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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #40 - Jan 19^th, 2016 at 6:12am This is how the tanks will sit in the plane. There are two 50 oz tanks on the bottom and a third 50 oz on top. It can be for smoke or enough fuel to fly for around 10 minutes. I'm thinking smoke!
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MkIX Club Member Offline One seat, one engine, guns.... LastOn: Jan 31^st, 2024 Join: Jan 29^th, 2012 Posts: 320 Reputation: 1 Bedford Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #42 - Jan 19^th, 2016 at 5:08pm What sort of actuators will you use for the retracts?
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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #44 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 6:25am MkIX wrote on Jan 19^th, 2016 at 5:08pm: What sort of actuators will you use for the retracts? I'm not sure yet. More then likely Robart ones.
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Re: New Toy
Reply #45 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 6:31am

waverider wrote on Jan 19^th, 2016 at 5:25pm:

Yak Man wrote on Jan 19^th, 2016 at 6:07am:

Everything looks like it's going to fit good.

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I would really like to see the rear spar continue all the way to the wingtip
why? Torsion stiffness
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That's the outer panel that removes and it doesn't show as needed on the plans so I'm thinking the trailing edge stock will do the job. It's to late now anyway. It's very stiff. Time will tell.

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Re: New Toy
Reply #47 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 6:52am

Here's the thing that bugs me about this plane. You can see the turbine mount, no problem there. Lots of strength.
Farther up you see the two wing mounts. There just glued to the sides of the fuse and to a couple of small formers underneath. Given the size and weight of this plane I'm not comfortable with just that. I'm going to do more there. I just do know what yet. Huh

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Glen Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Aug 5^th, 2011 Posts: 441 Reputation: 2 Sackville Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #48 - Jan 20^th, 2016 at 6:19pm Al, remember all positive maneuvers will have the load spread all over the entire saddle area, it's the negatives that will only load the bolt area. That being said, a couple of pieces of balsa tri stock and some glass matting wouldn't add much weight, but would strengthen the crap out of the whole area.
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Re: New Toy
Reply #49 - Jan 25^th, 2016 at 5:49am

I agree Glen. The problem with that is the turbine inlets are above the mounts. There isn't anything to glue triangle stock to. I think what I'm going to do is bolt and glue some angle aluminum on the ends of the mounts.

More on that later. Some pic of the flaps being cut out and worked on. They fought me every inch of the way! Lets Go

Hope to finish the wing today so I can get back to the fuse and start the inlets. Cheesy

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MkIX Club Member Offline One seat, one engine, guns.... LastOn: Jan 31^st, 2024 Join: Jan 29^th, 2012 Posts: 320 Reputation: 1 Bedford Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #50 - Jan 25^th, 2016 at 9:48pm The hinges for the flaps are amazing! I gotta learn more about them. I'm also interested in seeing how you plan on activating the flaps. Post lots of pics .
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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #51 - Jan 26^th, 2016 at 6:56am Mike. There from the great Hobby King. I hope there not a mistake. There heavy enough and they unbolt so you can remove the flap if needed. Here's the address but you'll have to copy and paste. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8400__Heavy_Duty_Arms_L43_22_H1_H2_5p...
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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #52 - Jan 26^th, 2016 at 7:00am Well I guess you won't have to copy and paste?
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MkIX Club Member Offline One seat, one engine, guns.... LastOn: Jan 31^st, 2024 Join: Jan 29^th, 2012 Posts: 320 Reputation: 1 Bedford Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #53 - Jan 26^th, 2016 at 8:19am Thanks Al. Looks like I should spend some time familiarizing myself with the Hobby King web site. And perhaps the Thunderbolt site as well.
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,089 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #54 - Jan 26^th, 2016 at 8:33am The flaps are super Al.....love the hinges. Inside push rods I presume? Mike, H and TB are the modellers' friends. Some truly fine stuff there fur shure Unca Bob
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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #55 - Jan 27^th, 2016 at 6:24am Sandy... the push rods are on the outside but I may change that. The last thing to build is the inlets. Not sure where I'm going with this yet but you get the idea.
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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #56 - Jan 27^th, 2016 at 6:28am The support partitions you see are suppose to pop out after the tunnel is built and supported with triangle stock.
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MkIX Club Member Offline One seat, one engine, guns.... LastOn: Jan 31^st, 2024 Join: Jan 29^th, 2012 Posts: 320 Reputation: 1 Bedford Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #57 - Jan 27^th, 2016 at 9:38pm I like the little black spring loaded clamps. They look very handy. Hobby King?
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Yak Man Club Member Galactic Twinkie Jet Pilot Extraordinaire Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 23^rd, 2010 Posts: 1,000 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 5 Mood:	Re: New Toy Reply #58 - Jan 28^th, 2016 at 6:38am MkIX wrote on Jan 27^th, 2016 at 9:38pm: I like the little black spring loaded clamps. They look very handy. Hobby King? I don't know where they came from. Had them for a long time.
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