From: "jrgospo" <John.Gospodarek@...>
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Successful first flying sessions
Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Successful first flying sessions
No need to crack the hinge because they are not stiff if you blot
them good. They only have enough to keep the FG from wicking up the
glue. I have just used surfaces attachment with a small amount of
wood glue I wipe out with my finger.
--- In BugHLG@y..., "bob_chiang2" <rhc3@c...> wrote:
> Wow am I impressed with the Bug. I did some gentle slope soaring
> yesterday evening, and attempted some thermal flying in an open
field
> during lunch today. I managed a one minute timed flight today but
> wasn't able to stay with any lift to get very high. (Finally
bonked
> the nose hard enough for the battery to slide forward and split a
fuse
> seam).
>
> I made a few side arm launches, and so far the "lace wing" is fine.
> With the cruciform tail, it launches straight out with no presets.
It
> seems to hold whatever angle you launch at. Kind of fun to javelin
> launch at a low angle and then pull up, or launch at a very high
angle
> and then bunt over. What a fun model.
>
> Regarding hinges: I used cotton cloth attached with Duco cement
(just
> like my old control line models). With the glass hinges, do you
crack
> a flex line in them? Do you attach them on one side of the surface
or
> slot them into the middle of the surfaces?