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Forum: Kit Building
Today, 04:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 534
Posted By MrRover75

Wondering about the same?? I found Oracover to be...

Wondering about the same?? I found Oracover to be much easier to work with than Monokote! But on the other than, seems like the Monokote stands better against agening that the Oracover. Have 25year...
Forum: Kit Building
Today, 04:36 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By MrRover75

Getting there now! Most parts glued in place and...

Getting there now! Most parts glued in place and 95% sanded. Just some final filler and sanding needed before proceeding with the covering! ...
Forum: Kit Building
02-19-2024, 11:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By MrRover75

Hi, A few pictures of the "dummy tail" and...

Hi,

A few pictures of the "dummy tail" and fairing blocks tack glued in place, ready to be shaped to match the contour of the fuselage:
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Forum: Kit Building
02-19-2024, 01:48 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By MrRover75

OK. Good advice! I always cover the fin and stab...

OK. Good advice! I always cover the fin and stab before assembly. That often looks better as long as I don`t mess to much with the glue ;) I have a habbit of making a "dummy stab+fin" tack glued to...
Forum: Kit Building
02-15-2024, 12:27 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By MrRover75

Hi all! Thanks for the replies! I guess we...

Hi all!

Thanks for the replies! I guess we all have good memories from these planes. Back in the days when balsa and glow was the thing, I had a SS20 with an OS32 in its nose. It was covered in...
Forum: Kit Building
01-19-2024, 05:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By MrRover75

I will install 2 off them, so no need to glass...

I will install 2 off them, so no need to glass the center section ;)

I will keep you updated!
Forum: Kit Building
01-19-2024, 03:45 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 814
Posted By MrRover75

GP Super Sportster build

Snow and rain outside... Decided to put the current projects aside and pull one of my old boxes out of the attic and start a new build. A fairly simple but nice GP Super Sportster 60 now arising...
Forum: Questions and Answers
09-04-2023, 11:27 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,552
Posted By MrRover75

Hi Matt, You are correct about this. From my...

Hi Matt,
You are correct about this. From my memory, the inner rod from the blue will not fit inside the red sleeve. The red version was used due to availability.
It was much easier to get good...
Forum: Questions and Answers
09-04-2023, 03:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,552
Posted By MrRover75

Hi all, Thank you very much for your advice....

Hi all,

Thank you very much for your advice. Much good input here :) Seems like everything is shortened down to:
1. Elevator linkage
2. Stab stiffness.

As the first one is easiest to chase...
Forum: Questions and Answers
08-31-2023, 12:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,552
Posted By MrRover75

Started working with the gear doors. Using the...

Started working with the gear doors. Using the cut out from the wing as a template. Will make the gear doors from 1/8 ply after final shape has been set :)

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Forum: Questions and Answers
08-30-2023, 05:28 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,552
Posted By MrRover75

Things do definitely takes time at my place, but...

Things do definitely takes time at my place, but centre section and retract assembly starts to shape up nicely. Installation according to my CAD model ;)

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Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-30-2023, 05:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

Hi all, Things do definitely take a long...

Hi all,

Things do definitely take a long time at my place, but the tips are now shaping up nicely :)

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Forum: Questions and Answers
08-30-2023, 02:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,552
Posted By MrRover75

Hi, thanks for your feedback :) Flutter can...

Hi, thanks for your feedback :)

Flutter can be heard and seen during fly-by at approx. 3/4 throttle. The airplane is quite heavy, as most warbirds tends to be, so it does not feel much overpowered...
Forum: Questions and Answers
08-29-2023, 04:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,552
Posted By MrRover75

Horizontal stab flutter!!

Hi all,

I have for a while battled with a VQ F6F Hellcat. Nice looking model, but has not impressed me much for the time I have had this. Powered by a Saito FA82B. The main issue now, is that the...
Forum: Batteries & Chargers
08-01-2023, 10:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,011
Posted By MrRover75

Hi David, Again, thank you very much for...

Hi David,

Again, thank you very much for your answer. Sharing your knowledge is greatly appreciated ;)
Forum: Batteries & Chargers
08-01-2023, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,011
Posted By MrRover75

Hi David Thank you very much for your reply....

Hi David

Thank you very much for your reply. This clears up a lot of questions. Yes, I have replaced most of my old RX packs with 4 and 5 cells AA NIMH packs. So, to sum up, if the capacity of the...
Forum: Batteries & Chargers
07-31-2023, 02:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,011
Posted By MrRover75

NiMh Batteries - Any good charging guide out there?

Hi,

I am back into the hobby after over 20 years. Back in the days, I used NiCd`s for TX and RX. Charging them with a computer charger was an easy task, giving confidence that the batteries had...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-23-2023, 01:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

Hi, Moving forward slowly. Tabs on the ribs...

Hi,
Moving forward slowly. Tabs on the ribs adjusted according to the CAD drawing and basic construction of tips now done. Added shear webs and gussets as it seems reasonable. Not easily seen on the...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-14-2023, 11:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,920
Posted By MrRover75

More or less as above. I do several copies/print...

More or less as above. I do several copies/print outs of the templates. Then gluing the paper template onto the balsa with a glue stick. For parts that are done in pairs like wing ribs etc, I tack...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-04-2023, 09:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

Hi Matt, I could absolutely agree with you on...

Hi Matt,
I could absolutely agree with you on this ;)
The CAD system is a very nice tool to solve issues like this. Seems from experience that there are always some modifications needed to get...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-02-2023, 08:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

Here, I have adjusted the ribs for building...

Here, I have adjusted the ribs for building distributed washout. Will do so. I have to add a Jig / support bracket to the W9 to maintain its position when sheeting the top side. W5 can rest on its...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-02-2023, 07:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

No, this will only apply washout between rib 8...

No, this will only apply washout between rib 8 and 9.
Trying to show this a little bit on how I have understood this :)
I have stacked the ribs in my CAD software, aligning them together at the...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-01-2023, 01:09 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

A few photos of the build so far ;) ...

A few photos of the build so far ;)

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Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-01-2023, 01:07 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

Hi All, If you study the drawing a bit closer,...

Hi All,
If you study the drawing a bit closer, you will see that the building tabs on all ribs except for the W9 builds in no incidence. The washout is only built in between rib W8 and W9, which...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
04-27-2023, 01:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,892
Posted By MrRover75

A question about washout - Defiant project

Hi All,
I started a while back building a Bolton Poul Defiant from plans downloaded from https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=6347 . Things are moving slowly, but I have had a steady progress...
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