Here the fuse halves are joined with masking tape and the inch and a half seam tape is applied to the bottom.

Landing gear being molded into the bottom and will be sanded smooth after resin sets. The long brush on top will be used to apply the seam tape to the inside top portion of the fuse.

Rear wheel temporary fit test.

Rear belly hatch used to appy seam tape, later to be used as servo acess.

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  • Admin
    What about these FG cloth Dr ? they seem very light and couple of layers should be good for fuse?
  • Well Drone,! Well Drone !
    It is almost impossible to beat elpour EasyStar !
    But this one also seem really pretty good !

    Hats off to you !
  • Doc, nice work!
    try to use velcro on the hatch.
  • Bigger wings like from an EZglider would be nice also.
    Earl
  • I volunteer to be the crash test person. If it can survive the NM desert it will be deemed crash proof !
    Earl....back from Haiti
  • With 3 layers cloth and 1 layer mat earth dont have a single chance...
  • Developer
    You will know how tuff it is when mother earth grabs it...
  • 1 layer mat and two to three layers cloth. Way to heavy (not measured yet). but the 2700kv motor ought to handle it (I hope). Next version I'll try only two layers of cloth. All that was available at w*lm*rt is a very heavy cloth used to repair boats. Spent one day driving all over hell and back looking for lighter cloth, gel coat, and mold release. Second fuse layup has been sprayed with gelcoat/resin mix and waiting for cloth. This one is a test bed for hatch placement, wing saddle molding and recovering 25 year old glassing skills. (used to work for a deep sea diving helmets mfg). I designed the fuse to accept the stock Easystar parts, but I'm no B1 Bob.
  • How many layers of fiberglass are there?
  • Admin
    yep that is the one I am talking about , tnx Michal
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