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Dumas Kit #220, Westland Lysander by pfinn. Viewed 1078 times.
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pfinn | 31-Jan-10 20:50 | Slowly but surely... Basic 1/16" square balsa Stab but added very lightweight 1/32" caps and sanded to airfoil (max thickness at 25-30% to .020" (about) at trailing edge. Offset hinge line. If this "Lead Sled" is going to fly, it's going to need all the help it can get! |
John M Oshust | 31-Jan-10 21:03 | What a wonderful informative photograph.Soak the balsa in Helium before sealing the wood. Makes it more bouyant in flight! |
jgood | 01-Feb-10 05:02 | Wow, I would love to see this in person! Thread for the tail surface linkages? |
pfinn | 01-Feb-10 05:26 | Just going to use carbon rod with bent wire "Z" bends on the ends. Found that using micro Heat shrink tubing and a dab of CA works great for that on small models like this. You can shrink the tubing around the wire and rod (use a soldering iron not a flame. The carbon rod will distort if heated too much. Believe me, I know! ;o) ) and this will yield a tight, but adjustable, length for fine tuning. then lock it in place with a dab of CA. These servos have linear motion so pull pull cables would add more monkey motion and I do believe I've had enough of that with this model! Phil |
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