08-04-2013, 03:02 PM
The rarebear and the spare bear have been given a good going over for the maitland Pylon day this comming Sunday.
Motors have been removed and the rotors nicely balanced two new (and legal mind) APC 5x5 props have been finely balanced and fitted to each plane. The spinners have been modified to fit the APC props and each one carefully balanced as well.
I've also been busy making up some of farings for the aileron control linkages. These are nice thin light glass mouldings held on with CA here's a pic of the mould and of them fitted to the plane.
According to Martin Hepperle this should make a big reduction in drag.
See File
Here's some pics too
And here's a pic of the mould I made to make them. It makes a long section of the profile and after it comes out of the mould it can be trimmed to shape to suite what ever linkage needs to be faired.
Motors have been removed and the rotors nicely balanced two new (and legal mind) APC 5x5 props have been finely balanced and fitted to each plane. The spinners have been modified to fit the APC props and each one carefully balanced as well.
I've also been busy making up some of farings for the aileron control linkages. These are nice thin light glass mouldings held on with CA here's a pic of the mould and of them fitted to the plane.
According to Martin Hepperle this should make a big reduction in drag.
See File
Here's some pics too
And here's a pic of the mould I made to make them. It makes a long section of the profile and after it comes out of the mould it can be trimmed to shape to suite what ever linkage needs to be faired.
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