HW 4 FLAMINGO 1:3.5 SCALE

cw · Posté le: 21/08/2009 06:35 Sujet du message:

It is aluminium Tibor...

cw · Posté le: 25/08/2009 22:27 Sujet du message:

Moving to the front now, it is time to look at the cockpit...
The frames are laminated from strips of .75mm CTP

A tempate is used to trim the frame to the correct height...

cw · Posté le: 28/08/2009 20:07 Sujet du message:

Before I can go any further, I must make up the tool to form the canopy...

Blue foam plates make up the bulk of the former

Now the foam is covered with brown parcel tape...

Then, two layers of chopped mat fibreglass with polyester resin

The whole thing is then filled and sanded down...

Chris Ze Swiss · Posté le: 28/08/2009 21:47 Sujet du message:

Hello Chris,

Only one smiley : [good2]

... as everytime ! Wink

à +, Chris

cw · Posté le: 31/08/2009 21:21 Sujet du message:

The canopy former is ready to go to the vacform company, so now it's back to the canopy frames...

The joints are reinforced with 1mm piano wire

patte de loup · Posté le: 31/08/2009 21:31 Sujet du message:

Hi Chris ,
I follow youir building closely, as useal quick and great, but one question!
I do not understand why ?, you put some tape on the canopy former , before the the fiber glass? [humm]

On my Fauvel I did the same method , but without! Confused

Pat'

cw · Posté le: 31/08/2009 21:55 Sujet du message:

It is just a precaution Pat, to prevent the polyester resin from attacking the blue foam... (It might not be a problem with epoxy resin)

patte de loup · Posté le: 01/09/2009 07:12 Sujet du message:

cw · Posté le: 03/09/2009 21:23 Sujet du message:

With the fuselage and tailplane now complete it is time to build the wings.
There will be a pause while I sharpen my pencils... Very Happy

cw · Posté le: 07/09/2009 16:42 Sujet du message:

First, the wing joiner box is made up for the wings...

tibor kertesz · Posté le: 07/09/2009 20:28 Sujet du message: wood

chris, what kind of wood are you using for the main spar of the wing?

cw · Posté le: 07/09/2009 20:57 Sujet du message:

Tibor, it is 12 x 6mm Spruce, parallel on the first panel and tapering to 6 x5mm at the tip...

cw · Posté le: 08/09/2009 20:46 Sujet du message:

Now the inner wing panels are built up...

cw · Posté le: 10/09/2009 20:13 Sujet du message:

Time for a quick look-see...

Now for the outer panels...

caralp_laurent · Posté le: 11/09/2009 07:35 Sujet du message:

Hi Chris,

Great, magnificent and built so fast as usually. [amen]

Lolométéo

plu ronan · Incurable Posteur Inscrit le: 10 Jan 2007

good job

cw · Posté le: 11/09/2009 19:59 Sujet du message:

Merci messieurs... There will be a short pause as we have a big aerotow this weekend. Work will resume next week.

Meanwhile...

cw · Posté le: 16/09/2009 20:42 Sujet du message:

It is a big job setting up the wings to the fuselage.

The wing spar must be at 90 degrees to the fuselage

Then the wing root fairing must be built up

Now the second wing must be aligned with the first

cw · Posté le: 18/09/2009 23:34 Sujet du message:

With the wing root fairings completed, the Flamingo's elegance is starting to show...!

Now it is time to finish the wings...

cw · Posté le: 26/09/2009 08:18 Sujet du message:

I have decided to try something different in the construction of the ailerons... The aileron shrouds on the wing are made from 1.5mm balsa laminated with 0.75 CTP, with the CTP on the outside. Now, the aileron leading edge is made from a lamination of two lengths of 6mm balsa. The LE is now offered up to the wing for the hinge pilot holes...

Cut-outs and balsa reinforcements for the Robart hinges...

The LE is sanded to a round-edged profile and hinged to the wing...

Wing profile templates are used to set up the aileron ribs...

The aileron TE is made from 2.4mm Spruce and 6mm balsa

cw · Posté le: 26/09/2009 18:26 Sujet du message:

With the TE set up, it is time to add the ribs

Here's my secret...Santa's Little Helper... Very Happy

Here, you can see the shrouds covering the aileron

Now the ailerons are complete [good2]

ultralajt · Fidèle Posteur Inscrit le: 01 Nov 2007 Âge: 64

Nice build!
I check often this thread!

[clap]

Mitja

jean claude Crétal · Posté le: 26/09/2009 20:38 Sujet du message:

Very interesting lessons of process of building Very Happy

.
Thank you Chris

cw · Posté le: 26/09/2009 22:06 Sujet du message:

Merci messieurs, and now...I just had to photograph the complete airframe...!

ultralajt · Fidèle Posteur Inscrit le: 01 Nov 2007 Âge: 64

It is beauty now already!!! (I mean, the model, not the guy holding it Wink

)
I already imagine it in the air.....it will be awesome!
We must admit, that styling of the sailplanes was way ahead of all other vehicles in those days.

Mitja

jean claude Crétal · Posté le: 27/09/2009 08:45 Sujet du message:

Very beautiful model, [baaave]

It's another model than dream to pilote it...

Sorry Chris my english it's very poor

czirh · Posté le: 30/09/2009 20:10 Sujet du message:

Absolutely nice building , congratulation.. [clap]

cw · Posté le: 10/10/2009 17:32 Sujet du message:

Just a few details to finish before Solartexing the wings...

cw · Posté le: 11/10/2009 14:03 Sujet du message:

Time for a quick check of the canopies before painting the wings...

The tail surfaces have aready been lacquered, flatted and lacqered again...

VincentB · Posté le: 11/10/2009 14:41 Sujet du message:

Wahoo congratulation [clap]

Less 3 month you started, you know Lucky Lucke, CW the man who build faster than his shadow