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Comet Curtis Hawk P6-E by John Cooper. Viewed 1707 times.
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| John Cooper | 04-Feb-08 22:43 | | Rigging is done with a needle and thread and is sewn through the structure. Note that the proper dihedral is now restored. |
| jgood | 05-Feb-08 06:01 | | Amazing work, John. It looks like it might start floating off the desk right now. SO the top wing is permanently attached now? Covering will be added in place? |
| John Cooper | 05-Feb-08 08:32 | | Thanks, the weight of the structure, right now, is about 4g, I am trying to keep the final weight under 10g. The wing is stuck on for good now. It is much easier to allign the struts and weave a needle and thread through it this way. I have also used this technique on biplanes that have top and bottom wing covering, like this one: http://www.scaleflight.net/rc_planes/Vimy.jpg
In this case, only the undersurface of the top wing is covered, when it is attached.
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| jgood | 05-Feb-08 08:39 | | Wow, love that Vimy too. Has that flown? |
| John Cooper | 05-Feb-08 09:20 | | The Vimy has flown, but has had severe longitudinal stability problems. I have made it nose heavy, and increased the stab area, but the problem still persists. |
| jgood | 05-Feb-08 10:05 | | Would love to see these aircraft fly... I see you've done some Plantraco stuff too. I think I might have to try that someday. Keep up posted on this P6! |
| John Cooper | 05-Feb-08 14:59 | | The P6, with a 16" wingspan, is actually just the right size for Plantraco. If it doesn't fly well with rubber, I will likely convert it to R/C with a Micro9 0.9 g receiver and miniAct actuators. |
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