TSR2 in depron

Ruddy nora, What are you going to use to shove it along! Bear in mind ground clearance for a prop on a big motor

maybe make it a glider and chuck it off a cliff.

Andy Sephton wrote:

Tony B wrote: well i have made my own mind up and will stick to conventional control surfaces.
with that in mind i cut the tailplane and fin cores this afternoon.

Good decision Tony, you only need an all flying tailplane if you intend to go supersonic............ :lol: :lol:

Hells Bells Andy, dont tempt him , pleeeeeeeease :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


Garry

Thanks to Andy we now have a colour scheme sorted.

Agreed an all moving tailplane is needed for supersonic flight but it does work subsonic as well. It all depends on how scale you want to be

just dont want the complication of all moving tailplains and fins.
just extra weight at the rear of the aircraft and seeing as there will be a motor/ esc and prop hanging on the rear anyway.

I can see you building a roof-box for it, like BB did for his Blackbird!

started the wings today.
run some balsa for a little bit more strength and also along the t/e for the ailerons to hinge too.



will cut all the ribs tomorrow between painting jobs.

wings still.

wing to fuselage cut out getting sorted and the top of the wing getting ribbed.




The nuclear deterrent forces getting ready to scramble.

Getting the c of g right will be 'interesting' with such a long fuselage, and such a short couple between main and tail planes!
If you haven't already done so, I'd suggest making up a scrap pieces 'chuckie', and see where that balances for a good flight, as a start point.

done a little bit more to the wing.

only a little bit done today.
anhedral tips half done.
top of the wing nearly sheeted.




i need to sort the wing to fuselage mounts next and then i can get on with some sheeting.

brilliant Tony my favorite aircraft the Vulcan and TSR2

thought i would have a tsr2 day today to give my hands a rest and as the paint for the vulcan has not turned up yet either.

Made the wing to fuselage mounts today.


the underside of the wing is flat where it sits in the fuselage hence the flat floor.
tongue on the wing slots into the hole in the front former and the rear will be fixed to the support with two wing bolts.

wing fits fine now and is square.




then i started the tailplanes and elevators, need to cut lots and lots of ribs next.


cut the rudder out of the fin and faced the l/e with 6x6 balsa.


then i took a look at the nose cone.


will have to make a solid silver slot in nose ariel next i suppose.