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simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Flying | 07-Sep-10 15:57 | |
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The flight pic shows the prominent drooping nose, so we call it the 'Droop Snoot' :o) |
simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Parked | 07-Sep-10 15:55 | |
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It was built early this summer when it was getting hot and the colors were chosen to remind us that 'pumpkin season' and cooler days will eventually come;o) |
simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Parked | 07-Sep-10 15:53 | |
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If anyone is interested what the model was that was used in illustrating the sliding wing mount. It is a scratchbuilt using the wing and tail shapes of the Zaic Falcon and an original built up profile fuslelage. |
simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Parked | 07-Sep-10 15:35 | |
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Since the Cloud Buster fleet is beginning to show its age, a new one is in order. Having a duplicate CB kit, we took the wing parts and built a new wing. We shortened it by two inner bays and added a reinforced center section. This reduced the wing area about 84 percent so we adjusted the tail parts by this amount. The wingspan of this version will be 14 inches. Here are the new wing and tail parts. |
simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Parked | 06-Sep-10 13:58 | |
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A closeup of the opposing throughts at 'A3' formed by the overlapping strips in the previous picture. 'B3' shows an edge view. The platforms on the fuselage slide through these spaces. |
simpleflyer | Guillows Series 4000 - Cloud Buster | Parked | 06-Sep-10 13:56 | |
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How the mounting system works. 'A' is the wing mounting platform on the fuselage. 'A2' is the wing surface that will rest on the platform 'A'. Two balsa strips the thickness of the platform are glued on both sides of 'A2' spaced the width of 'A'. 'A3' are strips slightly wider and are glued on top of the strips at 'A2', with the overlap towards the center of the wing. |