Frans and John, Great looking Bugs. I like the idea of the corner reinforcement on the fuse. Are your servos stacked together? Do you just use double sided...
Thanks Robert, Corner reinforcement using 1/8" square balsa strips adds tremendous strength to the fuse with very little additional weight. If you build using...
I have a few carbon pods left from a club project. These were designed by Colin Bosch and used for his successful Carbon Bug. This is a design that features...
Has anyone had a problem with the rib templates on the plan being too long (causes the spar hole/leading edge to line up too far forward)? Also what is the...
First day out with the bug! Only had a few test flights today but I luv the BUG. Nephew borrowed the scales so I don't know what she weighs but the last ...
now I need the parts. I have 2 FMA S80 servos I figure I'll need get a GWS R-4P Rx, and the carbon parts for the boom & spar, the wood I have or can get...
I have solved the problem with the rib templates not matching the wing planform, the copier I used to copy the rib templates from the plan enlarged the...
Hi All, I'm new to this group. I like RC and this groups sounded interesting. I belong to a number of different groups and recently started building a web ...
Hi THE MAILSERVER SAYS there is delivery error, something about bcc not allowed. I don't know how this happens... I just scrapped a set of extended wings I...
Frustrated, How much warp are you talking about? If it is within reason then your covering could be enough to pull it back to back where you want it. The way I...
I had the same problem wen I made an extended wing 100 cm. I managed to solve it with the covering (ora cover light). Today I've made the first tes flight's...
... managed to solve ... an super ... launched ... office). ... ok. I guess this solve the problem of warping. sounds like it is a common occurence. The...
This question has been bugging me a long time and I have been too embarrassed to ask. What is the difference between carbon fiber and fiberglass? I can I tell?...
Carbon fibre is black in colour, fibreglass is normally white. Carbon fibre is considerably stronger than fibreglass and more expensive weight-for-weight. The...
Hi dimple-kwok, Shouldn't be embarasing at all. There's a lot to be learned in the compostites field. There are a number of sites that do a pretty good job...
Hi All, I've haven't sent many posts in the last day or so... so I thought I'd mention a few things as we go into the weekend: Looks like we're going to have...
Hi All, First off, I know I should not clog up the various groups with off topic emails. I know it's not acceptable and I promise I'll never do it again, but...
Hi all, English building instructions for rewound cd-rom motors: http://www.id.ethz.ch/Homepage/korosec/privates/ae/motoren/electric/cdrom/ -> Elektromotore ->...
Hi, I'm trying to find out why my Bug came out so heavy. It's 3.8 ounces with a wingspan of 34 inches. My wing weighs 1.4 ounces. Can those of you with...
If that's with equipment it's extremely light. If that's without it's only marginally heavy. On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 23:20, gldrgidr wrote: Hi, I'm trying to...
John, I'm at work but will try to check my wings tonight. They have some repairs so they are on the heavy side also. I think Al did not notice that you were...
Can I ask again for some of you who have built the extended wing (~34") wingspan bug to weigh the wing. It might be helpful to us all to have a benchmark...
John, My 34½ in. wing (tip to tip across top not around bottom) is 1.8 oz. at 52 grams. My 29 in. wing (tip to tip across top not around bottom) is 1.6 oz. ...
My bug wing is the small one at 29 inches. It has a weight of 1.4 oz. and fuse has a weight of 2.8 oz. for a total of 4.2 oz. My wing has been repaired and...
Thanks Doug and John. I guess mine isn't as heavy as I thought. The plastic picture hanger tow hook, sounds like a good idea. John ... Sign up for Internet...
I'm planning on upsizing my Lil' Bugger that's based on the Bug wing. My question - How wide of a root chord can I expand up to? I'm thinking 48-54" wing span....
Hi Chris, The standard Bug wing center chord is already 7". You probably already know that when you increase the wingspan that much, you're talking about...
What would be the fun in that??? ;o) Seriously, scratch building is a great way to burn off stress from work. Besides, for less than $15 I can have a complete...
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