USSR AFV-10 Glider in 1:4 scale

[Nikolay Lebedev]

Hi, Gents,

i have almost completed the glider.

see the thread and a small movey.

http://forum.rcdesign.ru/f82/thread339159.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loRGoF3a5Ww&feature=em-upload_owner

Nikolay

[Anonyme]

Great Job, nice wood work ,Nikolay

[VincentB]

Hi Nikolay, congratulation, beautiful work, all these détails are for me the most pleasant, especially the spoked wheels. I don't see on the photos, how you made the rims? like me, in steel? or in brass?

[Nikolay Lebedev]

Vincent,

I wanted to place the photos, but I struggled with the requirements to reduce photos to 100 kb and 600x600. Why not to make it automatically in your site:-).

Nikolay

[VincentB]

I could have the system with GD library but the original big file will be hosted on the server and take space disk, so I prefere that everyone resize himself his photos, it's easy and quickly

[Nikolay Lebedev]

Vincent,

Some photos attached below. The wheels I did by the same method as you did, but I did not use hard-soldering because hard-solder temperature soften the spokes. But if we use a soft-soldering the original strength of the spokes remain the same as no effect of high temperature.

Actually to design and construct this model for me was a big challenge but the major job is done and I have to cover the model only.

I will post the pictures of covering process later, say end of July as now I am going to vacation, have some rest.
























































To be continued

[caralp_laurent]

Hi Nicolay,
It's really wonderful !


Lolo

[Clifton]

Very nice build. Original Sailplane.

Clifton

[Walter L.]

Hi Nikolay,

it is a really impressing glider! So many details like fittings, wires and the wheels.

I am waiting for the - of course positive - informations about the first flight.

Best regards
Walter

[Nikolay Lebedev]

Gents,

So, I completed the glider. Everything is done. The flying weight is around 4800 gr. Charged wing area 46 gr/sq dc. Wing span 3 meters.

Some weight left for balance, but it is almost 30% of the cord (365 mm).

Soon I will try to launch the glider by bungee start. I am afraid to launch it, I spent around one year to build it, so if it crashes, it will be a sad day for me.

In any case I will try to launch it.

P.S. It is my first experience to use Diacov tissue, it is very good and light for application tissue with good adhesion and shrinkage properties.

[VincentB]

Congratulation Niikolay, the covering is clean
would you aging the Diacov with wood tint?

[Nikolay Lebedev]

[GARCIA]

Hello Nikolay. Congratulations for this beautiful construction.
Your Avf-10 flew?

[Greg]

Yes, really nice work, and y wish you many nice flyghts

[bocorvin]

You are doing a great job!
I surely like the detailing.

Vincent