I am in need of some streamlined flying wires for a 1/4.5 scale project and would like to hear some suggestions from you guys. I don't normally build aircraft requiring rigging/flying wires so I'm a bit out of my element. Thanks a bunch, Chad Veich.

ck with Nelson hobbies

Chad, I have heard of guys taking the thin strips of metal out of old windshield wiper blades and using those as flying wires.....I have not seen them personally though. As mentioned above, Jerry Nelson sells them too....

Wayne

Depending on how obvious the streamlining is on the real plane, you might get by with the Mick Reeves flat wire - he sells it in 1/4 and 1/3 scale sizes , and it's used on his WW1 models.

Dorin Luck

Thank you for the replies gentleman. I'm researching all avenues. By the way, these will be strictly asthetic and not functional. Thanks again, Chad.

For my STRyan I used some banning that is used in a staple machine This way I coule sodder clevises on one end and a threaded sleave on the other that way you could adjust to tighten to what what ever degree you could want. Plus you could paint them to match the plane. They looked quite well and a lot of people asked where I got the flying wires for that plane. Before I tried Elastic cord but it would get fuel soaked and stretch.

I read in a mag recently..... use the lanyard plastic rope material that you would used when you where in the Cub or BoyScouts. It has a steamline shape, is very light and can be streached taunt. It comes in many colors including a metalic silver. I think you just glue the ends into a metal clevis.

I have used the round elastic string from a fabric store on a 1/6 scale Waco. I used a grey marker to color the white material. Loop the ends together with CA and then use fishing clips for the connections. It looks great, but is a real pain to assemble at the field.

I have seen streamlined aluminum tubing in various sizes in the RC shop. I'm not sure if they offer a size that would be small enough for flying wires but worth looking into. I am using these on my 1/6 scale Cub for lift and jury struts. I run a 1/6" music wire through the center for strenght, as these struts are functional. The ends are easily soldered to the wire. If they are non functional as in your case just CA the clips on the ends with a pin through the strut to hold the clip.

ZZ

Nick Ziroli had an article in one of the magazines a while back on what he uses & how to do it. I have it filed away some where in my cranial file cabinet ,but have lost the key! Some one should know or get hold of him. He used craft shop lacing.>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>big max 1935

Hi!
Yes read about it too...in ModelAirplane News!
Where could I get hold of it???
Need it for flying wires on a Haffke 1/4 scale GEE-BEE R1.

Regards!
Jan K
Sweden

JAKA: They use it for leather working over here, punch holes in the borders of womens purses & billfolds & use this material to lace them together. Available in craft & some hobby shops. I wouldn`t know name of place you could order it from ,but maybe some one on here can help as I am located kind of out in the sticks!>>>>>>>>>>big max1935

I got a roll of it from someone online. Its called GIMP. Wierd name isn't it.

As I remember it, the stuff I used to make a wallet back in the scouts was more 1/2 round than streamlined. That way it would lay flat. Same stuff is used for plastic steering wheel cover laces now.

Since you mentioned 4.5 scale, I suspect you are using it on the GR Ryan STA. Here's mine with the plastic lace "wires" as Nick Ziroli described in Apr 02 MAN. This stuff works great and with a little pretensioning (i.e. cutting the lace a little short so it's stretched), it looks a good a metal. Taking on and off (just unhook one end) is as easy as popping off the clevis. I bought mine in a local crafts store. It's Britelace by Pepperell Brading Company "BRT Mini Silver" and comes in 5 yrd roll for about $1.50.

Have a look.

rcmike57