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Originally posted by Cycross View PostDradams2 - admire your scale efforts into doing the Navy version. I just got one curious question - Are you also going to do that vertical tail modification as well? The C model vertical fin is marginally taller than that of the A model.
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Originally posted by dradams2 View Post
I didn't know there was a difference in the vertical stabilizers. I never saw any measurements or comments about that. Do you have a link for a source I can look at. I would certainly consider making the mod if I can get the measurements. Thanks for the information.
Answer (1 of 6): Yes; many aircraft over the years have served multiple services and performed multiple mission sets. When it comes to multirole aircraft, most fighters both today and historically have had multirole functionality, from the Sopwith Camel, to the P-51, to the F-86, to the F-4, to ...
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That is a good graphic. I hadn't seen that before. I had seen the photos where it looked like they were taller but I never could nail it down and wasn't sure if it was just the perspective of the photos but this makes it clear. Thanks. I can use this as a guide and extend the vertical stabilizers as well. I will do a "best guess" at it if I can't find the measurement since from the graphic it doesn't look like it was that much.
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Okay, I had to back up a little bit and that slowed me down for a while. Once I had the balsa tips in place, painted and ready for final trimming I weighed them one more time and it was just unacceptable to me. My original F-35A wing that weighed 99 grams now weighed 295 grams, almost triple its original weight. So out came my Dremel saw and I chopped them off and went with the Model Airplane Foam that I have used for years building RC Powers park jets. I know its strengths and weaknesses and felt it will hold up for the type flying I will be doing with this jet. The rebuild cut off 70 grams of weight from each wing coming in at 225 grams. Here are three pictures of what I did. I am adding one inch to the vertical stabilizers as well.
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Originally posted by dradams2 View PostI have finished the airframe now. It is as close to the C version as I am going to get it. Large wing, wider horizontal stabilizers, and taller vertical stabilizers. Now I can start working on painting details and waiting for decals from Callie.
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Originally posted by Quax View Post
Spoilers increase drag and reduce lift. They also reduce stall margin significantly. So, in practical means, a plane can slow down significantly but does stall earlier. Flaps increase lift and drag and increase stall margin (depending on how they are built) so a plane can slow down and fly slower in the end. In both cases a steeper flight path can be achieved by flying the same speed. Check https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/...nd_Speedbrakes as well.Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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Originally posted by dradams2 View PostI have finished the airframe now. It is as close to the C version as I am going to get it. Large wing, wider horizontal stabilizers, and taller vertical stabilizers. Now I can start working on painting details and waiting for decals from Callie.Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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Originally posted by gooniac33 View Post
Have you flown an RC plane with spolierons? Yes I do know that there is a scientific theory behind all of this that dictates what things "should" do. But actually flying an RC plane with spoilerons seems to work a lil different since they have such a low wing loading. I have been able to get the planes do things that seem impossible with spoilerons. The things I noted in my previous post are what I have experienced using them. With flaperons the planes may slow down pretty good but they tend to drop wings much easier when they get to their limits while spoilerons are much more manageable even when you get really slow. The only reason why I speak up on this stuff is when I have actually done it myself....
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I got some painting done the last two days. Still a ways to go but it is getting there. Air brushed the wings, tails, and elevators and the base coat on the fuselage. I am free-handing the fuselage markings which is slow work for me. I'm not an artist. 🖌 It's still a lot of fun doing this. I have learned a lot from this for sure.
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Alpha I have the final numbers now for this conversion and I will need a little help at this point. The wing loading came in lower even with the added weight because of the amount of added wing area. As I have already said, I moved the leading edge forward 1.25" and added 2" to the trailing edge. My question is: What is this going to do to the center of gravity? Which direction will it move and by how much, if any? Thanks in advance for any help here.
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Originally posted by dradams2 View PostI got some painting done the last two days. Still a ways to go but it is getting there. Air brushed the wings, tails, and elevators and the base coat on the fuselage. I am free-handing the fuselage markings which is slow work for me. I'm not an artist. 🖌 It's still a lot of fun doing this. I have learned a lot from this for sure.
(the pictures make the oil rubbed bronze appear darker than in reality and sorry for cruddy picture quality)
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Well three weeks ago I crashed my F-35. Only damage was the nose in 3 pieces and split like a banana, gear mounts ripped out as gear was down for landing.
so i pieced her together with gorilla glue light weight sparkle and regular sparkle. I have primed the top white and the bottom grey. Graphics are ordered from Cali.
im going with a what if Israel theme. next I start airbrushing her up.
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