A Play Pattern Plane

[Bob Pastorello]

Gear fixin should be okay.  I fabricated some ply triangles that have been installed on edge, vertically, tying the plate to the fuse sides, notched for the doubler.  Used four of them, spaced about 3/4" between, both sides, starting from the front of the ply plate.
    Appreciate the heads up about the potential trouble spot...thanks!

Bob Pastorello
NSRCA 199  AMA 46373
rcaerobob at cox.net
www.rcaerobats.net


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: George Kennie 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:03 PM
  Subject: Re: A Play Pattern Plane


  I'm not sure that "just" ca will fix the problem. These fixed gear mounts
  that are designed an inch or so from the bottom of the fuse can be
  disastrous when they let go and many of the current designs are not
  terrifically well reinforced. On my Exceleron I epoxied a length of maple
  motor mount wood to the joint where the side of the fuse and the L.G. block
  contact each other. The front edge of the L.G. plate is then screwed into
  this rail.I do not expect this plate to fail !!!
  G.

  Jerry Budd wrote:

  > Hi Bpb,
  >
  > Before you fly your Excelleron 90 I'd suggest that you use some CA to
  > make sure the balsa triangular reinforcing blocks attached to the
  > back of the landing gear plate are actually bonded to the fuselage
  > sides.  On the second flight of Terri Hemmis' Excelleron 90 a couple
  > of weekends ago she rolled off the side of the runway (more like
  > taxied actually) into some mud and the gear plate ripped out.  Upon
  > inspection, there was no glue between the reinforcing strips and the
  > fuselage sides.  Easily fixed but better to avoid the problem with
  > some CA before first flight.
  >
  > BTW - I haven't flown it, but Tony Frackowiak said that he flew the
  > full FAI sequence with Terri's last weekend and that it flew really
  > well (it has a YS110 in it).
  >
  > Thx, Jerry
  >
  > >Yes around 3 bills for the ARF; less than 2 bills for the BFK
  > >
  > >In a message dated 11/17/2004 10:06:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
  > >rcaerobob at cox.net writes:
  > >
  > >Well, it's a lot closer to a triple hundred bucks....but still a
  > >bargain, at least appearance-wise.  I would NEVER cover something,
  > >anything, as well as this one is.  And they even put on a
  > >highly-differentiated top to bottom color scheme so we can tell up
  > >from down.  Nice, thick wing, triple-taper, airfoil stab, huge
  > >elevators.  Has as much fuse side area as my Arresti, almost.
  > >
  > >Bob Pastorello
  > >NSRCA 199  AMA 46373
  > ><mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net>rcaerobob at cox.net
  > ><http://www.rcaerobats.net/>www.rcaerobats.net
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >----- Original Message -----
  > >From: <mailto:Rcmaster199 at aol.com>Rcmaster199 at aol.com
  > >To: <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>discussion at nsrca.org
  > >Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:02 PM
  > >Subject: Re: A Play Pattern Plane
  > >
  > >Bobby, another friend is building the kit and has told me similar
  > >things about the kit. Only a couple hundred bucks for this thing.
  > >It's good value, and I hear they fly without mixing; even better
  > >
  > >Matt
  > >
  > >In a message dated 11/17/2004 9:58:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
  > ><mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net>rcaerobob at cox.net writes:
  > >
  > >Just a quick update, probably not news-worthy - but - I have my
  > >Excelleron 90 almost RTF, just waiting on the motor, then some minor
  > >stuff.  The update is that it seems even with the 1.20 I'm putting
  > >on it, it will still be around 8lb 10oz.  And it is a very well done
  > >ARF.  Covering quality, accuracy of all the pre-building is
  > >terrific.  Heck, they even have the wing dowels glued and the
  > >retaining blind nuts installed, with the wing pre-drilled for THOSE
  > >!!!  And it's all STRAIGHT !!!
  > >
  > >Figuring on first launch around T-day or thereabouts, and I'll post
  > >a little post-flight report.  But if anyone is looking for a
  > >first-class, easy-to-do "90" size pattern bird, you could sure do a
  > >LOT worse than this one.
  > >
  > >Bob Pastorello
  > >
  > >
  >
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