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whaturi 02-12-2006 06:04 PM

u can do profile
 
i destroyed my great planes u can do foamy 1 to many times so i started building a balsa version. ithe balsa frame weighs .23 pounds and the foam plane only weighs .4 pounds. i'll see after covering what the total weight savings is.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../ucando001.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../ucando002.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../ucando004.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../ucando003.jpg

AFSalmon 02-13-2006 10:42 AM

RE: u can do profile
 
Wow that looks light! Keep us posted.[8D]

krayzc-RCU 02-13-2006 06:45 PM

RE: u can do profile
 
love the plan

dhooks 02-13-2006 09:43 PM

RE: u can do profile
 
Sweet!

whaturi 02-15-2006 07:49 AM

RE: u can do profile
 
almost done
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../ucando007.jpg

mnrcaerobat 02-15-2006 11:31 AM

RE: u can do profile
 
what covering are you using? How do you like it? I have never used any of the "lite coverings." Are they similar to regular covering?

whaturi 02-15-2006 01:26 PM

RE: u can do profile
 
i am not sure what brand my covering is. it came with a miniflash kit by mountain models. it is very light and has a foggy tone before you shrink it. after shrinking, it goes pure clear.

lite covering is great to work with. adhesive melting points will differ between manufaturer, but are generally lower. the great thing about lite covering is how it shrinks. i guess you have to be careful not to burn a hole in it with the heat gun, but generally, it shrinks real quickly and seems to be more forgiving with wrinkles. oh, and another thing is make sure to seal it reeeal well before you heat gun it. it seems to peal away kind of easy.. but again, seal it well and it should not be a problem.

whaturi 02-18-2006 05:09 PM

RE: u can do profile
 
it's done, it flies great! just like it's foam brother, but way more stiff. it came out at 15 ounces ready to fly. now im tempted to build a profile for my thunder tiger .46!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../ucando010.jpg

krayzc-RCU 02-18-2006 06:19 PM

RE: u can do profile
 
great work !!!


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