John Timmis
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I have 2 unfinished builds to go at. First is an EDF Vampire that was put to one side when I started Danny's Chipmunk build 6 yrs ago, second is a 2mtr glider, plus a few repairs.
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Hi Thanks for the advice. I'll put up some more photos when it's done. cheers John
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Hi Thanks for the advice. I'll put up some more photos when it's done. cheers John
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HI Thanks for the kind replies The covering is dope & nylon on the wings & control surfaces , glass on the fuselage & tail. I used Valspar from B&Q for the paint, applied with a foam roller. It didn't cover as well as iI hoped & I'm trying to decide if I should overspray it using a rattle can. Any suggestions. Cheers John
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Perhaps I should rush out & stock up on balsa wood.
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Hi well its taken loner than expected but its almost there now. Just a few finishing touches still to do.i screwed it together for a final C/G & control deflection check yesterday & its ready for a test flight when we get a decent day. it has a quantum 40 motor . 80 amp esc 7 6s battery, final weight is 7lbs. fingers crossed John
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Hi all It's been a while since the last post so here are a few photos to show the work in progress. The build has been fairly straight forward aeromodelling so far. The fuselage is a simple built up square structure with a rounded top deck. The wings are built 'egg box ' style with slotted ribs & spars. The washout is jiggled in by the tapered rearspar. It all goes together very easily & makes a nice true wing. I gave myself some difficulties because I fancied the DW1a with the inverted engine. Although there is lots of room in the fuselage the motor is in the very top of the cowling which is very tight for space. The solution was to make the front of the cowl removable to enable fitting of the motor. I wanted to use gear that I already had, so this will be a Quantum 40 motor & a 6s lipo. The construction is more or less finished apart from completing the linkages & cowling. the model as it stands weighs in at a tad under 5 lbs. The plan is to cover the wings & control surfaces with dope & nylon with glass on the fuselage. Hope you like it. More later, Cheers John.
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Hi All I said I would post a few photos when the build got going so here we go. I hope someone will find them of interest. The design was by David Boddington & was a free plan in RC Scale Aircraftin the Feb 94 issue. The plan was downloaded from Outerzone & enlarged to 64" wingspan by the local copy shop. I am aiming for something like this The original plane was a late 1930's racer, designed by two DH apprentices. It was quite successful & the originals can be seen flying at Shuttleworth. The engine in the prototype was a converted Ford 8 sv engine. The build started about a month ago, this is the progress so far. It's all been straightforward so far. More to follow later. cheers John
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Hi All views & opinions are welcome. Feel free to join in. I 'm making it electric. Motor will be a Ripmax Quantum 40, 6s battery. Thats what I have. Should have pleanty of grunt. The prototype first flew in 1937. It was powered by a converted s/v Ford 10 motor, 32 hp. It was a successful racer & had a top speed of 112mph & landed at 35 mph. Fully aerobatic. 3 were built befor the war plus the DW1a with a more powerful motor. Quite remarkable. There ar two examples that you can see flying at Shuttleworth. Does anyone know where the C/G should be on the model? Cheer John
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Hi, Plans are all sorted. Thanks to outerzone, local print shop (only £5) & kc for providing the missing bit of the plan. It all looks very straightforward thanks to DB. My only concern is the spatted undercarriage which is also very rigidly fixed, smooth landings needed. There is no mention of control throws or C/G position on the plan. I'll post some photo's when it gets started. Jim, your model looks great. cheers John
