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Title: A Little Force
Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 07, 2019, 08:26:53 AM: The original plane had a 1/8th" balsa sheet wing. That wing kept warping which made the plane a dog. I removed the sheet wing and added the built up Little Teosawki kit wing. The initial test flight showed that plane has good potential.
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Post by: john e. holliday on November 07, 2019, 09:57:45 AM: I like it. D>K
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Post by: John Given on November 07, 2019, 10:35:39 AM: Nice looking aircraft !!!
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Post by: Jim Howell on November 07, 2019, 02:11:35 PM: Larry,
Can you provide a bit more info? I really like the look of this, having gone thru at least 3 PF's before they became unobtainable. And, since I have one of the BMJR 1/2A TEOSAWKI kits it would be a snap use the kit wing and to make a different fuse/tail group. But it would be useful to know if you had a specific percentage scale factor for the PF plan, and/or it would be useful to know what the wingspan of your little cutie might be. I can work backwards from that.
TIA,
Jim Howell
Huntsville, AL
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Post by: Bootlegger on November 07, 2019, 02:12:33 PM: Got some building plans/sketches? I like the looks quite a bit, would like to build one...Thanks
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Post by: 944_Jim on November 07, 2019, 02:21:21 PM: Hey, that's just my size! When does a plan go public? Need another bets tester?

I fly from concrete as much as possible, and have a splash of Norvels and APs looking for something more capable than the Scientific P-40 I trashed this past summer.

TIA,

Jim in MS
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Post by: wwwarbird on November 07, 2019, 08:49:31 PM: Way cool Larry! Looks like the other guys had better step up their game in Polk City!
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Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 08, 2019, 06:03:05 AM: Gentlemen, I will take some measurements. Larry
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Post by: Jim Howell on November 08, 2019, 09:11:36 AM: Quote from: Larry Lindburg on November 08, 2019, 06:03:05 AM
Gentlemen, I will take some measurements. Larry

Great! I'll be watching.

Jim Howell
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Post by: 944_Jim on November 08, 2019, 10:55:37 AM: Is a little Force a Bump or a Nudge? I couldn't find any neat synonyms.
Thinking Baby Force...all I can come up with is Contraction
Lol.
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Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 08, 2019, 06:30:42 PM: 32nd Attempt to post specs:

Each wing panel: 15.5 in.

Wing root: 8 in.

Fuse. length to tail tip: 21 in.
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Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 08, 2019, 06:37:44 PM: Hooray, more specs:

Fuse. front to wing: 5.5 in.

Rear of wing to elev. hingeline: 5 in.

Elevator hingeline length: 10 in.

Elevator horn: 0.75 in.
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Post by: Larry Lindburg on November 08, 2019, 06:42:45 PM: I think any built up wing or foam wing fitting those general specs would work. Just shape the fuselage, tails, and wing tips to the desired shape.
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Post by: Jim Howell on November 09, 2019, 06:21:51 PM: Larry,

Thanks for posting the numbers on your little PF. That should be sufficient for what I have in mind. Thank you!

Jim Howell
Huntsville, AL
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Post by: Rick Bollinger on December 04, 2019, 09:21:16 PM: Larry that looks great!! Looking forward to seeing it fly. Motorman we fly off of a folding card table on grass. Larry even has a stooge attatched to his for flying solo. Then just land on the grass but with no bending over on start ups.