Andy G. Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Glad to be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Hegarty Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Hello Red Eagle builders, I have received my kit from RBCkits and I have a few questions. This is my first build in 25 years and I'm looking for something more relaxing to fly than my helicopters. The washout on the plan appears to be 10mm under the tip trailing edge, can that be right? looking at the wing root on the fuselage side view there looks to be only about 2mm incidence. That would give negative incidence at the tips. I see that the aileron wing was built without washout and I was thinking 2-3mm would be more appropriate. Any recommendations for clevises as these are not included in the kit? Both for servo and control horn connection. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton van Munsteren Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Hi Stephen, Thanks for your post and great that you selected the RedEagle for some relax flying. The 10mm washout is for making the model turn better, but its not a big difference, because RedEagle's without the washout will also turn just fine. You don't have to build the washout in the wing you can also make the washout during the covering of the wing. For clevises on the RedEagle or for models in general, check here **LINK** they all work just fine. For me I use a 90 degrees bend on one end and on the other end a metal clevis with a solder when the controls are neutral. After the maiden hold the rudder and elevator in the flight position, heath the clevis again to soften the solder and set the trim on the transmitter neutral. The model will be in trim for life. Don't forget to post some pics of your build I can never get enough of build pics of the RedEagle. And when you have questions just ask. Cheers Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Hegarty Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Hello Ton, Thanks for replying and answering my questions I will add the washout as per the plan. It's going to take a while to build but I will upload some pictures along the way. Kind regards, Stephen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton van Munsteren Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Enjoy the build and look forward to the pics. Cheers Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Hello RedEagles, It’s been a while since I last posted here – desperately trying to get hold of a plan for this plane. Thanks to the generosity of members in this group, I swiftly took receipt of a plan (Thanks again Andy!) Since then I have been acquiring all the materials for the build as time & money allowed. I’ve finally got everything I need – except the covering film. As it’s been nearly 30 years since my last build, (and there has been a wife, children & several house moves in-between), I no longer have a building board. Before I can start building, I will need to make myself a new one! Hoping to sort that in the next few of weeks. I’ve got a couple of weeks off over Christmas, so planning on finally getting stuck into the build then. Really looking forward to it! As for the covering, I’ve only used either tissue & dope, or solarspan before. I’m certainly not planning on going down the tissue & dope route! So a covering film it will be. Any advice on what type of covering film I should use would be appreciated. I’ve obviously used solarspan, but have not tried solarfilm. I’ve heard of oracover, but have never seen it. I also see Hobbyking do a range of films. What did you guys use? Still trying to decide on final colour scheme, but it is likely to be something along the lines of the following: (apologies for using other members photos!) Any tips/advice gratefully received! Edited By Jason Inskip on 18/11/2017 17:51:24 Edited By Jason Inskip on 18/11/2017 17:53:07 Edited By Jason Inskip on 18/11/2017 18:06:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Jason, you dont need much more than a piece of plasterboard for a building board - it takes pins really well and is cheap although builders throw out offcuts big enough for our use. Must be dead flat of course. Get a few small bits as boards for tailplanes so you can work on severalitems at the same time. HobbyKing film seems just as good as other brands and cheaper too. it is much easier to do wings etc in one colour than try to do colour panels on open structure wings! Main thing is to get a highly visible colour scheme so you can see it at a distance rather than something that looks pretty ( depends on eyesight of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Thanks kc, I had thought about using a sheet of plasterboard on top of our glass dining room table (when the better half is not looking). I thought the glass table would be dead flat, but I was concerned that the pins would not stick into the plasterboard very well. I guess from what you are saying they hold well enough. I should be OK with dual colour scheme on the wings - I was a dab hand with the solarspan back in my teens. Of course that was several decades ago, when my faculties all worked correctly. I'm hoping is just like riding a bike - you never forget .... I just need to decide what colours I want - and which film to use...... Edited By Jason Inskip on 18/11/2017 22:57:51 Edited By Jason Inskip on 18/11/2017 22:58:11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glyn44 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Hi Jason, I have always used plaster board. I buy the smallest sheet cut it t size with a Stanley knife, for a perfect fit to my desk top. Easy. But you must seal the cut edges with masking tape, otherwise plaster will deposit itself all over your dining room. You could then be in some bother with the boss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy G. Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Hi Jason.... Glad to have helped out with plan and good to hear you are almost ready to go on the build! As for covering , I did mine from film I had in stock, it's done in a mixture of Solarfilm, Oracover and HobbyKing film. I find the HobbyKing covering very good, especially for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Christmas over. Turkey eaten. Building RedEagle finally underway....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy G. Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I recognise that plan!!! Lol. Good to see you've started your Red Eagle build. I hope you have as much fun with it as I do with mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Posted by Andy G. on 02/01/2018 08:12:43: I recognise that plan!!! Lol. Like they say 'you can't keep a good plan down'...... Edited By Jason Inskip on 02/01/2018 14:33:02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton van Munsteren Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Jason, That's a great start and looking forward to more pics. Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks Ton It's a nice simple but effective design. I'm enjoying the build. Here are some more parts awaiting sanding/shaping. Don't worry, the leading edge of the wing is not warped - its just the wide angle lens on my phone camera creating a bit of fisheye! Kind regards Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton van Munsteren Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Hi Jason, All looking great and a very clean build my compliments. Cheers, Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Hegarty Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Just some pics before final assembly. Some electronics installed before fuselage joining. Anyone find it comes out nose heavy? Regards, Stephen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton van Munsteren Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Looking good but not sure if the Lipo will need to go that far forward. Not sure if you know, the cg on the plan is the old position, its better to set the cg at 90mm. Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ e flyer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Finally. my build has started. So far so good but its gonna be a slow build because I work away from home for two weeks at a time plus I'm taking my time to try and eliminate mistakes and get a good finished result. Pics to follow. TP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ e flyer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ e flyer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 firewall/motor mount next followed by the rest of the formers and then finish the fuselage. TP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Steady (slow) progress here. That thing called work keeps getting in the way..... Still lots of sanding & shaping to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy G. Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 That's coming along really nicely Jason! Looks really neat around the the nose block! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I planned on using a 40mm aeronaut spinner, but I was not happy with the fit to the model. The spinner nosecone and backplate have different tapers, which did not sit well on the model. Also, the 40mm diameter was fractionally too big for my front end - it overhung the side by about 0.25mm top and bottom. Perhaps I made the front former a bit too small! I ordered a 38mm areonaut spinner. the nosecone and backplate have a more constant taper. The size & fit suited the model much better... Edited By Jason Inskip on 20/03/2018 11:29:07 Edited By Jason Inskip on 20/03/2018 11:31:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason-I Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Posted by Andy G. on 20/03/2018 11:17:14: That's coming along really nicely Jason! Looks really neat around the the nose block! Thanks! I'm at the fitting electronics stage now. Still some sanding/shaping to do, and then covering. Hopefully be ready for late spring & summer weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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