Anyone have Mark's ASW 20 fuse or kit for sale. I prefer just the fuse.
Ray Hayes http://www.skybench.com Home of Wood Crafters ----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM EALY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Frank Deichsel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "RCSE posting'" <soaring@airage.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 3:37 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] 1/3 ASW-20 by Dream Catcher/Mark Smith Info Needed > Frank: > I still have the fuse from many years ago and I have set up a standard stick > wing. Hope to fly it at WC '06 or '07. I found a good set of info on the ASW > 20CLX - extended wing with winglets. I am using Dr Drela's BD wing platform > for the wings, 3/16",5/32, and 1/8" hard balsa ribs (Lofted with Compufoil) > with 3/16 ply ribs at selected locations, full spar width vertical webbing, and > layered carbon spars. Cap rib side of LE with carbon and bottom of the TE. > Aileron sub spars generously capped with carbon. Carbon wing rod and tubes. By > the time you have the correct sized obechii, a proper spar built, and proper > vacuum bagging set up, etc, the ribs can be cut and the wing laid up RTC. IMHO > Happy building > Jim > PS:laying up and vacuum bagging those long wings could be a nightmare! > > On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:01:31 +0000, "Frank Deichsel" wrote: > > > Thanks George, yes I have thought about that. > > I am pondering though what thickness the cores are designed for. I have never > cut cores but I know that the thickness of the intended sheeting is considered > (deducted) so that after sheeting the desired airfoil shape is achieved. Or > does a millimeter more or less not matter that much? It's an older airfoil > anyway, FX60-126 if I remember correctly. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Frank > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: George Voss > > To: 'Frank Deichsel' ; 'RCSE posting' > > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:10 AM > > Subject: RE: [RCSE] 1/3 ASW-20 by Dream Catcher/Mark Smith Info Needed > > > > > > Frank, I'm not familiar with this particular plane but I'd agree with you. > The obechi we get here in the US is going to be pretty thin on a 5M wing unless > you have a substantial spar system. Have you thought of using 2 layers of the > thin obechi? > > > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > From: Frank Deichsel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 9:15 PM > > To: RCSE posting > > Subject: [RCSE] 1/3 ASW-20 by Dream Catcher/Mark Smith Info Needed > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I got a good deal on a 1/3 scale ASW-20 kit made by Mark Smith/Dream Catcher > Hobby. Unfortunately there are no plans included and I need to know what > thickness obechi the wing cores are cut for. I did some research but no > success. The common thickness for sheeting seems to be 1/42 here, but from what > I found that seems to be too thin for a 5 meter wing. There is a wing made by > Mueller in Germany in the same size which is sheeted with 1.2 mm which is > roughly twice as thick. > > > > > > > > Any info would be appreciated! > > > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > > > > > v\:* { > > BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) > > } > > o\:* { > > BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) > > } > > w\:* { > > BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) > > } > > .shape { > > BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML) > > } > > > > > > > > st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks George, yes I have thought about > > that. > > I am pondering though what thickness the cores are > > designed for. I have never cut cores but I know that the thickness of the > > intended sheeting is considered (deducted) so that after sheeting the desired > > airfoil shape is achieved. Or does a millimeter more or less not matter that > > much? It's an older airfoil anyway, FX60-126 if I remember > > correctly. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Frank > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > George Voss > > > > To: 'Frank Deichsel' ; 'RCSE posting' > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:10 > > AM > > Subject: RE: [RCSE] 1/3 ASW-20 by Dream > > Catcher/Mark Smith Info Needed > > > > > > Frank, I'm not > > familiar with this particular plane but I'd agree with you. The obechi > > we get here in the US is going to be pretty thin on a 5M wing unless you > have > > a substantial spar system. Have you thought of using 2 layers of the > > thin obechi? > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Frank > > Deichsel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 9:15 > > PMTo: RCSE > > postingSubject: [RCSE] 1/3 > > ASW-20 by Dream Catcher/Mark Smith Info > > Needed > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I got a good deal on a 1/3 > > scale ASW-20 kit made by Mark Smith/Dream Catcher Hobby. Unfortunately there > > > are no plans included and I need to know what thickness obechi the wing > cores > > are cut for. I did some research but no success. The common thickness for > > sheeting seems to be 1/42 here, but from what I found that seems to be too > > thin for a 5 meter wing. There is a wing made by Mueller in > > Germany in the same size which is > > sheeted with 1.2 mm which is roughly twice as > > thick. > > > > > > > > Any info would be > > appreciated! > > > > > > > > Frank > > Jim Ealy > Education by Demonstration > 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. 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