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Jul 11, 2017, 11:33 AM
Oleg Golovidov
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One more step closer!..

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Jul 11, 2017, 01:11 PM
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Very nice.
Can you discuss insight yet of how ballast will be accommodated in design?
Jul 11, 2017, 01:14 PM
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Very nice.
Can you discuss insight yet of how ballast will be accommodated in design?
There should be enough space for flat bar style ballast under the wing joiner. That part of the fuselage should be empty, at least that is the plan for now. If need be, I suppose we can make ballast chambers in the wing roots. But that is a lot more involved of course, and not as convenient in practical use.
Jul 11, 2017, 02:51 PM
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Larger pics pulled from Facebook.
Great surface quality, no bumps visible around spars and joiner boxes.

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Jul 11, 2017, 03:25 PM
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Pretty!

Gerald
Jul 11, 2017, 03:40 PM
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looking good! , nice job!
Jul 11, 2017, 08:29 PM
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REALLY REALLY nice!
Jul 11, 2017, 10:04 PM
Camber down and screw it up.
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Ahhh.... 4 piece wing! 2 piece fuselage! Finally someone is doing it right !

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Jul 12, 2017, 04:17 PM
Ok that's high enough
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What will be the total lenght once assembled?
Jul 13, 2017, 03:37 AM
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What will be the total lenght once assembled?
Fuse length excluding fin 1800mm, with fin 1950mm. Wingspan 4m.
Aug 08, 2017, 12:14 PM
Oleg Golovidov
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The work is continuing...

The factory team has an ambitious plan to build the first models within a week or two, and hopefully be able to fly them at the F5J events in Slovakia.

The fuselage (nose) mold was just completed and was the last mold. The rest of the parts are all ready. Can't wait to see the complete airplane. On pictures first, and then in the flesh

I showed the sample tails that I received a few weeks ago to my club mates, they all approved of the great quality and low weight of the tail pieces.

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Aug 09, 2017, 08:46 AM
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Yay!
We have a complete set of parts

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Aug 09, 2017, 09:07 AM
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great job Donatas and the Team! hope to see the plane in action next week. see you guys
Aug 09, 2017, 03:21 PM
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I'll be looking forward to the flight reports!

Gerald
Aug 09, 2017, 08:44 PM
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Very nice! I'm intrigued with the split fuse. But how does the rudder & elevator control assembly detach? Pull-pull cables?


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