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Hello
Erik, Yes the
model wings and tails are from moulds....strong....well i wouldn't
use it in a 7+ m/s wind but i have also to say that it has
already raced in a 11 m/s
wind with gusts at 15, and did not break...not even bend on launch,
but i have to say we used winches that day, so not the power of
two man towing...but manage
to break 4 times the treated 1.2
mm lines....anyway using it
that day did not proved wise, but as i was the organiser of the race i had no time and willing to set the spare model, also
because i sold the spare
that same day.....:-) What
i can tell you is it is far more strong than a Pike sl, and that was enough for the purpose we look after. Next, almost ready to get out of th molds is the windy
version, i am quite curious
about what the weight will be, hope in the 2100 gr range, and will
be hopefully strong enough for any legal wind, with ballast tubes
(the light one hasn't any)
and a more sound structure... The
main lesson from the guru? 80 gr glass outside skin, 60 gr kevlar where servos openings and seating area, 2 mm rohacell , 1.6 x 28 mm
carbon roving top and
bottom, , 50 gr glass lenghtwise inner skin, spars made from 6 mm thick divinycell 75 kg/cubic m with 200 gr carbon diagonal on
one side, (sort of a sock
spar but without the top and bottom part of the
sock...heavy), and very, really VERY LITTLE filler when closing the
moulds, just wood blocks where the fuse fixing screws
go through. If it is
worth going to these weights is anyway still under study, as i
already told you, still on testing, when i'll have the heavier
one i'll tell you if i will
just fill the lighter with a ballast tube and use it always
half full or leave as it is....what's sure is that it is much
easier to use as a hand lauch glider, but may be this is no interest in
competition...:-))) except when you have to scratch those few
last seconds at ground
level.... It is very easy
to get up in a thermal, but it is more nervous in
turbulence, slower means it gets nearer to the stall without
stalling.....and a few other things i still i have difficulty to
get used to,
so...advantages and disadvantages....all in all my all-time still
preferred one was (is) 2.3 kg on 67 sqdm...fast but very
effective in competitions...starting
to think mh 32 is not a good profile to slow down
with lightweights....we'll see.
About koptokaff: 2.8% camber....looks as it would be needing a
good elevator surface or a
very long tail moment...:-) 74
sq dm on 3300 means also great cords, or no tapering at all, and as i guess the first is the likely to be your choice, i am quite
interested in how such a
higher Re working wing woul behave....good choice, definitely should be a good project to take with you along with the
Trinitus...or to start in
the category. Ever had the
occasion to try cnc cut cores? or there is any reason
preventing you from using them (inaccuracy or whatever) there is
also a site explaining how
to make your own cnc cutting machine, doesn't look difficult,
having the time to do it and no other source for the cores (both
which not applicable for me,
i have never enough time and a friend who is doing the
wing cutting as a job...:-)
Bye for now sorry
for being so long, this evening not willing to work on models... Claudio
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