pegasus models hurricane

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

take a look at Martyn K's magic thread , he's fitting retracts

its a built up wing but will give you pointers

also some stuff on classic aerobatics I think

you have a wheel position with kit, when you get retracts you'll be able to work it out.

[Concorde Speedbird]

Equivalent hobbyking ones should be fine, make sure you get ones that will take the weight.

For the wheel wells just carve them out and maybe line them with balsa, although for my ones I am just going to cover and paint the foam.

CS

[IanN]

Watching this build with interest, John

[Glenn Philbrick]

Hello John.

I am in the final stages of building a Mick Reeves Hurri and have put retracts into the foam veneered wing. I followed the drawing that came with the kit. I also used the same technique with a Mick Reeves Spit which is very old now so I know it is strong enough for some quite rough landings. If you e mail me then I will attempt to scan the drawing for you

[Glenn Philbrick]

Hello Again.

I have scanned the drawing and quite pleased with myself that it has worked, so you can see the basics of how it is done, just miss out the servo and control rods if using the electric retracts.

[john melia 1]

thanks glen , when you opened up the veneer and dug out the foam to create the well , what did you do to reinforce that area .

[john melia 1]

I can see the ply mount and dowels on your photocopy , was that enough reinforcement .

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

line it out with balsa John

[john melia 1]

what is the wingspan of the hurricane glen , just thinking I can probably roughly copy the wheel well posistions on your wings to mine

[Glenn Philbrick]

Hello John.

My Hurri is 80" wing span. I made the wheel wells by using a thick copper wire held in a soldering iron to melt the foam after having cut the circle out, because my wheels are quite bulky I lined the bottom of the well with 1mm ply as I was nearly through to the top veneer. The sides I just used 1/16 balsa. I cut the wheel wells out before joining the wings as it made them easier to handle.

Hope this helps.

Glenn

[john melia 1]

Thanks glen every bit helps

[fly-navy]

Would anyone who has/had experience of this model be able to give me the C o G please?

TIa

John

[Denis Watkins]

C of G just behind the wheel well

Inline with the front edge of those servo cut outs

[FWAL]

A couple of pic's of my Pegasus Hurricane which is sloped spec'd along with a smaller Me 109

[Martin Harris - Moderator]

I've just measured the C of G from my plan (original Galaxy badged) at 4 9/16" behind the leading edge at the fuselage.

The only problem you're likely to have is nosing over (it's a Hurricane!) but don't be tempted to set a rearward C of G - it will get rather ill-mannered if you do. I angled my retracts forward as far as possible. The U/C has popped out from the foam on quite a few occasions over the years but epoxy glue is wonderful stuff and any damage is localised...

I haven't flown it for a few years - funnily enough my thoughts had turned to recommissioning it just the other day but it's happiest from hard dry ground with freshly trimmed grass so I haven't done anything yet. 

They are not the lightest of models but fly without any vices (once off the ground) and look very good doing appropriate "airshow display" manouevres such as loops and reversals, slipping passes and nice barrely rolls.

 

P.S. Looking at the pictures above has reminded me that mine isn't quite standard.  I picked it up at the late lamented Watford Swapmeet back in January 2003 - very well used but obviously well built and detailed maybe 10 or even 20 years before...and I've added a lot more real-life weathering since!  

The ailerons had been cut out as per scale rather than the strip ailerons on the plan and slightly simplified (one piece) split flaps added. The sheet tail surfaces and control surfaces had been built up. These mods shouldn't impact too much on its flying characteristics - maybe a little in roll but everything is still as per the outline of the normal version.

Edited By Martin Harris on 16/02/2017 23:18:10

[fly-navy]

Thank you gents for all your informative replies.

I removed the mech, retracts , cut out the wing to have the new electric ones fitted with the wheels and oleos raked back, filled in with blocks of foam and lined wheel wells with balsa and 1/4 ply for formers to hold retract rails, all very strong after mods with half the wheel proud of LE looking from above so hopefully raked forward enough. Put a Laser 75 in it to see how that goes on the ground and if there would be enough humph in it for rotation, got a Laser 80 standing by if not last resort is OS90.

Thanks again guys, appreciated. Came to me FOC nice built model with panel lines and weathering so I can forgive the un scalelike ailerons.

John