THE CYPRUS OWN DESIGN 2m x 2m F3A

Hope not as the modern F3A do not fly fast but they are very accurate as in on rails, they go where you point them so that the pilot can concentrate on the maneuver

Had a go at the wings today after i finished the jet

Been playing around with the canalizer and the hatch


Just making the plug for the hatch from blue foam then ill make a fibre glass mould and then hopefuly a fibre glass hatch

You can see where i have put filler in just below the canalizer,the wind got hold of it outside on the bench, i made a grab for it and fingers and thumb went straight through it, just the down side to working out side in the SUNSHINE

Sheeting the top of the wing, i put the sheets together first with tape and thin CA then fit it in one sheet





The frame for the servo hatch

I had a vision Klipy, i wonder if it will work

Got the wings covered and trial fit on the fuse

Made some incidence ajusters for the wing and tailplane



The tail plane one

And got the plug ready to make the mould for the hatch



all polishED up with 6 coats of polish

Thought i would give the new motor a run in the model tonight
First i used the ESC from the Revolver as it is the same size motor, just got it up to full power when snap crackle and pop it cought fire
Managed to yank it out without to much damage,
I then got the ESC that i saved from the SR 71 as it was the only one i had big enough, 160 AMP HV with the motor rated at 70
It got to 40 amp on the meter and bingo a big fire this time burning the model.



I think we can safly say that castle cremations ESC's are crap and if you have a decent model or any model for that mater leave them well alone
Still trying to get some sort of answer for the SR 71 fire from them

Put it together

now that looks special, but do something about them tiddly wheels please

I made a mold for the hatch buuuut i got a problem with it, it stuck to the plug like KAKA to a blanket, had to destroy the plug and the fibre glass from the plug was stuck on the mould, took me hours to sand it all out

I don know Eric ?? it had several coats of release polish and a coat of release agent.
Anyway i have just glassed the cowl in the mould so will see if it will POP OUT
Tony the wheels are only useful on the ground so dont need to be big, less drag less weight
But i did change them for you i put some smaller ones on it that i found in a drawer
This is being built from sfuff i have under my bench, i do cheap nowdays, food on the table has to take priority
As Nat and her bloody son never stop eating