What do you think of FORMOST 150 ?
03-30-2008, 09:06 AM
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RE: What do you think of FORMOST 150 ?
RCISFUN;
Factory formers and tray that almost fell out... Do you think factory did not clean off mold release or just bad glue. Should I re-apply
EPOXY over factory glue?
Robert
Factory formers and tray that almost fell out... Do you think factory did not clean off mold release or just bad glue. Should I re-apply
EPOXY over factory glue?
Robert
03-31-2008, 06:20 AM
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Well with the price of gas what it is today I have decided that I need to take advantage of a small airport that is about 4 miles from my house, my normal jet airport is 50 miles one way. The problem with the close airport is the runway is very rough, to that end I have decided to purchase the BEST struts available so I have ordered a set of Jet-1A struts from Sandor and I would like to thank Sandor for his suggestions.
The struts will be paid for if I eliminate 12 trips to my normal field
The struts will be paid for if I eliminate 12 trips to my normal field
03-31-2008, 06:28 AM
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ORIGINAL: RCISFUN
Well with the price of gas what it is today I have decided that I need to take advantage of a small airport that is about 4 miles from my house, my normal jet airport is 50 miles one way. The problem with the close airport is the runway is very rough, to that end I have decided to purchase the BEST struts available so I have ordered a set of Jet-1A struts from Sandor and I would like to thank Sandor for his suggestions.
The struts will be paid for if I eliminate 12 trips to my normal field
Well with the price of gas what it is today I have decided that I need to take advantage of a small airport that is about 4 miles from my house, my normal jet airport is 50 miles one way. The problem with the close airport is the runway is very rough, to that end I have decided to purchase the BEST struts available so I have ordered a set of Jet-1A struts from Sandor and I would like to thank Sandor for his suggestions.
The struts will be paid for if I eliminate 12 trips to my normal field
Struts go out today to Hamburg...
04-01-2008, 02:12 AM
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RE: What do you think of FORMOST 150 ?
ORIGINAL: randykrul
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You mentioned 3 degrees down thrust on the engine. Do think that is still recommended ?
Randy Krul
Spiderjets
You mentioned 3 degrees down thrust on the engine. Do think that is still recommended ?
Randy Krul
Randy,
I have not been able to do further testing, in particular checking the CG and/or incidence of the turbine.
I will keep you posted when I will resume further testing.
Nicolas.
04-01-2008, 02:15 AM
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RCISFUN;
Factory formers and tray that almost fell out... Do you think factory did not clean off mold release or just bad glue. Should I re-apply
EPOXY over factory glue?
Robert
RCISFUN;
Factory formers and tray that almost fell out... Do you think factory did not clean off mold release or just bad glue. Should I re-apply
EPOXY over factory glue?
Robert
04-03-2008, 05:54 AM
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ORIGINAL: RCISFUN
Nicolas, anything new to report?
Nicolas, anything new to report?
yes he bought a almost brand new Cutting table to make wings
and the software that comes with it
.it was sitting in my shop for years ,and i cut exactly one wing with it as a demo.
after that i went ARF instead
.i think he is making something else soon
04-03-2008, 06:11 AM
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Thanks Sandor for the update, I haven't had much time lately and I won't for the next few weeks
I do plan on getting this thing flying by the end of April
I made a 1/4" (6mm) plywood servo mount for the rudder servos which seems to work well.
I do plan on getting this thing flying by the end of April
I made a 1/4" (6mm) plywood servo mount for the rudder servos which seems to work well.
04-03-2008, 06:12 AM
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RE: What do you think of FORMOST 150 ?
Wow, this is impressive ! I think I have my own fanclub now !
I have closed the balsa wings again last night aftter the mods were completed, and the wood glue is now drying on the central heating (the longer, the lighter !).
Glassing is for tomorrow.
Things are going slow now, the weather is bad anyway... [
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Nicolas.
I have closed the balsa wings again last night aftter the mods were completed, and the wood glue is now drying on the central heating (the longer, the lighter !).
Glassing is for tomorrow.
Things are going slow now, the weather is bad anyway... [
]Nicolas.
04-03-2008, 10:55 AM
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RE: What do you think of FORMOST 150 ?
ORIGINAL: digitech
your Welcome
ORIGINAL: RCISFUN
Nicolas I'm glad to see your making progress; hope you can fly again soon providing the weather corporates
Sandor,
I just received word that my struts arrived at my plant....THANK YOU
Nicolas I'm glad to see your making progress; hope you can fly again soon providing the weather corporates
Sandor,
I just received word that my struts arrived at my plant....THANK YOU
your Welcome
Chris
04-03-2008, 10:56 AM
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ORIGINAL: cairoman
Yes, please do send it, as I will be back to Belgium next week and need to fly the Formost with Nico.
Chris
ORIGINAL: digitech
your Welcome
ORIGINAL: RCISFUN
Nicolas I'm glad to see your making progress; hope you can fly again soon providing the weather corporates
Sandor,
I just received word that my struts arrived at my plant....THANK YOU
Nicolas I'm glad to see your making progress; hope you can fly again soon providing the weather corporates
Sandor,
I just received word that my struts arrived at my plant....THANK YOU
your Welcome
Chris
you have a big cargo area?
i will shove a lot of them in that plane
04-04-2008, 02:41 AM
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RE: What do you think of FORMOST 150 ?
Negative dihedral on the Formost ?!?
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Gents, is there anyone who can check the dihedral on their plane ?
I discovered yesterday that my Fomost has serious negative "V" on the right wing. I swapped my two sets of wings and both right wings were identical. It is less pronounced on the left wing, but still there.
When studying in detail the construction/designing, I think the mistake occurred at the designing stage : the wing tubes are designed for simplicity in the vertical MIDDLE of each of the three mid wing ribs ; and because the wing is tapered and the airfoil of a type like NACA 2412 (semi-symmetrical) with less % thickness at the wing tip, the result is that the bottom side of the wing is almost flat and the "V" is at the top side.
Must say, I have never seen anything like this before on a model. My first flights were most likely with such dihedral as well, and no bad tendency noted,.... but still... ??? [&:]
Can someone check his ?
Put a single alu tube (from the kit) in both wings and place it on a table and look where the "V" is ?
Seriously disappointing how little care and insight was used by the factory when the wing (... and the rest...) was designed.
Anyone can create better in less than half an hour from scratch with a software tool like WingDesigner...
Nicolas.
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Gents, is there anyone who can check the dihedral on their plane ?
I discovered yesterday that my Fomost has serious negative "V" on the right wing. I swapped my two sets of wings and both right wings were identical. It is less pronounced on the left wing, but still there.
When studying in detail the construction/designing, I think the mistake occurred at the designing stage : the wing tubes are designed for simplicity in the vertical MIDDLE of each of the three mid wing ribs ; and because the wing is tapered and the airfoil of a type like NACA 2412 (semi-symmetrical) with less % thickness at the wing tip, the result is that the bottom side of the wing is almost flat and the "V" is at the top side.
Must say, I have never seen anything like this before on a model. My first flights were most likely with such dihedral as well, and no bad tendency noted,.... but still... ??? [&:]
Can someone check his ?
Put a single alu tube (from the kit) in both wings and place it on a table and look where the "V" is ?
Seriously disappointing how little care and insight was used by the factory when the wing (... and the rest...) was designed.
Anyone can create better in less than half an hour from scratch with a software tool like WingDesigner...
Nicolas.
04-04-2008, 02:47 AM
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More and more I am convinced that, if Fly-Models wants to make a success with such plane, they must do their complete homework much much better, from proper designing to careful manufacturing, and better start all over again and only keep the tailbooms + fuselage as a base like they are now (=the fiberglass parts).
Nicolas.
Nicolas.
04-04-2008, 05:21 AM
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Jeezzzz, my previous eagerness of completing this model, even with its existing drawbacks has now dripped away to below mean sea level...must see if I can reject my order with the dealer. What more we will find in this chinese dragon?
Greets from HKG....
Greets from HKG....
04-04-2008, 10:32 PM
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Nicolas, there is something strange here.
I placed a straight edge on the bottom of my wing and I inserted the alum tube into the wing and measured from the bottom edge of the wing to the edge of the tube.
The Right wing had a distance of 7/8" (22mm) and the Left wing had a measurement of 3/4" (19 mm).
The measurements were taken at the same point on both wings.
You can see from the photos that the taper (distance from tube to the bottom surface of wing) is increasing from the wing tip to the root of the wing which indicates a positive dihedral.
I placed a straight edge on the bottom of my wing and I inserted the alum tube into the wing and measured from the bottom edge of the wing to the edge of the tube.
The Right wing had a distance of 7/8" (22mm) and the Left wing had a measurement of 3/4" (19 mm).
The measurements were taken at the same point on both wings.
You can see from the photos that the taper (distance from tube to the bottom surface of wing) is increasing from the wing tip to the root of the wing which indicates a positive dihedral.