Christopher Eeles
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Don, I only just saw your reply...its been a busy couple of months. What a great idea...I'll get onto it asap. Last Sunday our club held its annual scale fly-in event. Any type of "scale" aircraft are welcome and it's just a fun, social event. The mighty Fokker D7 flew four flights, all went well. It's definitely way over powered, so I'll drop down to 5s 5000 ma packs from the current 6s. Balance should still be ok as I can push the pack slightly more forward. I'm very pleased with the electric conversion overall. Cheers from Sunny Australia
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Hi all...HAPPY New Year from a very hot Australia. Flew the Fokker again today. Now flying well. Our local field is a bit dry and as a result it tipped over on landing. Luckily it just pulled a couple of those cabane "tangs" out of their sockets and no major damage. One annoying thing is that the axle wing/ airfoil won't secure in place and wants to tilt. I'd have to unsolder all the joints to somehow fix this. I've tried adding a bit if glue to the collet area but it's not helping...any ideas...happy to build a new undercart if necessary... Cheers Chris
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So, I've added some basic insignia. I hand made these using white Oratex and black vinyl tape. I dulled down the tape by sanding lightly and covering with matt water based clear. More flying after Christmas eh! Hope you all enjoy the festive season.. Cheers from Sunny Australia
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Happy days! The wing warp was the issue....Flew like a dream today, steady at all speeds, still overpowered but great cg so I'll prop it up one size and just fly around at low throttle. Based on today's flights, I'll easily get 15 minutes. Cheers to all Chris
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Sorry for the delayed reply everyone...been a busy past month or so... I haven't flown the Fokker since my last post, however, I did discover that I may have induced a warp in the left wing due to inaccurately building the rear leg/part of the left cabane strut 8 to 10mm higher than the right hand one, which induced a subtle but large area warp along the left wing. Fortunately, by swapping the cabanes to the other wing, I hope to prove this is the issue, as the plane should now tend to go either right or, hopefully, straight lol. Weather permitting I'll try tomorrow and report back...fingers crossed... Cheers Chris
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I added more right thrust and unfortunately it didn't fix the issue. Had a couple more flights and it doesfly well, but still need lots of right trim. Lateral balance is the next trial..even though it seems balanced, I'll tape weight to the rh wingtip and try again. It's not torque as it flies true on glide, motor off. No warps in the wings or alignment issues that I can see or measure. I guess if nothing seems to solve the problem, I'll just fly it with the added aileron trim... More to come...stay tuned
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Well...Today I finally got to maiden the mighty Fokker D7. It survived, but barely as aftervtakeoff it wanted to roll left strongly. Had to add full right trim to survive the flight...Annoying as I built it pretty straight, so if anyone has ideas, please post them up. It's overpowered with the electric g60 motor 6s 4500ma pack and 15x6 prop, but it's easy to throttle back and cruise. I'll try a different size prop to slow it down too. Very very easy to land...just keeps gliding...easy to flare (is that a pun?) Decals still to add...need to sort out the aileron trim issue first however... Cheers Chris
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If anyone is following this looonnngggg post, the Fokker is now complete and awaiting maiden. Covid restrictions currently closed our club but maybe I be able to fly locally.... Fingers and toes crossed! Cheers
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Another half year has flown and we've been on the road travelling outback Australia for 4 months. Victoria has been under many Covid lockdown and at the moment most of Metro Melbourne is locked down...so many flyers are stuck at home. I'm on the last stages of the Fokker...looks like balance will be fine with 6s 4,500ma battery. Only wing servos to be installed and the test flight can happen! Cheers All... Chris
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Hi all, Finished most of the fuselage sheeting and installed supports for the battery tray. So apart from the undercarriage and struts, the main construction is complete. Bottom wing bolt installed. Jeff...I've looked at your photos and you used an incidence meter to set your top wing. Is that relative to the bolted-in bottom wing? If that is the case can I achieve the same result by setting the bottom wing level to the bench and measuring the top wing leading and trailing edges? I'm assuming because the bottom wing incidence is already fixed by the fuselage sides, front dowels and rear bolt, the top wing just has the be relative to it? Correct me if I'm wrong please. I'm also interested in how you measured and made the temporary wooden braces to hold up your top wing and if you still have them, can I get the measurements please... Cheers Chris Edited By Christopher Eeles on 31/01/2021 08:17:30
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Photo is a mock up with pilot and guns roughly placed...and trimming needed on hatches...
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Well it's now well into the New Year and here in Victoria, Australia is HOT HOT HOT...40C this Monday....even today at 29c the workshop got a bit warm....nevertheless, I've managed to achieve something that's been bugging my thinking over the festive season....as you know I'm converting this kit to electric and I've had to make the top deck removable to access a battery compartment. Thanks to Jeff's ideas and photos, I've made the front cowl and engine area removable and today I've roughly completed the rear cockpit area as a removable section too. This larger section will be held down via magnets and locking pins. I'll glue in a battery tray which will brace the entire middle section of the fuselage. Cheers Chris Edited By Christopher Eeles on 23/01/2021 06:16:05
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Just a quick post to wish you all a Merry Christmas . Fortunately we have no lockdown or restrictions so we've been out and about enjoying the Aussie summer. Meanwhile the Fokker sits awaiting further work...it appears that there's some history in these flair models...they seem to take a year or two to complete lol... Guys...stay safe wherever you are and enjoy the festive season... Cheers Chris Eeles Warragul Victoria AUSTRALIA Edited By Christopher Eeles on 24/12/2020 10:44:19
