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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Appreciate the heads up about
the potential trouble spot...thanks!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Bob Pastorello<BR>NSRCA 199 AMA 46373<BR><A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=geobet@gis.net href="mailto:geobet@gis.net">George Kennie</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A Play Pattern Plane</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm not sure that "just" ca will fix the problem. These fixed
gear mounts<BR>that are designed an inch or so from the bottom of the fuse can
be<BR>disastrous when they let go and many of the current designs are
not<BR>terrifically well reinforced. On my Exceleron I epoxied a length of
maple<BR>motor mount wood to the joint where the side of the fuse and the L.G.
block<BR>contact each other. The front edge of the L.G. plate is then screwed
into<BR>this rail.I do not expect this plate to fail !!!<BR>G.<BR><BR>Jerry
Budd wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi Bpb,<BR>><BR>> Before you fly your Excelleron
90 I'd suggest that you use some CA to<BR>> make sure the balsa triangular
reinforcing blocks attached to the<BR>> back of the landing gear plate are
actually bonded to the fuselage<BR>> sides. On the second flight of
Terri Hemmis' Excelleron 90 a couple<BR>> of weekends ago she rolled off
the side of the runway (more like<BR>> taxied actually) into some mud and
the gear plate ripped out. Upon<BR>> inspection, there was no glue
between the reinforcing strips and the<BR>> fuselage sides. Easily
fixed but better to avoid the problem with<BR>> some CA before first
flight.<BR>><BR>> BTW - I haven't flown it, but Tony Frackowiak said
that he flew the<BR>> full FAI sequence with Terri's last weekend and that
it flew really<BR>> well (it has a YS110 in it).<BR>><BR>> Thx,
Jerry<BR>><BR>> >Yes around 3 bills for the ARF; less than 2 bills
for the BFK<BR>> ><BR>> >In a message dated 11/17/2004 10:06:33 PM
Eastern Standard Time,<BR>> >rcaerobob@cox.net writes:<BR>>
><BR>> >Well, it's a lot closer to a triple hundred bucks....but
still a<BR>> >bargain, at least appearance-wise. I would NEVER
cover something,<BR>> >anything, as well as this one is. And they
even put on a<BR>> >highly-differentiated top to bottom color scheme so
we can tell up<BR>> >from down. Nice, thick wing, triple-taper,
airfoil stab, huge<BR>> >elevators. Has as much fuse side area as
my Arresti, almost.<BR>> ><BR>> >Bob Pastorello<BR>> >NSRCA
199 AMA 46373<BR>> ><<A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net>rcaerobob@cox.net">mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net>rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR>>
><<A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net/>www.rcaerobats.net">http://www.rcaerobats.net/>www.rcaerobats.net</A><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >----- Original Message
-----<BR>> >From: <<A
href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com>Rcmaster199@aol.com">mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com>Rcmaster199@aol.com</A><BR>>
>To: <<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org>discussion@nsrca.org">mailto:discussion@nsrca.org>discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:02 PM<BR>> >Subject: Re: A Play
Pattern Plane<BR>> ><BR>> >Bobby, another friend is building the
kit and has told me similar<BR>> >things about the kit. Only a couple
hundred bucks for this thing.<BR>> >It's good value, and I hear they fly
without mixing; even better<BR>> ><BR>> >Matt<BR>> ><BR>>
>In a message dated 11/17/2004 9:58:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,<BR>>
><<A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net>rcaerobob@cox.net">mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net>rcaerobob@cox.net</A>
writes:<BR>> ><BR>> >Just a quick update, probably not news-worthy
- but - I have my<BR>> >Excelleron 90 almost RTF, just waiting on the
motor, then some minor<BR>> >stuff. The update is that it seems
even with the 1.20 I'm putting<BR>> >on it, it will still be around 8lb
10oz. And it is a very well done<BR>> >ARF. Covering
quality, accuracy of all the pre-building is<BR>> >terrific. Heck,
they even have the wing dowels glued and the<BR>> >retaining blind nuts
installed, with the wing pre-drilled for THOSE<BR>> >!!! And it's
all STRAIGHT !!!<BR>> ><BR>> >Figuring on first launch around
T-day or thereabouts, and I'll post<BR>> >a little post-flight
report. But if anyone is looking for a<BR>> >first-class,
easy-to-do "90" size pattern bird, you could sure do a<BR>> >LOT worse
than this one.<BR>> ><BR>> >Bob Pastorello<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> ___________<BR>> Jerry Budd<BR>> <A
href="mailto:jbudd@qnet.com">mailto:jbudd@qnet.com</A><BR>>
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