Trevor Crook Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Yes, I've downloaded that successfully thanks Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 That is good.I didn't know what it would do. I don't do a lot on the forum these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 On 31/10/2021 at 13:45, Trevor Crook said: Possible drawing error alert! I don't think I've done anything wrong, but the spar slots in ribs 7, 8 and 9 seem mis-aligned I wonder if the same issue will be here A new offering from Sarik. Just flagging it up as something to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Indeed, worth checking. It's only 10 minute's work to cut out correct replacements if they are wrong, but worth knowing about in advance! I'd held off starting this model in the hope that Sarik would produce a wood pack, but gave up after a few months had passed. In fact, I've found cutting out all the parts quite satisfying (and much cheaper of course). It doesn't say whether the full pack comes with a cockpit moulding, that was the trickiest part of the build so far and I would have gladly paid for one. I'm a fair way through the first wing panel now, I'll post some pics when I've built as far as the modification for flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Both wing panels built now, here's how I've made the flaps. I used 1/16 ply with some liteply stiffeners so they are nice and rigid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Very neat and scale. Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Well, it's finally finished! I've still got to select a prop size to give the power I need. It's come out a bit lardy at about 75 ounces, with battery, so I'll prop it for 450-500W. The weight probably comes from several sources. Adding flaps, heavy wheels and a bigger motor than it really needs all contribute. I chose the powertrain to make use of some 4s 2200 packs that weren't used anywhere else, they have a similar energy capacity to the 3s 3000s that Peter used. I'm not too worried about the weight as its a bit less than my Ballerina, with only a slightly smaller wing. The colour scheme is a bit of a hybrid - photos of it in the museum show black wingtips and no lettering on the wing, as on my model, but I've added the checkerboard fin because I liked it! Covering and trim are HK film, given a coat of Plastikote matt lacquer because the museum example looks matt. I'll give a flight report when I've had the chance to try it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Lovely job!! I am looking forward to hearing how you like her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 She flies! I briefly visited our field and had a 5 minute maiden. The grass was fairly damp and not that short, so I needed lots of up to start the take-off run as she wanted to nose over. Lift off was smooth, with a steady climb out. Power is adequate for more than scale performance, but not too excessive. The only trim change needed was a few blips of up. Taken to height, the stall was fairly benign, with one wing dropping gently. Rolls are nice and axial, and loops satisfyingly large. I didn't explore inverted flight on this occasion. I then tried the flaps. Take off setting is about 20°, landing about 60°. Neither caused a significant trim change, so I decided to land using the flaps to reduce the chance of a nose-over with a high speed arrival. She came in nice and gently and settled on her wheels. She started tipping forward when I tried to taxi back though. I checked the cg in case it was a bit forward, but she balanced dead on the spar as shown on the plan. I'll try bending the u/c forward a tad, I can't guarantee I bent it exactly to the plan template. Another winner Peter, even with extra weight and flaps. Looking forward to many enjoyable flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 So glad that you are happy with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strutter Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Hi just picked up an old RCME with the plan , think it will be my next build !!! Nice size 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Hi Strutter I think that you will like her. Mine is now flying in a club members hands and he loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Still really enjoying flying mine, I'm really glad I added the flaps as they provide a further scale element to the flying. Strutter, I see that Sarik are now selling laser cut parts if you want to exchange money for a bit of time. Don't think they do a canopy though, which I found to be the trickiest part of the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 The canopy frame could be made by laminating four narrow strips of 1/32"ply over a former. This worked really well on the huge Ran's Chaos canopy. See Ran's Chaos build blog. The main part of the canopy can then be screwed down to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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