dirk tinck Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 Note : the wiring tubes are made from plastic drinking straws taped together. Not the best solution as epoxy does not bind with them !! Neither does cyano ! Mayby paper straws are better but they don't slide in to one another...and are heavyer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Would wrapping the straws in places with masking tape help? I do this with snakes when securing them to bulkheads. Looking great BTW Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hi Danny , That's exactly what i did ! Great minds think thesame ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 13 hours ago, dirk tinck said: Hi Danny , That's exactly what i did ! Great minds think thesame ! Not sure my mind should be associated with great LOL but yes I can see the tape in your piccy now! Well done Cheers Danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 Sorry guys , something came up that kept me from the next step...Well , in a build like this , there is always something coming up !! I found that the space where the flaps and ailerons are coming needed some extra attention. The wings are ''open'' at the back to allow a very small gap between wing and moving parts. this means that the size of the woodwork in this area is crucial for a perfect fit. Anyways its fixed now and i ''dry''fitted the two wings (shells taped together )onto a alu joiner and the fit is perfect ! the trailing edge parts all line up in a straight line (no dihedral )exept for the '' build in'' washout Another small step but i'll sleep better now ! Tomorrow is cleaning up day , and no promisses now !! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 Hello all ! First ,with a heavy heart , i need to express my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Alex whitacker who sudden past away just now ...Even though we weren't friends for years i will miss this man.Whenever i was in the UK for flying or a show , he always came to me to say hi ! Once , i was driving to The Orme with no place to stay for the night , he offered me one .I'm very sorry now i didn't take that offer...It would have been a chance to get to now better ''our'' fotographer ALEX'' AL'' WHITACKER !! Bleu skies , calm waters and the perfect light would be the perfect reward for him. RIP Alex , I'll never forget you. Life goes on as they say so here's the report of glueing the first two wingshells together: I cleaned up the mould halves and the wingshells, gave them a coat of wax and a thin coat of pva to prevent the exess glue sticking to them. Pushed the shells back into their mould and blowed everything dustfree with compressed air ,ready to glue ! I made up 80 gr epoxy resin mixed with 40 gr hardener and a lot of cotton flakes and microballoons to get a non dripping glue and spreaded it with a tipless candy bag over the ribs and every touching point. Nothing left to do then closing the moulds and bolt them together. There is nothing more you can do now ,not even check the fit ,hate it !! After a night curing i opened the coffin again to find a perfect half fouga wing !After a good clean up i'm pleased with the result ! It weighed in at 1286 gr where i expected round 1500gr. clean seams too ! enjoy ! See you later for the second wing ! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan p Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Been watching from the start, been a long road 🥇👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Mega-great result, Dirk. All your patience & skills duly rewarded. As you said, up to the second (last !) one... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murat Kece 1 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Congratulations Dirk.. Worth the effort.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 Hi all ! Thanks for the reply's all ! It keeps me going !! The second wing is a fact and it's looking good ! I will test fit them on the fuse and do a bench flight later . That will be more interesting than just another wing to show ! In the mean time , i started to free the flaps and ailerons out of their mould. I'm starting with the right inner flap , and the first thing to do is fitting the hinge tube . Second is making the horn . I made a cardboard template before i copy it on polyesterboard. Tomorrow , after fitting the side reinforcements , i can close this one ! Five more to go ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Heya Dirk, I suppose your cardboard template must be reading 'Filtre à gazoil', just meaning 'Gasoil filter' over the Channel. My best guess is that you 'stole' it from your carshop bin... 😉 Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Hi all ! Finally found some time to close the first flap ! After glueing the horn , the hinge tube , and the balsa side reinforcements in , i spreaded some thickened resin over the edges and closed the two halves. I closed them ''in hand'' and not in the mould to make sure the edges corresponded 100%. Before i make the other five , i'll fit it in the wing and arrange the hinges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 As you probably already got an idea of how to hinge the flaps and ailerons ?? yes ,with a hinge pin over the total lenght , one for flaps , one for ailerons. The only (and major) problem is : drilling the holes for the hinge tubes in the wing... I had to think this one over !! Special jobs require special tools , so i made a 60cm drill dia 5mm.(!) the first hole , on the inner side of the wing was easy : drilling from the outside To drill the second hole , i made a template on the first hole and used this to guide the long drill Exelent result ! Great step forward wich gives me peace of mind as i didn't know this hinge system would work when i made the wing plugs ! Next few weeks i have to prepair my gliders for a holiday in Switzerland !! Happy holidays !! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Hi all , I decided to do a few more steps before the holidays ,plenty of time to prepair the gliders. I opened up the holes for the wing tube (in the fuselage )and fitted the wings fore some foto's. Its starting to look like a plane !! Sorry for the messy background , my garden plans are on hold due to refused permits , more time for airplanes ! I started the second flap and finished it thesame night , i'm getting swift in this ! Tomorrow i'll do the fitting in the wing , and maybe startup the aileron ?? See you !! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Hi all ! After getting the aileron halves free from their moulds , i made up the internals to support the horn , hinge tube , additional hinge and side reinforcements The second foto shows the gap in the hinge tube to accept the third hinge point Closing the two halves is always very satisfying as it gives you a new part ! Drilling the holes for the hinge tubes in the wing is very time consuming as it determens the position of the aileron. I decided , when i designed the wings , that the aileron would need a third hinge point close to the horn. The position is provided in the wing. I made a support out of polyester board , dubbled up and fitted it in the wing and aileron. This system leaves a gap in the aileron but is often seen with hidden hinges. This was the last post before my vacation ! Happy holidays !! See you !!😎 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holland 2 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Don't be gone too long, I need a regular "fix" from your amazing thread!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holland 2 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 PS. enjoy your holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, David Holland 2 said: PS. enjoy your holiday. Thanks David ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 Hello again ! Sorry it took a while to post but work has been crazy lately... After a very relaxing vacation , i got back to work on the fouga build , finished all the flap and aileron hinges as well as the horns and opened up the servo and retract wells. Next task is fitting the retracts and wheels so that i can mesure the height of the plane , standing on its wheels. This is essential for the fitting of the nose retract later. So ! Retracts !! Luckily the retract mounting plates are in the right spot , just where i wanted them to be ! Fitting was easy but i had to be sure that , in this position , there is enough room to fit the gear doors (and their hinges) I made some test hinges out of aluminium sheet and found out that this is going to take some time to make it work !! After a few days i was happy with the test pieces. The hinge parts will be refined later. Now that i know everything can be fitted , i will secure the retracts to their mounting plates and mesure the height under the wing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Hope you had a great holiday in Switzerland, Dirk. But also great to have you back at the Fouga... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 Hi Chris , it was great thanks ! I also visited my sis in Spain this weekend. I could be wrong but i think i saw you driving on the ring of Brussels when i drove back from Charleroi airport (Sunday , round 15 h) ...Could be wrong too...Either way ,i saw it too late to check. PS , feel free to drop in anytime ! Cheers , Dirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Heya Dirk, I was indeed on the RO of Brussels last Sunday in the afternoon but can't really remember how late it was. I was motivated to have some paint on the PSS Dog Sabre (finally !) but it was really too hot for spraying lately ... and now it's full raining here... Question, please: If you remember the Sabre cockpit frame you made. I think to remember that you used 100gr/m² from HP Textiles. Was it just 1 layer or several ? I'm trying to build an Hovercraft with glass fiber but not really convinced what grammage of fiber to use. Cheers & groeten Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Hi Chris ,the cloth i used on the frames was 225gr in total. 1x25 and 2x100gr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Thanks for the info, Dirk. Always great to have an expert in the neighborhood... 😉 Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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