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Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC View PostIt's not a Blackbird, sadly. Until black paint plays well with EPO foam, it's out of the question for us. And it's not a Foxbat, either, although that would be fun!
I recognize that this guessing game can be fun for some (such as those who asked for it) and not fun for others as time goes on. As I often say, our production calendar is always full and stretches years, so amid all the speculative fun don't get too hung up on waiting out any single Project. I must remind myself that this hobby we all love won't be reinvigorated by any single golden model or any rapid fire procession of a specific series. Rather, it will be reinvigorated only by each of us sharing the joy of flight with those around us, one new pilot at a time. So dust off that F-14, or click Buy on that FW Hawk or LX Blackbird or FMS Hornet, and go wow some new stranger at the local flying field.
And remember, the more we fly, the more we cra---I mean make space in the garage.
LOL
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Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC View Postsadly. Until black paint plays well with EPO foam, it's out of the question for
That's fine Alpha cause it makes more room for the design efforts of the :ov10 ;):)
Now back to the topic of the "Foil" EDF LOLWarbird Charlie
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Their were some jets that were sold by the fruit stand that had a thin plastic coating over them. Albeit heavy (er) I am positive that FW is looking into sheilding the foam surface. The shell could actually be precolored to lessen the weight even more and would only need to be on the top....unless you fly inverted for extended periods....lol
And airflow would carry the heat away.
Vacuum form. Dipped. Sprayed. Laminated.
New type of foam. Ok....I will say it " Built up "
Its all possible. Hint...Hint....I like Tiger Meet
Alpha.
Pete
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Originally posted by Pete Lane View PostTheir were some jets that were sold by the fruit stand that had a thin plastic coating over them. Albeit heavy (er) I am positive that FW is looking into sheilding the foam surface. The shell could actually be precolored to lessen the weight even more and would only need to be on the top....unless you fly inverted for extended periods....lol
And airflow would carry the heat away.
Vacuum form. Dipped. Sprayed. Laminated.
New type of foam. Ok....I will say it " Built up "
Its all possible. Hint...Hint....I like Tiger Meet
Alpha.
Pete
The real life SR-71 is a perfect example of an aircraft that had to be constructed using different materials and methods such as titanium to be able to withstand the high temperatures it was going to be exposed to.
If they really put their minds to it they could find the best possible method to apply black paint to foam to withstand sunlight heat.
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Thanks for your support. Its thoughts like these that our community collectively disscuses that have helped all manufactures build the products we use today. I wanted to focus on the five " M's " of manufacturing for a bit. These are.
1- Man
2- Materials
3- Managment
4- Mother Nature
5- Methods
When their are issues. The root cause can usually be attributed to one or several of these. Sure their are others, such as Money.
Since we are talking about a green house effect lets take the popcorned cockpit for instance. Its the worse case scenario.
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Originally posted by Pete Lane View PostTheir were some jets that were sold by the fruit stand that had a thin plastic coating over them. Albeit heavy (er) I am positive that FW is looking into sheilding the foam surface. The shell could actually be precolored to lessen the weight even more and would only need to be on the top....unless you fly inverted for extended periods....lol
And airflow would carry the heat away.
Vacuum form. Dipped. Sprayed. Laminated.
New type of foam. Ok....I will say it " Built up "
Its all possible. Hint...Hint....I like Tiger Meet
Alpha.
Pete
These were overweight in general and thus had disappointing performance.
Thinner wrap with more modern adhesive would potentially give the desired result without excess weight but doing the product development would be expensive and take time.
FF gliders and rubber power since 1966, CL 1970-1990, RC since 1975.
current planes from 1/2 oz to 22 lbs
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Indeed.
I had a Lanier Transit back in the day and it was actually very robust with the coating on it.
If the golden goal was to first develop a black SR71 then the R&D costs could be kept within reason
and perhaps expanded to other aircraft later, Speaking of Alpha,,,,,Alpha models had a line
of EDF models that had a very smooth egg carton like coating and I don't remember them
ever gatoring. I wonder if its at all possible to pre gator the foam so its stable and then laminate
some black depron over it as I don't think depron puffs up either ?
Pete
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I've experimenting with some success laminating the cockpit of my Carbon Z T-28 with a lightweight fiberglass and using polyurethane sanding sealer. Since most of the weight of the polyurethane is water, when it dried it was very light. It wasn't hard like epoxy fiberglass, but I think it might be better in this case to have a more flexible covering.
I'm not sure it would work well on a wing, but for some applications it seems to work well.
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Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC View PostIt's not a Blackbird, sadly. Until black paint plays well with EPO foam, it's out of the question for us. And it's not a Foxbat, either, although that would be fun!
I recognize that this guessing game can be fun for some (such as those who asked for it) and not fun for others as time goes on. As I often say, our production calendar is always full and stretches years, so amid all the speculative fun don't get too hung up on waiting out any single Project. I must remind myself that this hobby we all love won't be reinvigorated by any single golden model or any rapid fire procession of a specific series. Rather, it will be reinvigorated only by each of us sharing the joy of flight with those around us, one new pilot at a time. So dust off that F-14, or click Buy on that FW Hawk or LX Blackbird or FMS Hornet, and go wow some new stranger at the local flying field.
And remember, the more we fly, the more we cra---I mean make space in the garage.
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Thanks for the Replies and feedback Pilots. It is not my intention to derail this thread, although it is my intent to try to advance Aeromodeling as a whole.
As stated, everyone benefits . Perhaps the answer lies elsewhere .....we are dealing with direct sun lite actually cooking the foam and it just boils up.
As with our own skin protection they say " Pick your cover " I.E. Hat....Tent...sunscreen etc. Perhaps a sunscreen can be added to the foam or paint
top coat to repel the rays as I already know it is effective in modern clear coats for automobiles. Hmmm.... reminds me of the plasti dip commercial.
The key here is minimal weight and maximum protection. I don't intend to wait for that and am going to start my own experiments.
I am not sure a flat black plastic shell is going to solve this problem either, as I have seen warpage on some of my own parts,
Their is a system that is found in kindles and note books that charges the screen particles just once, causing them to stand at attention.
The voltage is then taken away but the image remains.
Its akin to a magnet and ferrite particles on the paper trick or even rubbing suede one way or another. Maybe the paint of the future can
be convinced to do so ?
It would then be black only on command.
Pete
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