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From: Christopher Behm <cbbehm.lmbehm@...>
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update.
Thanks, Porter. R, Target --- On Fri, 12/7/12, airporter <airporter@mchsi.com> wrote: From: airporter <airporter@...> Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update. To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:53 PM   I have a question or two about the plans I have- Is the LE 1/8" dowel a regular dowel material, or is it hard balsa? Has anyone started with a hard square balsa, and shaped it after attaching? If it is regular dowel, I would guess its needed for impact resistance. The leading edge should be a hardwood dowel, preferably birch. It’s nearly impossible to get a balsa dowel this size that will stand any impact and not break. For the best results the birch dowels should be soaked in water for several hours and then bent into shape and pinned in place until they’re dry. I little overbend is helpful to avoid buit-in stresses. On the tail group, the material doesn't look to be specified. Is it 1/16", or 1/20" balsa? If you’re using film covered balsa for the tail surfaces I’d use at least 1/16” balsa. If you can find some 4 to 6# wood 3/32” is even better. I absolutely would love to see the fuse side on the parts pages with the AG37 profile. I have just joined the group here, so if its already in the files, forgive me. I will look in the files section. I didn’t find the AG37 profile on the fuselage sides either. Just use the #3 rib as a pattern for the wing seat on the fuselage. I'm handing out 5 sets of plans to my buddies that fly 4M F3J planes for Xmas. We will see if any are man enough to build the bug! If you can get those ‘diehard’ TD guys to build a Lightning Bug they’ll find themselves having nearly as much fun for a WHOLE lot less money. This will be the fourth Bug I’ve built, although just the first Lightning Bug, with each one a bit better than the last and each more fun than the previous one. Porter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
From: Katie Taylor <littlegreennut@...>
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012 1:15 AM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update.
Good chance that someone is using a smart phone, and those usually don't support e-mail editing, such a highlighting, color, bold, and such. Just a thought. ;-) On Dec 7, 2012, at 10:08 PM, "airporter" <airporter@...m> wrote: > Why is the highlighting being removed from emails? Leaving it in would make reading the following MUCH easier. > > Porter > > From: airporter > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:53 PM > To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update. > > I have a question or two about the plans I have- > > Is the LE 1/8" dowel a regular dowel material, or is it hard balsa? > Has anyone started with a hard square balsa, and shaped it after attaching? > If it is regular dowel, I would guess its needed for impact resistance. > The leading edge should be a hardwood dowel, preferably birch. It’s nearly impossible to get a balsa dowel this size that will stand any impact and not break. For the best results the birch dowels should be soaked in water for several hours and then bent into shape and pinned in place until they’re dry. I little overbend is helpful to avoid buit-in stresses. > > On the tail group, the material doesn't look to be specified. Is it 1/16", or 1/20" balsa? > > If you’re using film covered balsa for the tail surfaces I’d use at least 1/16” balsa. If you can find some 4 to 6# wood 3/32” is even better. > > I absolutely would love to see the fuse side on the parts pages with the AG37 profile. I have just joined the group here, so if its already in the files, forgive me. I will look in the files section. > > I didn’t find the AG37 profile on the fuselage sides either. Just use the #3 rib as a pattern for the wing seat on the fuselage. > > I'm handing out 5 sets of plans to my buddies that fly 4M F3J planes for Xmas. We will see if any are man enough to build the bug! > > If you can get those ‘diehard’ TD guys to build a Lightning Bug they’ll find themselves having nearly as much fun for a > WHOLE lot less money. > > This will be the fourth Bug I’ve built, although just the first Lightning Bug, with each one a bit better than the last and each more fun than the previous one. > > Porter > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
From: "airporter" <airporter@...>
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2012 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update.
Why is the highlighting being removed from emails? Leaving it in would make reading the following MUCH easier. Porter From: airporter Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:53 PM To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update. I have a question or two about the plans I have- Is the LE 1/8" dowel a regular dowel material, or is it hard balsa? Has anyone started with a hard square balsa, and shaped it after attaching? If it is regular dowel, I would guess its needed for impact resistance. The leading edge should be a hardwood dowel, preferably birch. It’s nearly impossible to get a balsa dowel this size that will stand any impact and not break. For the best results the birch dowels should be soaked in water for several hours and then bent into shape and pinned in place until they’re dry. I little overbend is helpful to avoid buit-in stresses. On the tail group, the material doesn't look to be specified. Is it 1/16", or 1/20" balsa? If you’re using film covered balsa for the tail surfaces I’d use at least 1/16” balsa. If you can find some 4 to 6# wood 3/32” is even better. I absolutely would love to see the fuse side on the parts pages with the AG37 profile. I have just joined the group here, so if its already in the files, forgive me. I will look in the files section. I didn’t find the AG37 profile on the fuselage sides either. Just use the #3 rib as a pattern for the wing seat on the fuselage. I'm handing out 5 sets of plans to my buddies that fly 4M F3J planes for Xmas. We will see if any are man enough to build the bug! If you can get those ‘diehard’ TD guys to build a Lightning Bug they’ll find themselves having nearly as much fun for a WHOLE lot less money. This will be the fourth Bug I’ve built, although just the first Lightning Bug, with each one a bit better than the last and each more fun than the previous one. Porter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
From: "airporter" <airporter@...>
Date: Friday, December 7, 2012 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Plans Update.
I have a question or two about the plans I have- Is the LE 1/8" dowel a regular dowel material, or is it hard balsa? Has anyone started with a hard square balsa, and shaped it after attaching? If it is regular dowel, I would guess its needed for impact resistance. The leading edge should be a hardwood dowel, preferably birch. It’s nearly impossible to get a balsa dowel this size that will stand any impact and not break. For the best results the birch dowels should be soaked in water for several hours and then bent into shape and pinned in place until they’re dry. I little overbend is helpful to avoid buit-in stresses. On the tail group, the material doesn't look to be specified. Is it 1/16", or 1/20" balsa? If you’re using film covered balsa for the tail surfaces I’d use at least 1/16” balsa. If you can find some 4 to 6# wood 3/32” is even better. I absolutely would love to see the fuse side on the parts pages with the AG37 profile. I have just joined the group here, so if its already in the files, forgive me. I will look in the files section. I didn’t find the AG37 profile on the fuselage sides either. Just use the #3 rib as a pattern for the wing seat on the fuselage. I'm handing out 5 sets of plans to my buddies that fly 4M F3J planes for Xmas. We will see if any are man enough to build the bug! If you can get those ‘diehard’ TD guys to build a Lightning Bug they’ll find themselves having nearly as much fun for a WHOLE lot less money. This will be the fourth Bug I’ve built, although just the first Lightning Bug, with each one a bit better than the last and each more fun than the previous one. Porter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
From: "Target" <cbbehm.lmbehm@...>
Date: Friday, December 7, 2012 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Plans Update.
--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "hialanhughes" <hialanhughes@...> wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I am going to do an update on the plans shortly. The error i know of is the body only has a cut line for the Selig 3014 Airfoil. There is no line showing the AG37, so I will make the AG37 the solid line and put a dotted line in for the Selig 3014. > > Can any folks out there let me no if you have found errors or parts on the plan that are hard to follow? > > Thanks heaps for your feedback in advance! Stay aloft > > Kind Regards > Alan > Hi, Alan- I have a question or two about the plans I have- Is the LE 1/8" dowel a regular dowel material, or is it hard balsa? Has anyone started with a hard square balsa, and shaped it after attaching? If it is regular dowel, I would guess its needed for impact resistance. On the tail group, the material doesn't look to be specified. Is it 1/16", or 1/20" balsa? I absolutely would love to see the fuse side on the parts pages with the AG37 profile. I have just joined the group here, so if its already in the files, forgive me. I will look in the files section. I'm handing out 5 sets of plans to my buddies that fly 4M F3J planes for Xmas. We will see if any are man enough to build the bug! Thanks, Target
From: "hialanhughes" <hialanhughes@...>
Date: Monday, October 29, 2012 6:15 PM
Subject: Plans Update.
Hi Guys, I am going to do an update on the plans shortly. The error i know of is the body only has a cut line for the Selig 3014 Airfoil. There is no line showing the AG37, so I will make the AG37 the solid line and put a dotted line in for the Selig 3014. Can any folks out there let me no if you have found errors or parts on the plan that are hard to follow? Thanks heaps for your feedback in advance! Stay aloft Kind Regards Alan