Gnat 7.5" bipe control line conversion

Welcome to CEF, DMan.
You Dman... Ha! I made a funny.
Anyway, I hope you have a good time here.
Rusty

Hey thanks hd although that would be great just realised I haven't put a location (or anything else) on my details I live in the uk think it would be a bit far to post but thank you anyway have found the plans do they print out nicely straight out of the printer or do they need messing around with ( not too sharp with stuff like that) interesting about enlarging the bulkhead didn't realise the .10 were that much smaller a have only ever had 049's might use a s/s and 10cc external tank and will definitely have to strengthen / thicken the wing anything else to note about building this thanks for the quick reply
Phill

Thanks for that Rusty very good ....
and oh so true lol on a serious note will have to post something somewhere to say hi to everyone here as u all seem nice blokes and very keen to help and share the knowledge
Phill

Goodness me Dman you've got a keyboard
like the one I have perhaps its something
common to us lot over here seriously
though welcome on board there are far
worse places to while away a few hours

Lol what's that lack of punctuation or a case of verbal squits
Both I think haha just glad I found some like minded people after all this time great to be here
Phill

Listen Phill when one spends most English lessons outside the Head of Years office rather than
in class receiving some teeeechin........
On top of that my School was really good, it was 'approved' by the Home Office....

It was named Borst Hall....

My parents used to get letters home "why was your Son in school today"..........?


Sorry guys that probably only scans over here.

I see you're in Vodafonetown, a tough place but someones gotta live there.
My Son's in Abingdon so I know the A34 quite well.
I bet there're loads of great flying fields out your way.

Ha ha that's really funny Not quite in Vodafone town but quite near practically live on the a34 not loads of fields but one that fronts my house about 10 acres arable land though so no rog take offs oh well we can't have it all spent most of my English lessons outside then bizarrely married an English teacher lol thought it was time for some private tutoring all jokes beside my grandma is terrible sport that should read gramma

John Goddard wrote:... there are far
worse places to while away a few hours

A few hours, he sez. I guess it's that dry British wit we hear about.

Dizzyman2011 wrote:Hey thanks hd although that would be great just realised I haven't put a location (or anything else) on my details I live in the uk think it would be a bit far to post but thank you anyway have found the plans do they print out nicely straight out of the printer or do they need messing around with ( not too sharp with stuff like that) interesting about enlarging the bulkhead didn't realise the .10 were that much smaller a have only ever had 049's might use a s/s and 10cc external tank and will definitely have to strengthen / thicken the wing anything else to note about building this thanks for the quick reply
Phill

the Gnat plan is one page. i had to adjust the printer a little to enlarge the plan until it was fullsize. i printed about 104% if i remember. with my HP printer it was simple, just adjust the enlarge button a little, then print. here is a photo of the plan turned sideways a little. the plan itself is a .pdf file.



let me know if i can help. happydad

Thankyou hd that's very helpful 104% I'll remember that have saved the plan and the article so will hopefully get it printed out this weekend am thinking wings probably
1/8 sanded to a nice section would be ok the rest I will probably leave as is am thinking flaps as well or do u think it's pointless on this as im guessing high power to weight ratio plus a small area of lift equates to a quick but not necessarily agile model (c/l at least) especially as I run 35' lines should be different and good fun though

If span is 7.5", isn't area going to be a little shy for an .049's power/weight? (Even as a bipe) Quick as you said, but glide like the proverbial brick? Afterall, a c/l has to glide a bit, too.

Hhhmmmm yes maybe so will try to build as light as I can and use 1/8 for the wings to try and introduce a bit of curvature and lift but I think once the powers off I will struggle a bit am thinking nice soft grass might help !!!
Phill

Whip it...Whip it good!

Oh my god I think I just p****d myself laughing