hey guys

here are some pics of my new scracth built 60 inch slope racer.

the wing is covered in strapping tape and then colored packaging tape. i did'nt have any solartex. the fuse will be covered in solartex

the wing has an rg14 airfoil


later
tim

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pic 3

here is the fin

it is 2mm coroplast sheeted with balsa

the exposed coro will be glued into the fuse.

That's really cool Tim. I'll be watching this closely for the maiden pics. How did you build the balsa 'sheath' for the coro? Never seen it done like that before. Any guess as to AUW?

Jeff

hey jeff


i figure the auw will probably be about 30 ozs

here is a pic of how i did the fin. it is really strong
i can't take credit for the idea though. i think brian laird came up with it.

i am thinking about kitting this plane. so let me know what you guys think

later

tim

Oh I see what you did. You just didn't sheet the balsa all the way down. *smacks forehead* I thought you had built the 'sheath' and the coro was removable for some reason.

I'm going to blame it on wierd camera angle...... yeah, that's it.

Looks like you're getting close to the maiden flight, is the wind cooperating down there?

Jeff

Tim

Looks like a winner to me. Definently want to hear a flight report.

Kinda looks like a cross between a Fun-1 and a Cobra Racer.

Any idea as to what the kit cost may be?

Steven

If it performs as well as the zenith, you will have an real winner ...
Same wingspan, same airfoil, ...

Peter

Edit: typo, new pic

hey guys

thanks for all the compliments

i think if i did kit it it would be around $90.00 to $100.00. i have to see what the materials will cost me


hopefully i will get it done this weekend however "V" day is going to take up a bunch of valuable building time.

jeff... the wind is supposed to be good this weekend. we have some systems coming through. probably 10-15mph wind



later

tim

hey guys

i got my racer done and it hauls butt. i had to maiden it in dense fog so i didn't get to wring it out but it is very fast

the auw is 30.0 ozs which is what i was shooting for.

here are some pics.

later
tim

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pic 3

Glad it was a success Tim. Any in-flight shots?

Jeff

Tim

Can't wait to see some in flight video!!!