Radi C ntr lled - Radio Controlled Soaring Digest

The above pic shows the fruit of last
night’s labour and the GWS 2BBMG
metal gear servos I’ll be using on this
project. They’re pretty noisy from what
I recall but their ruggedness makes for
ideal use in a slope soarer bound to have
some rough landings.
Part 4, 05 November 2010
Part four got underway night before
50
last but about 10 minutes in to my soul
cleansing activities our dear Eskom
decided that it’s bed time for me
F#and$%!!!. Working in the proximity to
sharp tools by candle light didn’t appeal
to me.
I managed to find some 8x3mm spruce
(very scarce to find) and a sheet of 6mm
AAA grade balsa from Airborne Passion
at a princely sum. I must admit that at
least it is very good quality wood, not
the usual crooked and wavy stuff some
hobby shops stock.
The shear webs were made by gluing
35mm strips of cross grain balsa end to
end and then cutting the tapered profiles
from this strip.
The spruce was glued with polyurethane
wood glue and clamped to prevent
distortion. Formers F5A and B were
then glued in position on F5 as per the
instructions.
R/C Soaring Digest