dav.ie

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STUNNING ! ! ! ! ! ! !   Great team effort.  CONGRATULATIONS.

Begs the question. . . . . What the heck did everyone else in the world do this weekend ? ? ? ? ? ? [X(] 

icepilot

MEN FOR F:::: DRENGE!!!
You guys are crazy!! I was watching the webcam yesterday, worked late last night and logged on today - and YOU HAVE FLOWN ALREADY!!!
That was great, please build a 1/2 scale F-16 next time and I will come down to watch!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

olnico

Men, I absolutely love the cheering of the crowd and the joy among the audience.
The video is worth watching just for this.
Very well done guys and fantastic spirit...

polarit

Don't know about anybody else - i have been knee-deep in styropor and tape this weekend

here are the build team


new pictures in the album
http://www.mfk-falken.dk/galleri/mai...2_itemId=20009


a half-size F-16 ...... hmmmmmm i think it will be too heavy for the rules and regs in Denmark
maybe a 1/3 scale F-16

Xairflyer

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Amazing loved the landing, looks a bit tail heavy or maybe just too much movement on elevators but it looks like it could nearlly be flown indoors it turns so tight

polarit

it was a wee bit tailheavy, and we have the wheels a wee bit too far forward

Xairflyer

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Surprised you said it was made from ordinary polystyrene, I would have thought it difficult to roll as you did without it breaking

polarit

Just tape the side that is going to be outside, tape it like you would a slopewing

Chris-G

Well done guys!

I will start drinking Tuborg from now on.

Xairflyer

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I thought it looked like a tape, what tape did you use? we have a glassfibre tape here we refer to as bullet tape that is normally used on foam.

polarit

Just use regular packaging tape, we used very little reinforced tape (it's heavy)
There is a little reinforced tape here and there - and used to mount the wing to the fuse

watch the weight, and it will fly just fine.
The DC-10 weighs around 22 kg, with a span and length over 5 meters, and flies well with a simjet 3000 at less than half throttle.(6-7 kg thrust)
only take off was full throttle.

it was radargun'ed the second flight, and the speed was around 29-32 kmh when it touched down.

don't fly it like a ultra bandit on stereoids - it WILLbreak apart !!
don't even try to fly it like a boomerang.


edit:
When properly taped, a 20mm polystyrene sheet can be rolled like this

try it - you will be surprised the amount it can be rolled, and the strength of the tube

Carsten Groen

This was THE funniest, craziest, impressive jetmeeting I have attaended
Keld and Kasper ("Carbon Customs" here) deserves a big hand for getting the idea to do this (and pulling it off in a weekend!) !
It was a great pleasure to be just a little part of the gang doing this project, to see this big "foam monster" takeoff was something out of this world !!!
Pictures from the jetmeeting (and lots of DC10 pics) in JetDanmark's gallery: http://jetdanmark.dk/e107_plugins/au....php?show=2011

polarit

One from today
quite windy at the moment of flight - 6 m/s (much for such a low wingloading)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7MzlfnBsAI

plane and pilot

zacharyR

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not one person ASKED WHY ?????

Desertlakesflying

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Why not? No reason to ask why.

InboundLZ

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OUTSTANDING!

on_your_six

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Nice Job.. needs a bit more power...

Maybe you guys can start work at Boeing tomorrow? Show them how to build fast.

Desertlakesflying

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Won't happen................Well unless they build that non-union shop in the Carolinas.

Carsten Groen

Video from the construction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGALfBuKbWc

Ali

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Superb effort guys.. Well done!

Xairflyer

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What is the white foam stuff used for some of the gluing

polarit

Most of the gluing are done with PU foam

in Denmark we have two kinds (that i know of)
one is a spraycan with a piece of tube attached - this foam will expand AFTER it is sprayed


the other one is different - with a gun-type applicator/nossle, and most of the expansion is done in the applicator
the can is mounted upside-down.


Use the one where most of the expansion happens in the applicator - so the gluejoints aren't pushed apart.
and try it on a few pieces of foam before gluing your new masterpiece

CraigG

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Wow, what a project! Watching the video, I was waiting for one of the "biggest wind turbine props in Denmark" to slice that thing in two! Maybe they weren't as close as they looked.

Great and entertaining flight! Congratulations!

Craig

Scherg

Due to wrong resolution, I have removed the construction video. A new video with the correct resolution are oploading and will be available at appr. 7:30 pm CET (undskyld, Carsten ).

Regards
Tony

Carsten Groen

No problem Tony, it shows how much we all love your nice videos