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Fiberglass Easystar landing gear and fuse half joining.

Posted by Dr. Stewart Pid on March 3, 2010 at 11:32am

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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  • Rana March 3, 2010 at 11:00pm
    Well Drone,! Well Drone !
    It is almost impossible to beat elpour EasyStar !
    But this one also seem really pretty good !

    Hats off to you !
  • Earl March 3, 2010 at 2:51pm
    Bigger wings like from an EZglider would be nice also.
    Earl
  • Earl March 3, 2010 at 2:47pm
    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
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    Mark Colwell March 3, 2010 at 2:09pm
    You will know how tuff it is when mother earth grabs it...
  • Dr. Stewart Pid March 3, 2010 at 2:02pm
    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.
  • Dr. Stewart Pid March 3, 2010 at 11:51am
    OOOOHHHHH.... toughstar, I like that name. Haven't quite decided how the hatch will be held in place yet. Fit is so tight I have to pry it off. Thought of using super magnets, but they aren't secure enough.
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