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Post by cvrcmember on Jul 8, 2008 4:37:45 GMT 1
Seriously, my friend was doing a loop with his Cub and the wings ripped right off!  Glad it wasn't mine! ;D |
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Post by snapperz on Jul 9, 2008 5:18:02 GMT 1
Wouldn't that be great to catch on video! I would love to see what that looks like (as long as it is not mine!)
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Post by cvrcmember on Jul 9, 2008 23:22:58 GMT 1
Yeah, we didn't have the video camera with us at the time!  |
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Post by cvrcmember on Jul 9, 2008 23:23:26 GMT 1
Poor Cub! |
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Post by aceshigh2 on Nov 14, 2008 14:07:53 GMT 1
i like to use green fly fish line  |
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Post by duck on Nov 14, 2008 20:35:46 GMT 1
I used 10lb test fishing line tied snugly in an x pattern between the strut mounts on the wing. ( between the wing and the fuse, not underneath) The struts are only for appearance. I was able to bend the wing tips nearly parrallel to each other (by hand, not in flight) with out it breaking. I wouldn't try this yourself though, I might have been really lucky. Its possible that too many impact incidents have softened up the foam.  It was an old beat up wing with no tape, only future floor wax and paint |
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Post by patmatgal on Nov 17, 2008 23:09:01 GMT 1
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As I understand it you've got the line running in a figure 8, thru the strut tabs and against the bottom of the wing. Then when you attach the wing to the fuse the X part of the string is sandwiched between the fuse and wing, correct? If so I'm wondering if those little strut tabs that run through the wing are strong enough to hold the wing flat.
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Post by duck on Nov 18, 2008 1:39:54 GMT 1
I didn't flatted my wing at all, so I can't answer that part, but yes, the line is in a figure 8 right against the wing. Those little tabs should be as strong as the struts themselves, as long as they are assmbled correctly. I don't know how strong they are bent over like I have them, but so far they are ok. I doubt you'll be able to pull the wing flat with the fishing line, but I may be wrong
please bear in mind that my wing is also coated with future wax, so that may have an effect on flexibility.
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Post by patmatgal on Nov 18, 2008 7:10:34 GMT 1
Great, thanks. Will just be a matter of time until I put together another SC (with ailerons). The set up you explained will greatly ease wing removal.
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Post by mrmugen on Nov 18, 2008 16:25:09 GMT 1
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Post by mrmugen on Nov 18, 2008 16:27:32 GMT 1
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Post by patmatgal on Nov 19, 2008 9:10:21 GMT 1
Oh man, flapping like a bird. Flying over a frozen lake, SWEET!
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Post by admiralev on Nov 20, 2008 2:07:53 GMT 1
after i successfully covered my new wing with econokote yesterday (came out very nice, WAYYYY better on the foam then ultracote, thread to come) i decided that i would experiment with my old POS wing by bending it from the tips until it snapped. those plastic pieces that protect the wing from the rubber bands do a whole lot to keep it from snapping. it took a lot of force to get it to go, way more IMO than you could encounter with any type of aerial manuver
what a glorious end....
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Post by patmatgal on Nov 23, 2008 23:28:42 GMT 1
mrmugen
I see you're flying in 15 degree weather. Went flying this AM at about the mid 20s and the other day at around 30 something, both times my fingers felt like popsicles after 1 battery. Flying with gloves on is dicey at best and flying without gloves is just painful after a while. I was thinking of putting a grommet in the thumbs of a pair of mittens for the control stick. Any tips on gloves or mittens.
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Post by mrmugen on Nov 24, 2008 1:15:43 GMT 1
WHen you hear what I am about to say you'll kick yourself. I did. I simply cut a hole big enough for my sticks in the thumbs of my winter flying gloves.  Kevin |
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Glad it wasn't mine! ;D 
