Ben-Erik Ness
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Next challenge! Where do I place CG for maien flight? Any qualified answers will be appreciated. (In the end the decission is mine alone, and I'm the one to blame if everything goes down the drain on the maiden....)
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Out of the paint shop! I hate rattle cans, I have never got the hang of it. So, it's far form perfect - but good enough! Before having my decals made by a mate (who runs a signshop) I usually test them fist, printed on paper, and attach them to the model. Pretty happy how it turned out. Next now is to get the decals cut, and in the meantimehook up all servos and connections again. The slope where I intend to maiden the Dash is still coverd in snow, so I got a few weeks before it can fly... Pretty happy with how it presents is self ?
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Rattle can time... Now it's time for all the imperfections to stand out! But I don't think you'll see them on the maiden video, so I'll just live fine with them and carry on making progress ?
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Another milestone! Everything hooked up, all servos and flying surfaces. And it works like I intended Video! However I'm debating with myself if the outer flaps should move with the ailerons like they do now, would it contribute to adverse yaw? Any comments?
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Milestone! I have a wing with all surfaces moving in the right directions, at the same time. There is still many adjustments to be made, but you get the principle! I hope that these big flaps will slow it down in order to land it slowly in tight spaces...
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I'm in my Hangar working, mounting flaps, mounting servos, programming my radio etc... Slowly getting there! So while I do a lot of the time consuming nitty gritty, you guys can enjoy this old video of a Dash-8 from New Zeeland in 2010 PSS Fest - Dave's Dash 8 from MawhrinSkell on Vimeo.
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So this is the status post: Fuselage and wings etc has been primed and given a light sand I have now cut loose the big flap, and the ailerons and midle flap has been cut and are moving on the built in mylar hinge The elevator is also cut so it moves on the mylar hinge line built into the wing Next... Well, I would like to continue with radio and servo installation. Hope to get the garrage heated to a level that allows me to start spraying the fuselage. Some photos!
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Hello there! Christmas and a hectic december is over and we are still in "stay home mode" The project is now slowly movinf forward. Before X-mas I used way too many hours figuring out how to make the 4 engine pods. I did find a solution that can be incorporated with the huge flaps, but I have decided to put them aside and focus on the plane itself. To put the pressure on mysel I had this caps specially made!
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Posted by Mike Chantler on 11/11/2020 23:27:14: Lovely build, fuselage and wing saddle look great. Simple carbon reinforcement really appealing. But how did you get the white foam carved so well? When I've tried it, the white EPS beads go everywhere and ruin the surface. Thanks! I use a very very sharp fishknife, with a long blade that gives me the ability to "shave" off small thin peices at the time... https://www.marttiini.fi/Condor-Filleting-Knife23
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Posted by Martian on 11/11/2020 20:28:50: That's a really unusual want to build but wow it looks great I'd like to disagree - hotwire cutting foam and covering it with balsa or other wood is a method as old as the hills... But it works and has done so for along time!
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Lots of modelling traffic and content has moved over to social media, and due to bad search engines lots of info gets lost. So please ensure that search options are good on the new platform. Please make it possible to edit posts, also after 30 minutes after publishing. Now old dead links etc cant be updated. Don't lose anything! Best of luck!
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After quite a fee hours in the production hangar, another milestone has been reached, the airframe is now glassed. To allign up the tail, and to construct a solution to make it detachable took some time but now it's all in place. The fuse and tail is now glassed, ready for some sanding, and construction of 4 detacghable engine pods... Some photos of the process and result so far: It has a good size... Glassing...
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