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I've often thought that aeromodelling is a building exercise in which all the angles involved have to absolutely accurate. Attaching the V stabs on a ...
More pics of the nose piece in front of the hatch during fabrication.
Hatch Cover for Battery and Rx:The forward position of the battery is such that I could not recess it completely within the wing thickness without com...
Servo Pushrods:The pushrods are 0.032” wire with a Dubro #917 micro clevis at the servo end and an out of plane Z bend at the control horn. The advant...
Vertical Stabilisers:The V. Stabs are 1/16” balsa skinned with ¾ oz/sq yd fibreglass each side and sealed with Polycrylic. I would like to have used 1...
Kevlar skin lower surface:I skinned the lower surface after adding the ventral fin and tow hook. Trimming the Kevlar after the Polycrylic was dry ende...
Ventral Fin, Tow Hook and CG Position:CG position We need to know where the CG will be before we design and position the ventral fin and tow hook. The...
Joining Wing Halves:I glued the 2 cross joint spars into one wing half before joining the wings. Align the spars by putting both wing halves together ...
Adding elevons with the secondary hinges:1. Make 2 x 1/32” thick light balsa strips for the leading edge of the elevons at the hinge line. Pin these s...
Kevlar skin upper surface:OK I've made my first mistake, being too skimpy with the excess when cutting out the Kevlar. Kevlar is expensive so I though...
Equipment recesses:On a flying wing, to decide on equipment positions to minimize additional balancing ballast, it is best to assemble the entire mode...
Slots for Wing Spars:1. Scribe 2 lines 1/16” apart along each spar position on the wings lower surface.2. With a piece of tape as a depth gauge on a m...
Wing Spar Design:I considered the following:a) The Kevlar skin provides significant structural strength and durability so the need for a wing spar at ...
Elevon hinges:The elevon hinges will be the Kevlar lower skin. However Kevlar skin at the hinges can de-laminate over time with flexing of the hinge. ...
