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03-28-2002, 05:01 AM
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Hey guys if you click that little gallery icon under any of your posts you can go to your member gallery's to upload pictures or go to the glider gallery for show and tell now...easier to use and easier to view. All with picture comments and more.
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03-31-2002, 10:39 PM
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Here's my latest sloper. I hope to have it ready for painting by next weekend. The wing in this plane is from the plane that is pictured on the front page of my site - I stuffed it a while back and broke the fuse but the wing was undamaged.
04-06-2002, 02:54 PM
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OK, here's my lineup :
Top : Multiplex ASH26, 4m, not finished yet
Right : Flair ASK8, 3.75m, all built up, ready, but not flown yet
Middle : Multiplex ALpina 4001, 4m, in use
Left : Aeromod Aldij, 2.25m, sloper, in use
Front : Fuselage of my original Alpina (over 20 yrs old), which I am overhauling and installing electric powerplant, to be flown with the wings of the Alpina 4001.
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Top : Multiplex ASH26, 4m, not finished yet
Right : Flair ASK8, 3.75m, all built up, ready, but not flown yet
Middle : Multiplex ALpina 4001, 4m, in use
Left : Aeromod Aldij, 2.25m, sloper, in use
Front : Fuselage of my original Alpina (over 20 yrs old), which I am overhauling and installing electric powerplant, to be flown with the wings of the Alpina 4001.
Michael
04-08-2002, 02:06 AM
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Okay, here's my offering, a 105" scratch-built Minimoa. It was the first thing I wanted to build when I decided to get back into this crazy hobby last year. Grounded62
04-08-2002, 10:10 PM
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Hey Grounded, how long did it take you to design and build that Minmoa. It's gorgeous! Been thinking of a scale project myself in the 2M- 100" range. Keep comming back to a S1-26.
04-09-2002, 01:15 AM
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Hi, Greg, thanks for the kind words. Actually, I used the plans from RC Modeler magazine as a start (plan #804) but I did it my way. Instead of building the fuse from their crutch/formers system, I used two sheets of regular insulating foam cut and glued to make a block and then cut to shape; then the fun really began!
I planked the entire fuse... hadn't ever done that before, and then glassed it. The wings and tailfeathers were standard build, but with all the big thorny things that grow down here, I went ahead and sheeted them with balsa and then glassed them, also.
It probably only took me about 3-4 months but I'd start getting impatient, so I'd put it up and work on another one (I've usually got at least two more I'm building), so it was over a year before I finished. I'm sure glad I took my time, but now I'm almost afraid to fly it. I think I'm going to wait until I find a flying field where the strip itself isn't surrounded by mesquite and yucca bushes! Grounded62
BTW, a 1-26 would be pretty neat... you don't see too many of them as built-up models.
I planked the entire fuse... hadn't ever done that before, and then glassed it. The wings and tailfeathers were standard build, but with all the big thorny things that grow down here, I went ahead and sheeted them with balsa and then glassed them, also.
It probably only took me about 3-4 months but I'd start getting impatient, so I'd put it up and work on another one (I've usually got at least two more I'm building), so it was over a year before I finished. I'm sure glad I took my time, but now I'm almost afraid to fly it. I think I'm going to wait until I find a flying field where the strip itself isn't surrounded by mesquite and yucca bushes! Grounded62
BTW, a 1-26 would be pretty neat... you don't see too many of them as built-up models.
04-11-2002, 12:55 PM
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This is my first try at posting a photo. If it works, it will be my new Laser Arts Sovereign. The first flight was yesterday (soaring season is again open in Michigan). Had some late afternoon thermals that would fly a John Deere tractor. Test glide on the Sovereign indicated I did not understand everything about V tails or my new 8U (a little confusion between V tail and Elevon programing). After we got that straighten out, it went up the winch straight as an arrow and flew great right off the hook. The only mods are a single, center spoiler and bolt on wing. All and all a very good day.
04-12-2002, 03:16 AM
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Schweizer 1-34
Here is my pride and joy
a 2.5 meter (100") Schweizer 1-34. All balsa construction from an old Sterling kit. The fuse is glassed and painted, the outer wing panels are covered in RhinoCover.
And with my Hanger 9 Cub tow plane.
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a 2.5 meter (100") Schweizer 1-34. All balsa construction from an old Sterling kit. The fuse is glassed and painted, the outer wing panels are covered in RhinoCover.
And with my Hanger 9 Cub tow plane.
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04-12-2002, 06:53 PM
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What a pretty plane! I have a soft spot for the older scale gliders and that is a really nice example. 100" too! You don't see many scale gliders under 3Meters. How does it fly? Thermal OK? What did the all-up-weight come out to.
04-12-2002, 10:51 PM
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Thanks for the kind words Greg. It weighs close to 5 lbs - I detailed the cockpit, and glassed it which added a bunch of weight. ( couldn't figure out any way to cover all those compound curves with film or fabric....)
It flies nice...we installed spoilerons (I didn't know they were called that at the time) which are needed to get it to quit flying...
The main thrill is the aero tow. It is an adrenalin rush - especially when we (my son and I) pull off a good one. We have not tried for much in the way of thermalling or endurance because both of us were having too much fun tossing it around the sky. The low high speed pass is a sight to behold - it even has the "whistle"....
It flies nice...we installed spoilerons (I didn't know they were called that at the time) which are needed to get it to quit flying...
The main thrill is the aero tow. It is an adrenalin rush - especially when we (my son and I) pull off a good one. We have not tried for much in the way of thermalling or endurance because both of us were having too much fun tossing it around the sky. The low high speed pass is a sight to behold - it even has the "whistle"....
04-18-2002, 04:24 AM
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Sagitta XC--WOW
Here's a photo of my newly finished Sagitta XC. It has a 176" span and weighs 9 3/4 pounds. I built it from plans and stretched the fuse 6" in the rear. I've flown it twelve times using my Chevy 350 winch and it's a real floater. The average flight time with no lift, light wind down the field, and 600 feet to the turnaround is 5 1/2 minutes.
04-18-2002, 04:35 AM
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Gas-Powered Winch--14 Pounds & NO Battery
Here's my recently finished gas-powered winch. It uses a McCullough 32cc engine with a centrifugal clutch. The drum runs on two ball bearings and has a flat-belt brake. The overall size is 18" x 10" x 10" and it weighs just 14 pounds. And there's NO BATTERY to lug around. I've used it ten times to launch my Sorta-Cumic which has a span of 120" and weighs 54 ounces. I wouldn't try anything larger, but I think it would do a great job with 2M or light standard class planes.
04-25-2002, 01:54 AM
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Here's my Dodgson Saber which I built about 10 years ago. It's a great flying plane. 121 inch wing and weighs a tad under 5 lb. It'll safely come down verticle with it's 90 degree flaps employed. Also had a Sagitta 900 that I loved. Lost it night flying. That Sagitta XC is sure tempting!
04-26-2002, 03:17 PM
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Here is my latest sloper. Just need to paint the canopy and see if I can find someone who can cut vinyl to do the roundels and other markings for me (else I guess I'll just have to start masking 
). Wingspan is 66", length is 42". 
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). Wingspan is 66", length is 42". Russ.
04-27-2002, 08:05 AM
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http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amount...o/bruce3ms.jpg
here is my 4 meter swooping by the slope, and my limit soaring over on the south side with gale force winds. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amount.../saguaross.jpg
here is my 4 meter swooping by the slope, and my limit soaring over on the south side with gale force winds. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/amount.../saguaross.jpg
05-13-2002, 02:28 AM
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Gotta whole other gallery to show you folks. The majorityof the aircraft are gonna be Power Slope Scale birds. For the hand ful not familiar with these types of aircraft, they are patterned after the full scale planes. There is some narrative at the start of the page, take a second to read, and get a little more insight on the art of sloping.
Ray
http://airrayinc.com/pss_slopers_i.htm
all pics are thumbnailed, a few links are broken, but drop back by as I am correcting this daily.
Russ, beautiful work as always, now lets hit the slope and bang some wing tips together.
Ray
http://airrayinc.com/pss_slopers_i.htm
all pics are thumbnailed, a few links are broken, but drop back by as I am correcting this daily.
Russ, beautiful work as always, now lets hit the slope and bang some wing tips together.
05-28-2002, 02:19 PM
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Gee.. not much activity in this thread. I posted the above pic about two weeks ago. Anyhow, my Spit is now finished. It took fourth place in the "Prop" class at the PSS Festival. Not too bad for my first competition. 
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Not too bad for my first competition. Russ.
05-30-2002, 09:24 PM
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Nebraska SLOAP Soaring!
Cats:
We ain't got no hills out here!
SO we got to perform the Launch Power
from the Transmitter....
Here is my rendition:
(Aveox 1406/2Y on ten cell 2400 zap nicads through
the Hacker Master 70Optical controller, which is THR
controlled via sw C futaba 8U, Crow call sw A sets
flap dn ail up on the THR stick.)
( 9 Foot W/S, 12 ozsq in W/L, 5.5 lbs.)
Hey, a guy's gotta do wadda......
Have Fun!
We ain't got no hills out here!
SO we got to perform the Launch Power
from the Transmitter....
Here is my rendition:
(Aveox 1406/2Y on ten cell 2400 zap nicads through
the Hacker Master 70Optical controller, which is THR
controlled via sw C futaba 8U, Crow call sw A sets
flap dn ail up on the THR stick.)
( 9 Foot W/S, 12 ozsq in W/L, 5.5 lbs.)
Hey, a guy's gotta do wadda......
Have Fun!
06-03-2002, 08:45 PM
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C'mon Helihead, we have got slopes here in Nebraska! They may not be large but with steady 35mph winds, who cares?
Bring your Zagi down to Chalco sometime! I'll show you what the slope stuff is about. Stay up for hours with NO powerplant at all.
Or, come out to the Sandhills with me. Stunning 300ft. bluffs with perfectly flat land upwind for miles and no trees, rocks, tourists, shrubs, or anything to mess up your plane. Little bit further and you can do some extreme stuff in the Badlands of South Dakota.
Bring your Zagi down to Chalco sometime! I'll show you what the slope stuff is about. Stay up for hours with NO powerplant at all.
Or, come out to the Sandhills with me. Stunning 300ft. bluffs with perfectly flat land upwind for miles and no trees, rocks, tourists, shrubs, or anything to mess up your plane. Little bit further and you can do some extreme stuff in the Badlands of South Dakota.