Archive of the Yahoo! Groups mailing list for the Bug hand-launch glider 2002-2018
Chris is correct, it s the ANGLE of the dihedral that you want to keep when you extend a wing, not the amount each tip is lifted up from level. If you keep the
From Allan Wright · October 3, 2002 10:49 AM
John - I added one rib to each side for the Lil Bugger and used the stock dihedral angle. To double check I just measured to the first rib in from the tip
From Chris Lewis · October 3, 2002 10:41 AM
Dan, I like the idea of the added strength so I built with the added rib on each side. I was going to adjust the tip height to allow for the added length, but
From John Gospodarek · October 2, 2002 5:00 PM
What is the consensus on how much dihedral to use for the extended wing? Plans call for 5 1/8 at the tip of the normal wing - are you simply using the same
From Dan · October 2, 2002 4:16 PM
Go to: groups.yahoo.com/littlenipper and search the photos and messages. The PETG can be hard to find, but we use .060 and male molds made generally of poplar
From Chris Lewis · October 1, 2002 8:53 PM
Chris, Where can I get info on the Lil Nipper and the PETG pod. Buddy Roos ... From: Chris Lewis [mailto:christopherlewis@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday,
From Buddy Roos · October 1, 2002 7:47 PM
John, I bought a 1/8 micro carbon tube from Aerospace Composite Products (TU-0002). According to the ACP website (www.acp-composites): GRAPHITE TUBES -
From Dan · October 1, 2002 2:24 PM
Hey Everyone - I ve added a link to the Lil Bugger Photo album in the Links folder on this site. The plane was a blast to build and has been fun to fly.
From Chris Lewis · October 1, 2002 1:00 PM
Maybe you have a thicker wall 1/8th inch tube. I am glad to here of your luck with the 1/8th inch tubes. I will have to try again. I fly kites and I know that
From John Gospodarek · October 1, 2002 9:13 AM
This is from the LittleNipper group here on Yahoo and Chris Lewis. You have got to see this. He has done some great innovations. I ve been reading the comments
From John Gospodarek · October 1, 2002 9:01 AM
I must disagree about the 1/8 booms. I have an extended 1/8 boom, around 14.5 inches out of the fuselage with cruciform feathers, and I can easily hit 50
From Dan · October 1, 2002 12:52 AM
Bob Mail me at home to remind me and I will send you a drawing for a Bigger Bug. That flies very well. Stephen.wheeler@supanet.com Steve Wheeler ... From:
From Steve Wheeler · September 30, 2002 10:41 AM
I used my same old fuse and didn t have any complaints. I have two short wings and one long wing and they all work interchangeably. On the new (2nd) fuse I
From John Gospodarek · September 30, 2002 10:14 AM
Hi John, Thanks for the report on your experience. I had been thinking of building one with a 1/8 boom, so you saved me the disapointment. It sounds like I
From bob_chiang2 · September 30, 2002 9:28 AM
Hi all. Now I am going to build a new pod & tail using a 1/8th in. boom. Just a word of warning! Don t make the same mistake as I did. The 1/8th is too
From John Gospodarek · September 28, 2002 7:52 AM
Thanks for the input. Im not sure if I will build the cruciform this time or not. I am working on a 2nd fuse but I have not had mush time. I have used a 1/8th
From John Gospodarek · September 19, 2002 4:48 PM
Ya Allen You re right, that size of increase is not enough to need bigger feathers. I can notice that it is not quite as quick in the turns as the short wing
From John Gospodarek · September 19, 2002 4:37 PM
Ahh, then the normal tail should have worked great. My extended wing bug ended up at 97cm and had plenty of rudder authority. Al ...
From Allan Wright · September 19, 2002 1:27 PM
Hi John, I thought about mounting the horizontal stabilizer with screws or something, but didn t on this one. The vertical stab is slotted to mount on the
From bob_chiang2 · September 19, 2002 12:42 PM
Allen, I only added 5 in total. I added right at five inches (the space between the 3rd and 4th rib on both sides is +-2.5 inches). I made a copy of both wing
From John Gospodarek · September 19, 2002 12:05 PM
... this is definately the right way to go if you re adding 5 per panel. I was more conservative and added about 6cm to each panel with the same ribs so I
From Allan Wright · September 19, 2002 10:34 AM
I did it with out recalculation. I built the wing on the copy of the plans and just installed the rod in the first and last rib. Then I placed each rib flat on
From John Gospodarek · September 19, 2002 10:19 AM
Actually, if you don t add any ribs, and just stretch the wing by moving all the ribs out proportionally, you can use the holed on the plan, you just get a
From Allan Wright · September 19, 2002 9:52 AM
One other item!!! Don t forget that the holes for the wing rods have to be moved to fit properly. Don t use the holes on the rib templates other than for the
From John Gospodarek · September 19, 2002 9:35 AM
Colin, I added right at five inches (the space between the 3rd and 4th rib on both sides is +-2.5 inches). I made a copy of both wing sections and taped the
From John Gospodarek · September 19, 2002 8:37 AM
John, Many thanx for the input. I ve been planning to do the same with the wing the next time I rebuild mine. Tail surfaces are broken now and just too much
From Colin Bosch · September 18, 2002 9:49 PM
Great day for The Bug! The last two days on my lunch hour I have had 4+ minute flights and several 2 + and 3+ flights. The dead air flights are up by about 30
From John Gospodarek · September 17, 2002 4:11 PM
Bob, did you make your tail detachable? I can t tell from the pictures. Do you like the new tail better than the V-tail? Thanks. ... left ... wasn t ... one
From John Gospodarek · September 17, 2002 11:54 AM
Hi Colin, I wish I could build with composits as you do. Your carbon Bug is beautiful. The crashes were much easier to repair than I expected. When I left
From bob_chiang2 · September 12, 2002 8:32 AM
Bob, Love your lace wing! Sorry to see your crash photos. The tail you used looks a lot like my carbon Bug. Did you use those patterns? Did you change
From Colin Bosch · September 11, 2002 1:09 PM
You certainly do not need a gyro for discus launching the Bug. But the first time I tryed a gyro, I was hooked! It make the launch so simple it s wonderful.
From Colin Bosch · September 11, 2002 12:59 PM
... - ... Hi Dan, I ve never flown with a gyro, so I don t know what they are capable of. With a cruciform tail, my Lacewing Bug side arm launches very
From bob_chiang2 · September 10, 2002 2:24 PM
Everyone, I know that Colin used a gyro on his Bug for stability during launch. I was wondering what gyros, if any, you all are using and their weights.
From Dan · September 9, 2002 10:56 PM
I achieved my best thermal flight so far: three minutes. It never climbed very high, mostly circling without losing altitude, and just gradually gaining
From bob_chiang2 · September 9, 2002 1:12 PM
Dan, Excellent story! I can only imagine the feeling of catching that thermal. I hope to share your experience when I finish my bug and get it in the air.
From helicopter_man2k · August 31, 2002 11:57 AM
I think a hi-start would rip a bug apart, but an up-start would probably launch it nicely. Al ...
From Allan Wright · August 30, 2002 1:32 PM
Has anybody tried to bungee/hi-start a bug? What mods were required , if any , to do this successfully? Bill Scott [Non-text portions of this message have been
From William Scott · August 30, 2002 1:02 PM
Not that it was intentional. The Zagi (combat model with a brushless motor) was landing, I was flying, and neither of us saw the other until we collided. The
From bob_chiang2 · August 27, 2002 9:46 AM
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
From jrgospo · August 20, 2002 4:12 PM
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
From bob_chiang2 · August 20, 2002 3:53 PM
... I use single tape hinges, but the tape I use is the 3-M Blenderm tape. It s very light. Al ...
From Allan Wright · August 20, 2002 2:13 PM
I am using a Glass hinge that I saw on the net. You wet out Fiber Glass or Kevlar with thin laminating epoxy and blot it dry so it has the weave open. Then you
From jrgospo · August 20, 2002 10:00 AM
What different methods have you used to hinge the tail surfaces and which are the lightest? I have used single tape hinges, double tape hinges (both too
From danstriderfly · August 19, 2002 11:20 PM
They should have included a photocopy of it with your plans. ... =============================================================================== Allan Wright
From Allan Wright · August 19, 2002 2:24 PM
I m just about to start buildiing my first BUG and I wondered whether anyone could e-mail me a copy of the original construction article. I don t seem to be
From William Scott · August 19, 2002 2:22 PM
Hi all, Finally finished my lace wing Bug. The wing has built-up ribs, tips and trailing edge, and loads of gussets. The carbon spar extends out to the tip
From bob_chiang2 · August 19, 2002 8:44 AM
This is a group where all the R/C piper cub owners can dicuss their planes, trade parts, sell parts, trade tips and tricks... WE ARE STARTING THIS GROUP TO GET
From DON · August 16, 2002 6:59 PM
While you re reading, I ll tell my story: A friend and I are at the NC State fairgrounds flying Bugs. Steve has his v-tail on high-rates and I am trial using
From danstriderfly · August 11, 2002 10:36 PM
I have to agree since I used to fly a Chrysalis a while ago...before those damn plane eating trees caught and ran off!! Just because the planes share some of
From WOLFONE_98 · August 11, 2002 9:41 AM
Dan, I ve had very good luck with the Carbon Bug tail. I don t honesty remember that it flies differently than the v-tail since I hadn t used the v-tail for a
From colinb_us · August 10, 2002 2:03 AM
I just tried the convential tail setup as shown in the Carbon Bug pics in the photos section. It flies differently. A rudder input doesn t bank the plane as
From danstriderfly · August 9, 2002 7:23 PM
They look nothing like each other, in fact all they have in common are the characteristics mentioned - which can also sum-up 80% of HLG s on the market. Dan
From Daniel Armstrong · August 9, 2002 5:35 PM
I have been talking with an employee at my local hobby store about the Bug. He said the Chrysalis, from DJ Aerotech, was identical in many ways -- fuselage
From danstriderfly · August 9, 2002 5:25 PM
Hi all, Thanks for the comments and suggestions: just the kind of feedback I was hoping for. 1) Almost as much as trying to decrease weight, I like how built
From bob_chiang2 · July 30, 2002 4:10 PM
Bob A few points I would like to pick up on. 1. I think built up ribs will or could end up being heavier than contest grade 1/4 grain balsa. 2. Laminated tips
From no1steve2002 · July 30, 2002 6:07 AM
Not sure what the statement/question is but.... I plane on adding one #3 rib on both sides to gain about 6 in. without much loss of strength. With my current
From jrgospo · July 29, 2002 2:04 PM
Spacing the wing ribs farther apart HAS to add more wing area than the extra weight of the model will affect ? Keven. [Non-text portions of this message have
From Rcm0de11er@aol.com · July 29, 2002 1:38 PM
Hi Bob, My guess is that you will find that the changes will be Over-Kill. I built one at 4.5 oz. and after that put two layers of FG on the fuse with thin CA.
From jrgospo · July 29, 2002 1:10 PM
Hi all, I ve finally ordered a bunch of carbon tubes and have begun construction of a Bug. I decided to go light: substituted 1/20 balsa for the fuse sides,
From bob_chiang2 · July 29, 2002 12:26 PM
I can not help you on the Carbon Bug. But I would like to know any details too. I live in England and have not been able to get hold of a Bug plan, so I have
From Steve Wheeler · July 16, 2002 10:50 AM
Hi there gang. Just joined this group. Very interested in this Carbon Bug . I think colinb_us posted the pic with the cruciform tail. I d like to get some
From WOLFONE_98 · July 16, 2002 9:23 AM
... Any kite store and several hobby shops. You need the spectra because it has a hollow core. Two web locations are:
From jrgospo · July 2, 2002 9:20 AM
Where does one get spectra kite string? ... =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. |
From Allan Wright · July 2, 2002 8:56 AM
I am in the process of converting my Bug to this push rod setup. Take a look at the link. It s not that hard to do. A friend of mine has done it and says it
From jrgospo · July 2, 2002 8:34 AM
I glassed my fuse with .075 FG cloth(two layers). I don t have a scale but it was defiantly worth it. Allen replied that it added 3 grams so I may have added
From jrgospo · June 24, 2002 8:16 AM
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From Steve Wheeler · June 24, 2002 4:10 AM
How much weight did the glass add? We ve been covering the fuse s with ultracote lite with much increased strength and little weight penalty. Also, we have
From danstriderfly · June 22, 2002 9:09 PM
Camel s Mpeg Joiner: http://digilander.iol.it/extremenews/utility.html even though the site is in another language, the prog is in english. I have used this
From danstriderfly · June 22, 2002 9:05 PM
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From William Scott · June 16, 2002 6:34 AM
... Glassed one with 2-ounce cloth, it added 3 grams weight and was definately worth it. It added a lot of extra durability. I still coated it with covering
From Allan Wright · June 14, 2002 10:04 PM
Has anyone glassed the fuse on a Bug to add strength? What about CF reinforcements. (I m not that good of pilot yet.)
From jrgospo · June 14, 2002 9:15 AM
THIS CRAP HAS GOT TO STOP. The files section and bookmarks section of this group are not for commercial advertisements (SPAM). Anything other than Bug HLG
From gldrgidr · June 6, 2002 8:50 PM
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From BugHLG@yahoogroups.com · June 6, 2002 6:16 PM
I have had my Bug(s) since the summer of 2001 and I really have enjoyed them. I have three wings and I have built over 8 fuselages (I fly them hard). Lately,
From flydanstrider · May 30, 2002 9:01 PM
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From BugHLG@yahoogroups.com · May 28, 2002 11:57 PM
I have posted the Link from John Gospodarek for the RCM article in the Bookmark section. Those that choose to print the article can do so on their own. I do
From flynfrog · May 27, 2002 11:31 PM
Not everybody has the latest version of Word or the latest Windows OS. Could you convert this file into a text file. Word makes it easy. Just save it as
From John Gallagher · May 26, 2002 3:54 AM
RCM would probably consider that the article is copyrighted and you should probably get permission from RCM to put it on the Bug site. Considering that they
From John Gallagher · May 26, 2002 3:50 AM
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From BugHLG@yahoogroups.com · May 27, 2002 9:10 PM
Bug Material List 1/8 lite-ply Small amount 1/64 Ply Small amount 1/8 dowel 36 1/8 x 1/2 x 36 TE stock 1 1/16 x 3 x 36 2
From flynfrog · May 27, 2002 12:34 AM
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From BugHLG@yahoogroups.com · May 27, 2002 12:32 AM
For those that are interested, I have converted the RCM 6-01 article into a PDF file for email. Can I do this ? Should I post the file to the group or by email
From flynfrog · May 26, 2002 10:13 PM
John, Thank you for the links. All I need to do now is purchase some balsa and ply. ... 16943-2C0C ... link=/framepagesecure.html ... 16943-2C0 ...
From flynfrog · May 26, 2002 9:57 PM
http://www.rcmmagazine.com/e/env/0001-303000-1694416535-262313120-16943-2C0C 6/issues/2001/jun2001/r-cp-jun-062001-1.html?link=/framepagesecure.html
From Gospodarek, John · May 26, 2002 8:03 PM
Does anyone have a scanned artcle of the Bug review in RMC 6-01. I have the plans and would like to review the article. I plan on building a cruciform - X tail
From flynfrog · May 25, 2002 7:35 PM
EDF50. Or a KP-44 mounted immediately behind and above the rear of the pod in a balsa mount. I will be trying both when both fans arrive this coming week. I
From slowflyeruk@aol.com · May 23, 2002 4:11 PM
... How about a strap on? Seriously, maybe a motor pod mounted with velcro to the top of the wing. Possibly add a few inches to the wing...
From bilrj · May 23, 2002 9:54 AM
Have a look on www.skybench.com There s a really nice hlg called the sunbird Does anyone have one, or no how good performance it gives? Thanx to anyone who can
From crazyguyk3 · May 10, 2002 6:43 AM
Yep, information is on the website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/ in the links section. Al ...
From Allan Wright · May 9, 2002 2:56 PM
Hi, i ve just joined this yahoo group and i m wondering if it is possible to get a plan or kit for the bug hlg. Thanx to anyone who can help.
From crazyguyk3 · May 9, 2002 2:52 PM
Has any thought been given to motorizing the Bug? I built mine as soon as the plans came out, and was underwhelmed with its performance, thenceforth it has
From jselikof · May 5, 2002 9:00 PM
... A ... Yeah, I double checked the plans and went to buy my wood. Found a couple of sheets of nice C-grain wood that are very light. This thing sure builds
From jp_fritz · April 22, 2002 12:48 AM
... I forgot about the wingtips - they are 1/8 sheet you are correct. A small piece of 1/8x3 wide should do, say 8 or so. Al ...
From Allan Wright · April 21, 2002 11:37 AM
Thank you for the help. My local hobby shop doesn t carry 1/8x1/2 TE stock so I m going to have to make my own. Aren t the wing tips 1/8 sheet? I sorted out
From jp_fritz · April 21, 2002 11:23 AM
... There s no 1/8 wood. You will need a small amount of 1/8 lite-ply and a 1/8 dowel (36 should be fine) and 36 1/8 x1/2 TE stock. That and the carbon
From Allan Wright · April 21, 2002 11:00 AM
Does anybody have a shopping list for the wood needed to build a Bug? My plan arrived today and I m off to the hobby shop Saturday to get the wood. Would one
From jp_fritz · April 20, 2002 12:59 AM
The URL for the plans page at RCM is in the bookmarks section of the BugHLG website. This would be a good place to put URL s of material sources for building
From John Gallagher · April 18, 2002 8:33 PM
Thank you ! David ... where ... Micro ... 35 ... can ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ...
From cryotek3 · April 17, 2002 10:42 PM
The plans were in RCM magazine, you can order them from their plans service. www.rcmmagazine.com Al ...
From Allan Wright · April 17, 2002 8:53 AM
I m interested in building a Bug HLG, can some one direct me to where I can get some plans? I tried a Yahoo search and had no luck. I live in Novato CA and
From cryotek3 · April 16, 2002 10:09 PM