Stephen Marr 1 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 here's the much awaited updated photo . cheeks have since been added and the fit out has begun hope to be finished and painted by the end of july Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Stephenson Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Come on ,Stephen - you're getting left behind! Chris, that's great news! Your CS looks brilliant in green and yellow. I don't think orientation will be any problem at all! I can't comment on your battery position/ ballast issues; all models are different, and it could be a combination of things (wood density, etc), and as long as it flies smoothly, then you can't be far out with the CG at all. My own, much flown, CS60 had another two flights today, and performed as well as ever. It was pretty breezy here in Shropshire, and the CS is one of my 'windy day' models. Knife edge, spins, stall turns, inverted passes are all in its repertoire. tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Stephenson Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks Tim I had the plane out again today for a couple more flights. I had removed the shim under tail and messed with the CG quite a bit, for a range of maybe 3"! The plane is very insensitive to small CG changes and the stall is very gentle...it just mushes forward. Which is a testament to that very odd looking wing. I do want to rework my tail hinges, I'm thinking maybe pin-type hinges. The tape for me is just not gonna be a long term thing. I think this is due to the way I ran my linkage up through the tail center-line to just in front of the hinge line rather than underneath the way you did. My linkage pushes directly up or down at the hinge line. I'll get it sorted, I'm inspired now so I'll make it right. I can see why it's one of your windy day planes Tim. It was somewhat breezy here today as well and the plane hardly noticed it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Marr 1 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 all ready for painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Marr 1 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 All finished and waiting for good weather for the first flight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Looks good with that triple-blade prop and unusual colour scheme! Good luck! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Marr 1 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Test flight have been done ....... The plane was porpoising on its own accord. General consensus was that it is a bit tail heavy So I will be experimenting with the balance once back from overseas trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Hofman Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 @Tim HooperDo you know if anybody has done a list of all wood needed to build a Clean Sweep 60? regards Lucas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Lucas Hofman said: @Tim HooperDo you know if anybody has done a list of all wood needed to build a Clean Sweep 60? regards Lucas Not as far as I know, I'm afraid. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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