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19 Apr 2025 11:02 #16 by Flytilbroke
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The Chinese proved very smart when they bought up practically all the Worlds Balsa production. 
 How you manage despite the infirmities,,,, Amazing.

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23 Apr 2025 21:06 #17 by THE BLACKBIRD
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Hi Bob, im infirm   LOL
Looking to get an inrunner motor for the glider im building its a 450W 1500Kv on a 9x4 folding prop, i all ready have a 40 amp ESC will it be big enough, running on gens ace 3300  30c lipo
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24 Apr 2025 07:23 - 24 Apr 2025 07:24 #18 by Eric
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You missed important bits of information out, Tony.
How many cells in the battery pack?
What wingspan and area are you planning on using?
What flying speed are you looking for - a slow floaty thermal soarer, or a hot-ship?
A 3300 is a big battery for a glider. That means heavy, which is just the opposite of what you want - lightness!
Will a 9 x 4 folder, at 1500Kv suit a 40 amp esc - You need to check with a Wattmeter, to see what current is being drawn. Guesstimating doesn't work with electric power.

Don't forget that - in the UK - we are limited to a maximum altitude of 400 feet above the ground we are standing on. Most of my models - gliders and aerobats, will be at that height within five seconds from launch - and they are not overpowered racers! (except the Excalibur Vee-tail!)

if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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24 Apr 2025 11:06 #19 by THE BLACKBIRD
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Its a 3M wingspan thermal soarer on 3s lipo so a 2200 lipo will do it 
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24 Apr 2025 11:52 - 24 Apr 2025 11:55 #20 by THE BLACKBIRD
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I am also going to build extra outer wing panels with ailerons and flaps to hopefully make it into a hotter flyer, as the thermal wings dont have ailerons just rudder and elevator and a spoiler on top of the centre panel
Just trying ideas 
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24 Apr 2025 13:36 #21 by Eric
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With ailerons - try to build-in assymetric throws, so you have more up than down. That puts the drag on the same side you are turning in to, and helps reduce the chance of a tip-stall on a long wing.

if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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24 Apr 2025 14:26 #22 by THE BLACKBIRD
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Just to catch up on the build as it has progressed a little bit
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24 Apr 2025 18:01 #23 by Klipkopwildlife
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Tony, I presume the outer panels had dihedral which you can reduce if you are going to have ailerons

Do it now, you may never get another chance
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24 Apr 2025 18:10 #24 by Eric
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Tony  you have got more built in a couple of days than I have in a year!

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25 Apr 2025 03:45 #25 by THE BLACKBIRD
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Klippy the new outer panels will be flat like the middle panel 
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26 Apr 2025 11:46 - 26 Apr 2025 11:50 #26 by THE BLACKBIRD
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Just about got it built
   
Hmmm having problems posting pictures, keeps telling me that the are over size, always been ok until now
And it has loaded this one
Just waiting for a good model shop so i can buy the what needed to finish it, iv rang the Leeds model shop twice this morning only for the phone to be cut off while still ringing 
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26 Apr 2025 11:54 #27 by Klipkopwildlife
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A lot depends on the amount of content in the picture, Windows has a very good Image Resizer which I use all the time. Otherwise looking very good.

Do it now, you may never get another chance
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26 Apr 2025 12:05 #28 by Quorneng
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That looks really nice!
Modern phones take pictures using a large number of pixels. This is so you can zoom into a small part without loosing too much definition.
The problem is many web sites have a picture Mb limit.
I use a picture edit software that allows me to reduce the number of pixels a picture uses. As I have several thousand "plane" pictures  it also limits the disc storage on my PC! 
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26 Apr 2025 13:58 #29 by Klipkopwildlife
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The limit on this site is not larger than 2Mb as a general rule.

Do it now, you may never get another chance

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26 Apr 2025 14:22 - 26 Apr 2025 14:24 #30 by THE BLACKBIRD
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The other picture i was trying to load was taken at the same time and with the same phone as the one that loaded
Iv rang that shop 5 times now and every time it gets cut off while still ringing
Ill look elsewhere 
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