Thanks Jon

But it isn't original, probably seen this done many hundreds of times. It isn't easy to come up with something new, but I hope the plane will look nice when finished.
The fuselage is almost finished will have pictures of it tonight.

Dreadnaught: The Tempest root is 20", the tip is 7.5" to 8", depending on how you trim it. Mine is 7.5".

I just got done making the drawings for all the Tempest mods, and am just cleaning up some notes and am about to mail them out to a few people. If you wish, I'll be glad to send you a set.

And Sig, that plane looks awesome. I can't wait to see what you do with a Tempest [8D]

-Mike

Mike, I would love to see the specs for the Tempest. The plane I am designing is coming along real well, and I plan to post a build thread tomorrow a.m. when I get the pictures sorted out. I have all of the structural stuff down, but I'm a little shaky on the aerodynamics. A template would be nice, thanks.

Are you talking about snail mail? If you want, I can CAD them up for you.

Here are some pictures of the fuselage being covered.

Thanks Mike, be sure I will do my best.

Retracts add weight, its riskey when you have a 11lbs limit

SGG

I figure that if the plans call for them then they are not going to put me much closer to the 11lb limit than fixed gear, mounting screws, pants, wheels, and axles would.

With the retracts I would have some 2-56 pushrods and connectors, a servo in the fuselage, wheels, struts, axles, and mounting screws. I guess that weighs just a couple ounces more than fixed gear. most guys are getting between 10 and 10-1/2 lbs for their typhoons...a couple extra ounces are worth it to me.

I suppose there is a reliability issue with fixed vs. retractable gear. Mechanical retracts are not as risky as pneumatics, I think.

With fixed gear a really bad landing can break the fuse; with retractable, it rips the wings to pieces.

So i guess it comes down to which system has the lightest weight, best reliability, is the most durable, and the most aerodynamic. I dont know for certain about which is the best weight, reliability or durability...but retracted wheels are most aerodynamic.


chris

Check out my thread on gas engine in a pattern plane. You'd probably hadn't had any problems with it. I can also get you a quite cheap carbon pipe from my friend in Poland. It is much lighter than other mfg's pipes and cheaper too!!

Boogie I did, very interesting and informative but must be done in a very light airframe. It is good to have an option if the fuel cost will be to much.

More picures. Just having some fun here.

Just have finished covering the rudder.

AH, but some people reckon they can be just as draggy as the hole in the wing produces alot of drag, it was in the CHIP hyde forum, they all have fixed now. Gets the wheels away from the wing.

Gluing on the canopy.
I tried to make the frame look good by using some filler on the canopy glue joint.

It really was essential for me to make a template around the canopy before cutting the film.

Now I have finished covering

Spending time at the field really has slowed down my building so I took a break to finish my very simple sport Typhoon. With the servos in the stab and the battery up front, the C of G was spot on. There is so much room in this plane and that makes the radio installation very easy.
Servos for ailerons and elevators DS9401, for the rudder DS8321 and a standard ball bearing servo on the throttle.

It takes a little time getting used to the huge Walbro carb sticking out.

Flying
The Typhoon is the best plane I have ever had. Certainly flies way beyond my abilities and is also a real joy. Very very stable and accurate. The last model I took to the field was my old Magic so the difference in speed will take me a little time to get used to. The Typhoon just looks so slow in the air compared to my fast .60 size planes.
With the high fuselage it will be a challenge for me in cross wind so I'm looking forward to get to knowing this plane better and many interesting flying sessions.

My next project will be Mike Hester's Tempest. The Typhoon being the plane I have enjoyed the most building, so I'm very enthusiastic to start building the Tempest. I think Mike has made an awesome plane and the aggressive look of the new wings looks fantastic [8D]

Congrats on a job well done.

That plane looks awesome Siggi! So how does the engine run? Does it pull ok? What did the weight come out to be?

-Mike

Great looking Typhoon, sigk!

...and I envy you your flying field as much as I do your workshop!

Sigurdur,

Your Typhoon looks great!. I would love to see it fly. Are you planning to be out at Þytur anytime this weekend? I would like very much to drop by.

Cheers,

Andre

I just received the plans from Gator for the Typhoon 2000. Is there anything like a contruction manual available anywhere?

Norm

Norm: There is no constuction manual specifically for the T2K that I know of. There is (was) a book, "Building a Pattern Plane," that outlined construction of an earlier version of the T2K that is very helpful. The problem is that it is out of print and hard to find. Few (including me) want to part with their copies. Keep checking on RCU and E-bay.

There is a LOT of good information on constructing the T2K here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_41.../tm.htm#418054

This thread or the one above are good places to ask questions about this plane. It is a great flying plane. I love mine!

Thanks bokuda, I'll start checking for the book. I think I can probably muddle through though if I can't find one.

Norm