An Italian DAG-60 is growing!

ask21! · 01:02 PM

Hi guys!

Here are some pics of my dag 60 autogiro.
Got it this summer, the building is getting slow because of the fact that I haven't got any electricity on my SkyLab

and days are always shorter.

I'm going to put a 1.20PH FS on it. I had a positive experience with this motor. They run smoot and slow! Yhea!

First question: How sould i complete my balsa blade after i glued the 1/8 wire to the leading edge? Just cover them with oracover or similar or do I need to apply fiberglass to them?

Sorry for the quality, I do promise next will be better!

jodini · Nov 28, 2011, 03:34 PM

Love the laser cut pieces! NICE!

That should make things even faster! Looks great!
Joe

jodini · Nov 28, 2011, 03:35 PM

On the blades, I defiantly would not fiberglass them. Too stiff. Just cover them.
My two cents.
Joe

HandyAndy · Nov 28, 2011, 05:39 PM

Looking very clean, very good.

I use "balsaloc" to help ballance the blades before covering in "Oracover".

I can add 2 or 3 coats to get the ballance right, or just extra coats on the end of a blade to get the centre-of-ballance of all blades the same.

Hope this helps

Regards
Andy

ask21! · Feb 02, 2012, 11:45 AM

Made a little on the DAG.

I put the tank support inside the fuselage, bent all of the landing gear member, and started to work on the must.

Here are a few few-quality pics taken with my mobile.

jodini · Feb 02, 2012, 01:33 PM

Looking great!!! I think the hardest part for me on this beast was the landing gear...lots of bends.

Thanks for the pics!
Joe

ask21! · Feb 02, 2012, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jodini

Looking great!!! I think the hardest part for me on this beast was the landing gear...lots of bends.

Thanks for the pics!
Joe

It's the same for me.
Once i bent them, they didn't fit properly. Getting one part to fit means to be wrong on the other side!

My patience will win!

ask21! · Feb 08, 2012, 09:38 AM

Other few pics.
I didn't work on the landing gear yet

In some days i will be ready to cover the fuselage and the tail surfaces.

jodini · Feb 08, 2012, 11:24 AM

Looks great! Love those laser cut parts!

Now go get a work out and bend that landing gear!

Joe

ask21! · Feb 08, 2012, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jodini

Looks great! Love those laser cut parts!

Now go get a work out and bend that landing gear!

Joe

Every part of the landing gear has been bent!

I only need to make the landing gear home in the fuselage and than solder every thing together

jodini · Feb 08, 2012, 04:21 PM

YEAH! You're done with the hard part! Almost ready to fly!
Congrats!
joe

ask21! · Mar 08, 2012, 12:00 PM

Here I am!

Hi everybody!

The work proceeds slowly. Here is the last ver. of landing gear. I'm ready to solder, But recently I realized that the acetylene cylinder is empty.

Infact I could not light-up the dart to solder. Also the borax got humid.

Doesn't matter, on saturday i will be ready again.

Other things are almost done, I'm very happy.

Sofaman NJ · Mar 20, 2012, 04:07 PM

Any more progress with the DAG-60? What a beautiful build by the way, very clean!!!!!

I am hoping to see more progress soon!

Dave

ask21! · Mar 20, 2012, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sofaman NJ

Any more progress with the DAG-60? What a beautiful build by the way, very clean!!!!!

I am hoping to see more progress soon!

Dave

Unfortunately i'm 600 km far from home due to work.

I will return back in a week and of course you will see further progress...

ask21! · Oct 28, 2012, 10:50 AM

It's the moment to setup the rotor and other angles like hang angle, down-thrust(or trust?) and so on.

Any tip, numbers?

Nov 28, 2011, 12:46 PM	#1
ask21! Be here now! Rome,Ciampino Joined Jan 2008 172 Posts	An Italian DAG-60 is growing! Hi guys! Here are some pics of my dag 60 autogiro. Got it this summer, the building is getting slow because of the fact that I haven't got any electricity on my SkyLab and days are always shorter. I'm going to put a 1.20PH FS on it. I had a positive experience with this motor. They run smoot and slow! Yhea! First question: How sould i complete my balsa blade after i glued the 1/8 wire to the leading edge? Just cover them with oracover or similar or do I need to apply fiberglass to them? Sorry for the quality, I do promise next will be better!
	Last edited by ask21!; Nov 28, 2011 at 01:02 PM.

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Nov 28, 2011, 03:34 PM	#2
jodini AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK....! Omaha Millard, Nebraska, United States Joined Sep 2004 3,968 Posts	Love the laser cut pieces! NICE! That should make things even faster! Looks great! Joe

Nov 28, 2011, 03:35 PM	#3
jodini AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK....! Omaha Millard, Nebraska, United States Joined Sep 2004 3,968 Posts	On the blades, I defiantly would not fiberglass them. Too stiff. Just cover them. My two cents. Joe

Nov 28, 2011, 05:39 PM	#4
HandyAndy autogyro andy South UK Joined Feb 2007 693 Posts	Looking very clean, very good. I use "balsaloc" to help ballance the blades before covering in "Oracover". I can add 2 or 3 coats to get the ballance right, or just extra coats on the end of a blade to get the centre-of-ballance of all blades the same. Hope this helps Regards Andy

Feb 02, 2012, 11:45 AM	#5
ask21! Be here now! Rome,Ciampino Joined Jan 2008 172 Posts	Made a little on the DAG. I put the tank support inside the fuselage, bent all of the landing gear member, and started to work on the must. Here are a few few-quality pics taken with my mobile.

Feb 02, 2012, 01:33 PM	#6
jodini AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK....! Omaha Millard, Nebraska, United States Joined Sep 2004 3,968 Posts	Looking great!!! I think the hardest part for me on this beast was the landing gear...lots of bends. Thanks for the pics! Joe

Feb 08, 2012, 09:38 AM	#8
ask21! Be here now! Rome,Ciampino Joined Jan 2008 172 Posts	Other few pics. I didn't work on the landing gear yet In some days i will be ready to cover the fuselage and the tail surfaces.

Feb 08, 2012, 11:24 AM	#9
jodini AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK....! Omaha Millard, Nebraska, United States Joined Sep 2004 3,968 Posts	Looks great! Love those laser cut parts! Now go get a work out and bend that landing gear! Joe

Feb 08, 2012, 04:21 PM	#11
jodini AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK....! Omaha Millard, Nebraska, United States Joined Sep 2004 3,968 Posts	YEAH! You're done with the hard part! Almost ready to fly! Congrats! joe

Mar 08, 2012, 12:00 PM	#12
ask21! Be here now! Rome,Ciampino Joined Jan 2008 172 Posts	Here I am! Hi everybody! The work proceeds slowly. Here is the last ver. of landing gear. I'm ready to solder, But recently I realized that the acetylene cylinder is empty. Infact I could not light-up the dart to solder. Also the borax got humid. Doesn't matter, on saturday i will be ready again. Other things are almost done, I'm very happy.

Mar 20, 2012, 04:07 PM	#13
Sofaman NJ The 1st Sofaman United States, NJ, Hawthorne Joined Mar 2012 349 Posts	Any more progress with the DAG-60? What a beautiful build by the way, very clean!!!!! I am hoping to see more progress soon! Dave

Oct 28, 2012, 10:50 AM	#15
ask21! Be here now! Rome,Ciampino Joined Jan 2008 172 Posts	It's the moment to setup the rotor and other angles like hang angle, down-thrust(or trust?) and so on. Any tip, numbers?