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Mid7night — Mon, 30 May 2016 02:47:17 +0000

Didn't maiden it, but still had a good day of flying all my other planes. I'll let you know when a storm rolls through and I actually fly the "Vanguard". ;)

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Up North 65 — Sat, 28 May 2016 22:51:41 +0000

Painted a 206. I have a 63 150 that I commute and mess around in.

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Robot Chickens — Sat, 28 May 2016 20:46:16 +0000

Just painted a Cessna and it added 22 pounds. 22 pounds is like 4 gallons of gas, or a case of beer, or like 22 one pound steaks!

You paint airplanes?

He fixes and flies them too.

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 19:31:40 +0000

Just painted a Cessna and it added 22 pounds. 22 pounds is like 4 gallons of gas, or a case of beer, or like 22 one pound steaks!

You paint airplanes?
Wait, a full size Cessna? Which one? I trained in a 150, 152 & 172 ... My Grampa was a flight instructor and started taking me up when I was like, 8, and we had to move to progressively larger planes as I grew taller; two 6ft+ guys are a tight fit in a 152. :P

Yeah, paint adds more than people think, and on airplanes every bit of weight is non-trivial. I probably killed 2 or 3 cans of Rustoleum on this glider.

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Up North 65 — Sat, 28 May 2016 11:48:01 +0000

Just painted a Cessna and it added 22 pounds. 22 pounds is like 4 gallons of gas, or a case of beer, or like 22 one pound steaks!

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 09:46:34 +0000

BTW, in case anyone is curious, I just balanced it with some nose weight (ok a lot...ok REALLY A LOT*) - CG placement is important - The final Ready-To-Fly weight is 95oz!!

That may not mean much if you don't fly gliders on this scale, but as a point of reference most "normal" gliders this size (4-ft wingspan) would be considered "a bit heavy" if they weighed 30-40oz.

Should be a screamer! Pray for big wind. :D

*Pre-balanced weight was 71oz, meaning it took a full 24oz to balance the plane. That's 1.5 POUNDS, just for balance weight!

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 08:59:33 +0000

Did you ever consider taking the blue all the way out to the wing tips?

Too late now, but it's just a thought I had.

No, but I did add a tiny strip of blue on the leading-edge, to protect it a bit more. I didn't want to extend the blue on the tips because I wanted to keep that contrast for the bottom. It's very important to be able to tell "UP" from "DOWN" quickly at a distance. O_O

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cheapLEY — Sat, 28 May 2016 08:07:18 +0000

Did you ever consider taking the blue all the way out to the wing tips?

Too late now, but it's just a thought I had.

Hurt your eyes with the sheer beauty of it, you mean, right? (reply)

ZackDark — Sat, 28 May 2016 04:31:18 +0000

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Xenos — Sat, 28 May 2016 03:37:53 +0000

Nah, at its core it's just a big delta-wing. The bigger problem is lack of useful vertical surfaces for lateral stability.

Space Magic.

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 03:28:59 +0000

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 03:28:17 +0000

Looks un-flyable without an engine?

Maybe it would need a clear plastic Cunard for stability?

Nah, at its core it's just a big delta-wing. The bigger problem is lack of useful vertical surfaces for lateral stability.

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DEEP_NNN — Sat, 28 May 2016 03:21:35 +0000

Looks un-flyable without an engine?

Maybe it would need a clear plastic Cunard for stability?

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DEEP_NNN — Sat, 28 May 2016 03:19:25 +0000

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 02:58:08 +0000

Finished blue this afternoon and just pulled the masking off...I was a little impatient putting it on last night, and evidently the orange and white weren't completely 100% dry, so the tape peeled off a few little spots, but y'know what; I actually like it!

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First coat of clear is drying now. :D

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Mid7night — Sat, 28 May 2016 01:02:13 +0000

That IS awesome! Unfortunately my hobby budget struggles as it is to keep up with just ONE genre of flying things...maybe I can do a glider based on a Destiny ship. The Agonarch Carve actually has stubs that look almost wing-like! :P

What about this?

Definite contender. But ...oh my, those color hurt my eyes... O_o

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bluerunner — Fri, 27 May 2016 22:22:38 +0000

That IS awesome! Unfortunately my hobby budget struggles as it is to keep up with just ONE genre of flying things...maybe I can do a glider based on a Destiny ship. The Agonarch Carve actually has stubs that look almost wing-like! :P

What about this?

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Mid7night — Fri, 27 May 2016 21:56:01 +0000

That IS awesome! Unfortunately my hobby budget struggles as it is to keep up with just ONE genre of flying things...maybe I can do a glider based on a Destiny ship. The Agonarch Carve actually has stubs that look almost wing-like! :P

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CruelLEGACEY — Fri, 27 May 2016 21:32:10 +0000

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bluerunner — Fri, 27 May 2016 18:30:07 +0000

This should be your next project.