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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Leester on July 16, 2006, 10:43:57 AM

Title: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Leester on July 16, 2006, 10:43:57 AM: My ARF Kaos converted for C/L is almost ready for flying. 55" WS, 566sq.in. + whatever was added when I enlarged the flaps,suspended 4" bellcrank,adj leadouts,tip box,adj. rudder. ST G-51 the tongue muffler will be replaced by a S. Dinger tube muffler on order. Total weight 60 3/4oz. All I have left is to secure the nose gear. It's take apart or it won't fit in my car. Thanks for the help on hooking up the flaps and rigging up the adj. rudder. Should be interesting.
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Leester on July 16, 2006, 10:46:09 AM: 2 more pics. The hatch for control access is under the canopy.
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Greg L Bahrman on July 16, 2006, 11:05:03 AM: OK Leester,
Looks cool and another Karma for you for taking on the challenge of doing this modification. Neat
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: wmiii on July 16, 2006, 11:31:53 AM: I agree, got to admire your enthusiasm. Keep it up.

Walter #^
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Tom Dugan on July 16, 2006, 12:04:30 PM: Hey Lee...that grass looks a little long. **) Guess youve been busy building.
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Jim Oliver on July 16, 2006, 12:28:50 PM: Quote from: TJDNC on July 16, 2006, 12:04:30 PM
Hey Lee...that grass looks a little long. **) Guess youve been busy building.

It's simply a matter of having one's priorities in the proper order; the grass will still be there when the building is finished. ;D

Go, Lee!

Jim
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Leester on July 16, 2006, 12:40:18 PM: Ya and Thomas I was going to cut it yesterday but I had an important meeting with 3 clients, really I did!! See Mr. Nobler Mr. Tomahawk and Mr. Mustang
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Tom Dugan on July 16, 2006, 02:48:13 PM: I hope your meeting was very successful. Is that Mt Joy? I flew there a couple times in the late 60s. If you keep building youre gonna need that tractor trailer you drive to haul all the planes in. BTW the Kaos looks great. Have you flown it yet?

Keep having fun...Thomas
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Ron King on July 16, 2006, 05:17:34 PM: Wow - this brings back memories.

I hadn't considered a Kaos for CL, but remember it was an outstanding RC pattern ship - actually very competitive in the early 1970's. I've built and flown three and many of us continued to use the Kaos wing on other designs.

It had one of the best wings of all time, but I seem to remember it had a semi-symetrical airfoil at the root, changing to fully symetrical at the tips. Did they change the airfoil for the ARF?

Please let us know how this works out. <=

Ron
Title: Re: ARF Kaos C/L Almost Ready
Post by: Leester on July 17, 2006, 11:36:39 AM: Thomas: Yes that's Mt. Joy. And no to flying yet.
Ron: The airfoil seems to be as you say but is hard to notice, but this is my first experience with this plane. It does have a nice wing. I'll let ya know how it does. It's just for goofin off and I mainly wanted to see if I could convert it.