Paul De Tourtoulon Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 I painted a bit of life into the pilot,,, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Coming on nicely Paul. That Hellcat engine is excellent - is it going in the Sky raider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Non, it came to a fiery end, a friend 3D printed it I waited 3 weeks and it took him around 2 days to print so I passed this time, sadly this is what is now in, maybe a bit of touch up painting. I took another photo of the pilot,, Why the engine mouldings are originally painted black and the valve pushrods white I will never know !. Edited August 2, 2021 by Paul De Tourtoulon Paint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 On 02/08/2021 at 06:49, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Why the engine mouldings are originally painted black and the valve pushrods white I will never know !. Black is the cheapest colour plastic they can get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 No I used to buy a lot and white was the cheapest,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 The pilot was epoxied in and then the Bubble. Elastic's, tape and a few bits of wood and some good old Cockpit glue,,, And this afternoon between fiddling with my new Helicopter Canopy and the odd swim,,,? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Oh silly me,,,I for once read the instructions and started too soon,, Going back to the control horns, I built the Seagull Messerschmitt BF 109 and only had one receiver channel free for the flaps so I dug out the flap a couple of centimetres so that the control horn lined up with the other side of the servo so that just a Y lead would do the job, lucky for me a friendly club member "donated' a servo reversing module so all is going back on track with a Y lead. Look at the photo and the plain black wire this is where it should be with a horn lined up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 The instructions are missing a lot so I b***d up the fitting of the two bombs, ?(more haste less speed ?) still under the wing no one will notice, if you want to know hos they "should" be fitted ask and I will try to tell you,, all glued with white cockpit glue, it's 41° on my terasse and not much less in the garage so it will dry overnight. The mark on the orange tape is the Balance point 10cm from the front of the wing, it looks like I wont need any lead ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 I ordered the male / female 8 plug Multiplex plugs for the wings, 3 Y leads for them and another y lead is necessary to power the receiver,, The arms are all in place, the rockets for the moment are only clipped in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 11 / 7 will go !, 11 connectors into my 7 channel receiver, with an afternoons soldering and some heat sink, finished off with my hot glue gun,,, I use Multiplex plugs with 6 contacts, one for the battery - another for the + and 3 others for the servo signal wire, a spare for lights or a bomb drop ? The engine choke needs finishing and some weighing done, then an engine ground run with and without the engine cowling. why do I have to use this / for dividing, did keyboard 'experts' forget to put a proper divide sign in ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Weight announced 3.9k with a fixed undercarriage, my final weight with out lead ( not needed ) 5 k, each wing just under 1 kilo each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 looking good Paul. Almost ready for the maiden flight. Next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 If the weather cools down,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 I just run the engine up in the garden for 5 minutes 'or less', and wandering back for the radio I nearly stepped on the rear tail feathers of the bomb,,, the dreaded vibrations of the clone copy of my Rcgf,,? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Do you have a day planned for the maiden flight Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 No, maybe tomorrow, the Peugeot is in for it's 20.000 klm service, so this afternoon Helicopter in the boot of the Jag,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Was out at the field this morning. Must have been too early to catch the flight. Or maybe I was too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Neither, Had some shopping to do and lunch in town with my brother, so only a helicopter flight at 34°C in the afternoon.,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ovenden Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Happy to witness the maiden flight this morning Paul. Model looked great against the blue sky. 1634866207_Skyraiderflypast.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Thanks David, all went well but with the Rcgf 15cc clone was very underpowered, a 20cc petrol should be good,, it would not loop half way up it run out of speed and rolled into a spin ? so maybe an engine change this week, i have a 20cc rcgf 'copy' in another plane,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Nice field, but flying between pilot and pits? Not in UK so maybe the rules are different? Edited August 25, 2021 by Outrunner Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Yes in the morning so that the sun is behind us, and we crash in the trees to it make it safer,,,? No as you can see over the runway and then behind the trees,,,, Never over the car park and pits,,, Edited August 25, 2021 by Paul De Tourtoulon runway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) I have taken the rockets off, - 260 grams, and less drag, I will see how it fly's, and maybe later on the Futaba S3001 flap servos another 100 grams less,,,, Edited August 25, 2021 by Paul De Tourtoulon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 It fly's much better without the 12 rockets but still not enough power to loop it, et still spins out halfway up ?next job glue the flaps down and take the servos out, another 100 grams less, I nearly lost the centre section, crap Chinese glue,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Ps,,, It's fixed with 2 x 3mm screws that I keep loosing, maybe a glider hatch sprung slide bolt 'watsit' ( sorry forgot it's name ) is the way to go,, any suggestions,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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