Temptation

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Jeff, the TAVS type of composite often places a polyurethane semi  rigid foam 
between two layers of fairly light glass cloth. Glass is easily cut  into 
because it is quite thin.  Once you break into the urethane foam,  cutting goes 
very fast. Polyurethane foam makes the fuses both rigid and light.  Composite 
ARF's products first introduced this construction type to the modeling  public 
with their large 40% TOC planes. It's a great method for building  models. 
Rest assured the Temptation fuse is very strong. Believe me I know. I  have 
stressed mine to max and expecting to pick up pieces, yet surprised to  see the 
plane intact.
 
The gear mounting plates Guerin/Davis et al have designed in, are  the most 
robust in the business. The European manufacturers should  copy this approach. 
I have seen too many ZNLine and PLProd gear plates break  prematurely on a 
slightly hard landing. 
 
When you scratch the glass with the scriber of the height gauge, be careful  
not to cut the glass. 
 
MattK

I cut the hole for the wingtube on my Temptation  tonight. That is really 
wierd how stiff the fuse is, even to squeeze it, but  how easy the dremel sanding 
wheel ate through. I have a set of vertical  verniers that I used to scratch 
a horizontal line at the proper location, and  it easily broke through the 
gelcoat. Not like all my previous fiberglass  planes at all.



 
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