Stick and tissue fighter

If I find one, perhaps. An 010 would be perfect for it. I made provisions in the airframe to accomodate electric power, so if I don't find a PeeWee, I will probably make it electric. I need a silent plane for park flying anyway.

why sertanlly if thats paper covering i hope it s new never seen stables in a plane . 020 sounds about right maybe 049 no more, looks very light good luck yes cold and wet here too! about to monakote this old baby

what you see on the pictures weighs 33g. With an 010, I could probably fit into 100g/4oz. 049 would surely be too much.

Covering the wings only added 2g of weight. Now the only stuff left in the airframe is the engine cowling and the landing gear spats. I estimate the complete airframe will be about 40g (over a quarter of which is the landing gear). That leaves 60-70g for the equipment

Beautiful Work! Get somebody point a video camera at it when you take her out !!!!!

As you can see, I did an acceptable job covering the wings. I went wild with the dihedral because I want to fly it on elevator/rudder only. The wing is a bit askew on the picture, because I only found one rubber band to hold it, actually, the symmetry is fine.

Nice work, Dirk. Thanks for keeping us posted.

Looks really clean! Is that green tissue, or coloured dope?

hi Dirk,

Nice! Tissue looks great, you're right .010 or electric.

I just build a slightly larger (and heavy) Li'l Stick and have been having a blasts with it, with a small motor its got all the power i need. Also its pretty neat with the small stuff they don't break too bad, I've spun it into the ground twice now with only a couple broken props.

shell shock wrote:Looks really clean! Is that green tissue, or coloured dope?

It's green tissue. Not japanese tissue, just something you wrap presents in. It's quite light at 22g/m^2 and shrinks fantastic. I found a light-bluish color perfect for the bottom surfaces, but I haven't found the correct olive color for the top ones. I could only choose between green and brown, so I went for the green one. It's much to green and to bright, but hey, it's not an actual scale plane anyway.

Mark Boesen wrote:hi Dirk,
you're right .010 or electric.

Unfortunately, 010 prices are prohibitive, so I guess it will be an electric after all.

Added decals and engine cowling:

I hate to say it (especially on this site, lol) but i think on a tissue/stick job electric is favored, no fuel proofing, no oil soak, no clean up, no noise...

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=22526

I don't like the engine cowling I made. I don't like the looks of it, and I don't like the fact that it will prevent me from using an IC engine.
Do you have any tips on how can I make a nice (and light) cowling?

Dummy mount your engine. (mount it so it can be removed and reinstalled a couple times. Blind or T-nuts work well.)

Make a "washer" or "donut" out of a thin piece of balsa or ply that suits the mount and firewall. This may end up "U" in shape instead of round.

Make another washer or donut or U that suits the thrust washer of the motor. The outside of this will have the desired nose profile.

Join these with suitable planking and sand to profile. Alternately join with thick balsa stick and fill the gaps with planking.

Now to mount you use a wire that goes through the cowl and applies tension against the back of the cylinder. The wire just fits into a cooling fin gap to hold it steady. You will need to reinforce the wood with thin ply or metal tubing, and the wire is just sprung into place.

You can use rubber bands and eyes instead. You can also glue in the blocking leaving enough space for access to the screws.

Have fun. I have made cowls a couple times.

Phil

I decided to take the easy route with the engine cowling.
I found a small plastic bottle, which has perfect shape and size. I will just cut the bottom 4cm off and use as the cowling.

dirk gently wrote:I decided to take the easy route with the engine cowling.
I found a small plastic bottle, which has perfect shape and size. I will just cut the bottom 4cm off and use as the cowling.

I have done that too.

Phil

I guess the wind might have been a bit too strong:

Hello Dirk,

It's a shame. I followed the building thread. Unfortunately, it's part of the hobby. Happy repairing. It might be the occasion to make some improvements.

Lieven

yep, contrary to what some say, they usually do fly better the second time.

Model aircraft builders have to be a patient breed. One of mine keeps reminding me of that... as I wait for the glue to dry, thinking of calm blue skies.

RknRusty wrote:Model aircraft builders have to be a patient breed. One of mine keeps reminding me of that... as I wait for the glue to dry, thinking of calm blue skies.

Amen brother