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Forum: Kit Building

07-31-2011, 02:32 PM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

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Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Would that be ok for a 4-stroke?

Forum: Kit Building

07-29-2011, 09:12 AM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Wow, as the original starter of this thread Im sorry to have not been updating it recently. I started the RV4 almost two years ago, so I guess it was about time to make some more progress. The last...

Forum: Kit Building

04-12-2011, 10:32 AM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

OS Suprass 52

Forum: Kit Building

04-12-2011, 10:17 AM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Ive been busy with other things, so the plane is still in the shop, about 85% complete. The woodwork is done and the model is covered. Last thing I worked on was engine and fuel tank installation....

Forum: Beginners

07-01-2010, 06:19 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

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Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

I have solved my covering issues, after much more trial and error. Ditching monokote for ultracote/oracote did the trick! It is much more forgiving, especially for covering beginners. It can take...

Forum: Beginners

04-16-2010, 03:30 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

I havent tried ultra/oracote yet, but I will try it sometime.

A thing about stretching..when doing curved surfaces ive discovered that I get into situation where areas are created where the is a...

Forum: Beginners

04-16-2010, 02:58 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

This is my 4th covering job. The first one is a PT-40 trainer that I did 6 years ago. It went ok since its all box-construction (no curves). It looks ok, but I not very proud of it. The other two is...

Forum: Beginners

04-16-2010, 02:44 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Im getting so sick of dealing with monokote..i think ive wasted $100 + on monokote on this and some other plane i have lying around. Just cant handle curves....and when you spent hours on it, getting...

Forum: Beginners

03-25-2010, 01:57 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

The turtle deck is all wood. The cockpit insides is painted black. Only the cowling and cockpit glass is ABS plastic. I will try out various techniques this weekend, as you say, if you screw up, you...

Forum: Beginners

03-25-2010, 01:11 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Thanks. I will try that direction. Any tips on getting the top seam straight? Im thinking of using a metal ruler to assist in the curring

Forum: Beginners

03-25-2010, 01:07 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Yes, ive considered doing the turtle deck in one piece, but the amount of monokote needing scrinking and screatching scares me too much :).

Forum: Beginners

03-25-2010, 12:58 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

So basically you would cover the turtledeck in two pieces, the first side going over the top and overlapping the top, and then the second side piece would be cut to form a straight and center line on...

Forum: Beginners

03-20-2010, 06:18 AM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

RE: How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Thanks for answering so quicly. I will try it out, though i find the task of using a single piece on the entire fuselage side including the turtle decks quite a daunting task..one bad step and its...

Forum: Beginners

03-19-2010, 07:59 PM

Replies: 25

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Views: 8,198

Posted By brsseb

How to cover fuselages with turtle deck

Im almost done wuth my Great Planes RV-4 and on started covering (pictures are taken before sanding). In the past ive only covered box fuselages, where you basically just cut 4 pieces (top, bottom...

Forum: Kit Building

01-10-2010, 09:01 AM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Woodworking is all done. Spent some hours with balsa filler and my sanding bars, and just started covering. Im aiming for the default covering scheme (white, with blue, black and metallic stripes). ...

Forum: Kit Building

01-10-2010, 09:00 AM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

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Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives

12-14-2009, 04:36 AM

Replies: 9

Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Views: 2,083

Posted By brsseb

RE: Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

What kind of battery pack is the best option? A 4 cell with mah in the 3000range or a 5 cell in the 2000 mah range, considering flight time and weight

Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives

12-13-2009, 05:08 PM

Replies: 9

Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Views: 2,083

Posted By brsseb

RE: Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Thankz for your valuable input. So maybe the following row from the GPs table might be a more moderate option, while still giving me sport power and power to help me get out of dangerous situations?...

Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives

12-13-2009, 04:57 PM

Replies: 9

Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Views: 2,083

Posted By brsseb

RE: Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

I was using this chart to figure out the setup:

http://www.electrifly.com/powersystem/glow-to-brushless.html

I see that my model can handle four strokes up to .70, and thats what I aimed...

Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives

12-13-2009, 04:40 PM

Replies: 9

Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Views: 2,083

Posted By brsseb

RE: Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

The planes specs are here:

http://www.greatplanes.com/airplanes/gpma0180.html

The weight is estimated by GP to be around 5.75-6.25 lb (2.6-2.8 kg). Im still building it, so im not sure what...

Forum: Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives

12-13-2009, 04:06 PM

Replies: 9

Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Views: 2,083

Posted By brsseb

Good brushless setup for GP RV-4 40-size kit

Im trying to figure out a good brushless setup for my glow-to-EP convertion on the Great Planes RV-4 40 kit im building. So far ive come up with this (see attachment). Any thoughts/suggestions?

Forum: Kit Building

12-10-2009, 06:47 PM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Long time since last post. but got some work done on the model. Ive completed the basic building work on the wing (only sanding left). Started work on the fuselage, with the basic frame done, im...

Forum: Kit Building

10-24-2009, 03:38 PM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Did some more work on the wing. Basic sheeting is done, just some sanding here and there. Working on adding the leading edges. One of them was bent real bad, so Ive soaked the stick in water and...

Forum: Kit Building

10-22-2009, 11:54 PM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Can one use Great Planes own RV-4 EP/GLOW ARF parts? (not sure if they are fiberglass)

Wheel pants
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPMZ3&P=ML

Cowl
...

Forum: Kit Building

10-22-2009, 01:30 AM

Replies: 56

Great Planes RV-4 Build

Views: 19,504

Posted By brsseb

RE: Great Planes RV-4 Build

Almost done with both wing panels, soon ready to start making the ailerons and flaps. Ill get some pictures later (im at work atm). I built both wing panels in parallell, doing like 2-3 steps on one,...

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