Ziroli Panther
04-01-2011, 03:50 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
ORIGINAL: Ron101
Nice Kirk,
now are you going to hold out on us, what's the TF-8000 going into?
Did you see the new multi blade rotor they have designed for it? it ups the thrust even more!
Nice Kirk,
now are you going to hold out on us, what's the TF-8000 going into?
Did you see the new multi blade rotor they have designed for it? it ups the thrust even more!
Can't wait to hear about the flight report and hopefully see video of your Hawk. Good luck on the maiden.
04-02-2011, 04:45 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
ORIGINAL: toto_sal
Kirk,
Glad you like the plane... It is really a work of art... Each rivet was done by hand and the final build took about 5 years... It is an incredible flying plane powered by a JC P70 which is a perfect match... There are a few videos on the club page that you can enjoy watching this airplane fly and land...
Best of luck!!!
Kirk,
Glad you like the plane... It is really a work of art... Each rivet was done by hand and the final build took about 5 years... It is an incredible flying plane powered by a JC P70 which is a perfect match... There are a few videos on the club page that you can enjoy watching this airplane fly and land...
Best of luck!!!
The videos of the Panther are nice. I hope mine comes out as nice.
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04-02-2011, 04:47 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
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Right on Kirk... love the L-39. That should be sweet.
Panther's glass job looks sweet! you and Sean do some kick axx work
I'll get video of the old hawk, I hope it goes pretty good...
Thanks for the luck, I'll need it
later
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Right on Kirk... love the L-39. That should be sweet.
Panther's glass job looks sweet! you and Sean do some kick axx work
I'll get video of the old hawk, I hope it goes pretty good...
Thanks for the luck, I'll need it
later
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04-02-2011, 04:50 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
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Man you are still on the bleeding edge of EDF bro! Cant wait to see that L39 go. The panther looks great like all your builds.
Man you are still on the bleeding edge of EDF bro! Cant wait to see that L39 go. The panther looks great like all your builds.
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04-03-2011, 01:26 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
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Kirk, what is your epoxy of choice for laying the glass? zpoxy, system west, other?
Kirk, what is your epoxy of choice for laying the glass? zpoxy, system west, other?
04-03-2011, 01:28 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
The seams on the fuse have been sanded and filled. The vertical stab has a hump where the built up part meets the glass part. I fixed this with some filler (Photos 1 &2). The wings have a similar issue. They are not level with the fuse (Photo 3). This was also fixed with filler. (Photos 4 & 5). The right wing has been blended with the fuse and the left wing needs the same treatment.
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04-04-2011, 03:17 PM
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The left wing was blended with the fuse using filler and the hatch was attached using BVM canopy hooks. I need to make some shims to get thefit a little tighter and then use some filler to blend the hatch with the fuse.
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04-04-2011, 03:19 PM
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The motor arrived today for the L-39 project. This thing is a massive 10,000 watt monster I can see why this system is equivalent to a P-120.
I can see why this system is equivalent to a P-120.
04-06-2011, 06:09 AM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
The front of the canopy/engine hatch looks like it didn't come out of the mold cleanly. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix it? I could use filler to make it nice and round but I don't think it would hold up to continue removal of the hatch. The other way I thought of is to mix some epoxy and milled fiberglass and use it to fix the area. Would this hold up to repeated use?
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04-06-2011, 08:22 AM
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The motor arrived today for the L-39 project. This thing is a massive 10,000 watt monster I can see why this system is equivalent to a P-120.
oh wow! that is a serious motor... man I didn't know they were that big. That's going to be sweet!
04-06-2011, 08:50 AM
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Ksonn,
Have you ever tried Z-poxy finishing resin mixed with micro-balloons? You can sand it well, and it will definitely hold up to the hatch being moved on and off.
Have you ever tried Z-poxy finishing resin mixed with micro-balloons? You can sand it well, and it will definitely hold up to the hatch being moved on and off.
04-06-2011, 03:30 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
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Kurt
I would use epoxy straight . It will hold up.
Semper Fi
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I would use epoxy straight . It will hold up.
Semper Fi
04-06-2011, 03:31 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
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oh wow! that is a serious motor... man I didn't know they were that big. That's going to be sweet!
The motor arrived today for the L-39 project. This thing is a massive 10,000 watt monster I can see why this system is equivalent to a P-120.
oh wow! that is a serious motor... man I didn't know they were that big. That's going to be sweet!
Get that Hawk in the air.
04-06-2011, 03:34 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
ORIGINAL: YellowAircraft
Ksonn,
Have you ever tried Z-poxy finishing resin mixed with micro-balloons? You can sand it well, and it will definitely hold up to the hatch being moved on and off.
Ksonn,
Have you ever tried Z-poxy finishing resin mixed with micro-balloons? You can sand it well, and it will definitely hold up to the hatch being moved on and off.
04-06-2011, 03:36 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
Shims were made and installed under the canopy hooks. The hatch has been blended into the fuse with filler leaving a small, tight panel line.
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04-07-2011, 03:17 PM
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Looking great Kirk! That's one serious dust collection system you have (last photo)!
Looking great Kirk! That's one serious dust collection system you have (last photo)!
04-07-2011, 03:19 PM
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RE: Ziroli Panther
I had to take a break from the filling and sanding and give my arms a rest. The front of the canopy/engine hatch looked like it didn't come out of mold cleanly and needed some attentinon. I made a template from polyply, covered it with clear packing tape, and taped it to the bottom of the hatchto give the epoxya base to sit on. I mixed some 30 minute epoxy and milled figberglass until it was a paste and applied it to the hatch. Once it dried, I removed the template andsanded to shape. I happy with the results.
04-07-2011, 03:20 PM
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This plane builds tail heavy so moving the fan back using the ducting adaptermay not be the best thing. To get the fan back to where the plans show it I had to "rebuild" the intake ducting so it would fit the fan. A template the size of the fan was made up out of light ply to help guide in the resizing of the ducts. The ducts were split open at the seams and were split halfway down the length at thetop and bottom on the inner section. Wedges of fiberglass were removed and the pieces were glued back together and then seam tape was epoxied over the splits.