06-09-2012, 03:06 PM
Starting a log of building my first SRL special - which is also my first plane I put together (I dont count a Trojan that required about 2 screws and plugging a few things in). However a cautionary note - Im likely to be very slow, both due to being new at it, and also having very limited time for all things flight between now and December (doing uni stuff).
I started last night by getting some of the pieces uncut from the main sheets. First thing I learnt - depron is far dustier to work with then I expected, got lots of it everywhere.
Did a dry test of how things would fit together, and also got a feel for how much flex and strength the depron itself has. I am already thinking that rather then carbon fibre tow to strengthen the leading edges, I am going to use spar. It will add to weight, but I want a lot of stiffness.
So far my next step plans revolve around a HK order, which will include at the least:
* Some HXT500 servos
* Some carbon spar
* Some fibre tape for attaching the control surfaces
* CA
* An orangerx
I have not included motor/prop/ESC yet as I want a better idea about weight before I leap in and commit. Having said that, Im going to look at a setup thats all about thrust - the size of the control surfaces suggest some ability to throw the plane around, but I am still not convinced it has the wing strength to give it too much speed.
I am also playing with the idea of some cheap spraypaint and some paper cut masks to do a custom paint job.
I started last night by getting some of the pieces uncut from the main sheets. First thing I learnt - depron is far dustier to work with then I expected, got lots of it everywhere.
Did a dry test of how things would fit together, and also got a feel for how much flex and strength the depron itself has. I am already thinking that rather then carbon fibre tow to strengthen the leading edges, I am going to use spar. It will add to weight, but I want a lot of stiffness.
So far my next step plans revolve around a HK order, which will include at the least:
* Some HXT500 servos
* Some carbon spar
* Some fibre tape for attaching the control surfaces
* CA
* An orangerx
I have not included motor/prop/ESC yet as I want a better idea about weight before I leap in and commit. Having said that, Im going to look at a setup thats all about thrust - the size of the control surfaces suggest some ability to throw the plane around, but I am still not convinced it has the wing strength to give it too much speed.
I am also playing with the idea of some cheap spraypaint and some paper cut masks to do a custom paint job.
Radio: DX8, Mode 1
Blu-Baby (decided to go green and hug a tree, in repairs)
Parkzone T-28 Trojan (pilot looks asleep but plane ready to go)
E-Flite UMX Beast (Barrel roll you say? But I did 10 in a row while you were asking)
Parkzone T-28 Trojan Ultra-Micro (terrorising the local workplace in the name of more practice)
Parkzone Stryker Ultra-Micro (ready to take fingers off willing launchers)