Oscar, I would think the best solution to your problem will be to cut flaps into the trailing edge of the inner wing panels. Just cut them out, face them with balsa, face the new trailing edge of the wing with balsa, add 2 metal geared servos such as HS85MG, recover everything add a tape hinge and you're done. This solution will work best if you have a computer radio and can mix in some down elevator to the flaps.
Good luck with it and good luck in your first contest. Brian Buchanan Ottawa, Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: Oscar Taboada [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RCSE] how to? --> spoilers for a BOT > > > Hi... > > some guys are organizing a thermal duration contest close to where I live > for May 8th (three weekends from now), I never had been on a > contest and as > a fact I never had practiced seriously for such kind of landings, however, > it sounds interesting to go and particpate just for fun and for whatever I > can learn on such event. > > these guys says the only rule is that we have to land 6 minutes > after launch > on a specific point of the field, there are no rules about the kind of > sailplane we can use.... as far as I know, there will be no sophisticated > sailplanes with composite wings.. what people most probably will use are > just cheap and old balsa ailplanes like windrifter, spirits 2m, saggita, > maybe some gentle lady, etc. > > so...I guess the most suitable sailplane I have for the contest is a > Dynaflyte Bird of Time with wich I can do very aggresive zooms on > the winch > and it can be an advantage because all the other pilots I know would never > dare to do a Zoom even if they have reinforced wings. > > the problem is that I have no spoilers on the wing... so I will > have to work > fast to solve it, so I can practice at least for the nex two weekends and > that is the reason of this mail... I would appreciate any advice > to install > spoilers on my BOT. > > what would be the best size and location? > should I use 2 microservos on the wing? (I want to make it easy and avoid > cables that goes out of the wing. > > I wonder if somebody has some driagamas that could help me to build and > install the spoilers. > > thanks in advance. > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and > unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME > turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
