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Post  roddie Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:18 pm

As mentioned in the latest contest-thread.. I found several of these thin wooden "slats" in the back of an old abandoned garage about five years ago. Being "me".. I salvaged them; thinking that I could use them in my model-shop. They were once part of a "window-blind".

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They're warp-free/perfectly flat.. and possibly made of basswood..?? Each slat measures .135" thick x 2.375" wide x 24.0" long. There are two "slots" 4.5" from each end on center; .281" wide x 1.187" long. These measurements were of importance to me.. because I intended to "plug" the two slots using a cut-off from one end of the piece.

I had previously mentioned using "only one" piece of this stock for the entire airframe of the model. I don't know if I can accomplish that.. but I needed to have a "void-free" piece of stock to work with.. so I set-out to cut plugs for the slots.

I used my miter-saw to cut-off an end-piece approx. .300" wide. I then used my razor-saw to cut the piece in half; yielding two pieces for the plugs.

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These were then hand-sanded to fit the slots..

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tapped-in with hammer and wood-block; I applied thin CA glue.. and wiped-over the joints using a small square of wax-paper.

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These slats had been painted when I found them.. so I knew I would be sanding that finish off. I'd recently bought a new "Porter-Cable" brand 1/4-sheet electric sander for refinishing our front wooden steps.. and it had a decent sheet of abrasive already loaded.

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After sanding; the piece now measures between .120"/.125" thick.. and I now have 56 "solid" square inches to work with.  Laughing

Before plugging the slots.. I couldn't really lay-out a design. This is intended to be a "sheet/profile" model.. and the "open slots" were messing with my visualization. It was a bit tedious to plug them.. but it's done.. and I fitted them tightly. The two plugs were CA-glued on both sides of the sheet to assure penetration into the joint.

Now I can start to lay-out the "outlines". I have 2.375" max. of wing-chord.. which I figure is plenty. I'm going with a constant-chord wing. I'm undecided as to the span.. but I'm leaning toward 9-10". I may sweep the tips.. we'll see. The wing and stabilizer slots in the fuse will be cut using my Dremel-tool with router-attachment and 1/8" diameter tool. This will be done using a "fence" to assure that the two slots align with each other. I haven't figured a fuse-length/tail-moment yet.. but after I cut the wing.. I'll have between 13-14" of stock left to work with. Out of that leftover piece, I'll also need a stabilizer, elevator and fin.  Shocked

Let's discuss something more fun. I'll be running a reed-valve engine on this model. The propeller will be a left-hand 3-blade Cox part.

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I intend to launch R.O.G./CCW with an inverted-"V" main-gear of stout 1/16" music wire with 3/4" dia. wooden wheels. I like 1/16" wire-gear for small airplanes.. because it's sturdy.. and will absorb a lot of shock. When the engine quits... these models drop like a rock. A stout gear angled well-forward will "take the hit" before the engine does. If you're flying over a hard-surface.. it can save your engine.  

An inverted-V gear can also be mounted to a profile fuse; such as to allow fore/aft adjustment to help trim balance.
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Post  Marleysky Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:29 pm

Oh my,my you punster you. Took two readings to catch the “flying blind” reference. double meaning got a good belly laugh.
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Post  roddie Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:46 pm

Marleysky wrote:Oh my,my you punster you.  Took two readings to catch the “flying blind” reference. double meaning got a good belly laugh.

Smile I'm glad to provide a happy moment Rene! My crowded workbench is in "kaos"...

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You might recognize some pieces that will make-up an airplane. I cut a "wing-blank" from the sheet-stock to establish the root-chord.. then cut a "fuse-blank" in order to cut a wing-slot. I had planned to "rout" the wing-slot.. but a set-up jig was more than my brain could process. I laid-out the slot and drilled two 1/8" holes at the opposing-ends for cutting-out the slot with a razor-knife. A little sanding using an emery-board.. and the wing-panel fits nicely into the slot.

Tonight I'm working on the engine-mount. I've decided to make the L/G gear wire integral to it. This I feel will simplify the design.. as well as locate the gear-struts "forward" to help protect the engine.
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Post  Kim Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:53 pm

Be sure you make that center section beefy enough !!!

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Post  roddie Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:01 pm

Kim wrote:Be sure you make that center section beefy enough !!!

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Laughing yessir... "splitting my pants" would suck.. but hopefully it would happen after getting the required laps in..
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Post  roddie Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:27 pm

In my designing and "your" looking at this... keep in mind that I'm just establishing some "moments" that I think might work. I designed my Rare Bear in the same way.

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This wood is not balsa. I think it's Basswood.. but it's quite rigid. I will use some balsawood.. but I wanted a rigid forward-structure to build on.

The "nose" is my usual construction for a radial-mounted engine. I like to use vertical hardwood blocks behind the firewall-plate.. in case we get "punched hard in the nose"... Laughing On this model however; I'm looking to install four balsawood "cheeks" faired aerodynamically back into the wing. I don't usually do that.. but I really should on this model.

I "sculpt" as I build.. and will add lightweight balsa contours to the fuse.. such as a canopy and fin that compliments the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The fuselages' belly will support a "capsule" for a balloon-style fuel supply.

The reed-valve engine will be configured as a product-engine.. with horseshoe-style backplate/carb oriented "vertically" with upright cylinder/needle-valve assy. The main landing-gear wire will be an "inverted-V" made from .062" piano-wire, sandwiched between the engines' backplate and the models' firewall; angled several degrees forward to provide some shock-absorbing on landing to protect the engine.

I'm stalled a bit on how to design the stab./elevator. They obviously must be "hinged" to control the models' pitch. If I use the hardwood-stock, it will be challenging to hinge the two pieces in the way of which I'm accustomed. The "tail-section" is least likely to damaged in a hard-landing. Still; I've marveled at the "stitched-hinge" technique which could be applied; should I decide to use hardwood panels.

I always "over-think" my designs... it's a curse..,.





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Post  roddie Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:19 pm

I had a scrap-piece of .062" piano-wire that turned-out to be long-enough to bend-up for a my main-gear. Smile I trimmed it to approx. 8" long. I bent it 90 degrees at the halfway-point.. and then bent the axles 45 degrees for my 1" diameter wheels.

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This will provide 1/2" clearance for the propeller when the fuselage levels-out on launch.
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Post  getback Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:55 am

The Racer is coming along Nicely Roddie good to see your going to the races with it ! This Site Rocks!
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Post  roddie Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:39 pm

getback wrote:The Racer is coming along Nicely Roddie good to see your going to the races with it !  This Site Rocks!

Hey thanks buddy! I hope that you build something. Just use your imagination. No scale requirement this time around!



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Post  roddie Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:08 pm

I used my usual hinging-method on my elevator-panel to cut slots for CA hinges..

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That's an X-acto narrow chisel blade, held flat atop a spacer which is half the thickness of my work-piece. I mark the blade for a set-depth. Rocking the blade from side to side while applying slight inward pressure, cuts a nice slot quite easily.  

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I used a French-curve to draw a couple different canopies.

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The longer one looks kinda' cool.. but I'll probably end up using the shorter one. It's amazing how repositioning a canopy fore/aft can really change the whole look.

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Post  akjgardner Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:55 pm

Looking Good Roddie, Nice job on the elevator.
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Post  roddie Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:14 pm

akjgardner wrote:Looking Good Roddie, Nice job on the elevator.

Thank You Joe! Thumbs Up I'm having fun with this one!

Here's what I came up with for a fin..

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I usually draw a plan. This one will probably be re-drawn though. I drew it initially to lay-out the radii on the wing-tips.

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Post  KariFS Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:00 am

Roddie, that's a cool looking design! Speed planes often seem to have their wings made of something a bit harder than balsa. Seeing your model reminded me of the "Santana" by Dale Kirn, it has poplar wings:

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Post  roddie Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:32 am

KariFS wrote:Roddie, that's a cool looking design! Speed planes often seem to have their wings made of something a bit harder than balsa. Seeing your model reminded me of the "Santana" by Dale Kirn, it has poplar wings:

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=7961


Thanks Kari! I'm not sure what this wood is. I guess it could be poplar.. but its color is different than most poplar that I've seen. The elevator, canopy and fin are balsa. I still may trace the canopy and fin onto the leftover blind-stock. I would have used the blind-stock for the elevator if I went with a stitched-hinge, but I opted for the CA hinges which would have been tough to slot in harder wood. I need to get some functional weight rearward. A beefy piano-wire control-rod will help some.. along with a tail-skid/wheel.

There's still lots to work-out. I was going to mount a belly-tank (balloon-style).. but I'm concerned about there not being enough suction to pull fuel. The rules state a "suction-only" fuel-feed. It's just as well.. because I have no experience with pressure-bladders.

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Post  MauricioB Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:16 pm

roddie wrote:
akjgardner wrote:Looking Good Roddie, Nice job on the elevator.

Thank You Joe! Thumbs Up I'm having fun with this one!

Here's what I came up with for a fin..

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I usually draw a plan. This one will probably be re-drawn though. I drew it initially to lay-out the radii on the wing-tips.

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that will be a "bullet" spinning around you !!, you're going to need a rotating chair Roddie !!! Very Happy Thumbs Up ..... I could not there! Warm

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Post  roddie Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:15 pm

MauricioB wrote:

that will be a "bullet" spinning around you !!, you're going to need a rotating chair Roddie !!! Very Happy  Thumbs Up  ..... I could not there! Warm



Ha Ha! Laughing We will see.. my good friend! I will need to fly some other slower models before I attempt to fly this one. The propeller is "left-hand" rotation.. which I hope will help.
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Post  pkrankow Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:09 am

The rudder shape feels out of place but doesn't look bad - everything else has a round corner.

Everything looks good in fact.

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Post  rsv1cox Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:43 am

I'm following this thread roddie.

Looks like you have the wings balance position solidly fixed. How did you figure the tail moment, higher math or Kelly Johnson's "cut and try" method. (My favorite Smile)

I love the flowing canopy, not so much the vertical stab. I'm with Phil on that one.

Interesting using old blinds for material. It's got me casting around for some. I have some poplar stock, keep it for bearers etc. Keep up the excellent work.

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Post  roddie Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:53 pm

rsv1cox wrote:I'm following this thread roddie.

Looks like you have the wings balance position solidly fixed.  How did you figure the tail moment, higher math or Kelly Johnson's "cut and try" method.  (My favorite Smile)

I love the flowing canopy, not so much the vertical stab.  I'm with Phil on that one.  

Interesting using old blinds for material.  It's got me casting around for some.  I have some poplar stock, keep it for bearers etc. Keep up the excellent work.  

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Nothing is "fixed".. my life is a mess... Laughing The tail-moment is long.. because I figured that it might help with stability having a short wing-span. I've tried to study the characteristics of these models.. but I'm a bad student.

This model has a 9.5" wingspan.. and approx. 22" sq. in. area. I felt that a longer tail-moment would help to keep the model "stabilized/level" while in flight. Shocked I don't know.

The split-elevator for instance. The drawings I've seen of "speed-models" depict an inboard control-surface for CCW flight. I built/hinged my elevator with this in mind. I'm not sure "why".. but I hope that it's going to help to control this model. I'm really not sure; whereas the planned-propeller is a L/H one. I'm going with a L/H propeller because the torque-twist of the engine will roll the airplane "away" from center-circle. This may be inhibit maximum-speed a bit.. but could assist in launching with tighter-lines. I honestly don't know how my inboard split-elevator will affect the flight of the model.

As for the "fin/rudder"..... I'm not settled on that yet. I like the shape.. but it's just a mock-up at this point. It's one of the few balsa parts. I'd rather it be hardwood. Maybe a "sharp-wedge" with no radius-cuts?? It would stand-up better in a flip-over at launch.





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Post  chevyiron420 Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:40 am

I love this thread and am watching\reading most eagerly.
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Post  rsv1cox Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:55 am

Of the few scratch builts I have done I always worried about the balance point first.  Didn't matter at all with my P-38 as I built that to exact scale and didn't give a care as to balance.  I hung two Golden Bees on it and amazingly the balance point turned out perfectly.

But you are building yours as a "speed" model and different animal.  I have no experience with them but I would think the flat non-airfoil wing would be the fashion for that type of flight.  I did get a speed pan and wing in a bundle buy once and promptly sent it to a member here as I had no desire to get into something that would no doubt aggravate my tendency to get dizzy and fall down.  Sad

I wouldn't think that you have tested a balance point yet as you have no fuel tank installed.  The position of which could be varied to attain proper balance, but I have no idea if balance is most important in a speed model.

Looking forward to getting educated.

Bob
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Post  Kim Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:01 am

chevyiron420 wrote:I love this thread and am watching\reading most eagerly.
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I also !!!

Please feel free to utilize my Highly Technical Drawing for mods to Mauricio's chair !!!!

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Post  MauricioB Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:23 am

Kim wrote:
chevyiron420 wrote:I love this thread and am watching\reading most eagerly.
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Please feel free to utilize my Highly Technical Drawing for mods to Mauricio's chair !!!!

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Post  roddie Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:31 am

What better thing to do on a Thanksgiving day.. than to work on a model airplane? Lynne was been busy in the kitchen.. and swatted me away like a fly.. so I stayed clear of all culinary work. Laughing Turkey mmmMMMM!!! My girl can COOK!

Anyway.. I kept myself busy tinkering downstairs in my model shop all afternoon. Reamed-out some prop-hubs.. flushed-out some NVA's.. (Wen-Mac/Testors prep.) and then started working on a control-linkage for my current speed model.

I had a short remnant-piece of .062" music-wire on my table, which turned-out to be the perfect length for the pushrod. This is good.. because the airplane needs some tail-weight BADLY. I formed two "L-bends" on the opposing ends, at 90 degrees to each other. The pushrod-length will locate the bell-crank assembly at mid-wing chord. Its pivot-hole will be drilled with the pushrod installed on the elevator-horn and also on the bell-crank. I will use the spring-type wheel-retainers to secure the linkage on both ends. The bell-crank is a "Perfect" brand #233 and the elevator-horn is a "Dubro" #107. The Dubro horn needs no mod for the .062" pushrod.. but the bell-crank's rod-holes needed to be drilled larger.

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I'm using .015" 7-strand stainless cable for my lead-out wires.

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Today I need to figure out a better solution for retaining the nose-gear.. Huh... .. The .062" inverted-V wire gear will be "sandwiched" between the firewall and the engine's back-plate. There needs to be some material in-between, to prevent distorting the back-plate when its mounting screws are tightened. I may have to cut and "piece-in" some 1/16" plywood around the wire, to provide a "flat" surface for mounting the engine. This will also prevent the gear from slipping "upward" when landing. I should have done this BEFORE I drilled the engine-mount holes. It's an even bigger issue now.. because I re-drilled those holes when I decided to change to a horizontally mounted backplate.. Rolling Eyes I'm going to have to use a pin-vise and chase-drill from the "backside" of the firewall afterward, to avoid having to blind-drill a 3rd set of holes. It's more work than I wanted to do.. but it's the only way to do it at this point.

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Post  roddie Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:52 pm

Not too tough a job.. but I'm glad that I have a scroll-saw.. Smile

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This will work..

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A pin-vise is indispensable for jobs such as this. I had drilled the holes through from the front-side, prior to gluing-on the gear-plates.

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Just because this is a tiny model that might not even be able to fly.. doesn't mean that it doesn't deserve a little extra effort. Besides; it's the designing/building element that's my favorite part!

Hmmm.. Huh... what should I do next? I guess that I should pick-out a wedge-tank from the box-O-tanks that Dan McEntee sent me, back in May.

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Not what I originally intended.. but I decided to go with a hard-tank rather than a balloon. I could also try one of the uni-flow tanks that I built for the "Rare Bear" three years ago.. man how the time fly's.. Shocked I can only hope that this airplane fly's as fast! Smile

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