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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 04/08/2013 03:56 Sujet: Towline Hook Mechanism & Power Pod |
Towline hook mechanism finally arrived after six weeks from HobbyKing.
Power pod is beginning to look like one. Still don't know which size engine to use, 1.5, 2.5, or 3.2cc diesel.
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 26/07/2013 04:02 Sujet: BF-109E Mistle Struts to DFS-230 |
Scrounged in my parts bin and came up with a workable solution for the struts connecting the Me-109 and DFS-230. Ball-joints connected via 3-mm all-thread rods. I hope it does the trick. The excess ep ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 22/07/2013 06:33 Sujet: Messerschmitt Bf 109 Mistel power pod |
Not much progress on the DFS-230. The laser cutting service I use are closed for annual holiday. Work has not even started on the group-build Ju-52 so the DFS-230 will have a lonely maiden. Looking ar ... |
Sujet: DFS - 230 |
wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 19/07/2013 08:06 Sujet: DFS - 230 |
Bonjour again gentleman. Merci to Jo for the heads up on plans and short kit for 3.11-meter DFS-230. Mine's only half that size, having been sized to match Ju-52 tow tug.
Hope to have a squadron of ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Divers... Posté le: 19/07/2013 05:55 Sujet: BF-109E Mistle |
Oldrich Sova AKA OwlCastle built flying BF-109 & DFS-230 Mistle combo for Czech magazine article
http://www.wwii-rcmodely.mypage.cz/menu/modely-ww-ii/mistel-dfs-230-bf-109e |
Sujet: DFS - 230 |
wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 18/07/2013 12:48 Sujet: DFS-230 nose towline hook |
Je savais bien que j'avais un bout de quelque chose dans mes archives:
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/mat2verre/P1010025_889.jpg
A+
Mat
Thanks for the photo Mat. Helps me w ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 18/07/2013 12:28 Sujet: Who built this static DFS-230 |
Et également quelques photos du modèle exposé à la Wasserkuppe... on ne s'en lasse pas http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/mat2verre/IMG_9721_785.jpg
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/ima ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 17/07/2013 17:30 Sujet: DFS - 230 |
Very good question. My previous 1.55-meter sailplane builds vary between 300 and 450 grams. This one will be heavier. Weights thus far:
The battery is the biggest concern and I'll only know the sma ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 17/07/2013 07:36 Sujet: H and V Empennage |
The DFS-230 started out as a simple 4-channel analog 72Mhz build to match the Tante Ju mothership but when you put a bunch or retired EEs, well, you know what happens. Now it'll be open 433Mhz UHF ope ... |
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 16/07/2013 17:18 Sujet: Spoiler/Airbrake and Aileron Linkage |
Many thanks to Erik (KA-6BR) for providing me with juggernaut of documentation on the original DFS-230.
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/wingsoverk3/4--Steuerwerk-ailerons_139.jpghttp ... |
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 16/07/2013 15:58 Sujet: Slow and steady progress |
First avionics suite installed is RFD900 (900 MHz) telemetry radio modem. Since it's a two aircrew plane, might as well have clean uncluttered FPV video feed and let back-seater worry about flight and ... |
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 15/07/2013 11:07 Sujet: The Ventral Trapdoor |
Many thanks to Erik (Ka-6BR), the ventral trapdoor which puzzled me "holds a drogue chute that attaches to the tail skid strut. There is a spring on it, and the latch is operated by a control cab ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 15/07/2013 05:02 Sujet: Fuselage: Short Tail Moment |
Progress on fuselage continues:
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/wingsoverk3/IMG_0398_136.jpg
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/wingsoverk3/IMG_0400_208.jpg
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 14/07/2013 06:45 Sujet: DFS - 230 |
Another DFS-230 with no evidence of spoilers.
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/wingsoverk3/DFS_230_no_spoilers_132.jpg |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 14/07/2013 04:49 Sujet: Fuselage DFS-230-A2 assault glider scratchbuild |
Fuselage is upright first time. RDF900 radio modem (900 MHz) for telemetry will be on top of fuselage aft of wing so the heatsink will be exposed to slipstream.http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/u ... |
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 13/07/2013 13:32 Sujet: Thanks a ton |
Thanks a ton. I was going to install the spoilers anyway but this is the extra validation needed.
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 13/07/2013 04:01 Sujet: DFS - 230 |
Hi VincentB,
Gotcha WRT posting photos. My daughter does my IT-work, posting on forums but she'll be off to college in couple of months so I have to learn myself.
Hmmm, I think you're right, it's fo ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 12/07/2013 16:15 Sujet: Trapdoor? |
Greetings again gentlemen,
Work on the DFS-230 fuselage continues. I'm building the DFS 230 A-2 version which had dual controls and longer cockpit.
http://www.retroplane.net/forum/images/uploads/Vin ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 12/07/2013 08:34 Sujet: Record Monsoon in Himalayas |
Yes, it's one of our wettest monsoons ever. My flying starts only in October-November when people start climbing Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga (60km from our airfield).
So I keep busy with my scratc ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 12/07/2013 02:08 Sujet: DFS-230 spoilers/airbrakes |
Hi VincentB,
Thanks for the welcome. But I must say Orionis and JoBerg's builds are more impressive. The only evidence of spoilers/airbrakes on the DFS-230 are from the 2D drawings online. But DFS we ... |
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wingsoverk3
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Forum: Maquettes Planeurs Rétro Posté le: 11/07/2013 15:06 Sujet: DFS-230 build |
Greetings from the Himalayas. I am building a DFS-230 scaled down to match RCM plans Junkers Ju-52. Build log is at
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1136629&page=11
If I may, I ca ... |
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