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Title: New Plane for 2007
Post by: Larry Wong on January 04, 2007, 08:27:44 PM

This is my second Imitation Plus II,  Power with 40VF or 46VF and Piped , some changes are thicker
tail, and longer nose . More pic  with  I & II

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: Randy Powell on January 05, 2007, 12:11:28 PM

Larry,

Very nice. You do very clean work. I love pictures of the bones of planes.

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: Mike Scholtes on January 05, 2007, 06:02:16 PM

Hey Larry-

Can I have the other one? Please bring it to the Alameda field on Sunday. Please also be sure the PA is still in it. Thanks very much!

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: Bill Gruby on January 09, 2007, 06:16:56 AM

 QUESTION------------------------What is the advantage to the angled ribs?

Bill Gruby

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: Larry Wong on January 09, 2007, 06:38:37 AM

Sorry Ty  I don't have plans formy Imitation Plus Yes the wing is lost foam , on the fusalage all I did was
use the same moments of the profile with a 1" longer nose for balance,and mold all parts to keep it light.
I flew one of are club member's profile Imitation and it flew well but I think the built up fusalage is a better plane.  the top one is #1  and the other is #2

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: Bill Gruby on January 09, 2007, 07:25:32 AM

I know it's probably not that important, but I'm a retread and the angled ribs are new to me, is there any advantage other than saving weight?

Bill Gruby

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: kvarley on January 10, 2007, 09:20:44 AM

The ribs done that way gives the wing more torsional rigidity as well as saving a bit of weight .Keith Varley

Title: Re: New Plane for 2007
Post by: minnesotamodeler on January 10, 2007, 02:59:14 PM

DELETED (see thread "rib orientation").