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| Sailplanes / Electro-gliders Discuss quiet flight in Canada. |
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| 05-21-2011 07:36 PM | |
| Jan Blom |
Re: Grifter F3J Congrats, yes those freewheeling props are annoying. I was able to aero-tow my fixed up 3.6m DG 505 several times today with Mike which were his first tows as tug pilot. |
| 05-21-2011 06:06 PM | |
| Helno |
Re: Grifter F3J I finished the Grifter this morning and it had its maiden flight this evening. Flew beutifully and climbed well even at low power settings. Only a couple of snags, I need to enable the brake on the ESC, the outer wing panels will need to be taped as they moved out a small amount during the first flight. |
| 05-13-2011 04:49 PM | |
| Helno |
Re: Grifter F3J I'll let you know Lorne. I did a bit of work today and managed to get the new beefier engine mount glued in and the nose glued in place. Once that epoxy cures I will start on the servo and battery tray. Not much left to do after that. |
| 04-09-2011 10:43 AM | |
| lornecherry |
Re: Grifter F3J ...let me know when you maiden the Grifter (it's Lorne, the guy who sold it to you). I have a real soft spot for planes that I never got around to build ...glad to see you are getting her ready for the new season. |
| 03-30-2011 09:47 PM | |
| ddruck |
Re: Grifter F3J Excellent, I have the yellow one now from zaphod, on the picture on this page. It needs some tlc, but is in good shape. I am designing removable power pod, I want to leave it F3J, pure glider. I have plenty of e-gliders already. Do not want super power either, just enough to get it up there. It is surprising how little power you need to get gliders to altitude. So many projects to finish and the summer is coming fast!! Dan |
| 03-30-2011 08:27 PM | |
| Helno |
Re: Grifter F3J I haven't got any pictures of it yet but progress has been made. The motor is going to be mounted on the nose and the slide on nose is going to be glued in place with a hatch on the top to access the internals. Battery will be on a tray and will be movable to adjust CG. Rudder and elevator servos will be in a line beside the battery. I designed the motor mount in cad and had it laser cut out of plywood but the plywood I used was a bit soft so I found some harder plywood and have laminated it on both sides with canoe seam tape and MAS epoxy. I'll probably get the new motor mount cut in the next week or so and then it will be time to fit everything up. |
| 03-23-2011 10:20 AM | |
| ddruck |
Re: Grifter F3J Helno did you ever finish this Grifter? Any pictures? It looks like I will own one of these by the weekend myself, always wanted a 3 meter, but I am looking at removable power pod if the bungee is not available, never tried a winch or know how. How did you build in the motor with that slide-on nose Dan |
| 02-13-2011 07:44 PM | |
| Helno |
Re: Grifter F3J That is a Stevens Aero adrenaline rush. Its more of a pylon plane than a glider. Goes pretty quick for a plane of its size. http://www.stevensaero.com/StevensAe...--p-16631.html |
| 02-13-2011 06:51 PM | |
| DHansen |
Re: Grifter F3J Looks good Helno. Makes me want an f3j plane of my own. Is that a little dlg laying across the tail section? |
| 02-13-2011 06:35 PM | |
| Helno |
Re: Grifter F3J I got around to wiring the wing and installing the aileron servos. Still designing the motor mount and battery tray. There are a few pictures up here. http://helno.ca/?p=27 |
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