dirk tinck Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hi all,i enjoyed the hurricane build so much,i don't want to miss this-one ! Not sure about the color scheme yet but i like this one beside the yougoslavian yellow-bleu bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Gay Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Looks like a colourful scheme, Dirk. Phil Cooke has already chosen the Yugoslavian yellow and blue livery. It would be great if all the models were in different colours, there are certainly many to choose from. Sabres were delivered to 28 countries and they were also flown by many different aerobatic teams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hi Martin, it sure makes the plane look faster! Bella maccina...Greetz,Dirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jennings 1 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Ooooh that's nice. Yes, it looks fast standing still! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 https://www.scalenews.de/f-86f-sabre-walkaround-268/ Hi ladies and gents,here's a nice link for sabre details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Nice choice Dirk, here's a quicker link: Sabre Walkaround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Finally got the magister on the shelf (not too far away) and pinned the wing building jig down on the bench,sorted out the wing ribs , spars and made some 1.5 mm wing skins. Can someone tell me why the middle support ribs R1a are 1.5 mm lower than they should be ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 You can see the problem in the foto at Martin's gamma build at 26/07/2019 14.59.13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Gay Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hi Dirk, Good spot. It is a minor cutting error. I would like to say it is there for a reason - but it is not. Someone else added some 1.5mm balsa to the top of the support rib! Apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Twist Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hi Dirk, great to see your Sabre started. Ref the R1 to R2 step, I glued a piece of waste wing skin sheet over the combined R1A jig root location, took up the space no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Good choice of colour scheme there Dirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Hello sabre-ists, While building the wing ,i noticed that the ply wing brace in front of the ribs is captured between the wing skins.(planwise) I think this is a drawing error or am i seeing this wrong ?I'm going to add this brace after the false leading edge , leading edge and skins are sanded.It may be hard to sand the ply next to the soft balsa but i'm going this way. Any thoughts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Gay Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Dirk, The plate is added to the front after skinning the wing. Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Garsden Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Posted by dirk tinck on 01/12/2019 00:02:42: Hello sabre-ists, While building the wing ,i noticed that the ply wing brace in front of the ribs is captured between the wing skins.(planwise) I think this is a drawing error or am i seeing this wrong ?I'm going to add this brace after the false leading edge , leading edge and skins are sanded.It may be hard to sand the ply next to the soft balsa but i'm going this way. Any thoughts ? If you cover the balsa with masking tape it will stop the excessive sanding problem, perhaps use a Proxxon type shoe horn sander for the ply - is a lot quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Finally found some time between building to get this blog going. I started the sabre with the fuse up to the point of joining the two halves,this because i'm not sure yet if i'm doing speed brakes or not.The planking is done with 6mm planks and green zap(cyano).The seems are glued after with red zap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 While the fuse is resting,i made up the skins for the wings.To get a perfect fit of the balsa planks i overlap them 0.5 cm. Then cut both planks with one cut with a long ruler 0.25cm from the side of the upper plank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 If all went well ,the seems should be near perfect and glueing them with cyano is no problem and speeds up things First tape the planks together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Turn them over and fold open and glue them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Then directly sand them on the outside before using them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 After afew nights the wing takes shape .The ribs are really cut perfect and needed little or no sanding and soon i'm thinking how to mount the servo's. I'm using savox micro's wich pull 3.9kg at 6V. For a PSS model landing on the wing i don't want the servo horns on the underside ,so i'll be placing the servo on the top side of the wing with the arm pointing down and the steering rod diagonally to the upper side of the wing protruding the top skin and the servo hatch on the bottom side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 First made a servo mount ,allways keeping in mind the low weight -rule no1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk tinck Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Placing the servo tray on the top side of the wing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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