Dwain Dibley. Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Here is the scrap seating piece, that could cause mayhem if you miss it out, as it drops the rear fuz by about 6mm. I put the bevel on the support, I thought it was easier than planing the skinny former. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Looking good DD Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice northcott Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Great stuff Dwain mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Wood 4 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Good job Dwain, I love building B T designs,this one looks especially appealing, I better order the plan & bits 😀I You could cut holes in most of the internals to lighten her up, without losing the strength. Regards Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Thanks Guys........ That's a good idea Ray, especially in the tail plane area. I have fashioned the hatch, needs a bit of work but OK so far. I added some side cheeks to take the Magnets. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryt Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Great work Dwain. You are a quick builder. I'm enjoying the pictures, reminding me of my own build some years ago. Yes, losing some weight from the fuselage now will pay off later when the flying starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Thanks Barry, As the weight has been mentioned a few times, I put her on the scales. Figure is in grams, which equates to just over 12 oz. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 This morning I was wondering how to get some ply onto the bottom of the hatch. Normally when you do a built up balsa cowl or hatch you can incorporate the ply as you build up the layers and then sand it all down in one go. In this case the thing is at a set height governed by the laser cut bits. So......I whacked the thing on the belt sander until I had space for the 1/16th ply base. It would be easy to go too far here, and get all out of square, but I did good and it all still fits. I added some lugs so nothing moves side ways, here the trick is to get the base of the hatch the same width as the fuselage rails. The magnets can be recessed into the ply and I normally use countersunk screws in the fuselage rails, shown here on the Moth. D.D. The 120 Hatch. Edited By Dwain Dibley. on 06/04/2019 13:24:25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Great concise write up and lovely clear pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks Cymaz. Had a think about what Barryt said about cooling, and there is no way out for hot air once all the sheeting is on, so I cut a hole in the bottom of the tank floor, and added another battery tray which is also level with the formers, to avoid battery snagging. I will still have to cut a hole in the exterior sheeting. I will also scope out some more of the former at the back, as a 4 cell lipo only just scrapes in through the hole. D.D. Edited By Dwain Dibley. on 07/04/2019 14:29:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Been studying the tail wheel assembly, and made the wooden support. I have some bits of metal, the big bit is door plate for the long wheel support and the other bit is brass for the control arms. A bit of wire and some solder and Bob's yer Uncle. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Servos and New Radio coming tomorrow..............................Exciting stuff....... Plus I need to get some snakes.......one of the things I forgot on the trip to LMS last week. D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I love a Cessna great blog thanks dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks Martian.... Shiny stuff came. D.D. 2 standard hitec HS 311's and two HS 255 BB mighty minis for the wing. New Radio. You won't lose this in the long grass boys...... comes with a 12CH Rx and a telemetry module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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barryt Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 All looking good Dwain and that is a smart looking radio! Did you buy a 6ch rx as well? What motor / ESC / prop combination are you using with your 4 cell battery? What are your plans for covering material? I was thinking about an alternative venting solution. How about this idea? Enjoying your posts. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Now then, I have a telemetry module, that will read battery temp, that window could open on a servo switched from the Tx when the heat alarm goes off. I will post up Georges recommendations re motor etc when I get home. Since my favourite covering is now defunct ( solartex ) I'm not sure what to do. I would like to do the chrome scheme, but I don't know how practical that will be re the coverings available. The scheme in your pic Barryt is typical of the era I suppose, and could be painted over the covering material. I just have the 12 Ch rx at the moment, there are 8 and 9 Ch rx available, anything less is aimed at ground or multi rotor, in that they are micro sized, and some have gyros in them. A 9 channel Rx is about £20. The 12 Ch is only £28. I still have a DX7, and it works great. I have all my Heli models in it. I dropped my JR DSX 9, and broke all the top switches....It still works OK, but the trust is not there....Hence the Radiolink AT 10 v2 D.D. Edited By Dwain Dibley. on 10/04/2019 18:40:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dwain Dibley. Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Thanks Percy......a few options to go at there Matey. I wonder if the Oratex takes paint as well as the Solartex did ? Mind you, having said that I cant get my fave (warbird colors) paint either. DOH!! The world has gone Mad Boys... D.D. Edited By Dwain Dibley. on 10/04/2019 19:09:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton van Munsteren Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Great will be following this build, will be good for my motivation finishing mine. Must have it some where in my workshop, waiting for some more colour. Have flown it and yes the Taylor Cessna is a great flyer. Ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Ton........Tidy your room, you naughty boy....... It's good to know it flys well tho.... D.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 As promised Georges spec for the power train. Motor PO-3547-700 £35.99 **LINK** ESC PP-TESC40AU £28.95 **LINK** UBEC PP-UBEC5A £ 9.99 **LINK** Prop JXF 13x7 £ 6.78 **LINK** Battery PPL-40C4S-3300 £43.99 **LINK**tm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Todays shiny stuff arrived. The 4 cell 3000 40c lipo flight battery. The 3 cell Tx battery to replace the 8 dry cells. A tail wheel assembly. D.D. The Flight battery in position. There is bags of room to move it rearwards if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwain Dibley. Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Back to the balsa bashing in a small way, I have chopped the tail wheel mount about quite a bit in an attempt to follow the plan, but in the end I bought a ready made tail wheel assembly, which was cheaper than buying all the gear to make one. Sometimes you have the bits in your stash and sometimes not !! So more chopping and a new ply wheel mount plus a bit of reinforcing later............. D.D. I left the original mount in there and chamfered the new one to meet it....plenty of strength there now......not that I need it with my perfect arrivals...... Some more balsa will be added to put the profile of the Fuselage back as per the plan. Edited By Dwain Dibley. on 11/04/2019 11:53:27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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