Scale The Red Eagle rebooted

[Hinckley Bill]

Robert,
What's the length of the table(s) you're working on?
Bill

 

[acerc]

Robert,
What's the length of the table(s) you're working on?
Bill

The main is 8' long by 3' wide, the other one is 6' long by 2' wide, and both are on wheels.

 

[acerc]

All cut, sanded, squared up, and ready for some perimeter strips.

 

[acerc]

First wrap is on and is by far the slowest, will let it dry for a bit then glue it, then add the other four layers.

 

[acerc]

And all the rest are on, see, once that first one was ready for glue the rest just flew by. I'll let it all set for about an hour just to ensure it is dry and install the phenolic tube. Tomorrow, the fuse will hit the table.

 

[acerc]

In the mind set of trying to drop as much weight as possible I am thinking about dropping one of the elevator servos. Thinking of going old school with a connecting wire and a horn brazed in the middle, maybe 1/8" piano wire. This bird will not fly 3D or even what one could call aggressively with normal flight rates of 12°. So what do you guys think about this idea?

 

[Snoopy1]

In the mind set of trying to drop as much weight as possible I am thinking about dropping one of the elevator servos. Thinking of going old school with a connecting wire and a horn brazed in the middle, maybe 1/8" piano wire. This bird will not fly 3D or even what one could call aggressively with normal flight rates of 12°. So what do you guys think about this idea?

Difficult question I must say I am a fan of two servos for the elevator . The piano wire is not light. Maybe look at two mini servos. I think I would get a Scale out and then see how it all works out for weight.
One thing does the plane build nose or tail heavy will also effect my decision.

 

[acerc]

Difficult question I must say I am a fan of two servos for the elevator . The piano wire is not light. Maybe look at two mini servos. I think I would get a Scale out and then see how it all works out for weight.
One thing does the plane build nose or tail heavy will also effect my decision.

Thanks but it's a bust. I bent a piece of 1/8" piano wire about two inch and it had to much flex. I weighed the servo with horn and it is only 2.9 ounce. I can use two heavy duty horns to make a couple bellcranks but then add in the carbon connecting rod with links and, ah hell, you get the idea. Would not be saving much weight versus the time and material going into it.
The best and smartest route, I guess, would be to go with two low profile which combined would drop a hair over an ounce. Shoot, if I switched all the servos over to lightweight that would be nearly five ounce right there. Hmmmm…..
And looking at the Savox SV 1254, being HV I could lose the voltage regulators. That's a win win..

 

[Snoopy1]

Thanks but it's a bust. I bent a piece of 1/8" piano wire about two inch and it had to much flex. I weighed the servo with horn and it is only 2.9 ounce. I can use two heavy duty horns to make a couple bellcranks but then add in the carbon connecting rod with links and, ah hell, you get the idea. Would not be saving much weight versus the time and material going into it.
The best and smartest route, I guess, would be to go with two low profile which combined would drop a hair over an ounce. Shoot, if I switched all the servos over to lightweight that would be nearly five ounce right there. Hmmmm…..
And looking at the Savox SV 1254, being HV I could lose the voltage regulators. That's a win win..

If you look at my 20cc profile build I used carbon plate to connect the two halves it was the most rigid and lightest

 

[acerc]

If you look at my 20cc profile build I used carbon plate to connect the two halves it was the most rigid and lightest

I remember that but this is 9" wide with very little room for substance in the ele's. I'm going to take the lighter servo option, that's the smartest and safest option. I went out to add the few pieces that were going to stay out until joining, being I'm not joining them, and the strips were not adhered. I guess it was the water. I pulled them all off with nothing left behind that is how much it did not glue. So tomorrow I will cut up some new strips and use wood glue, the sure fire adhesive for damp wood or any wood. And just because it aggravated me I tossed the ca, never used it much any way and now it done that to me, good riddens!!!