Att. Jim Thursby
> It's been 3 months Tony, but I believe I mixed a total of 150 grams for
>each side of the rudder. I mixed 100 first, and a 50 gram batch, and
>probably wasted 10-30 grams. Not including slurry. I went out and weighed
>all my parts tonight and here it is:
>rudder-1828.0 grams with hinges and a taillight fairing.
>tailplanes-3893.6, 3901.0 grams without tabs, but with bushings.
>tabs-470.2, 468.9 grams with hinges.
>aileron-1176.5grams with hinges, without balances.( other one has balances
>installed.)
>flaps-2810.4, 2822.1grams with FL 1,2 and 3 installed.
Jim,
Thanks for going to all the trouble!
I havent got the #5 Issue you speak of, the Europa Club Newsletter anyway.
I have only been a member since about Issue #8/9.
> Being a Yank and all that, my metric is a little rusty, but I think your
>weight of 1535 grams is 1.535kilograms, and is within limits. I weigh all
>my parts on a electronic sartorius scale, accurate to 1/10 of a gram in
>5000. grams. Let me know how your next layups go. Hope this helps.
Certainly will. I think my rudder may come out heavy, but the fibre
orientation is "as straight as a bullet!" I will try placing the cloth onto
the foam dry, and squeegeeing the resin through. Is this the way you did it???
With your metal components, what radius did you file the corners. The flap
hinges for example, I would imagine would look best if they were basically
fully rounded as they will be seen. What tools did you choose to do your filing?
I look forward to hearing from you when you get a moment.
Regards
Tony Renshaw
Builder No.236
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