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I did what was recommended.  I am still not done.  Ran out of carbon for the
other wing half since I built the extended wing and used the 1/8 rod for the
boom also.  I think I may have been a bit sloppy with the glue plus I did
not use contest grade balsa.  I think the next time I go in to buy balsa at
the hobby store I will take my gram scale to get the lightest sheets.  I am
also thinking about using a cruisable tail for SAL launching.  My next
project will be to build a 40 inch with a double spar.  Possibly an upper
and lower light wood spar with carbon stripping along the spar with shear
webbing.  This will make the wing much stronger and will take harder SAL
launches.  This 40 incher will be on the back burners until I finish
building my 35 in which  I will finish next week when I get some carbon in
and finish my new Slingshot DLG from Germnay.  The slingshot is
beautiful 1.5m vacuum bagged wing DLG with carbon boom and pod with bagged
balsa tail planes for only $170 shipped.

Clark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Gallagher" <gldrgidr@...>
To: <BugHLG@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:54 PM
Subject: [BugHLG] Stretching wing to 35 inches

> Clark,
> Jason (also known as Zhack) is the one who built the ultra light bug.  My
x-tailed version came in at 3.8 ounces.  Check Zhack's description of
'adding lightness to the bug' in the files section.
>
> John G.
>
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:52:52 -0600 clark driggs <invrtd@...>
wrote:
> > Jim,
> >
> >     I use clear scotch tape for hinges.  Did you find the file folder on
the yahoo group page with the mods you were looking for.  I just completed
half of a wing that is going to make a 35 in bug.  Just install another w3
rib and adjust the spar holes for the remaining ribs.  I just sanded the 2nd
w3 LE back by puting some sand paper around a 1/8 dowel to keep the bending
of the dowel in a curve like shape.  I kept the alignment of the spar
between ribs w1 and w7.  It wasn't too difficult to do. John G helped me out
with the info.  I did not use the large boom the instructions say to use.  I
used a 1/8 carbon rod and I know several other who have too.  Also I used
1/16 inch balsa fort the tips instead of 1/8 inch.  I also plan on using
1/32 balsa with a thin layer of apoxy for the tail.  This may be too thin
and break so I will probably actually add some .5oz glass to one side only.
I have weighed everything that is built minus the one wing half with radio
equipment and will be under 4 oz.  I don't know how John G built his 35 in
bug so light.
> >
> > Clark
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Jim H.
> >   To: BugHLG yahoogroups.com ; jason_wasylyk
> >   Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 2:58 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: 1.8 oz/ft2 BUG
> >
> >
> >   jason_wasylyk on 3-14-04 7:42 PM wrote:
> >
> >   > 2.  Use of Modelairtech Clearfilm for covering and WBPU on bare
> >   > wood.  No Color.
> >   >
> >   Jason;
> >   What is this WBPU that you used on the bare wood?
> >
> >   I was also wondering how you did your hinges on your Bugï¿½s tail
feathers.
> >
> >   -- 
> >   Thanks
> >   Jim Holliman -- Tulsa, OK
> >   Member of AMA & TULSOAR
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