Bug HLG

Had a few more flights, and the battery went dead. I did not time the exact duration but even with 4 cells the battery did not last very long. On closer

From dimple_kwok · June 16, 2003 6:23 AM

I have finally finished building and had some flying. The bug fuse is glassed with two layers of .75 oz and because i don t have 555 I used 4-cell battery

From dimple_kwok · June 15, 2003 7:05 AM

... trade ... Hi, I ll have to check, but I may have enough tubes to build another Bug (you can see mine in the Lace Wing album: it s been broken and repaired

From bob_chiang2 · June 11, 2003 9:08 AM

Hey fellow Bugger s :) I just recieved my plans....whew! Took long enough. Anyway I m needing the 1/8 CF to build and I don t have the money at the moment. So

From talkinbable · June 7, 2003 7:16 PM

I use the GWS R-4P its suer light and works well for me. Its only a single conversion receiver so its good for a little over 1000 feet. Bill [Non-text portions

From maclaugw@aol.com · June 7, 2003 9:38 AM

Hey fellow BUGites, I am going to be building a mosquito HLG and a Bug. Which receiver do you guys use? Bergs, the M5, and park-flyer types all look enticing

From themoth88 · June 7, 2003 2:48 AM

Henry, go out and buy some silicone ($2 to $3). I used it on my latest Bug and it fixed the problem. I would not expect the hot glue to work well because it

From John Gospodarek · June 3, 2003 9:25 AM

Henry - You ve discovered the joy and pain of scratch building! The joy is watching something that you ve built yourself come together. The pain is trying to

From Chris Lewis · June 3, 2003 8:37 AM

# sorry message got broke into 2 halves Add: ... and with a half wing span of 14.5 inch one degree off at the root in terms of placement translates to 0.25

From dimple_kwok · June 3, 2003 7:42 AM

Sorry for asking all these stupid questions. Every one is saying how the bug is easy to build but I just can t help encountering problems. Well, I guess this

From dimple_kwok · June 3, 2003 6:19 AM

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From fibmike · June 2, 2003 2:28 PM

It can be fitted with GE silicone glue. Put some clear sandwich wrap over your wing and a bead of silicone on the fuse. Mount the wing into the silicone and

From John Gospodarek · June 2, 2003 8:46 AM

Thanks for all your reply So I infer that the bug can fly without dual rate, expo; and if I use a cruciform tail a non computer radio will suffice? What is the

From dimple_kwok · June 2, 2003 7:56 AM

The fin has a nearly half circle filed out of it to accept the boom. I too , use the 2P (or eq.) for stiffness and lightness. The boom is not slotted,

From Chris Lewis · June 1, 2003 9:17 PM

A lot of people (including me) prefer the cruciform tail. You ll be able to launch at least 50 ft. high with no worries of twisting the boom, or blowing the

From Paul Johnson · June 1, 2003 9:07 AM

Henry, I used a V-Tail mixer on my bug the first few months and it works fine. Mine was small and did not add much weight. The V-tail is less likely to get

From John Gospodarek · June 1, 2003 8:25 AM

Thanks every one who offered suggestions on rib production. I now have a pair of wings that is true. The most useful thing I reckon is the use of rat tail

From dimple_kwok · June 1, 2003 1:18 AM

Plastic Pod - John - I d have to agree that it s the most difficult aspect of the LN. My first few attempts were glassed balsa as well and they worked great.

From Chris Lewis · May 31, 2003 4:20 PM

If you want a stiffer tailboom for discus launching you can replace the 1/8 carbon tube for the tail boom of your bug, with the Hang-em- high kites

From gldrgidr · May 31, 2003 2:23 PM

Understand that this is just my opinion, but I think that the plastic pod is the worst design feature of the Little Nipper. It takes a lot of effort and time

From gldrgidr · May 31, 2003 12:55 PM

John - I m not a great carver either. Your glass form should work but may take more effort to make and if you have a fit problem where the pod won t slip off

From Chris Lewis · May 31, 2003 12:25 PM

Chris, Thanks for the reply. Very nice explanation! I have seen several on the LN Group and yours is very complete. I have the petg and have a good idea of how

From John Gospodarek · May 30, 2003 8:19 AM

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

From dimple_kwok · May 29, 2003 8:59 PM

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

From Chris Lewis · May 29, 2003 5:49 PM

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From Doug Slate · May 29, 2003 1:09 PM

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

From John Gospodarek · May 29, 2003 11:34 AM

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

From Chris Lewis · May 29, 2003 10:54 AM

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

From Chris Lewis · May 29, 2003 10:53 AM

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

From Chris Lewis · May 29, 2003 10:49 AM

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

From John Gospodarek · May 29, 2003 8:36 AM

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

From dimple_kwok · May 29, 2003 3:35 AM

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

From dimple_kwok · May 28, 2003 8:55 PM

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

From tom_yellowblue · May 27, 2003 11:40 AM

I ve heard that these cells are permanetly damaged if you let the charge go below something like 40%. How do you prevent this? John

From gldrgidr · May 23, 2003 9:47 PM

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

From tom_yellowblue · May 19, 2003 10:31 AM

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From namyah01 · May 19, 2003 9:11 AM

... 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

From talkinbable · May 17, 2003 8:59 AM

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

From aubrian2 · May 16, 2003 11:13 PM

Where do you get the single 145mah Kokam and what does it weigh? ... post

From gldrgidr · May 16, 2003 9:08 PM

... 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

From bob_chiang2 · May 16, 2003 3:11 PM

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

From jason_wasylyk · May 13, 2003 11:05 PM

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

From Buddy Roos · May 12, 2003 11:43 PM

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

From jason_wasylyk · May 12, 2003 8:07 PM

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

From Ed · April 27, 2003 5:16 PM

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

From Paul Johnson · April 25, 2003 8:19 PM

http://www.rcmmagazine.com/e/env/0001GLIlnqUmtFgjBE8C9q3/store/store- plans-list-5.html?link=/store/store-plans-catalog- tem.html&item=plans:pl-1297 Direct

From John Gospodarek · April 25, 2003 3:57 PM

From: Gospodarek, John Date: Sun May 26, 2002 5:03 pm Subject: RE: [BugHLG] RMM 6-01 Bug Article

From John Gospodarek · April 25, 2003 3:48 PM

Can you buy/order the plan from anyone? To the UK? Thanx, Dave. ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ...

From crazyguyk3 · April 25, 2003 3:19 PM

Hi Guys; Any one have a BUG in good shape for sale? With or without servos in place. Regards- Bill

From maclaugw1 · April 12, 2003 10:11 AM

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

From dimple_kwok · April 2, 2003 6:02 AM

... 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

From Dan · April 1, 2003 6:23 PM

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

From Paul Johnson · April 1, 2003 7:28 AM

Can some one please kindly send me details of the cruciform tail. There is a rough sketch on the gallery with no dimension on it. Also how much rudder /

From dimple_kwok · March 31, 2003 10:31 PM

If you like, I can send you a complete set of laser cut Bug Parts. This would include the addition of a Carbon Pod to replace the balsa pod shown on the RCM

From Ed · March 24, 2003 9:46 AM

... Paul, A nice sharp x-acto knife is all you need to cut out the parts. Since you re in a remote area, I d go ahead and order enough of the carbon fiber

From Allan Wright · March 24, 2003 8:19 AM

Thank you Paul for your useful advices Yes I have ordered the plan but it is probably going to take weeks to come, since I live in New Zealand, which is so

From dimple_kwok · March 23, 2003 3:04 AM

I assume you purchased the plans, and are going to scratch-build one. Your goal with the bug is to keep it light. I use a gws single-conversion receiver that

From paul@bigcolorsigns.com · March 22, 2003 8:30 PM

I have never flown HLG before, all my prior experience is with EPP slope foamies. I am very keen to try HLG, and I want something cheap; therefore I have

From dimple_kwok · March 22, 2003 6:53 PM

Hi, Haven t built a Bug yet, but here is what I use on my SAL HLG. Cut a piece of 1/32 plywood the thickness of the fin and long enough to go from the boom to

From hlggary · March 4, 2003 8:00 PM

Stock bug can be SAL with a preset on your transmitter to compensate for the yaw of a SAL. If you re right-handed put in 3-6 clicks of right trim and maybe a

From Allan Wright · March 4, 2003 9:21 AM

If you add the extra rib, you might want to consider going to a S3021 airfoil - it s thinner than the S3014 that the bug currently uses so you ll get better

From Allan Wright · March 4, 2003 9:10 AM

Your servo, battery, and radio setup should work, but I had to add quite a bit of weight to balance it out. You might want to add a fourth nicad since you need

From Paul Johnson · March 4, 2003 7:54 AM

I have been flying The Bug for about a year. It will SAL fine and all I have done is add a .056 layer of fiberglass with CA to the wing tip for strength. I

From John Gospodarek <John.Gospodarek@itt.com> · March 4, 2003 6:58 AM

A friend just told me about this group. I have just completed building a stock Bug from the RCM plan and am ready to cover. Can the Bug be side arm launched?

From balsabreath <alclark@knology.net> · March 3, 2003 7:21 PM

Here s my method for applying fiberglass to balsa tail surfaces or fuselages: Place wax paper on a flat surface (I use a Walmart clipboard with the clip

From gldrgidr <gldrgidr@bellatlantic.net> · February 25, 2003 11:20 PM

From Daniel Thomet · February 25, 2003 12:46 PM

What did he sell his kit for, if I may ask? ... From: dangboom To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:46 AM Subject:

From Paul Johnson · February 10, 2003 7:52 PM

I got my Bug kit from Bill Larue (Bill@minicraft.com)back in May of last year. Really nice kit, Great guy. Dan

From dangboom <krelt@yahoo.com> · February 10, 2003 9:46 AM

There are no kits, you build the plane from the RCM&E plans. ... =============================================================================== Allan Wright

From Allan Wright · February 10, 2003 8:42 AM

who sells kits for this plane?

From Francisco Hernandez <xy0xy0@yahoo.com> · February 10, 2003 12:24 AM

Hey guys! Glad to see some activity on this board. I use a Mark Drela inspired cruciform tail on my Lil Bugger hybrid with no troubles. I use the .75oz

From Chris Lewis <christopherlewis@earthlink. · January 17, 2003 7:50 PM

The only real problem I had with broken tail parts is from fumbling a catch and droping the model on its tail. Otherwise regular landings don t cause much

From Colin Bosch <colin.bosch@motorola.com> · January 17, 2003 1:20 PM

Mike and Paul, You both asked about strengthening the balsa for a cruciform tail (great looking model by the way). I was also skeptical about using 1/16 , but

From bob_chiang2 <rhc3@cornell.edu> · January 17, 2003 9:42 AM

... I haven t made the (+) tail on any of my bugs, but here s a technique that I ve used to toughen up 1/16 sheet flying surfaces. cut 2 pieces of 2-ounce

From Allan Wright · January 16, 2003 1:57 PM

I have been wanting to build a Bug for a while and have a quick question. I have the designs for the cruciform tail group ready to go and was wondering what

From mike@milbrett.com · January 16, 2003 1:36 PM

I have uploaded pictures of my Carbon Bug to the Photos Section. Many thanks to Colin B. who will recognize that every change to Carl Dowdy s original design

From Paul Johnson <paul@bigcolorsigns.com> · January 16, 2003 12:57 PM

... I ll try to give an unbiased oppinion here, although I am the designer of the Gambler, so take that in mind. The Gambler will tip launch much better than a

From Allan Wright · January 2, 2003 9:36 AM

The Gambler vid has perked my interest. It s enough plane for me right now, and i can pull the gear out of my Dragonette and reuse.

From mightymik94710 <mightymik@hotmail.com> · December 31, 2002 1:25 PM

I am new to the group. I just got the bug plans and will be starting mine soon. I would like to make it a DLG version. In terms of using glass use a water

From invrtdheli <invrtd@bellsouth.net> · December 28, 2002 8:48 AM

... wrote: ... and ... Thanks for the photos Dan, great looking model. You should consider replacing that heavy antenna wire though : ) And interesting to

From bob_chiang2 <rhc3@cornell.edu> · December 17, 2002 3:57 PM

Hi Dan..et al, I ve been lurking on the list for a while. When you posted your comments about using the 1/8 carbon tube, I was skeptical to the max. I have

From Phil Peck · December 15, 2002 5:34 PM

I know I advertised the 1/8 carbon tailboom to be adaquate enough for our application on the Bugs -- I was wrong. I watched the Down East Soaring Society s

From Dan <djedward@unity.ncsu.edu> · December 13, 2002 11:10 PM

Hi all, A site and a discussion group about do-it-yourself high-torque/no- gearbox brushless motors: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/lrk-torquemax On that

From Ron van Sommeren <nadina.berzina@hetnet. · December 13, 2002 8:55 PM

Just to avoid any confusion, the links I quoted are not my personal ones, just found them on google and included for reference. -jim ... to ... FREE* ... --

From Jim Selikoff · December 6, 2002 3:07 PM

It s in good condition. Bought it last fall and flew a lot for about 3 months. There were a couple more inquiries, I m going to take some pics of it this

From Jim Selikoff · December 6, 2002 2:59 PM

Hmmmm...what s the condition and price :-) ... =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. |

From Allan Wright · December 6, 2002 1:56 PM

I have a Sidewinder for sale: http://www.geocities.com/gldrgidr/sidewind.html Also see: http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee/sidewinder.html ... sell me for

From Jim Selikoff · December 6, 2002 8:50 AM

Does anyone have a used Bug or other HLG/DLG they would like to sell me for Christmas? Toby _________________________________________________________________

From Toby Woods · December 5, 2002 4:50 PM

Some of the kit manufacturers sell 50 ma packs, but you might find it easiest to go to your local batteries plus store (bring your connector) and have them

From Paul Johnson · December 1, 2002 1:28 PM

I am constructing a Bug and have some questions on the flight pack. I plan on using JR Micro Airpack with 2 S241 servos and micro receiver. I already have a JR

From brandon_grooters · December 1, 2002 12:59 PM

anybody know of a programme that will combine Quicktime movies. Don t want to waste valuable modelling funds upgrading to Quicktime 6 Pro!!! [Non-text portions

From William Scott · November 3, 2002 4:00 PM

I send this message to inform that a new mayor version of Profili, 2.0, has been released. Here are some of the news: - Drawing of leading edge, trailing edge,

From Stefano Duranti · October 26, 2002 11:51 PM

Awesome! Background: I added 5 inches total to the wingspan (two extra #3 ribs) and kept the old dihedral angle. I created a Taboo like tail setup and used

From Dan · October 17, 2002 6:10 PM

Sometimes it is good to kow what does not work too well.... I tried a variation of Mark Drela s Hinge suggestions and sandwitched a layer of .5 Oz Fiberglass

From ross_d_lewis_jr · October 17, 2002 4:01 PM

Another trick for re-inforcing thin balsa is to run thin CA into the edges, either before (if you want more CA penetration = stronger local hardening of the

From g8frv · October 11, 2002 11:18 PM

What Bob said... We ve been building LN tails with waterborne polyurethane (Flecto Varathane Diamond Wood Finish in the blue can) with great success. Take your

From Chris Lewis · October 9, 2002 9:41 AM

... For what it s worth, I just used relatively light 1/16 balsa treated with water based polyurethane (per the Little Nipper model) for my Bug. With the

From bob_chiang2 · October 8, 2002 5:11 PM

I made some wing tiplets for a Zagi using 3/4 oz cloth over balsa. For flat things, it s easy enough to weight with books, I just put saran wrap between the

From Jim Selikoff · October 8, 2002 9:19 AM

I m curious about creating really light and stong tail feathers. I have looked at Dr. Drela s Apogee tail surfaces, but I m looking for something a modeler

From Dan · October 8, 2002 12:50 AM

Building goes well, just one word of warning: if you are building an extended wing Bug, you will need two pieces of 36 TE and two 36 dowels. The TE piece

From Dan · October 6, 2002 3:07 PM