Dave Smith Models Aerostar 62

 

Hi All

 

I have been given the above plane half finished by someone else who lost interest in it..

My question is does anybody know what the dihedral angle of the wing is?? I have done my best to put 32mm from the mid point / centre line of each wing tip. A bit of trig and I have 0.47 degrees on each wing or 0.94 in total. Does this sound about right??

 

Any other hints and tips about this old pattern ship would be really great.

Will post photos soon............

Peter,

 

I have an Aerostar 62 kit still boxed, waiting to be built when I have a spare moment!

I'll try to look out the instructions, or measure it up for you.

 

Regards, Steve

 

Peter,

 

Sorry for the delay...I have put a ASP70FS in my aerostar, the only thing is I have put the motor tight up to the firewall and putting servos and battery in the tail and put 90g of lead up there as well.

 

The C OF G does seem rather far back at 150mm, does anybody know if it can be brought forward without affecting the handling and making it unflyable???

nope do not bring it forward!   it will be nose heavy as it is mine was!!  i wish i would have chopped some of the nose off mine as it would nose over on take off if the grass was a tad long

Cheers Lee

 

just done a quick C OF G check with the servos and lead in the tail. It's looking like the battery with a bit of luck will be enough to get the c.o.g right with some moving around.

 

 There is little or no room at the rear for the servos to be mounted very close to the tail, in fact I can have a closed loop elevator and push rod rudder is the most effective way to get the servos rearward.

 

 

 

 

Well.......the pictures will prove I've finished her. IT FLIES BRILLIANTLY. No tip stall nice easy landings. It will need some more  work to trim up correctly and I maidened it without the cowl. But a big A++. If you have got one in a box may I suggest that you build it and fly it. BTW I put the landing gear on a plate under the tank and not in the wings