Mike Hurley Extra

[TonyHallo]

The Hurley Extra brings back some great memories. I built two back when the plane was featured in MA, flew one and sold the other in the bones. The one I flew was built with foam rib wings and the other was foam core per plans. The foam rib wings were 6 ounces lighter each than the foam core wing version. I cut the cores from 1# virgin foam. Had to borrow the neighbors pickup truck to haul all the foam blocks home.
I later built an Extra 200 using three views from the Extra service manual and techniques used in the Hurley design. It was modeled after a full scale photo found on Airliners.net. Foam rib wings and stab, ZDZ80J engine.
It's no longer with us!!!

 

[dhal22]

I have memories of planes that are 'no longer with us'.

 

[pawnshopmike]

I have memories of planes that are 'no longer with us'.

+1
I still miss a couple of them.

 

[Hinckley Bill]

Sent you a pm.....plans are rolled and ready to go

 

[sps3172]

The Hurley Extra brings back some great memories. I built two back when the plane was featured in MA, flew one and sold the other in the bones. The one I flew was built with foam rib wings and the other was foam core per plans. The foam rib wings were 6 ounces lighter each than the foam core wing version. I cut the cores from 1# virgin foam. Had to borrow the neighbors pickup truck to haul all the foam blocks home.
I later built an Extra 200 using three views from the Extra service manual and techniques used in the Hurley design. It was modeled after a full scale photo found on Airliners.net. Foam rib wings and stab, ZDZ80J engine.
It's no longer with us!!!
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Tony, can you share any details about the foam rib technique, especially as it applies to the Hurley Extra?

 

[TonyHallo]

I built the Hurley Extra longer before I began posting builds, I have made many other foam rib builds along the way. You can find one here https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-building-121/9582545-one-design-build-2.html

 

[TonyHallo]

The only changes are the sheeting thickness and spar size and material. It has been a while but I'm pretty sure I used 3/8" spruce for the Hurley spars and 3/32" balsa sheeting. Here are a few photos from the Extra 200 build.

 

[TonyHallo]

more

 

[TonyHallo]

and finally

 

[natelivliv]

I started on the Fuse yesterday and today. I put in about 8 hours and it is starting to look like an airplane...




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