Aerodrome RC 1/10 Alb D Va

Jecull · 21 August 2009, 10:19 AM

Buon Giorno Denis,
Grazie for asking those questions, both here & on Koloman's thread. I didn't know there was positive incidence on the tailplane either. I'll have to add that to my build, as the color scheme I'm using is German. From what my plans show the lower wing had +1.5 degrees to the root but 0 for the upper wing. I'd wait for Koloman's information as it should be more accurate for your build (this one is more of a trainer style wing).
Ciao...

DenisFerrari · 22 August 2009, 12:13 PM

Thank you very much for your incidence details about main wings!
Let's keep in touch,
Ciao e a presto,
Denis

Jecull · 3 September 2009, 04:53 PM

I was hoping for another in process beauty shot but it didn't happen. I need to enlarge the cut outs for the lower wings, about 1/4", as they don't fit in with dihedral... *le sigh*

-Jim

DenisFerrari · 4 September 2009, 06:48 AM

Nice work Jim!!

keep on building, your first flight with it seems closer and closer!

Denis

Jecull · 10 September 2009, 05:03 PM

And here...we....go! All these little details take up quite a lot of time...

Starboard gun slot still in need of some filing.

Overview showing the work needed to make the radio/motor bay acceptable, clean up of the exhaust, and tuning of the cabanes.

Dummy engine is a bit high but I'll learn to live with it.

Touch up needed on gun bay and work to be had on pilot & cockpit.

I've been working on sizing up the lower wing sockets but it's quite slow even with a mill bastard file. Once I get those and the cabanes settled I can go for the beauty shot.

Jecull · 23 September 2009, 10:12 PM

Okay! Nothing like a Dremel & a snading drum to make quick work of wing scokets!

She's sitting lower on the tail as I've still got to rework the skid...

Jecull · 4 October 2009, 03:05 PM

This is a pretty keen way to spring an axle! Some tin & silver solder & I should be good to go!

Jecull · 7 October 2009, 10:55 PM

So here's what I've got for weights...
9.8 oz for the fuse

10.7 oz for Parts Soup

1.6 oz for the upper wing

& 1.3 oz for the lowers.

This gives a wing load of 10.5 psf!

Granted without covering or Lozenge this gives me an OAW of 23.4 oz! I'm thinking of going back to the 300, which would drop the weight a bit from the 370. Which would be the one to go with?

Jecull · 16 October 2009, 10:12 PM

So, a few more images are in order....
"In the Beginning, the pilot was without form...

...or sense organs."

"He then became...Gunther Rotemann! Maybe ace pilot of Imperial Germany!" (we would like to thank our sponsors Aerodrome RC & Hobbico Hobblite Filler without whom this pilot would still be a gleam in his daddy's eye)

Rounded the LE of the Ailerons but need to make short caps on the ribs to fill them to the top.

Changed the color on the exhaust then started on the Rocker Arms & Valve Springs.

Then reworked the Tail Skid into a functioning piece. I'll use thin elastic cord to bind it near the end of the build.