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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / October 2003Glueing the tailplane off centre ERROR....
I have recently been building a little electric RC Chilli aircraft bought from the Hobby-Lobby website. http://www.hobby-lobby.com/chilli.htm Basically when glueing in the tailplane I have somehow managed to glue it 3 mm off centre(the glue was too damn quick for me). The rear wing is Square to the fuselage. Am I going to have to try and cut it off and re postion or will it make any difference if I leave it as is. (Its very delicate). Advice would be most welcomed. Cheers Jonnie >I have somehow managed to glue >it 3 mm off centre 3mm is less than 1/8". As long as the tail is square with the wing, I think you'll be ok. Dr.1 Driver "There's a Hun in the sun!" >>I have somehow managed to glue >>it 3 mm off centre > >3mm is less than 1/8". As long as the tail is square with the wing, I think >you'll be ok. I think Dr.1 is right. Leave it for now, finish everything else, test fly it. THEN if you don't like how it handles, start in with the cut and paste stuff. Don't let anybody get near your empennage with a micrometer. Anybody tries, give 'em a good swift kick in their own tail feathers. Marty This is good news!!! I will leave it... but just one more query, how will it handle? if it is not correct, My flying skills are not the best and might find it hard to differentiate between a broken plane or a bad pilot.. Thanks for your help though Cheers JOnnie Some of the SPAD designs call for the vertical stab to be bolted onto one side of the square "fuse" which means that the stab is about 5/8" off of center from the get-to. And they fly fine. Quit 'yer frettin'. Go fly. MJC > This is good news!!! I will leave it... but just one more query, how > will it handle? if it is not correct, My flying skills are not the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Cheers JOnnie >This is good news!!! I will leave it... but just one more query, how >will it handle? if it is not correct, My flying skills are not the >best and might find it hard to differentiate between a broken plane or >a bad pilot.. I can't predict handling from reading specs. I haven't flown the plane in question. If you find it twisting toward the longer stab, that might be a reason to cut and re-glue. If it flies about like other things you've flown, then it's a reason not to bother fixing it. I've flown a lot of crooked planes, my own and others. Of course they're not suitable for pattern competition, but it's amazing how well they fly in spite of the visible kinks in construction. Marty > >>I have somehow managed to glue > >>it 3 mm off centre [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Marty If I did that I would be pretty pleased with myself. Gee, only 3 mm off! > 3mm is less than 1/8". As long as the tail is square with the wing, I think > you'll be ok. Heck, even if the surface ISN'T perfectly square with the wing, you'll be okay. I have a plane with the tail surfaces canted a good 5 degrees off to the right, and it flies perfectly. It's a coroplast fuselage that decided it wanted to have a twist in it from front to back... Didn't seem to matter much. >>3mm is less than 1/8". As long as the tail is square with the wing, I think >>you'll be ok. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > that decided it wanted to have a twist in it from front to back... > Didn't seem to matter much. They do tend to screw out of loops a bit tho. But if you are a crap pliot, you won't notice anyway. Hmmmm... Ah... if not covered yet... add 3 mm to the short side? (or sand 3 mm of the long side?) :) If not in a scale contest...grin a lot and fly it.. :( Dave >>>3mm is less than 1/8". As long as the tail is square with the wing, I think >>>you'll be ok. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >But if you are a crap pliot, you won't notice anyway. |
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