I've been having fun all the time! And, I hope there are so many planes in the air on Saturday at this year's USIC that there will be no light to read the rules and the stopwatches.
Leo, on a natural high
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes@...> wrote:
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> ARE WE HAVING FUN YET ?
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> LeRoy Cordes YOLO
> Chicago, Illinois
> AMA 16974
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> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:49:12 -0000 "leop12345" <leop_at_...> writes:
> > Boy, John, you went back far in the posts in find that. The "all
> > stab wood" comment on the plans pointed to the horizontal stab. The
> > rudder is specifically named in the forword view so it was unclear
> > to me, at the time, if the rudder was also a vertical stab and
> > covered under the stab callout. That is why I brought up that
> > point. I will take your side of this issue anytime.
> >
> > There are two other points to consider. The plans call out that the
> > wing spars are 0.095" sq. tapered to 0.062" sq. at the tips. The
> > article specifically calls out that the wing spars are double
> > tapered. This double taper point is easy to overlook (I did so).
> > Second, the plan shows no offset on the wing (both sides have equal
> > length). This may present some setup challenges to the non-experts
> > among us.
> >
> > Finally, I wish the motorstick and tailboom dimensions had been
> > specified. Since the minimum weight has been reduced from that on
> > the plans, the part weights, listed on the plans, no longer apply.
> > I think that beginners building this plane for the USIC event could
> > do with some guidance in that area as I know I would have liked
> > some.
> >
> > Leo
> >
> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan"
> > <john_kagan_at_> wrote:
> > >
> > > Golden, thanks
> > >
> > > BTW Leo, you commented that the rudder outline wood size was not
> > specified. I'd argue that the "All stab wood .062 sq." covers the
> > vertical stab as well as the horizontal stab.
> > >
> > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark F1diddler"
> > <f1diddler_at_> wrote:
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan"
> > <john_kagan_at_> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The plans say 1.97gm, and your clarification from Van Dover
> > says 1.97gm.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The clarificobfuscation on the front page of INAV 126, written
> > by Abram says, "1.7 gram."
> > > > MB
> > > >
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