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by kdc914
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Ready for Maiden!

If it survives maiden/Willy Wing Contest verification flight, I'll add a pilot and some decals. I'm too close to the weight limit to add them before the verification flight for contest entry. Thank you to all who contributed knowledge to make this build a reality - especially Ed Larsen who, in addit...
by kdc914
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: the Sky Falcon Jr. Tiger 250
Replies: 2
Views: 489

Re: the Sky Falcon Jr. Tiger 250

Wildfire

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1756. This is exactly what I had in mine for the Sky Tiger and Falcon wings - except that the Wildfire's lower wing is both shorter AND has less chord than the upper.
by kdc914
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Wing mods 2

Back to the wings. Only slight additional mods. For both, I drilled 1/4 inch "lightening" holes in the ailerons/trailing edges using a Forstner bit in a drill press to get a clean cut in the soft balsa. For the upper wing, the ailerons are glued into place as a fixed trailing edge. I also ...
by kdc914
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Cabanes part 3

Now the hard part - alignment. Grid-marked cutting mat and calibrated eyeballs, this is your moment! First, we add some 9/16th balsa inside the fuselage where the anchor/alignment holes will go. Next, using my angle gauge, I mark the lines for the rear strut to match the arbitrary angle set for the ...
by kdc914
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Cabanes part 2

I decided to use the horizontal pieces of the S-Tee cabane assembly as the forward verticals on my Littlest BiStik since they already had holes drilled AND happened to be more or less exactly the required length Cabanes5.jpg After marking where the holes needed to be in the fuselage, I added some ex...
by kdc914
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Cabanes part 1

When I ordered the Littlest Stik kit with an extra wing, I told Doug my plans for it and he graciously included a set of S-Tee cabanes. After playing around with those for a bit, I realized that I would have to recreate the saddle pieces for the upper wing anyway so I set the S-Tee parts aside and d...
by kdc914
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Tail mods 2

The kit came with 7/64" balsa. My LHS didn't have that so I had to use 3/32". Given the extra area, that will help offset some of the extra tail weight. Here are the new tail feathers in 3/32" with the lightening holes cut. I used a quarter for the holes on the horizontal stab, a nick...
by kdc914
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Tail mods 1

Because I hadn't previously included the full-span trailing ailerons in the calculation, I had to revise my total wing area from 160in² to 170in². This new area measurement was used to create the new tail feathers, shown below with the kit originals on top for size comparison. At 29in², the horizont...
by kdc914
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:08 am
Forum: Wing 250 contest 2024
Topic: Littlest BipeStik
Replies: 11
Views: 1308

Wing mods1

Given that this bird will have twice the wing area of the normal Littlest Stik kit, I confirmed that lower wing loading meant I didn't need to use all the shear webs, thereby saving precious weight. After I completed the first wing, Dale Womack suggested saving even more weight by fitting the shear ...
by kdc914
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: intro
Replies: 1
Views: 288

Re: intro

welcome!