Sooner Boomer
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I've got a project that's been pushed to the side for quite a while that I'd like to get built. It's a basic 3FNC. The body tube is 54mm phenolic. Where I'm stuck is on how to best attach the fins. What makes it a challenge is that the body tube was made so that any of the three motor mounts can be interchanged (single 24mm, 3X 24mm, and single 29mm). There is a thrust ring inside the body for the mounts to push against, and there are three #8 machine screws that secure them (through the body tube, from the side - nuts are built into the motor mounts).
This means I've got to mount the fins flush with the outside of the body - can't use through-the-wall mounting. I don't want any fancy/complex fin designs. Probably just a clipped delta with a long root. Am I over-worrying this? Will probably make fins from 3/16 ply, and glue them on with yellow glue and add epoxy fillets. Should I lay down some glass in the fillet as well?
This means I've got to mount the fins flush with the outside of the body - can't use through-the-wall mounting. I don't want any fancy/complex fin designs. Probably just a clipped delta with a long root. Am I over-worrying this? Will probably make fins from 3/16 ply, and glue them on with yellow glue and add epoxy fillets. Should I lay down some glass in the fillet as well?