Cobra

LAST EDITED ON Dec-03-03 AT 02:21 PM (CST)
 
Last week I received the plans and cutting files for the Cobra kit that a bunch of you have been patiently awaiting and man (& women) they look great!

so I sent the files to the plans printer and Laser cutter for this sweet craving ship and best thing is that today I received some of the sample parts.
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Take a look and see

Also for those of you that want one(or more)but have not already been put on the waiting list Please send me an email to be assured you get one before they run out BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE POST FOR SELLING THE KIT AS THEY ARE NOT READY YET.
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if you click on the link below that will take to my future kits page on my website where you can see an early stage picture of the plans and also todays unveiling of the parts http://www.builtrightflyright.net/futurekits.htm
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I take it this is the English Mercury kits Cobra? I always thought we in England could have our own equivalent of the U.S. Foxberg event. We could have the profile Cobra with a Merco 35, and have a MercMerc event.

That's pretty Mercan funny Ian

Walter,
I would like to have one of those things, but I am afraid I would be biting off more than I could chew!

Hi Don. Like most "I" beam winged stunters, the only really hard part is forcing yourself to cover all those beautiful ribs. They actually go together very fast once the spar, le, te and tip plates are trued.

Actually, all that carved wood in the fuselage looks scarier than the wing. I guess I am just a profile type of guy. I have built a Brodak Nobler, and know how it is done, but I don't like it.

>Walter,
> I would like to have one of those things, but I am afraid
>I would be biting off more than I could chew!

I agree.

I thought I wanted one, but that is a scary amount of rib parts....

Cy.

All those ribs go into place very quickly. Earlier this week I finished the wing to an Ambroid Ares. Once you install the one, two or four root ribs (varies with thickness chosen) the rest go into place at the rate of one every 30+/- seconds. The time is in measureing quickly each rib and cutting it to fit at the TE. Then glueing into place. You are done before you know it. This includes the half ribs in between the main ribs. It just looks like a lot. You will run out of ribs and be dissappointed there are no more as it is actually fun to build these. "I" beamers are kinda like potato chips, you can't do just one.

I have the Video of Bill Werwage Building his Ares wing and the construction time of the rib installation is very quick. As is mentioned above, the ribs are simply measured to the TE and trimmed, then glued....easy....I

have the Ares kit and the video has almost given me the inspiration to build it.....still, I am waiting until I have built a few more planes until I try the I-beamer.

>if you click on the link below that will take to my future
>kits page on my website where you can see an early stage
>picture of the plans and also todays unveiling of the parts
>http://www.builtrightflyright.net/futurekits.htm

DROOL!

Eggy

How crash resistant is an "I beam" wing?

>How crash resistant is an "I beam" wing?

I can't give you an opinion on crash resistance because I never dorked one of mine in. However, I do know they stand up surprisingly well when your buddy backs over the wing of an Argus. Yup, that's what happened to one of mine. I take every opportunity to bug him about it. Right Al?

Al, I know you are smiling right now but I'll get even one day.

Eggy

>How crash resistant is an "I beam" wing?

Hi Don,
One of the World Champs once told me that a good Stunt ship should "explode" on impact.
Bill <><

I've heard that before.

I put my 59 Ares into the ground at Brodaks this spring at an 85 Degree angle, under power and the prop broke, the landing gear flexed forward as it should and broke the silkspan around it and three half ribs were broken. The plane took me about 3 hours to repair and that included replacing the prop, three half ribs, four small silkspan patches and all the doping. I was not in a hurry and the plane is still flying 7 months later.
However, if it had hit on asphalt, it would have been just so much kindling. Nose first into wet grass is the only way to crash

It sounds like a pretty tough design, even if it does look fragile.

Hi Walter,
Did you get my email? I wasn't kidding.
Thanks
Bill <><

Stunt ships are designed to fly, not crash. If they were designed to be crash resistant they would be to heavy to fly great!

LAST EDITED ON Dec-06-03 AT 10:19 AM (CST)
 
If this were a perfect world, none of us would crash. It ain't perfect.

>If this were a perfect world, none of us would crash. It
>ain't perfect.

True, but if that should happen to you remember that Walter will have other kits available.

Eggy

That is true.

Ta heck with kits, beautiful by the way Walter, where can I buy some building time?