A Warping Horizontal Stabiliser and other parts.

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27 Feb 2012 15:06 #1 by The Beard
On my Radio Queen one side of the Horizontal stabiliser has a tendency to warp.When I first acquired it it was fine.Then I took off one day and it was very unstable and difficult to control.By shutting the throttle right down I managed to land it ok .On inspection the right HS was badly warped.By holing the offending stabiliser in the opposite direction,effectively twisting it and using a heat gun straightened it nicely.I took it out of its storage in an upstairs cupboard in my bedroom,it had warped again.Same procedure straightened it nicely and had 2 excellant flights yesterday.Just have to remember to keep an eye on it when taking it flying.

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27 Feb 2012 16:55 #2 by Phil Wood
One of the disandvantages of a built up structure Stephen, the stresses in the wood can be permanent & it will always try to return to its chosen shape.
You could try warping it straight & trickling a few drops of thin cyano into small holes through the covering.
With any luck, the glue might soak into the wood and make it retain that position & shape.

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27 Feb 2012 17:18 #3 by Phil Wood
I should make this clear .... don't puncture the covering on an "open" area .... I'm suggesting making a few holes where the covering is actually on balsa..... maybe even just cut & remove a 1mm wide strip of covering along the length of balsa.
If you put a hole into the other areas, it may become a massive rip!
At best, you'll leave a load of streaks of dried glue on the inside ... which may show through.

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27 Feb 2012 17:59 #4 by Eric
You might be better off by stripping the covering off, and fitting diagonal bracing into the existing structure, to stiffen it, without adding very much weight.

if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!

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27 Feb 2012 19:14 #5 by The Beard
I have drizzled some cyano but to no effect .I will see how it holds up.It seems by re shrinking the covering its then held in place for a while.Ill just keep my eye on it

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