Sam Wragg
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Curvy indeed, It will be nice to see Arrow and Concept side by side next at years meetings. The tailpipe in context is a bike stand put out to pasture by Mrs W . Wolfgang calls to use an 1"dia pipe that exits from the underside.. I have decided that i will use my idea as used on Magic as i find it more user friendly As you can see its just a rectangular box that allows for greater adjustment Sam Edited By Sam Wragg on 20/10/2014 16:47:31
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Final nose bay with soft mount installed Now the engine bay is complete i can move onto the pipe enclosure and pick up where i left it. After some head scratching i ended up with producing this, unfortunately a minimum amount of lightweight filler was used around the front of the enclosure to maintain the shape of the model 3mm carbon peg to locate Light-ply retainers glued in place View from front View from rear. Before i can progress Arrow i now have to move onto the producing the Tail-plane
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Do you stick to your TX maker's RXs?
Sam Wragg replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in Model Flying Polls
a) Never mix & match b) you get what you pay for c) Look after your equipment & it will look after you Sam -
Thanks Gents much appreciated Sam
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Fellow enthusiasts, Simple question.... Where/which supplier do you get competition grade balsa from? mainly for skinning wings Sam
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Finished nose area In-filled with balsa and sanded flush. We can now move onto the pipe enclosure I'm really enjoying this build, its better than assembling ARTF models Sam
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After missing out on a Magic kit this week it gave me the impetus to get stuck into Arrow. Bearers glued in position All i have to do now is in-fill with balsa & sand to shape
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It wouldn't surprise me that Hanno designed this colour scheme for the World Championships in Acapulco because in my experience after years of competing & judging, the hardest sky to see a model perform/fly/judge is a Clear Blue sky. The model tends to disappear and all the colours seem to blend. I have read that Hanno designed Magic 1978/79 for the 1979 World championships. Originally Magic had an up-right engine but suffered from over heating problems, so Hanno inverted the engine to aid cooling. He found that it improved cooling with no adverse effect to the running of the Super Tigre engine (the engine was not pumped). Unfortunately he fell down the stairs and broke his arm consequently withdrawing from the Worlds. He then wrote a letter to the FAI to explain how he had developed Magic so that he could claim acknowledgment for his development. Wolfgang Matt went on to win the 1979 Worlds with Arrow At the Next Worlds in 1981 at Acapulco Hanno won with Magic Sam
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Not Guilty i was disappointed. I have enough projects to keep me busy
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Came across this **LINK** Enjoy Edited By Sam Wragg on 01/10/2014 12:35:29
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Yes i can also vouch for the quality of Steves workmanship Did anyone see that 60 size Magic kit for sale on the Bmfa web yesterday the guy was asking £55.......... Bugger ! it was already sold when i enquired. Apparently his email box exploded with all the interest !! Apparently he had to remove the add Still Gutted Sam
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Ha Ha I was contemplating using my Webra 80 R- Ex. but it was too tight a squeeze. The soft mount is my own design made out of 4mm Ally plate with impregnated rubber bonded on. The isolated bolts are just 3mm Cap Heads using 3mm oversized washers again with rubber bonded on, then diesel fuel tubing cut to length and is slid up over the shank of the bolt up to the head making sure its the correct length so that it compresses when the whole assembly is tightened up. The Blue Cap Head washers are from FastLad just to add the finishing touch Sam Edited By Sam Wragg on 30/09/2014 12:34:56
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Finally decided on the choice of power plant. The decision at this stage of the build is important as i wanted to incorporated soft mount system to keep noise / vibration to a minimum, so with this in mind i opted to use my other OS60 RFP with a view that i can fit one of my Hanno Specials at a later stage (if i wanted). The first step was to manufacture the Beach engine Bearers, this is how i went about the task Beach Engine bearers + Jig made to width of OS crankcase Bearers & jig set out on board prior to marking out Bearers tacked onto board The whole assembly offered up Bearers drilled with M3 captive nuts epoxied in place. The central holes are relieved for the engines M4 set screws Aluminium bearers in situ The completed soft mount system prior to epoxying into position.
