Richard Harris

OK Tim, We haver got a small get together this Saturday so I will take some photos. Rich

Aeromaniac, I've not tried a 4s but would think it would be fine, it certainly wouldn't hurt to inset a carbon/hardwood spar into the flying surfaces if going down this route. The extra weight of the 4s lipo will benefit either Shifty as the beta test models had lead added to the nose. Nice twins by the way, please post your progress once you get going. 😎 Ken, I've flown several canards and Shifty is by far the best flier to date, goes where you point it, you will like it.🙂 Rich

Glad it arrived safely. Looking forward to your build Ken, I can hazard a guess but which version are you opting for?

Nice job Tim 😎 Regarding the head unit, I'm sure Malcolm slips in an assembly diagram with the Razor head ? If not I will take a couple of photos. Rich

My old man sorted this six pence out which is pretty close, now we are on the same page These will be removed and I will inset some lead to match. Have you managed to get out with your yert Chri?, wheather here is still poor.

Before I get going on the bullet proof Rev 2 Gyroo II I decided to knock up a 2 blade set up to test in readiness. Each blade is 600mm long and they are mounted to a 1mm thick fibre glass plate, I think it was one I used on an Atom many moons ago. These blades use no negative shim and seem to spin up well. After the first session I added 5ps to each tip and reduced the throws by half. It was a bit windy here yesterday and quite bumpy at low level but it coped well. Here are a few snippets of video I took.

Keith, Yes, material list is for one model, there will be left overs from this but not enough to build a complete model. You will need to double up if your going for the pair. Don't forget to post your progress as you get going. Rich

Easy fix Tim, Just weight up your lighter blade to match the other two, I use PVA applied with a sponge or you can insert a piece of lead. The trick is adding the extra mass needed in the correct place so that it closely matches the others. First balance all the blades to find there span wise CG and mark this. This will give you a good idea where to apply the PVA, aim to keep these balance points as close as possible by applying it to the outer or inner portion etc. What you must do is add it on and forward of the cordwise CG. It sounds quite a procedure but it is quite simple to do.

Tim, I used 5 minute epoxy.

Yes Ken, PM sent Rich

Here you go FlyBoy.

Your more than welcome to pop round to my club and fly as guest to see what you think? We are situated in Kidderminster, pm me if your interested? we are always looking for new members.

It was modified after you picked up the issues Chris but everyone else had built theirs by then. I've since revised the design by simply making the horizontal fuselage pieces insert into smaller slots rather than having a full length slot along the fuselage, they are also doubled up with a few other minor tweaks. When I get round to it I will build another to the revised drawing.

Piers, As long as you can physically fit your battery within the confines of the bay I think the original size is fine, the fuselage has been widened to accommodate larger packs than what I'm using. Each beta built canard has had to have some form of nose ballast added in the shown area to achieve the CG. I think the others are using 1100mah packs, I'm sure they will confirm when they see this.

Excellent, I've not seen the article in all its glory as yet. Which one do you fancy Thomas? Be sure to post your progress as you get going please. Rich