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Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
06-03-2004, 05:43 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marus,

the double blue stripes on the fuse will be added soon. We also want to add blue stripes all around the star patterns, but that'll have to wait until after the flying season ;)
Some...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
06-03-2004, 02:46 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus,

that twisted wing was the result of one half of the left strut coming loose. The struts are aluminium tubing with in the
end aluminium cylinders glued in. (locktite, shouldn't come...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
06-01-2004, 01:55 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Yeehaa!!! Maiden flight went great for all three planes.

Just some minor problems to sort out with the mufflers coming loose / teflon couplers cracking.

Anybody know about some good tubing...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-24-2004, 07:33 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Yes, all three will fly monday (weather permitting ofcourse)
The spinner(s) (and cowls) are being painted as well, I forgot to mention those.

Should look sweet.

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-24-2004, 06:43 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus,

yes, it's pretty crowded inside... Who thought that a 3.4m plane gets pretty small inside once you have all your equipment crammed inside. At least you can just
put your head through...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-24-2004, 03:48 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Some new pictures added! (http://www.teampluvier.nl)

What's left to do for us:

- finish the struts
- cover the ailerons
- install aileron linkage
- screw on the LG (we get them back...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-22-2004, 06:24 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Maiden is planned for monday in a week (the 31st)

Will keep you posted on progress..

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-21-2004, 09:28 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus,

it's the original cowl. We'll post some more pics soon.

build update :

My fuse is done!! Only the cowl and LG to screw on ;)

We're getting on quite quickly now...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-19-2004, 05:20 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

What pic do you mean? 101-0149_IMG.JPG That one?

It's a bit misleading, I'm taking some scrap pieces of covering from underneath the finished fuse. No ripping off covering there! Though I must...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-19-2004, 02:21 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Yes, new pics added..

I like this one.. Can you find the (not so) Big Lift in this pic? ;)

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-18-2004, 03:49 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Our wheelpant-design. going to be cut from sign material.

Yes, one is upside-down, but intended so you can read it clearly when we do an inverted low-pass :D :D

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-17-2004, 02:40 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Jim,

the mounts (and all other ply parts we used in addition to Harald's) are CNC cut.
Mounts are from 6mm aircraft ply, laminated on both sides with carbon. The firewall in the fuse is only...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-16-2004, 05:32 PM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus, the louvers, that's our secret ;)

no, kidding..

The intake funnel of the carburator extends through the firewall into the fuse. We built a box around that inside the fuse,
so...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-16-2004, 05:21 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Just to let you guys know,

some new pictures added of this mornings building. Two fuses completely covered,

the third one will be finished tonight.

For your enjoyment, also some...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-14-2004, 08:03 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Okay, shut up now ;) Just as we thought we were almost finished...

The window is a good idea, but the LG for now will be just square GFK I'm afraid.
But you never know, maybe one day....

...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-14-2004, 07:39 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus, I'll take some pics this weekend..

Lol, flying emmentaler... Our fuses look like a bunch of toothpicks glued together :D

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-14-2004, 05:18 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

One question, did you enlarge the rudder? looks like it's a little oversized, maybe it's an optical illusion...


No, it's not.. He enlarged it ;)

Going to cover the first of the three...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-10-2004, 07:29 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus,

I didn't know that :eek:

If you want / need pictures of some of the GFK parts let me know.

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-10-2004, 07:10 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

I dont think they are on his site as separate items, but if you get in contact with him you probably can work something out.

All GFK work is of very nice quality. (better than some of the wood...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-10-2004, 06:56 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

The spinners we're using are the ones supplied in the kit :

white GFK spinners with an aluminium backplate. The spinners look real nice, gell-coated :D

Hans
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-10-2004, 02:14 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Help me out here... HP ? :eek: ( edit: okay, got it now.. was thinking too much in the airplane-direction ;)
our HP needs some updates though.. keep forgetting the camera! )

Some more work...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-07-2004, 03:01 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Jim,

most people do 5 work days here.. But I'm still a student (electrical engineering) working towards graduation, so now i'm
working/studying mon-fri, have another job at saturday, and...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-07-2004, 02:40 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus,

Winfried is thinking about building a decathlon XL (I assume from weiershauser), so is not building (yet)...;)

A little update on our progress:
yesterday I got word the...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-06-2004, 06:32 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Hmm, I guess that must be it.. Everytime I work on the fuse I must resist to put on the cowl and admire how BIG this thing is ;)

Well, three building evenings/days this weekend, so should make...
Forum: Giant Scale Aircraft - General
05-04-2004, 07:48 AM
Replies: 4,233
Views: 659,102
Posted By NightSwan

RE: Hostetler 33% Decathlon

Marcus,

I really like the way Harald designed the fuse. Very little wood in it, but it feels really strong.
Really stiff, especially with all the stringers and cross-braces. The formers are...
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