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Comet Curtis Hawk P6-E by John Cooper. Viewed 1456 times.
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John Cooper04-Feb-08 22:43
Rigging is done with a needle and thread and is sewn through the structure. Note that the proper dihedral is now restored.
jgood05-Feb-08 06:01
Amazing work, John. It looks like it might start floating off the desk right now. SO the top wing is permanently attached now? Covering will be added in place?
John Cooper05-Feb-08 08:32
Thanks, the weight of the structure, right now, is about 4g, I am trying to keep the final weight under 10g. The wing is stuck on for good now. It is much easier to allign the struts and weave a needle and thread through it this way. I have also used this technique on biplanes that have top and bottom wing covering, like this one: http://www.scaleflight.net/rc_planes/Vimy.jpg In this case, only the undersurface of the top wing is covered, when it is attached.
jgood05-Feb-08 08:39
Wow, love that Vimy too. Has that flown?
John Cooper05-Feb-08 09:20
The Vimy has flown, but has had severe longitudinal stability problems. I have made it nose heavy, and increased the stab area, but the problem still persists.
jgood05-Feb-08 10:05
Would love to see these aircraft fly... I see you've done some Plantraco stuff too. I think I might have to try that someday. Keep up posted on this P6!
John Cooper05-Feb-08 14:59
The P6, with a 16" wingspan, is actually just the right size for Plantraco. If it doesn't fly well with rubber, I will likely convert it to R/C with a Micro9 0.9 g receiver and miniAct actuators.
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