yeah turbo prop is outa my buget.ive already pent close to $ 800 on it to this point my budget to get cover and an engine right now is $300. and im still open to ideas on covering.

dose anyone now how heave a bom i should carry to minamize weight but still get a realy effective drop. the bomb i was planing to use is foam with a split in the middle where a kinder egg container gose so i can pack flower in. i also have plansfor a missle like a peace of foam with an electrif engine and some led weight so it just stays summerged i still have no clue on weight. also i have desided to buy a super tiger .51 abs im spinning a 12 by 6 prop my friend gave me it lookes to be 11 5 but ill let him win and say its 12 6 .

Nice Eagles,
I learned to fly on one, as it was the prefered first plane then, and that club was in Eldon, Mo. close to the Lake of the Ozarks. ( LORCS )Many of those Eagles had the plywood side window knock outs left in and the front window built up with balsa for superior strength. Black mono kote for windows cut same as the plastic kept the look the same. We also left in the knock out in the last former and ran the elevator nyrod out ther for water tight fit. We converted to Taildrager mode so floats could be installed easily by just removing the wheels. A set of plastic LG holders was installed aft of the main gear for the rear span on the floats. A bed of silicone under the wing for a water wing seal. Overall it was a fine sea plane. One Feb. our at monthly meeting we made up foam flaot cores for anyone who attended. This was back in the late 80s
I still have the floats!

well i thought i should talk about what ive done since my last post. i had a change in thoughts and changed the engine to one i know a bit about im not useing an os .61 fx .ive sheeted the elivator and horizontal stabalizer and soon will do the vertical fin. other then that i havnt done much to it since thoughs pic, ill post pics of the progress as soon as i have them. ive also came up with a nose art for the plane but no sure paint schem.

hey gang long time no talk soo i have some more pics sadly im still not covered but i just keep finding things i feel need tweeked. ive sheeted the tail serfeces with thisn balsa but im not trying to get major strength. on the belly of the plane i added 1/16 balsa by the tail wheel servo to make it easer to cover. i have used an os engin i just feel that its a better engin i know some dissagree this is just my personal prefrence, its a .61 fx and it looks a beast. im still waiting on a bomb ralese and sig white silk and stik it witch i ordered from my local hobbie shop.there is also a pic of the nose art i drew up and of my old eagles art any one have i deas on coulor seeing the nose art. well that what i have for know any more pics id love to see modified or stock.

cartoon?

nice nose art.

yee a cartoon i thought the nose looked like a beek and since it was an eagle 2 why not make and angry bird on the front i think im going to name the plane angry cock i was thinking basic silver and d day sripes mabie an odd colored tail and wing tips all is going to be auto paint.

Great name

can anyone help me get some more travle out of my flaps i have included some pics. right now its a rounder aleron with pin hingest dead centerand a 3/4 inch long control horn . now how can i increse my travle??????

a longer horn on your servo

I'm repairing some wear and tear and minor crash damage to my Eagle (built 12 years ago, but I just started flying in '07-life got in the way). I may do the sheeted tail, I like the looks and I have had warping problems on the stab.

Chuck R.

Use the robart hinge pins and do the same as a topflite P-47 flap, just download the instructions and follow that, it will allow about 60 degrees of defection, the robart hinges are externally mounted and in a v setup on the bottom of the wing and flap.

i was looking into useing the robert door hinge as a flap hinge. but that might work the only problem i have is the alerons used as flaps are realy thin and i doubt id have anuf room for glueing.

well im neering the finish of building and will soon move into putting covereing on. just a couple more thingsto be done. i plan on adding struts and to add shape to the top of the fusalage. i added 1/8th by 1/4 inch balsa strops to the bottom to add shape and formed it around the stearing servo, i also added a parge peace of 1/4 inch balsa to the front section of the fusalage bottom and shaped it to streemline the landing gear. i droped the idea of the bomb release instead i will me makeing the furthest part of the fusagale to except a tow rope i was thinking of useing a treaded rod for a pull pull sytem so a rope can fit in the hole. anyways heres some pick anyone have any adias as to strenghthin the wing at this moment the plane weighs in at 7 pounds with the engin and finished im estimateing in around 8-9 pounds. since i plan on doing stol and lite accro with it i need the wings strong i was thinking mabie to sheet sertin parts????like i did to the tail serfeses.i will also be adding a vent on the side front portion of the fuse kinda like a bf 109 has just for looks and posibly to add ventalation to the batery and electronics.im soo happy how its turning out.

what do you all think of adding 1/32 balsa on the tings leading edge??? im not trying to grab to much strength i just want to pull off a tight rool or loop with out the wings sheering off from stress. oh any one have pics or diagrams of how i can atach struts to my plane??? any help guys and galls......

This is just my 2 cents worth. I may be wrong.
If the wing shears, it will fold near the center, not on the outer wing panel.
By adding weight with the sheeting, you are creating more stress on the center of the wing.
This would increase the chances of the wing folding.
This kit has been around for a long time. I would go with the designers plans.
I had one and it lasted for years. It can take a beating.
If you want to put functional struts on it, go ahead and try sheeting.
Ron

im sure your right but id like to beef it up so it dosnt shift or stress out the spars.

ok ive finished one wing strut but its easy for now on till i have to cover.i went to the local hobby shop and was told how to make the struts stiff and it was easy going. well i cant realy explane how i did it all but here are pics.

Nice job!

well there bplth finished now and it added a substanchal amount of srength but at the tip where i expect to strike the wing once or twice soo i think ill sheet it with 1/32 or 1/16 sheet balsa. i think im going to build one of thoughs sights that acrobatic planes have on the wing tips just for something to do. oh yeah my plane is getting close to 9 pounds will this effect my flight i do have all the extra power and the wings should have efficient lift. oh anyone have drawings for woden skis i wana build a pair for the eagle though it wont see this winters flight? and thanks for following and for the advice

just some more pics!!!!1

Let us know if the wing struts tend to vibrate or flap as the wind goes over and under them. I'm curious to the affect that the attachments may have. Ron

im courius can you elaborate on what you mean buy over and under ????

The strut might act as an airfoil and air flow goes over the top and bottom. Maybe it will cause a type of flutter.
Toss it around with some of your flying pals. It probably isn't anything to be concerned about.
I liked the way your installation looks. If it doesn't cause problems I may copy the idea from you.
Thanks, Ron