Recent content by Gerhard Rieger

Making a longer flap handle will allow you to extend the flaps at higher air Loads. Bob designed the flap handle length to only allow you to pull it when the air loads are within his pre determined and structurally calculated boundaries. My opinion is that the speeds as mentioned now is...

This is how far I progressed with my Cargo pod. I will make it from Alclad 032 and 025. My 12 attach point have been made and with the airframe covered now I only have to make the holes for the bolts

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I ful I fully agree, never make your airframe part of the battery, run +- wiring trough out. You will stop most if not all galvanic corrosion

Ribs only, your fabric go over on to the other side 75% around the tube, your second side cover about 50% of the radius. With your tape on you will be good.

I started the painting process, more time consuming than I thought, but satisfying. Need to take the boot cowl of and paint it, then paint all the ceconite covered parts with echofill from Stewarts. Getting there.

Welded tabs on with a rivnut and screw

Hi, I made mine from aluminium covered with fabric.

Hi, I made covers for for the rudder cables from where the rear seat passengers feet are all the way to the back of the cargo area

Right wing ready for topcoat paint, left wing on the table to makeup fuel filler covers

What do you use to join the wire in the middle where the wire will hinge, to prevent fatigue and eventually breakage. Is there a connector that can fit there and act like a hinge

I was thinking long and hard about changing my full trim flap to a half, all said that the servo action is to much, I changed mine and am happy with how it came out. Better now than later.

Hi. The mylar is the actual rib length, the trailing edge will make up the balance, I add a photo of my aileron on the model 4A

Hi to all, have any of you installed a stall warning system on your aircraft?

I have both my 22” traditional aluminium wingtips clecoed, next up is to finish the leading edges that will house the taxi lights.