1. --It's my drawing, but his design-- Since Colin B. already published that hand-drawing of the cruciform tail, I hope he won't mind that I'll put a...
... I have a bunch of pictures posted under Ex-Bug of my cruciform tail. You can't get dimensions off of it, but the pushrod setup you can see from the...
Thanks every one for your hints, and thanks Paul for the curciform tail dimensions. Now it is just a matter of waiting for the plan to arrive. I order almost 2...
A number of people have corresponded with me while they built their bugs. A common complaint is that the construction article that comes with the plans lack...
John, I have a few laser cut parts sets for the Bug. There are parts to build either the Carbon Bug which is a stronger design that features a carbon fuselage...
I was driving up a mountain road in the late afternoon just before sunset tonite and I noticed some hawks playing in some gentle slope and late afternoon...
I know how you feel!! I lost my first good HLG to the Thermal Gods also. It was a Brian Agnew Vertigo and I was trying to do a one hour thermal flight for my...
Hi John, I'm Zhack the author of the "Adding lightness..." article you mentioned. I've never had my BUG weigh over 3 oz with the original wing area. It weighed...
... post ... Hi Zhack, I'm totally impressed (or maybe depressed). Through a full summer of flying, I only had a handful of flights of over a minute (not ...
I was building my first Bug tonight, finally got all my supplies together, and got ready to start.....sanded out all my ribs (whew, that was awful....I used a...
... together, ... boards, ... go ... will ... How long did it take for the plans to arrive at your door step? and are you building w/ the 1/8" or 3/16"...
Vacuum Bagging Made Easy - The Production Methods of Phil Barnes an instructional video 2 DVD set, 4 1/2 hours @ $55.00 + S&H. Phil Barnes is well know in...
gldrgidr, Bishop Power Products carries the 145mah Kokams. According to their web page it weighs .125oz (3.5g). Cost is $5.95. They also have a 560mAh...
John, I can't remember the minimum voltage per cell, but I think it is in the range of 2.5-3.0V. The manufacturers would have the info, and I know it has been...
I read in one of the past messages of someone who is offering Bug kits with composite fuselage option. can kind soul let me know who that might be? I live in...
I think I will try to make the parts myself, since this will be good exercise anyway. I would appreciate it if you can give me some pointers, since this is my...
Hi Henry Sorry about your problems. I make a copy of the plans and cut the rib templates just a bit large. Then I used a glue stick to attach the rib templates...
Henry - Are you building from the full size plans? Is so, there's a dihedral gauge that I copied and pasted to a scrap of balsa to get my R1 angle correct. I...
Henry - Are you building from the full size plans? Is so, there's a dihedral gauge that I copied and pasted to a scrap of balsa to get my R1 angle correct. I...
Henry - Are you building from the full size plans? Is so, there's a dihedral gauge that I copied and pasted to a scrap of balsa to get my R1 angle correct. I...
Chris, That is very similar to what I do, but if you add an extra third rib don't you have to adjust the spar holes? I would also like to know how to make a...
John - Sorry to hear that you didn't have folks come through for pod material. Next time send me a PM and I'm more than happy to help if I happen to have...
Hi Chris I noticed that you are the same Chris who started the thread on Upslope Spinner at RCGroup How do the two compare. You see, I have only been flying...
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