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From the album: GS Zero Maiden
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From the album: GS Zero Maiden
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From the album: GS Zero Maiden
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Torsten Spitzner replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
I'm in Sunny South Africa and, with certain rules in place, we are able to fly. My tailplane is 6mm balsa sheet and should not flutter. Perhaps this sheet was softer than i thought? I was really surprized to get flutter. Never happened before. Not just elevator flutter but the entire tailplane. In retrospect, the profiled , sheeted, foam core tailplane will be inheritently stiffer. None -the- less, shortening the tailplane has done the trick and flight performance is not affected. -
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Torsten Spitzner replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
My Chilli Wind finally maidened. For some reason I had tailplane flutter (the entire tailplane), even at very low speed. So the tailplane tips were cut off just outward of the middle elevator hinge.With a hacksaw, at the field. This sorted the problem and back home the tailplane covering was removed and it was glassed top and bottom to improve rigidity. At the same time the cowling was made. A re-maiden confirmed that all was good.. A really great flier and with a .55AX up front, goes like a bat out of hell. And she is a real floater, need to slow down really early for landings. The only thing I need to do, is to change the top wing colour scheme. I just cannot see this plane in the air. d -
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Chilli Wind CG needed
Torsten Spitzner replied to Torsten Spitzner's topic in All Things Model Flying
Excellent, thank you Jeffrey. That is also what the scaled up Chilli Breeze CG works out to. -
Chilli Wind CG needed
Torsten Spitzner replied to Torsten Spitzner's topic in All Things Model Flying
Posted by Matt Carlton on 30/12/2020 16:00:34: Does this help? I know it's the smaller version but it should be roughly the same proportionally? Edited By Matt Carlton on 30/12/2020 16:01:47 Yip., thanks.This is what i have as well and i will scale it up and use that for the maiden. -
The chilli Wind that I am building from the Outerzone plan is nearing completion. The Outerzone plan does not indicate the CG position. Can anyone here give me an actual CG position. I have used two online calculators, worked it out maually and taken the Chilli Breeze CG position as a guide but all are somewhat different. An actual CG position would be most useful at this point Thanks in advance.
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Forum members' new models: Let's see them.
Torsten Spitzner replied to Paul Marsh's topic in All Things Model Flying
My latest scratchbuild, just in time for thermaling in our hot summers... 3m span 'Paragon', courtesy of Outerzone. Electrified and spoilers fitted. It came out a tad heavy for my liking so I may eventually build a lighter fuselage for it. Flies well none-the-less. -
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Skydiver build blog
Torsten Spitzner replied to Torsten Spitzner's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Getting the servos and linkages to fit without binding was frustrating. In the end, I bought low profile servos and even so, lots of fiddling and bending pushrods until it all worked. My next jumber will be larger and I will take the radio gear into consideration from the beginning. -
Skydiver build blog
Torsten Spitzner replied to Torsten Spitzner's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
Painting was completed before the radio gear was installed. Brush and whatever paint was at hand, with rattle can clear coat over the top. Hardwood dowels were glued into the ankle as securing point for the elastic band hooks -
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