane? It would be my first real kit, i tried making a wing for a dazzler from scratch, but it didn't work out. I've been looking for a good low wing and from what you guys are saying its pretty nice.
Thanks for your help,
Joe
Would you guys recomend this for a second plane? It would be my first real kit, i tried making a wing for a dazzler from scratch, but it didn't work out. I've been looking for a good low wing and from what you guys are saying its pretty nice.
Thanks for your help,
Joe
06-24-2004, 10:25 PM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
I toasted mine allready (thats because I had a queer looking backstreet Boy trying to fly it ) ????????????????I dont know dont ask[
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06-28-2004, 01:49 PM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
Here´s mine
Have had about 10 flights on it but have some problems with the engine shutting down when flying inverted. Will have to check the fueling lines...
Flies great!!
/Johan
Have had about 10 flights on it but have some problems with the engine shutting down when flying inverted. Will have to check the fueling lines...
Flies great!!
/Johan
06-29-2004, 09:33 PM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
i have heard of some problems with the engine cutting out inverted because the clunck in the tank gets to the top of the take before the gas does and it puts air bubbles in the line, or it could be the clunk is stuck at the bottom of the tank, and all the fuel goes to the top?
06-29-2004, 11:09 PM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
Here are a few pics of my SE. It is covered in Solartex and painted with Latex paint. I mounted the engine sideways and constructed a balsa cowl. I have about 25 flights on it. It's a great performer.
07-08-2004, 02:21 AM
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Here is mine. It has a monokote covered fuse with ultracote on everything else. This was my first kit. It was easier than I thought it would be. I'm debating on whether I should put the tail braces on. I have an irvine .53 on it. That should pull it around pretty good.
07-08-2004, 06:53 AM
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ORIGINAL: zetor
Here is mine. It has a monokote covered fuse with ultracote on everything else. This was my first kit. It was easier than I thought it would be. I'm debating on whether I should put the tail braces on. I have an irvine .53 on it. That should pull it around pretty good.
Here is mine. It has a monokote covered fuse with ultracote on everything else. This was my first kit. It was easier than I thought it would be. I'm debating on whether I should put the tail braces on. I have an irvine .53 on it. That should pull it around pretty good.
By all means put the tail braces on. If you built it per instructions then you cut away about 1/2 of the trailing edge balsa that runs the length of the vertical stab to the fuse bottom significantly weakening it. This was done to make room for the rod connecting the elevator halves. With the Irvine 53 any violent snaps can snap the stab off. Remember "A stitch in time saves nine"
Pete
07-13-2004, 02:04 AM
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RE: Show Your Sig SE's
ORIGINAL: Red B.
Here is a picture of my new kit built SE.
Nothing out of the ordinary except for the flap/aileron arrangement.
OS46SF power and a 12.25x3.75 in. APC propeller
JR NES-511 servos in the fuselage. Hitec 225 servos in the wing. 7 servos in all.
All up weight: 5 lbs (somewhat dissapointing)
I have split the ailerons at about midspan in order to be able to use flaps and ailerons independently of each other. I have used mixers in my JR 388 Tx in order to obtain:
- Flaps (with or without drooping ailerons)
- Crow (ailerons deflects upwards, while the flaps deflect downwards with some elevator mixed in to compensate for pitch changes)
- Aileron-flap mixing (I like really slow rolls so I probably do not need the flaps to operate as aileron surfaces but I will try it anyway)
- Elevator-flap mixing (up elevator deflects the flaps downward and vice versa)
Also I choose to use pinned hinges instead of flex hinges and a DuBro tailwheel bracket instead of the one supplied with the kit.
As soon as the weather turns better (presently there is a lot of rain) I will get some descent pictures and submit a flying report.
/Red B.
Here is a picture of my new kit built SE.
Nothing out of the ordinary except for the flap/aileron arrangement.
OS46SF power and a 12.25x3.75 in. APC propeller
JR NES-511 servos in the fuselage. Hitec 225 servos in the wing. 7 servos in all.
All up weight: 5 lbs (somewhat dissapointing)
I have split the ailerons at about midspan in order to be able to use flaps and ailerons independently of each other. I have used mixers in my JR 388 Tx in order to obtain:
- Flaps (with or without drooping ailerons)
- Crow (ailerons deflects upwards, while the flaps deflect downwards with some elevator mixed in to compensate for pitch changes)
- Aileron-flap mixing (I like really slow rolls so I probably do not need the flaps to operate as aileron surfaces but I will try it anyway)
- Elevator-flap mixing (up elevator deflects the flaps downward and vice versa)
Also I choose to use pinned hinges instead of flex hinges and a DuBro tailwheel bracket instead of the one supplied with the kit.
As soon as the weather turns better (presently there is a lot of rain) I will get some descent pictures and submit a flying report.
/Red B.