Slipstream

Papa · January 18, 2014, 12:56:20 PM

Looking very neat and workmanlike. Well done!

Jack.

piker · January 18, 2014, 03:05:32 PM

Quote from: sihinch on January 18, 2014, 12:42:01 PM
... spurred on by Greg H. I woke at 6am and couldn't stop thinking about the "next steps" so I got up and started building!

Jack, I believe the 2014 racing season has already begun! So far Simon has a slight lead, but Greg is close behind!

Papa · January 18, 2014, 03:17:25 PM

Yuh Think?

What about the silent ones.

Jack.

battlestu · January 18, 2014, 09:50:52 PM

I think Simon is going to win this race

... Took today off from building to keep my ice pilot status

thehaze · January 19, 2014, 09:53:53 AM

Looks great. Spring can't come soon enough.

sihinch · January 19, 2014, 10:07:29 AM

Thanks everyone. Here's the last shot of the plane with an unpainted fuse, showing the wings on.

Today I've been doing the servo cut-outs. Now need to solder the extensions to the servos and feed them through the wing. Right pain!

piker · January 19, 2014, 11:19:43 AM

Very nice!

I first noticed this at the Pilot's Meeting... Those tail surfaces look SO tiny! I assume they'll look more normal when the elevator is added. Will there be a rudder? Maybe they're a suitable size because of the long tail moment... or maybe not

Ededge2002 · January 19, 2014, 01:51:07 PM

Simon you have outdone yourself. That is a beautiful build quality and you should be proud of it. The before paint photos show a very nicely built fuselage.

I would gladly campaign it if you were looking for an experienced champion pilot.

sihinch · January 20, 2014, 10:13:54 PM

It's starting to look faster!

Andy Hoffer · January 20, 2014, 11:15:01 PM

Wow! It has even assumed the obligatory TEMAC landing attitude!!

Bravo!

Andy

battlestu · January 21, 2014, 07:35:52 AM

Very nice!

piker · January 21, 2014, 01:30:50 PM

Lookin' good! But is there something wrong with the top side? It looks like it's hiding it's face.

Hey! That's silver fuselage looks great! What kind of paint did you use?

sihinch · January 21, 2014, 01:57:56 PM

The top of the wing isn't covered! So yes, it's hiding!

Paint is Tamiya spray can. Regular silver leaf TS-30, I think. I then did 1 coat of WBPU varnish.

sihinch · January 22, 2014, 09:07:32 AM

I've had my head in the sand about 1 thing during this whole build....well, maybe 2 actually! Weight and CG.

I decided that I couldn't hide any longer and needed to weigh my model, yesterday. Now this is the weight without ailerons, and no aileron control rods, so finished weight will be slightly heavier, but I was delighted by what I saw!

First photo is fuse only, with motor, ESC, RX, elevator servo and lipo.

Second photo is the wing laid on top of all the above, so AUW.

Now I just need to figure out where to put the CG......I'm going to use the LAR method!

piker · January 22, 2014, 10:15:52 AM

That wing top covering is going to add about 100g! And don't forget about your racing stripes!