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Hammer F3 build (another another) - glider newbie
FWAL replied to MikeQ's topic in Slope Soaring and Dynamic Soaring
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I have both the Mefisto and Hammer. I think they were both excellent value for money when I purchased them from Flyingdog at least four years ago. Both have had 1 pair of replacement wings due to being used almost daily!
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A couple of pic's of my Pegasus Hurricane which is sloped spec'd along with a smaller Me 109
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A fairly recent video of a non powered Rookie. Looking forward to seeing yours Dai
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My old 1.9m Mefisto is ready to soar again. Recently I have repaired the snapped fuse and re painted with 2K paint, replaced the wing with a new 4 servo wing covered in clear and translucent blue Oracover, new tail feathers, new snakes, new servo's and hardware throughout, new TX and new paint job to the nose cone. She's just like new! but a little bit heavier 925g Old old new new
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A short film from South Gower where the Sun always shines Edited By FWAL on 28/08/2015 17:18:29 Edited By FWAL on 28/08/2015 17:19:55
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After practically 4 continues days of low misty clouds and rain the Sun shone on Sunday afternoon. A quick visit to the slope was in order. The patchy clouds and 20mph wind made it great for flying and I attempted to multi task by trying to fly and photograph at the same time. I almost came a cropper on a couple of occasions.
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Hi Andy The location is Deep Slade, locally known as Hunts due to the proximity of Hunts Farm where you park and it's just a short walk to slope. Deep Slade is between Southgate and Pwll Du Bay on The Gower Peninsular and like a large chunk of the Peninsular is owned by the National Trust. So yes it's a Public Site but luckily off the beaten track. Rhossili isn't that far away either but PG's never bother you at Hunts. Mk
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Managed an hour at the slope yesterday and took the GoPro. There was plenty of Sunshine and lift. If the truth be told a little too much for the 600g AUW Traceur. The Faze 6 is a Phase 6 with a clipped 66" wing with a straight not swept back leading edge. Edited By FWAL on 19/08/2015 09:14:01
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Hammer F3F Another one Build Blog
FWAL replied to Peter Garsden's topic in Slope Soaring and Dynamic Soaring
Hi Peter I'm sorry I don't understand some of the above post! Did you really cut the pre-hinged ailerons and flaps off. And the part about needing to fill the leading edges of the control surfaces. I don't remember having to do any of that. The finish on the wing looks nice though. Mk -
Hi Andy If you don't get any luck for you P6 wing quest Mike @ West Wales Models used to advertise them on his website for £39.99. I haven't seem them lately so perhaps give him a call he might still be able to get hold of them. Mk
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Then you start to assemble the all moving tailplane. A little care needs to be taken just to ensure you fit the control horn on the right side. At this point I fitted the rest of the control horns, again being careful as there is a pair for the ailerons and a slightly different shaped horn for the rudder. Following the fitting of the tailplane and rudder it's a case of gluing in the servo tray and centre wing bulkhead plus some minor ancillaries. After which it's just a case of fitting the servo's and control rods. However, you will require a little patience to fit the supplied clevis's as the parts are pretty small (You have been warned)! After 5 hours the XL vagabond is ready for the slopes. I only wish I had ordered the 4.8V flat battery a week ago!!
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I do enjoy watching the French performing slow and low slope aerobatics with large gliders. With this in mind I've been looking for a glider to help me learn and perhaps one day fly like the French. My 3D Traceur is a little too small, light and twitchy. The P2000 is close but not quite aerobatic enough and modified P6 isn't a million miles away either. I'm not a good enough pilot to try these manoeuvres with the Hammer just yet. I have tried and have paid the consequences! And the Mefisto is still sadly out of action waiting for a new wing. When I came across the new Hacker XL Vagabond it looked just like the glider I had been looking for. Large 2m wing, Epp bouncyness and relatively light. So here's what you get and what unfortunately you don't get. The manufacturing of the parts is really impressive along with the art work and lam covered aerofoils. The fuse is left naked which for the cost is a little surprising as these kits aren't cheap. Once you have read the instructions you'll soon be aware of two glitches. The kit doesn't include servo extension cables or the parts for the +/- 90 degree pulley controlled tailplane. This came as a bit of a shock as Hacker make no mention that additional extension cables are required and actively promote and photograph the pulley powered tailplane in their marketing literature. The first job is to make long shallow cuts into and along the fuse, then to push in and glue 5 lengths of reinforcing carbon fibre rod. As I didn't have any foam friendly CA glue I used the hot glue gun and trimmed off any overspill once cooled.
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