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| poppy, Comment for image # 6200 | 31 Jan 08 04:47 |
| Trotro, this finish is done with Hobbylite balsa filler, and micro-fill purchased at hobby shop. Painters Touch white sanding sealer from Home Depot. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 21:49 |
| SM...Now I think it is clear to me they are shocks filled with margarine....maybe Blue Bonnet!! |
| SteveM, Comment for image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 21:30 |
| I had to look up "oleo" recently when I first saw someone here use the word. From Wikipedia I get "In aircraft landing gear air dashpots may be combined with hydraulic damping to reduce bounce. Such struts are called oleo struts (combining oil and air)" They cite this page as the reference. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 21:16 |
| Learned modelists...Are oleos shocks? If so why are they called oleos? I know very little about airplane jargon. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 19:16 |
| Moos, it is a solid block, just not yet drilled. After removing ribs and stringers I will use sheet styrene to construct wells. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 19:08 |
| Not to worry, a piece of balsa and Microfill. |
| moostang51, Comment for image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 18:00 |
| Is that a solid block to accept the oleos? Smart. When I constructed my wheelwells, I framed them first then sheeted not adjusting for the connection. Had to add later thus shortening the opening a 1/4". Wrote it off to a learning experience. This looks great. |
| RodN, Comment for image # 6200 | 29 Jan 08 16:47 |
| Looking good Poppy! |
| poppy, Image # 6201 | 29 Jan 08 12:22 |
Wheel wells ready for some work. |
| poppy, Image # 6200 | 29 Jan 08 12:21 |
Fin was flat on right side to compensate for torque of engine. |
| poppy, Image # 6199 | 29 Jan 08 12:19 |
Fin and rudder patterns just about right. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 6167 | 29 Jan 08 09:33 |
| Thanks for the info.
Jim |
| jgood, Comment for image # 6167 | 28 Jan 08 20:41 |
| When it comes to R/C, you have two methods you can use for roll-control. Rudder-only control, where you use the rudder to kick a wing down, and then rely on the dihedral to help bring everything back to level once you're finished turning. Try rudder only controls with no dihedral, and it would be very squirly! You can also add ailerons, but from my experience, at the slow speeds that smaller, lighter aircraft fly at, ailerons can be less effective due to the lack of air moving over their relatively small size. I guess rudders have propeller slipstream moving over them, so they are more effective at the slow speeds... The ailerons are not particularly effective on my Guillows Dr.1. It could have benefitted from dihedral, but I didn't want to upset the scale looks... |
| poppy, Comment for image # 6167 | 28 Jan 08 20:30 |
| For rubber flying models, more dihedral is best. Some electric flyers need more than scale models. A scale dihedral works best if you are flying glow plug engines with plenty of displacement for the model size. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 6167 | 28 Jan 08 20:06 |
| Poppy, (or anyone else)
What does the dihedral do for flyability? I know that some full size planes have very little, yet scale flying models often need an exaggerated amount to fully function. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 6167 | 28 Jan 08 19:16 |
| 1 1/8" dihedral added at rib F10. |
| poppy, Image # 6167 | 28 Jan 08 19:14 |
That's better. |
| poppy, Image # 6166 | 28 Jan 08 19:05 |
Everything sanded to shape and 1st coat of primer on wing. Beginning to look like something. |
| poppy, Image # 6165 | 28 Jan 08 19:03 |
Wings sheeted and tips added. |
| moostang51, Comment for image # 6155 | 28 Jan 08 17:55 |
| Bingo. A straight on shot. Will use the bottom photo with the posture-pedic pillow for the bombadier. Off course more color will be added for switches and light, etc. Even with all the books and searches I found, all photos were taken from the side or incomplete somehow.. Thanks Poppy, I owe you one. This will more than fit the bill. Now where exactly does that map box go. Hmmmmm |
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