24-04-2020, 10:59 AM
A piped 60 powered toothbrush!? That would be awesome... Might make a mess on the sink and mirror though. What happens if the throttle sticks open? Blood, teeth and gums everywhere!
My son's and I have been trying to make corflute chuck-glider wings that are a clark-y type of shape. They end up being too heavy to fly at chucking speeds using 3mm material. The 2.5 is just too flimsy on it's own. We've been using hot-melt glue and that only just gives us enough time to join it. If we were to create wing ribs, the glue would get too cold by the time the extra things are glued. Might have to resort to contact glue, as that's what is supposed to be used. It would work fine then using 2.5 mm, as there would be boxes all along the wing, as Brian pointed out.
Our next attempt will be similar to Michael's thing that has an aluminum U section fuselage, but smaller for a 15 engine. It has a curved upper surface to the wing, but no profile as such. Just a folded under leading edge for strength with a skewer to strengthen the corflute where it joins the fuselage.
My son's and I have been trying to make corflute chuck-glider wings that are a clark-y type of shape. They end up being too heavy to fly at chucking speeds using 3mm material. The 2.5 is just too flimsy on it's own. We've been using hot-melt glue and that only just gives us enough time to join it. If we were to create wing ribs, the glue would get too cold by the time the extra things are glued. Might have to resort to contact glue, as that's what is supposed to be used. It would work fine then using 2.5 mm, as there would be boxes all along the wing, as Brian pointed out.
Our next attempt will be similar to Michael's thing that has an aluminum U section fuselage, but smaller for a 15 engine. It has a curved upper surface to the wing, but no profile as such. Just a folded under leading edge for strength with a skewer to strengthen the corflute where it joins the fuselage.
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Everyone knows that REAL ENGINES are used by REAL men. Eklectic motors are best left for use in toothbrushes and other unnecessary things.
