Hi, Palo. I'm trying to build an older design of yours, the Diagonal, and the only real issue seems to be that Slovak-English translators on the web don't do aeronautical terms, and I'm getting a bare idea of what you are saying. For instance, on the rear view of the plane, the left wing is "1.5mm positiv", and the left stab is "3mm pozitiv". Is this wash in (trailing edge higher than leadng edge) or wash out? The propeller is 330mm diameter, 635mm pitch? and the blade grain is 20 degrees from horizontal? And because the wing spars and ribs are so varied, I'll just try to figure them out..Thanks!
It's rubber power buddy. You have to have hand selected balsa that's particularly light, but also relatively stiff. I don't know if F1Ls usually have wire bracing, but a lot of the more advanced classes do. The propeller has to be made from particularly thin stuff. The balsa is so thin, you can lay it down over paper and read through it
Fantastic !
Hi, Palo. I'm trying to build an older design of yours, the Diagonal, and the only real issue seems to be that Slovak-English translators on the web don't do aeronautical terms, and I'm getting a bare idea of what you are saying. For instance, on the rear view of the plane, the left wing is "1.5mm positiv", and the left stab is "3mm pozitiv". Is this wash in (trailing edge higher than leadng edge) or wash out? The propeller is 330mm diameter, 635mm pitch? and the blade grain is 20 degrees from horizontal? And because the wing spars and ribs are so varied, I'll just try to figure them out..Thanks!
How does it fly? Is it THAT lightweight that it can fly unpowered?
It's rubber power buddy. You have to have hand selected balsa that's particularly light, but also relatively stiff. I don't know if F1Ls usually have wire bracing, but a lot of the more advanced classes do. The propeller has to be made from particularly thin stuff. The balsa is so thin, you can lay it down over paper and read through it
Dad gummit now I have to do an F1L