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| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Cabinaire | Parked | 08-Jul-17 18:58 |  | | Views : 836 | | I just tried using bigger rubber and I reduced the number of rubber strands, on my 22" Cabinaire, with great results. Instead of 4 strands of 1/8" rubber, each strand 13" long (the prop hook to rear motor peg length on the plan was 13"), which gave consistent 25 second flights, I then instead went to 2 strands of 3/16" rubber, each strand 15" long. I could really stretch the rubber very far out from the nose, using a winding stooge, and wound in 55 winds on my 15:1 winder which equals 825 turns on the rubber motor, and got my record, much slower, beautiful turning flight of 48 seconds!! Tthen I got greedy and wound 70 turns on the winder for 1050 turns, and when I put the nose plug on - the Rubber Motor BLEW UP !!! Tissue damage all over the rear end, and a big chunk (sitting on my glasses case), of the foreward fuse former, busted out, along with the bottom fuse forward nose stringers busted !! |
| LASTWOODSMAN | SIG Customaire # FF-26 | Parked | 08-Jul-17 18:45 |  | | Views : 824 | | The bottom sequi wings are removed from the board - Halleluja! - the bottoms of all the parts are flush and even! - now to finish the frames off. |
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