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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Goose » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:16 pm

At last the wings is on vhpy
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby MYR » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:24 pm

Oupa-G wrote:Glad to see that the 3rd wheel is in the right place.
Could you explain why did you say the 3rd wheel have to be in this place ?
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PS : after "EDIT", I thought you meant that some people assembled this tail wheel baddly ... :oops:
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby vliegvark » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:10 am

when building a aircraft there are a some rules you live by safety , strength , weight , drag and looks
a tail wheel is just as safe as a nose wheel when you fly it right ( groundloops are not the wheels fault )
the tailwheel is stronger than the nosewheel setup
the tailwheel is lighter
and it has less drag
and for the looks it speaks for it's self

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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Goose » Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:37 am

Hi MYR

This type of plane wount fly so lekker if you turn it around to get the small wheel infront :lol:

Imagine a Kitfox or BB that flys like this
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Goose » Sat May 16, 2009 5:50 pm

Doors and Jerry struts fitted
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Morph » Tue May 19, 2009 10:42 am

Goose wrote:..Jerry struts fitted
Jury struts Goose :wink: 8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_strut
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Ranger » Tue May 19, 2009 11:01 am

He's talking about ze German ones Morph. vhpy
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Goose » Sun May 24, 2009 9:58 pm

All top and bottem falls rips installed. All wood parts will be sealed with epoxy resin(Resin: LR20 Hardener: SLC60)
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby OWL » Sun May 24, 2009 11:53 pm

THANKS FOR PICT (FALSE RIBS) GOOSE
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby justin.schoeman » Mon May 25, 2009 12:35 am

Goose wrote:All top and bottem falls rips installed. All wood parts will be sealed with epoxy resin(Resin: LR20 Hardener: SLC60)
Just as a matter of interest... (I am not sure if this can or should be applied to full size aircraft!)

When covering balsa with fiber glass, spraying them with hair spray first prevents the epoxy from sinking into the wood. This dramatically reduces the amount of epoxy required, and the final weight of the plane.

Of course, when covering models, the epoxy is not structural, so the loss of strength from not penetrating the wood is not significant. In the case of a full size aircraft it could be a huge problem though!
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Goose » Mon May 25, 2009 6:25 pm

Just as a matter of interest... (I am not sure if this can or should be applied to full size aircraft!)

When covering balsa with fiber glass, spraying them with hair spray first prevents the epoxy from sinking into the wood. This dramatically reduces the amount of epoxy required, and the final weight of the plane.

Of course, when covering models, the epoxy is not structural, so the loss of strength from not penetrating the wood is not significant. In the case of a full size aircraft it could be a huge problem though![/quote]

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It CAN be done,this is not a balsa model airie. Have you tryed it on birge ply wood?

I used it on my kitfox II, 1kg was more than enough to seal all wood parts.
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby justin.schoeman » Mon May 25, 2009 7:06 pm

Are you referring to the hair spray trick? So it can be used for full size construction too?

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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Boet » Mon May 25, 2009 7:51 pm

I`d say you need a bit more glue around your ribs son....... :wink:
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby Boet » Mon May 25, 2009 7:52 pm

Oh yes. and do not EVER listen to advice dished out by aero modelers. :evil:
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Re: My Kitfox7 SS Project

Postby justin.schoeman » Mon May 25, 2009 8:24 pm

Boet wrote:Oh yes. and do not EVER listen to advice dished out by aero modelers. :evil:
Oi! I did say it probably shouldn't be used for full size... (It is a great trick for models though :twisted: )

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