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My good buddy, John Lyngdal handed me a 32mm rc casing and a couple of G12 reloads to look at so.....
I'm trying an upscale X-15 for it. I've laminated a carbon rod spar into the fuse splices made from 6mm, with 3mm top and bottom over the spar and rear pivot rod. The tail pieces are also laminated 6mm with 3mm over the torque tube. Fuse is two pieces of 6mm spliced and laminated. Took 3.5 sheets of 6mm and 3 sheets of 3mm. Total airframe weight is 18.5 ounces. I'm hoping ready to fly will be 25-27 ounces and the G will be sufficient, however sims show a pretty low altitude, so my backup plans are 29mm F-40, G38, G40, G64 and G54.
It's around 70" long and 33" wingspan.
I need to finish the other tail piece, slot the wing, slice the fuse in two and cut tabs to fit onto the top and bottom of the wing piece.
I've got some hitec medium metal gear servos for the tail controls.
Frank
I'm trying an upscale X-15 for it. I've laminated a carbon rod spar into the fuse splices made from 6mm, with 3mm top and bottom over the spar and rear pivot rod. The tail pieces are also laminated 6mm with 3mm over the torque tube. Fuse is two pieces of 6mm spliced and laminated. Took 3.5 sheets of 6mm and 3 sheets of 3mm. Total airframe weight is 18.5 ounces. I'm hoping ready to fly will be 25-27 ounces and the G will be sufficient, however sims show a pretty low altitude, so my backup plans are 29mm F-40, G38, G40, G64 and G54.
It's around 70" long and 33" wingspan.
I need to finish the other tail piece, slot the wing, slice the fuse in two and cut tabs to fit onto the top and bottom of the wing piece.
I've got some hitec medium metal gear servos for the tail controls.
Frank
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