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Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-27-2020, 05:55 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

Jim - The Master Airscrew 9x4 and the O.S. 20 are...

Jim - The Master Airscrew 9x4 and the O.S. 20 are great combination. You are correct that using modern radio gear saved fair bit of weight and was very beneficial to the flying qualities. I really...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
05-26-2020, 08:27 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

OldBill - This is fantastic, enjoy your build. In...

OldBill - This is fantastic, enjoy your build. In a hindsight, I would build using the "New Era III Revisited" plans (https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=7001).

Buzzaer Bait - Apologies...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-09-2018, 02:21 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

The New Era III project came to a very successful...

The New Era III project came to a very successful conclusion today.
After the obligatory photos were taken, I placed the aeroplane on the starting stand for the first engine start of this brand new...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-07-2018, 09:37 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

Last few photos before the outing to the airfield...

Last few photos before the outing to the airfield tomorrow,

Cheers,
Eran...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-07-2018, 09:35 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

More photos ...

More photos
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/2018_09_09_08_new_era_3_rx_antenna_fbfdb6e83274fdc0ce6a8d5c2888451200993b0d.jpg...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-07-2018, 09:34 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

Last push to get the New Era III out of the Cave....

Last push to get the New Era III out of the Cave. Again the photos will be placed over two threads
The canopy was glued into place;
The Switch and Receiver were placed in the remaining space. It...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-07-2018, 04:34 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

More photos from today, Eran ...

More photos from today,

Eran
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/2018_09_07_04_new_era_3_fuel_tank_ready_6d649864c72c6b217f0d6fa07c8f5357860c0d74.jpg...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-07-2018, 04:31 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

ETpilot - Thank you for your reply. No problem in...

ETpilot - Thank you for your reply. No problem in this case with the clearance to the wing. My servos touch the top of the fuselage which leaves a 1.5mm gap to the wing for the EZ screws.

I got...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-06-2018, 03:34 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

I also bought a different fuel tank to try and...

I also bought a different fuel tank to try and resolve the reach issue.
This idea was put on hold for the moment as the Du-Bro tank won't fit into the compartment without removing some material from...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-06-2018, 03:31 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

The steering arm is placed in an angle to the...

The steering arm is placed in an angle to the wheel, and an appropriate "flat" created for the grab screw.
Finally, all was assembled, the rod was placed into a plastic sleeve and connected to the...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-06-2018, 03:27 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

OK, it was time to face the fuselage again. Many...

OK, it was time to face the fuselage again. Many hours were spent on resolving the steering, starting with removing the engine mount. Due to the amount of photos I will post few threads.
I marked...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-03-2018, 10:18 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

buzzard bait - No worries. I do have the very...

buzzard bait - No worries. I do have the very long drill bits.
It is the fact that in order to have a horizontal line to the location requires going through the "cheeks" curved section where they...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-03-2018, 03:43 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

buzzard bait - Thank you for the reply. I do have...

buzzard bait - Thank you for the reply. I do have similar tool and this was my first plan of attack for the relief in the firewall when I get to it. It may just work.
It is the drilling of the hole...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
09-02-2018, 08:39 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

To be able to get something done, I deported the...

To be able to get something done, I deported the fuselage out of the Cave so I won't need to look at it.
I decided to go ahead and complete some work on the wing, so I set up the ailerons servos and...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-30-2018, 03:44 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

ETpilot - Thank you for the reply. It is...

ETpilot - Thank you for the reply. It is appreciated.
The only reason I am building these old designs is to replicate them as close as possible (within reason of modern radio gear and engines) to...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-30-2018, 06:23 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

I was dealing with yet another setback today,...

I was dealing with yet another setback today, this time with the fuel tank.
As I predicted (in my head) when purchasing this fuel tank (as per the plans), there is no way the clunk can reach the...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-28-2018, 05:23 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

Just when I thought that I am on the home run, I...

Just when I thought that I am on the home run, I found out (surprise....) that this is not an ARF...
I do not think that the steering for the New Era III was actually possible as "designed". The...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-27-2018, 03:21 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

I installed the horns to the rudder and elevator....

I installed the horns to the rudder and elevator. Then,I set up new aeroplane into the Tx and centred the servos prior to installation.
Once done, the servos were screwed into place and the "snake"...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-26-2018, 03:23 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

buzzard bait - I do not have an estimate of the...

buzzard bait - I do not have an estimate of the final weigh, but I am reasonably confident that I will have the actual final weight within the next couple of weeks : )

I had 10 minutes in the Cave...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-24-2018, 07:24 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

Some of the work I did over the last couple of...

Some of the work I did over the last couple of days and forgot to post...
I glued the horizontal stabiliser and the vertical fin.
I hinged the elevator using CA hinges
I re-covered the wing bolts...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-22-2018, 04:22 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

ETpilot - There is nothing special about the...

ETpilot - There is nothing special about the method I used in this case. I cut the length of Monokote to match the aileron length plus couple of centimetres which were trimmed at the end of the...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-22-2018, 02:04 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

It was time to apply the trim colours to the...

It was time to apply the trim colours to the covering in preparation to attached the tail sections to the fuselage.
The wing blue trim is the same dark blue as on the tail. It didn't came out...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-22-2018, 02:01 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

I decided to seal the gap between the ailerons...

I decided to seal the gap between the ailerons and the TE...
As I was doing this I noticed that there is a distinct colour difference between the two Monokote rolls I was using (one is new and one...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-22-2018, 01:58 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

The ailerons were hinged using CA hinges. ...

The ailerons were hinged using CA hinges.

Eran
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/2018_08_20_01_new_era_3_ail_hinging_c5eb63940feaf6d1dca87a943921f9a0d9eab85b.jpg...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
08-19-2018, 03:31 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 24,265
Posted By erans

ETpilot - I am glad you find this thread helpful....

ETpilot - I am glad you find this thread helpful. After over 30 years of scratch building I am still following build threads to learn new techniques.
My only "non heat shrink covering" experience...
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