Concorde Speedbird
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PVA set faster than expected so I got the top spar on tonight.
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Been a while due to many other things getting in the way, but now I am getting started properly on the Mustang. Wing ribs glued to the lower spar. I usually put the top spar on immediately, but for this it seemed best to do this prior. Made one mistake by glueing the ply wing joiner on the rear of the spar rather than the front, but I can just mildly change the design so it's not an issue. More tomorrow to give the pva a chance to set properly. Jacob
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Never flown model gliders, but I do enjoy using thermals to take me places...
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Galaxy Domino lower wing dihedral
Concorde Speedbird replied to edgar's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
I've just measured mine and with one half of the wing flat on the board the wingtip has 1 and 1/4 inches under it (so 5/8" under each tip). Sounds more than I expected, a little less would make minimal difference to flying characteristics. I'm pretty sure I just joined it at the angle it fit best... It's a great aeroplane, been flying mine consistently for 7 years now and it still flies really nicely. Please do update us on your progress. -
Thanks Jon, which retracts did he use? I've got oleos for mine and the eflite units seem really good, no slop in the locks and nice operation.
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Hello Dave, I have not progressed much on this mainly due to work and other projects. However, I still intend to build this and have all the bits ready to go. I have a hangar 9 hellcat artf on the go at the moment (intended for flying practice with a similar sized warbird) and once that is done I will carry on with this.
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Thanks John. The extended rudder is only a feature of the Mk3 and Classic models, amongst other modifications. The wingtips on my Wot 4 are the plastic moulded ones from a Mk2 kit from over 30 years ago! I'm sure a twin wot would be great fun.
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It's the Buttermere valley in the Lake District. It was earlier in the year, hence why there is still snow on the peaks.
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Bit of a delay, I've been fairly busy doing quite a bit of this But I've kept up with the model flying and building. The Wot 4 is now almost ready for covering.
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I attended with my Dad and Grandparents for Saturday and Sunday, with camping. It was probably the best show I have been to, the full size Pitts and Spitfire were excellent and the night show was incredible. Lots of traders and the swap meet was excellent, particularly on Saturday, and the model displays were very enjoyable, especially the funfighters!
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Dave Burton (BEB)
Concorde Speedbird replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in All Things Model Flying
Very sad news. A tremendously talented aeromodeller and a great chap. -
Century Jet retracts from the states. Decent but no threadlock on any of the bolts so I will apply that myself. Dry assembly of the real retract mount: And then I glued just the retract mount area to make sure it is right before the rest of the wing assembly is built.
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Unfortunately the Wot 4 Pro has been crashed due to an elevator connector failure- subsequently ordered lots of connector locks. The wing is fine so I might build another fuselage for it at some point. This one is looking decent though, needless to say this one would have survived the crash considerably better than the super light ARTF one
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