RCU Forums

RCU Forums (https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/)
-   Kit Building (https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-building-121/)
-   -   TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight (https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-building-121/6568090-tf-piper-arrow-ge-kit-first-flight.html)

stelios 11-01-2007 03:30 PM
TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
1 Attachment(s)

I today had my first flight with my kit. Very steady, no triming needed and very low stalling speed.

It came out 6,6 kgs. I used Robart pneumatic retracts, operational flaps and cockpit interior kit. On the nose I have an OS Fs-120E. No lead weight needed. Glassed and painted.

On a little hard landing nose gear broke. Particularly the steal axle that connects the strut with the arm. I would really prefer it to be as heavy duty as the wing gears where the strut is nested in the arm.

Attached you will find a photo of it.

Stelios

touch and go 11-01-2007 04:26 PM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
Your plane looks great and congradulations on a successful first flight!

Edwin 11-01-2007 04:33 PM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
Congrats,
What else can I say. Very nice looking Arrow.
Edwin

GRANT ED 11-01-2007 07:19 PM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
Looks very nice. Any more pics?

0z0 11-02-2007 06:14 AM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
What a beauty Piper, nice squeme paint. Congratulations.

tlgibson97 11-02-2007 08:11 AM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
That is a beauty. One that could almost pass as a full scale pic.

Deadeye 11-02-2007 11:24 AM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
Nice plane, I'm working on mine right now. How did you glass the corrugation area? Did you slit the glass, or cut the oval shape out completely?

stelios 11-02-2007 01:43 PM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
1 Attachment(s)
I tried not to glass the corrugation area or at least to use the least possible amount of epoxy. Then I immediately wiped as much epoxy as possible with clean kitchen paper. By doing that the glass fabric detached from the balsa filler that was used to smoothen the corrugations. The next day that epoxy had fully cured I cut the glass fabric over each single corrugation and sand the edges around the cut with sand paper. Wherever needed I used balsa filler once again to smoothen even more the corrugation.

Here are some more photos.

Stelios

Deadeye 11-02-2007 01:50 PM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 

ORIGINAL: stelios

I tried not to glass the corrugation area or at least to use the least possible amount of epoxy. Then I immediately wiped as much epoxy as possible with clean kitchen paper. By doing that the glass fabric detached from the balsa filler that was used to smoothen the corrugations. The next day that epoxy had fully cured I cut the glass fabric over each single corrugation and sand the edges around the cut with sand paper. Wherever needed I used balsa filler once again to smoothen even more the corrugation.

Here are some more photos.

Stelios

Very cool. Thanks for the tip.

tailskid 11-03-2007 09:48 PM
RE: TF Piper Arrow GE kit - first flight
 
I just got to get back to building mine!!!![&o]


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:30 AM.


Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.