Phil Winks Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Thanks Mike. the bty tray is screw fixed to bearers that are glued crossways on the fuse floor at a thickness that fetches the bty close to the underside of the canopy. the tray itself is either lite ply or in my case 1/8th balsa sheet with 0.4mm ply laminated to each face, it has slots cut in it and velcro attached, also a velcrow strap runs through the slots to wrap around the bty.. the bty has the fluffy side of the velcro on the bottom to mate with that on the tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hardy Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Thanks Phil, Where did you source the velcrow strap?. Mike, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I get mine in B&Q Mike - cheaper than model shops for that sort of stuff! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hardy Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 **LINK** Thanks BEB, are these suitable? There must be a lot of these type of things you master builders use, is it possible that somebody 'in the know' could bring to our attention Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly P Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Lads of this stuff in the modelling money savers forum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 BEBs on the money there though to be fair the item in the photo came as part of a giant shark order just as a parcel filler personally they are a little short for 3s bty's Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I have got red hook and loop strips from B&Q, a few pounds for a pack of 10, they are quite long and the "velcro" seems to be reasonable quality. I got them from the section of the shop that has rope and lengths of chain etc that you can cut to length, I guess most stores will be similar.Edited By WolstonFlyer on 26/06/2013 19:27:31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 those velcro strips are great James what I usuall use Have you found someone to bend that U/C for you if not I'll have a look in my shed see if I need to get some more wire in Phil Edited By Phil Winks on 26/06/2013 19:39:28 Edited By Phil Winks on 26/06/2013 19:50:12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Hi PhilI have not had chance to ask anybody at the club about a wire bender yet. It might be the weekend before I get up to the field and see anybody.How did your seaside work go.. the tide not washed you away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Still working there mate getting wet feet and all that lol looks like I'll be there till the end of next week thankfully the weathers come great suprising really as its glastonbury this weekend lol Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Well it's been over 3yrs Since the build and she's got approx 4hrs on the clock, I wonder how many of the original mass builders still fly theirs photos from Sunday 13/11/16 courtesy of Gary owen Webster flyers taunton Edited By Phil Winks on 15/11/2016 21:50:48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Hi Phil. I don't know how many hours mine has got but quite a few. Last time I flew it must have been 18 months ago, when after a short flight it lost power and I had to land it, to find out that the motor had burnt out. I just haven't got around to opening it up and fitting a new one yet. It's one of the few planes that I've never had an incident with and it's as good as when I built it. I think I'll fit a lower Kv motor and a four blade prop. It was way over-powered before and I can afford to lose a bit of efficiency! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Built after the mass build but still going strong, in fact mine now has a folding prop and spends as much time on the slopes at PSSA meetings as it does at the field and fly ins. The backwards hand catch? Photos by PSS master Phil Cooke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 good to see a few are still out there, I have to say mine still draws much interest every time she's out at the club and never a mishap with here too though on calm days I do find she tends to come in quite hot, I put it down to the thin wing section producing near zero drag, I'm betting the design slopes quite well Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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