Good luck!

I have plans for both the Stylus and the Bug.  I built the Stylus back in middle
school as well and eventually ended up putting an .049 engine on it.

Today a small electric motor would work great for this little glider.

I look forward to updates and pics of your build!

Chris


--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "wesryman" <wesryman@...> wrote:
>
> Hello, I have ordered a set of plans from RCM for the Bug and also the
Sytlus(another Carl Dowdy design). I built the Stylus when I was in middle
school after seeing it in RCM. I maily fly giant scale gas airplanes but am
looking forward to scratch building these gliders.
> I appreciate all the info on this group as it will help immensely during
construction. I will be running both of them on 6100e Specktrum receivers and I
may modify the Stylus with a small electric motor. I plan to take pictures(in
color) and post on here my progress.
>

Hello, I have ordered a set of plans from RCM for the Bug and also the
Sytlus(another Carl Dowdy design). I built the Stylus when I was in middle
school after seeing it in RCM. I maily fly giant scale gas airplanes but am
looking forward to scratch building these gliders.
I appreciate all the info on this group as it will help immensely during
construction. I will be running both of them on 6100e Specktrum receivers and I
may modify the Stylus with a small electric motor. I plan to take pictures(in
color) and post on here my progress.

So I started my bug construction this past week. So far I have copied the rib
templates and I have them cut out. I am going to make an extra R1 rib and make
the wing just a little bigger based on things I have read here. I am also going
to carbon cap the ribs, mainly for practice for another project I am planning
for a winter build. I made my own trailing edge pieces from some 3/8th
rectangular stock I had. I am going to use a square carbon spar instead of a
round one, it should make the wing a little stiffer. I will try to post some
pictures along the way.

Wayne

Hi Alak

the plans are ind the files section, see here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/files/Big%20Bug%202005/

Look for the *.vsd files, these are viso files. They can be viewed by m$ visio
viewer. I managed to get them converted to pdf, however it would be nice to have
them in a CAD format, like dxw or dwg

greets chris

--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, Alan Hughes <littlefr2003@...> wrote:
>
> Hi there if you could forward me the plans you have already i could make them
into what ever file format you want.
>
> Kind Regards
> Alak

Hi there if you could forward me the plans you have already i could make them
into what ever file format you want.

Kind Regards
Alak




________________________________
From: rszanti <Rszanti@...>
To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 25 April, 2009 2:45:03 AM
Subject: [BugHLG] Re: Plans in DXF/DWG format?







--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups. com, "seuchato" <seuchato@.. .> wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> I do not have visio, could someone please convert the plans to dxf or
dwg format?
>
> Would be very kind
> thx chris
>

What Plans ?

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I do not have a CAD program anymore.  You can download Visio Viewer from MS.

Thermals, Ken

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:48 AM, seuchato <seuchato@...> wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I do not have visio, could someone please convert the plans to dxf or dwg
> format?
>
> Would be very kind
> thx chris
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Home Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


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--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "seuchato" <seuchato@...> wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> I do not have visio, could someone please convert the plans to dxf or
dwg format?
>
> Would be very kind
> thx chris
>



What Plans ?



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Hi there

I do not have visio, could someone please convert the plans to dxf or dwg
format?

Would be very kind
thx chris

Has anyone done this? Tips appreciated.

Check the thread 564940 on RC Groups.  I posted a series of photos of a Bug I
built this Spring showing how I used carbon to reinforce the plane.  It also
shows and describes the conversion to DLG.

regards.

Porter

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Extend the CF tube spar to the wingtips, change the V-tail to a + tail.


On Wed, 2008-11-19 at 18:52 +0000, msmi8195 wrote:
> Has anyone done this? Tips appreciated.
>
>
>
>
>

Has anyone done this?  Tips appreciated.

Michael, have a look at the plan page under "special things"

http://www.theplanpage.com/st.htm


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Van: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BugHLG@yahoogroups.com] Namens fpgt6
Verzonden: vrijdag 31 oktober 2008 21:47
Aan: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: [BugHLG] Plan Search



I am looking for a good copy of J. Barker's 50 inch LULU glider. If
anyone has such please notify me and we can negotiate an exchange.

Thanks, Michael






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look at this website

http://www.belairdigital.co.uk/Productdetail.asp?Id=582





Charles Conti
206-310-7884






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To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 1:47 pm
Subject: [BugHLG] Plan Search

























I am looking for a good copy of J. Barker's 50 inch LULU glider.  If

anyone has such please notify me and we can negotiate an exchange.



Thanks, Michael






















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I am looking for a good copy of J. Barker's 50 inch LULU glider.  If
anyone has such please notify me and we can negotiate an exchange.

Thanks, Michael

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Hey Ken,
Yes, I am in the USA, in MD.  I'll have a gander at those sites,
thanks.  I just found another LHS that has a MUCH better selection
than another in my area.

-Justin

--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Holden" <kdholden@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Justin:
>
> It is a big Universe.  Which galacy are you in?  System, planet, nation,
> state, and city might also help.  Assuming you are in the USA, you might
> want to try:
>
> http://www.balsausa.com/html/products.html
>
> http://www.hobby-lobby.com/
>
> http://www.nationalbalsa.com/index.html
>
> and if all else fails:
>
> http://www.towerhobbies.com/
>
> I have a huge hobby shop locally, and craft stores, that stock
balsa.  So
> try some of those first.  Their prices are higher but there is no
shipping
> and delivery is immediate.
>
> Thermals, Ken in Carmichael

Hi Justin:

It is a big Universe.  Which galacy are you in?  System, planet, nation,
state, and city might also help.  Assuming you are in the USA, you might
want to try:

http://www.balsausa.com/html/products.html

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/

http://www.nationalbalsa.com/index.html

and if all else fails:

http://www.towerhobbies.com/

I have a huge hobby shop locally, and craft stores, that stock balsa.  So
try some of those first.  Their prices are higher but there is no shipping
and delivery is immediate.

Thermals, Ken in Carmichael


-----Original Message-----
From: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BugHLG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
jm_cyclist
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 8:59 AM
To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BugHLG] Greetings...new builder

Good day all,
My name is Justin and I recently purchased a set of Bug plans and am
now looking to start procuring necessary materials.  My LHS as some
carbon rod that I think I might use for the boom, but their balsa
selection is a bit lacking.  Can anyone suggest a (few) good online
retailer(s)?  I have built a few kits (FF, some foam-wing, balsa fuse
gliders) and want to tackle the challenge of scratch building.  I have
not, however, ever covered anything with shrink-fit covering.  I am
planning on using 2.4GHz gear (Spektrum AR6300 and ultralight Blue Bird
servos).  I will probably be pinging the board frequently with
questions.  Thanks!!!

-Justin


------------------------------------

Home Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/

Yahoo! Groups Links

Good day all,
My name is Justin and I recently purchased a set of Bug plans and am
now looking to start procuring necessary materials.  My LHS as some
carbon rod that I think I might use for the boom, but their balsa
selection is a bit lacking.  Can anyone suggest a (few) good online
retailer(s)?  I have built a few kits (FF, some foam-wing, balsa fuse
gliders) and want to tackle the challenge of scratch building.  I have
not, however, ever covered anything with shrink-fit covering.  I am
planning on using 2.4GHz gear (Spektrum AR6300 and ultralight Blue Bird
servos).  I will probably be pinging the board frequently with
questions.  Thanks!!!

-Justin

The bug would be a bit tight in an average rec center. It's more at home
in a golf dome, etc. I would recommend a small foam flying wing like the
boomer. Better when bounced and a little more agile with elevons.

I do LOVE the bug though. It is what got me into HLG and motivated me to
design the Gambler.

Allan Wright

On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 16:53 +0000, dr56yhn wrote:
> The club is in Rochester. They fly Tuesday nights in the gym at a
> place called The Rec Center. They also get to fly within the same
> building out on the indoor ice rink. Lots of room there and higher
> ceilings. They also have permission to fly out at the fieldhouse of
> the local college. They fly on the indoor running track. Again tall
> ceilings and more room. They also fly on Wednesday mornings at the
> local armory.
>
> I guess my concern was that all of these places have their dangers,
> i.e. bleachers, basketball nets, beams in the ceiling etc. Yes I know
> the not to fly into these things but sometimes they have a way of
> reaching out and grabbing your plane. I hear trees do this sometimes
> also. I just want to know if I float the bug into something like this
> if it will hold up. The leading edge of the wing looks fragile. It
> sounds like it is light enough and slow enough that it shouldn't be
> an issue.
>
> Thanks for the quick feedback.
>
> Wayne
>
> --- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Johnson" <paul@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Bug is so light, the floors won't be a any more a problem than
> the
> > ground. You'll probably catch it most times anyways - indoors is
> good
> > for catching practice. I've flown mine in the Dome several times.
> On a
> > hard side-arm launch in dead air I was getting 30 second flights.
> > What club is it? Where do they fly?
> >
> > -PJ
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 8:59 AM, dr56yhn <dr56yhn@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So I came upon this group while I was looking for a small HLG to
> use
> > > indoors during the very cold winter months here in Minnesota. I
> have a
> > > 2M plane for outdoor use but I was wondering if anyone in this
> group
> > > has tried to fly the Bug indoors? My local club has an indoor
> space
> > > where they fly every week but they all fly electrics.
> > >
> > > I know there would be no lift but how well does this glide/float
> in
> > > dead air and is it robust enough to withstand the occasional rough
> > > landing on a very hard floor? Any input would be appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Paul Johnson
> > Edina Realty
> > pauljohnson@...
> >
>
>
>
>
>

The club is in Rochester. They fly Tuesday nights in the gym at a
place called The Rec Center. They also get to fly within the same
building out on the indoor ice rink. Lots of room there and higher
ceilings. They also have permission to fly out at the fieldhouse of
the local college. They fly on the indoor running track. Again tall
ceilings and more room. They also fly on Wednesday mornings at the
local armory.

I guess my concern was that all of these places have their dangers,
i.e. bleachers, basketball nets, beams in the ceiling etc. Yes I know
the not to fly into these things but sometimes they have a way of
reaching out and grabbing your plane. I hear trees do this sometimes
also. I just want to know if I float the bug into something like this
if it will hold up. The leading edge of the wing looks fragile. It
sounds like it is light enough and slow enough that it shouldn't be
an issue.


Thanks for the quick feedback.

Wayne

--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Johnson" <paul@...> wrote:
>
> The Bug is so light, the floors won't be a any more a problem than
the
> ground. You'll probably catch it most times anyways - indoors is
good
> for catching practice. I've flown mine in the Dome several times.
On a
> hard side-arm launch in dead air I was getting 30 second flights.
> What club is it? Where do they fly?
>
> -PJ
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 8:59 AM, dr56yhn <dr56yhn@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > So I came upon this group while I was looking for a small HLG to
use
> > indoors during the very cold winter months here in Minnesota. I
have a
> > 2M plane for outdoor use but I was wondering if anyone in this
group
> > has tried to fly the Bug indoors? My local club has an indoor
space
> > where they fly every week but they all fly electrics.
> >
> > I know there would be no lift but how well does this glide/float
in
> > dead air and is it robust enough to withstand the occasional rough
> > landing on a very hard floor? Any input would be appreciated.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Paul Johnson
> Edina Realty
> pauljohnson@...
>

The Bug is so light, the floors won't be a any more a problem than the
ground. You'll probably catch it most times anyways - indoors is good
for catching practice. I've flown mine in the Dome several times. On a
hard side-arm launch in dead air I was getting 30 second flights.
What club is it? Where do they fly?

-PJ

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 8:59 AM, dr56yhn <dr56yhn@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> So I came upon this group while I was looking for a small HLG to use
> indoors during the very cold winter months here in Minnesota. I have a
> 2M plane for outdoor use but I was wondering if anyone in this group
> has tried to fly the Bug indoors? My local club has an indoor space
> where they fly every week but they all fly electrics.
>
> I know there would be no lift but how well does this glide/float in
> dead air and is it robust enough to withstand the occasional rough
> landing on a very hard floor? Any input would be appreciated.
>
>



--
Paul Johnson
Edina Realty
pauljohnson@...

dr56yhn wrote:
> So I came upon this group while I was looking for a small HLG to use
> indoors during the very cold winter months here in Minnesota. I have a
> 2M plane for outdoor use but I was wondering if anyone in this group
> has tried to fly the Bug indoors? My local club has an indoor space
> where they fly every week but they all fly electrics.
>
> I know there would be no lift but how well does this glide/float in
> dead air and is it robust enough to withstand the occasional rough
> landing on a very hard floor? Any input would be appreciated.

We have a very large indoor space here in Sao Paulo
(http://youtube.com/results?search_query=ibirapuera+e-voo&search_type=)
and I've flown my Gambler there some times.

A full speed launch gets very close to the roof (about 45m high on the
center) and it's quite heart-stopping to see it approaching!

In the end it's worth just to say "I've done it", but that's a good
enough excuse to do it! ;-)

So I came upon this group while I was looking for a small HLG to use
indoors during the very cold winter months here in Minnesota. I have a
2M plane for outdoor use but I was wondering if anyone in this group
has tried to fly the Bug indoors? My local club has an indoor space
where they fly every week but they all fly electrics.

I know there would be no lift but how well does this glide/float in
dead air and is it robust enough to withstand the occasional rough
landing on a very hard floor? Any input would be appreciated.

Guess what, I just found my June Issue of RCM with the "BUG" on the front
cover!!....

John <gldrgidr@...> wrote:                               I uploaded a text
file of the original RCM construction article in the
  files section of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG
  called Bugarticle.txt

  The photos from the original article are now in the 'Bug Construction
  Article Photos' folder in the Photos section of the same site.
  These photos help a lot.  When you buy the plans the plans service
  doesn't include these photos from the original article.

  John






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I uploaded a text file of the original RCM construction article in the
files section of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG
called Bugarticle.txt

The photos from the original article are now in the 'Bug Construction
Article Photos' folder in the Photos section of the same site.
These photos help a lot.  When you buy the plans the plans service
doesn't include these photos from the original article.

John

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I have both types but I fly the standard tail ( Rudder, Elevator ) a lot more
than the V tail. It turns a lot tighter and I get a better launch with it also.
The V tail seams to slid side ways a lot more when launched but that may be the
way I throw. I'm thinking of putting a small out runner on my V tail just to see
how it works

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So which is more fun to fly?

I was playing with the FMS model and found it to be incredibly
acrobatics, but I am not sure how realistic it is.  I am planning on
discus launching, but would hate to accidentally mess up the acrobatic
nature of the plane (if the FMS is accurate) by changing out the
v-tail to the cruciform (x-tail)

Anyway, as a compromise, I was wondering if anyone has ever considered
adding a skeg below the boom of the the v-tail (making it a Y-tail?).

Here is where my lack of experiance shines through.  I understand that
2 issues on discus launch are the stress on the tail and the roll
(caused by dihedral and rudder shape).  The skeg might help with the
roll, but if stress is the bigger problem, I doubt the Y would help much.

Please help educate the newbe