Hacker

i know its boring, but i need a backup for N-ville. decided to scratch out a modified knife...made the fuse 2 1/4 inches longer to improve the stability in hover. also thought it would help me learn the rolling harrier i saw Gator do.....should i make the elevator and rudder slightly larger for more leverage to overcome the added length? or is it a non issue?

Hacker

and a close up of the hatch framing....this is the easiest way to install gear....imho

akahoverit

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Learning rolling circles like gator just takes gallons and hours, no special plane is needed lol.

jmulder

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I enlarged my tail surfaces and love it!! I read somewhere that some guy made the little verticle fin functional as well.

TERMAGATOR

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I attached the vertical fin to the rudder on my knife.....I also dog-eared the outside corners of the ailerons to keep them from breaking in some of them misfortunate hovers...G

jmulder

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So it was you............I might do that on my next Knife.

Goinstraightup

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My Knife is framed up like Gators, with the dog eared ailerons and full rudder. An incurable case of SPADitis interrupted it's completion.....

I almost was thinking of doing that with my Knife (the longer fuse), but I had it framed up when I got the idea. I am really interested to hear how it goes.

Jeff A

Hacker

Here she is in the bones all fitted up and ready for final sanding then on to the covering shop. ....thinking about a tear away scheme.
.....think i will call this one" The Nashville Edition"

Hacker

And i thought it would be fun to see the comparison between the long and short.

goinstraightup...come to Nashville pro bro, and you can fly the crap outta it yourself

Goinstraightup

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Hacker,

Thanks for the invite! Would love to be there, but afraid I'm trapped up here.

Frame up looks great!

Jeff A

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made it to the covering shop...top of wing...supposed to be a tear away...oh well what ever

777M8

Looks good Bro. I cvered my knife wing last night also
no pic yet Guess I am going to have to get a dig camera.

Bill

Hacker

thanks B Bill...these cameras are gettin pretty cheap...cant beat em....like to see your knife.

TERMAGATOR

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that looks KOOL Mike,,,,looking forward to seeing it inperson....Gator

Hacker

thanks g...hope it lasts that long

Hacker

Mrs Hacker shows us the bottom side

Vref

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Thank God for transparent Monokote....Just kiddin man, looks awesome.
CM

777M8

Hacker,
I just barrowed a camera for now here is the knife It will be done tonight.

B Bill

777M8

still a little to do on the bottom to

Hacker

B bill,
looks good, are you installing servos as per plan ? (see your hatches are on top) just seems like a pain to do it that way. your shop looks way kool(and much too neat) guess it has to be to build 7 sledges in 30 days! awesome

Verf,
wanted to make her a whole bathing suit out of transparent mono....she said i should make one for myself....no sense of humor
just about done with long knife will post some pics soon

BUCKETOBOLTS

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And don't for get about the flight report!

Kevins_RC

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Hacker - That looks great! Is that one of the planes that I'm going to fly in Nashville? <LOL> The bottom covering scheme looks like a modified slime job - Too Cool!
I did break down and rebuild my Aeron yesterday. I had to re-build the 2 outer right bays of the wing. It's going to be heavier (to say the least), but flyable. I just that to rig it out again and rebuild some servos. I hope to test fly her this week. I bought a new Futaba 9C, so it will have to be programmed too before test flight.
Kevin

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yes sireeeeee....i will treat her gentle so she lasts to nashville. you can give it the ole "wring out"
have dorked the orig knife 4 times....finally had to cut out a section of the fuse and replace it. (was catching up to flyboone in epoxy consumption!)

777M8

Hatches yea I like em on TOP I did the topcap both ways and it was just easier for me from the top. We'll compair them at Nashville and swap lies.

B Bill

BUCKETOBOLTS

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Hacker, what are you going to power the Long Knife with?

You going to put the tank in the wing or on the side of the fuse?