I'm planning on doing an upscale of a jet. It will be 4" diameter and of course have some lumber on it. Do to the fact that I would like to keep it lite. I'm thinking about going with balsa and gluing hard wood to the leading edges of the wings and stabilizer(s) The reason I decided to go with balsa over ply is because balsa would be much easier to work with when it comes time to airfoil the pieces.
I plan on using a 38mm with a slim line retainer in the tail cone to make it more realistic. Can I get away with flying something like this on 38 with surface mounted balsa pieces or should I rethink the design and try to fabricate TTWF design? I mean I could always fly it on a 29 with an adapter, but what fun is that?
I'm even debating skinning the fins and wings, but I want a nice finish with the wood and I like the smell of the dope! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Thanks guys!
I plan on using a 38mm with a slim line retainer in the tail cone to make it more realistic. Can I get away with flying something like this on 38 with surface mounted balsa pieces or should I rethink the design and try to fabricate TTWF design? I mean I could always fly it on a 29 with an adapter, but what fun is that?
I'm even debating skinning the fins and wings, but I want a nice finish with the wood and I like the smell of the dope! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Thanks guys!