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| mlriley540, Comment for image # 38481 | 08 May 17 22:55 |
| My humble camera limits what I can do. Even in bright sunshine it's hard to get a clear image. I flew for an hour to get these few images. Most are just a blur or the plane is not even in the frame. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 38481 | 08 May 17 09:19 |
| That is a great picture, not to mention the model. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 38499 | 07 May 17 19:15 |
| Thanks - that is what I wanted to know. |
| mlriley540, Image # 38499 | 07 May 17 19:09 |
The motor is 6 strands of 1/16 inch, braided, which is strong for this size plane and good for a 6 inch propellor. 500 turns gives maybe 12 seconds of power, which is a lot when you are risking potentially a fantastic crash. |
| mlriley540, Image # 38498 | 07 May 17 18:54 |
I put a little varnish in the socket for strength, and I glued paper to the top of the gear so the wood doesn't split when using. I also stick the gear in the whole with some glue stick glue, which still allows it to be removed later. |
| mlriley540, Image # 38497 | 07 May 17 18:52 |
Here you can see the landing gear, which has a little top that allows the gear to be both sturdy and removeable. |
| mlriley540, Comment for image # 38482 | 07 May 17 18:36 |
| The details of rubber and lube are a lot to get into here, I know just the basics. You can buy lube online and install the motor and it will allow 500 turns many times in a few days without breaking or needing more lube. After a few days you will need to pull the motor out. Even with careful lube, if you put a lot of turns (700-1200) the motor will break after zero or a couple flights. Power depends on propeller size and strength of motor, you can read about it online. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 38482 | 07 May 17 16:07 |
| MLRILEY - How do you do this? how do you attach your removable landing gear? - wooden dowel into a snug hole? Do you break in your rubber and lube it first? What size rubber and how many strands? Do you stretch it out and then wind it into the nose? How many turns on the rubber and how long is the power run? Did you install trimming and turning tabs on the plane? - where and what size? |
| mlriley540, Comment for image # 38482 | 07 May 17 13:51 |
| I fixed the little bit of damage caused by flying, it's back to 100% I will let it sit and look nice for at least a while. |
| jgood, Comment for image # 38481 | 07 May 17 09:19 |
| Great to see these flying! |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 38481 | 06 May 17 19:33 |
| Mlriley - that Morane-Saulnier does look cool! - a very well framed pic with the trees, clouds, and sky! |
| mlriley540, Image # 38482 | 06 May 17 16:52 |
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| mlriley540, Image # 38481 | 06 May 17 16:52 |
A few flights were good, looked cool. |
| mlriley540, Image # 38480 | 06 May 17 16:51 |
Had a strong motor and big propeller but it still didn't fly great, jusy |
| mlriley540, Image # 38479 | 06 May 17 16:50 |
A little gusty today, managed to make some flights without much damage. |
| mlriley540, Comment for image # 38369 | 29 Apr 17 23:27 |
| Windy and cold, doesn't look like I will be able to fly this weekend. |
| mlriley540, Comment for image # 38383 | 23 Apr 17 21:00 |
| I don't know a lot about flying. You can braid 4 or 6 strands of 1/16 rubber into a motor, if you braid you should order a hook to attach it to the prop. Depending on the size of the prop and power of motor you will get 1600-2400 RPM, so, 500 turns will get you 12-18 seconds of power which is enough for a fairly eventful flight. Look up lube and hardware stuff online. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 38383 | 23 Apr 17 20:13 |
| mlriley - was that 3 min under power or with glide mixed in? How is your braided rubber made? How many strands of what size? I need some direction ... |
| mlriley540, Image # 38383 | 23 Apr 17 15:59 |
Short 3 minute flying session, the nose assembly for the prop broke. It was made out of wood. Otherwise plane is fine. I can craft a new one in an hour or so. |
| jgood, Comment for image # 38369 | 23 Apr 17 13:47 |
| Very nice! |
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