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Title: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: ringmaster on January 16, 2015, 05:47:51 PM: Hello, I was given Sig Twister wing from a friend after he crashed it the body was no worth fixing I asked him if had the plans for the Twister he said no some of friends gave him the plane . I wondered if anybody had plans of Twister what is body length and height of tail feathers and stab too size width and length. Thank you.
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Jay on January 16, 2015, 08:22:59 PM: While I don't have the measurements off hand I thought I would direct you to this site to get an idea of how to modify your Twister.

http://s6.zetaboards.com/Just_Fly_It/topic/8866149/1/

Jay
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Tim Wescott on January 16, 2015, 09:41:07 PM: See if you can find plans for a Fancherized Twister. They fly great, and if you have a wing you have the only purely Twister part already made.
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Brent Williams on January 17, 2015, 01:34:45 AM: Here's a link to the plans and article for the Fancherized Twister.

Plans: http://www.marinaru.ro/forum/planuri/Planuri/zbor-captiv/F2B-Acrobatie,%20Trainere,%20Semimachete/Fancher%20Twister%20Plan%20Article.pdf (http://www.marinaru.ro/forum/planuri/Planuri/zbor-captiv/F2B-Acrobatie,%20Trainere,%20Semimachete/Fancher%20Twister%20Plan%20Article.pdf)

The measurements I obtained from the Fancherized Twister plans are:
Leading edge to end of nose: 7.375
Wing airfoil chord: 8.25
Hinge to hinge: 15.75 (13.75 stock)
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Tim Wescott on January 17, 2015, 11:13:24 AM: Keep in mind that it doesn't have to look exactly like the plans say when you're done. This one has carried me from Intermediate to Expert (although I am now desperately in need of a new plane):

(http://flyinglines.org/wescott.jenny.jpg)
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Paul Taylor on January 17, 2015, 12:05:20 PM: Quote from: Tim Wescott on January 17, 2015, 11:13:24 AM
Keep in mind that it doesn't have to look exactly like the plans say when you're done. This one has carried me from Intermediate to Expert (although I am now desperately in need of a new plane):

(http://flyinglines.org/wescott.jenny.jpg)

Very Nice Tim!
H^^
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: rich gorrill on January 17, 2015, 03:53:37 PM: Hi Ring, from the original kit plans the fuselage was 29" long. 7 3/8" front of fuselage to wing. the rudder was 7 3/4" tall x 2 3/4" wide. The fin was 5 1/2' tall x3" tapered. I lengthened my fuse. by 1 1/2''. Ted Fancher used 3'', your choice if you want add half ribs. Hope this helps

Rich
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Andrew Hathaway on January 17, 2015, 04:41:17 PM: Sig should have the plans... http://sigmfg.com SIGKP022 SIG KIT PLAN CL-22 TWISTER $5.75 EACH
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: ringmaster on January 17, 2015, 04:49:23 PM: Thank you very much for your useful information about the Sig Twister that help me out a lot to build the Twister. Thanks
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Jay on January 17, 2015, 07:32:55 PM: Quote from: Tim Wescott on January 17, 2015, 11:13:24 AM
Keep in mind that it doesn't have to look exactly like the plans say when you're done. This one has carried me from Intermediate to Expert (although I am now desperately in need of a new plane):

(http://flyinglines.org/wescott.jenny.jpg)
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Are there plans for the fuselage you used? That's a very nice job you did.

Jay
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Tim Wescott on January 17, 2015, 10:43:51 PM: Quote from: Jay on January 17, 2015, 07:32:55 PM

Are there plans for the fuselage you used? That's a very nice job you did.

Jay

Kinda sorta maybe. Here's what I built off of, but treat it as a preliminary sketch and don't trust the scaling. At the right scale the engine, wings, and horizontal stab should all match the Fancherized Twister side view. Use really light balsa for the fuse, or build it hollow like I did -- there's a lot of fuselage behind the wing, and even making it hollow with an LA 46 in the nose I still needed nose weight. If I did it again I'd be a bunch more careful about how much glue went into the fuse.
Title: Re: Sig Twister body lenght and tail height
Post by: Tim Wescott on January 17, 2015, 10:50:48 PM: Build thread here: http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php/topic,27915.0.html (http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php/topic,27915.0.html)