Pete B Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Looking good, Tim I'd do it in four pieces - bottom, both sides (including stab) and then top. This way all the seams face downwards. As you've already covered the forward part of the fus, unless you lift the covering at the rear, your joins will have the potential to 'lift in the wind', IYSWIM. Ideally, any overlap should go with the airflow, not against it. However, the BM is such a pussycat, I don't think airspeed should be too much of an issue..... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim C Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Pete, The coverings a Polyester Shrink, Profilm like in its cababilities, and I think I might stuggle to do the top in one bit with lower stab as well, just too many compound curves, might do a smaller section each side first around the stab, what do you think? Your correct of couse I should have done the rear first!!, there a little step bettwen the sheeting and the stringers, but I suspect I may be able to 'lift' the front covering enoght to get a neat overlap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Unfortunately mine is about 500 miles south of me at present, but from memory the sequence I used took account of the trickiness of that lower stab. Bottom, both sides (when I said including the stab above I forgot to add that I'd covered the lower stab with a separate piece, the long side section first, then each side of the stab down to the top corner longeron). The smaller section on the stab ran just forward of the front of the fin, overlapping at the leading edge, then the final top sheet ran back to cover those smaller sections. It wasn't easy to get a good shrink on the concave part of the stab but heating and rubbing down with a cloth made a passable job. Clear as mud, eh? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim C Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Well finally finished!!!!!!!!!, still to maiden as today was far to gusty to try, so back another day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 That looks superb, Tim! Still flying mine regularly, although I'm a bit short of lackey bands at present... One tip - bear in mind that the elevator is rather small and you can run out of it on approach...... Good luck with the maiden Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony crosby Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 A real blast from the past !!. I flew one of these with diesel engine a single channel radio back in the late 60s. Complete with a rubber band powered escapement which operated the rudder. I can still remember the sequence on the single button on the transmitter press once and wait what seemed forever for something to happen and maybe it would turn right. Two presses and it turned it left. MY mate flew a mercury matador converted from free flight to radio. Ah Good old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim C Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Black magic was finally had its maiden on Saturday Massively overpowered on 260+ Watts, A touch of the Dutch roll if your heavy on the rudder, but dialling lots of expo seems to have tamed the sensitivity, glides for ever, but a great plane. The all Black finish does make orientation a tad difficult at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stratton Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Congratulations on the maiden. Lovely model (& graphics! ) those wheels really do look the part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Well done, Tim! She looks really smart in that livery, that's for sure Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Tweddle Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Wow Tim Black and Gold but what else. Maiden on my FF one was with an eye dropper tank found it thanks to the Cows that surrounded it some four hours later miles away from launch site. Yours looks so good I just may have to put in a bid for one I have seen on Ebay. Jolly well done. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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