I really enjoy your builds, they are well thought out and they fly really nicely once completed. Now having a glider, especially where you live, surely will be a lot of fun to fly. All the best, enjoy your get together over the next week. Cheers 👍💪✌
I intended to make this comment on one of your earlier builds... About fifty years ago (Jeez I'm getting old, that was probably before you were born!) I lost a canopy in flight; we never found it. No such thing as Neodymium magnets; I used spring clips. From that time on, I added a 100mm length of fishing line from the fuselage to the front of the canopy, "Just in case". 😜
the little dip in the nose and tail does help with streamlining but it doesn't need to be as big of a cross sectional area as you mentioned because no passenger.
Gorilla glue is moisture-catalyzed. The problem isn't that it "dries out" it's that it absorbs humidity and cures. Inside a bag with a dessicant is probably helpful
I did pink foam in 1986. I had a cutoff wire that do 4 feet (1219 mm) per wing. I build gliders. I build the wings so that they would fly directly off the assembly. No RC, no nothing! I build tailless and triangler airplanes, big! Triangler 8 feet wide and 4 feet long with the 4 feet tail. Then tailless was 8 feet wide, 2 feet long at the middle, and 1 1/2 feet long at the ends. Each one had -8 instended at the end of the wing!
For the servos on lighter builds I always buy the expensive emax ES9052MD (or similar), in any other case I'll buy El cheapo 9g or or cheapest 9g metal equivalent. But if you are going to spend time glassing in stuff that might strip the gears, it will make you regret that decision.
I love the build! Just maybe do away with the rear magnet ?,and glue a tiny lip or dowel under the rear of the canopy that slides inside the fuselage. That way you only need the front magnets?
Laser cut wood for jigs seems so handy. Thanks for sharing another build.
watching those foam wing segments get cut and perfectly match the wood guides. beautiful
Another awesome build - happy that you're back with your airplane projects :-) Now, it's just about waiting for the maiden
Merry Christmas. Very nice build video, looking forward to seeing it fly!
I really enjoy your builds, they are well thought out and they fly really nicely once completed. Now having a glider, especially where you live, surely will be a lot of fun to fly.
All the best, enjoy your get together over the next week. Cheers 👍💪✌
Great to see you again 👍😀
I was just thinking the other day how i miss your plane builds
I intended to make this comment on one of your earlier builds...
About fifty years ago (Jeez I'm getting old, that was probably before you were born!) I lost a canopy in flight; we never found it. No such thing as Neodymium magnets; I used spring clips.
From that time on, I added a 100mm length of fishing line from the fuselage to the front of the canopy, "Just in case". 😜
Looks amazing. Can't wait to see how it flies
An amazing model. Love your work
We are super cold. Happy summer to you Chris
the little dip in the nose and tail does help with streamlining but it doesn't need to be as big of a cross sectional area as you mentioned because no passenger.
Ooh nice. Bring on the thermally new year.
9:17 The sound is straight from Tom and Jerry music lol
Gorilla glue is moisture-catalyzed. The problem isn't that it "dries out" it's that it absorbs humidity and cures. Inside a bag with a dessicant is probably helpful
Can't wait have a great Christmas safe break let's see it fly
Welll... that was an unexpected Christmas present! Have a good break, you've (we've) got something to look forward to!
I did pink foam in 1986. I had a cutoff wire that do 4 feet (1219 mm) per wing. I build gliders. I build the wings so that they would fly directly off the assembly. No RC, no nothing! I build tailless and triangler airplanes, big! Triangler 8 feet wide and 4 feet long with the 4 feet tail. Then tailless was 8 feet wide, 2 feet long at the middle, and 1 1/2 feet long at the ends. Each one had -8 instended at the end of the wing!
The fuselage drooping down is also to better match the flow around the wing.
Always great to see another homeslice peoject
looks good 👍
such a nice build, i hope it flies as well as it looks.
what a cliffhanger ............. happy days
I couldn't stop laughing cause you sounded like Alvin the Chipmunk when it was time lapsing. Lol. It's an awesome build.
For the servos on lighter builds I always buy the expensive emax ES9052MD (or similar), in any other case I'll buy El cheapo 9g or or cheapest 9g metal equivalent.
But if you are going to spend time glassing in stuff that might strip the gears, it will make you regret that decision.
Good to see you back on aviation again. What wing section are you using??
Yes!!! Planes are back!
this is awesome
do you want to move to molds for your next projects?
How did you go from donuts to sculpted fuselage? Manual carving or something else?
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do you have Christmas in summer? I never thought about that. why do we have the same months around the world.
I have had a few plays at using the open aircraft design software that you used to use.
Could I pay you to do a simple aircraft design for me?
Oh yeah, I still have my motor glider
I love the build!
Just maybe do away with the rear magnet ?,and glue a tiny lip or dowel under the rear of the canopy that slides inside the fuselage.
That way you only need the front magnets?