Just had a good catch up Richard,
Coming along a treat now.... really like the camo colours,they definitely look the part .
Coming along a treat now.... really like the camo colours,they definitely look the part .
Looking great Richard.
Just had a good catch up Richard,
Coming along a treat now.... really like the camo colours,they definitely look the part .
Great looking paintwork Richard, in line with the rest of the modelling.
Good job Wabble!!! Looks like nothing pinged off too...At least I didn't hear any foul words over here if they did!!! Your soundproofing must work well Sir...
Prost
Allen
Just awesome Richard. Looking great with the camo.
So far everythings peachy, glad the camo turned out well with no cursing and swearing to be heard. I've seen a Rotordyne built on Youtube.YES i like these big multi engine choppers an has anybody thought about building a fairy rotordyne ? as i liked them as well
chrisb
We scratchees think alike ...just can't leave things well alone can we?I knew you would
Thank you Colin...God blessed me with a sinus and cough as a test I guess. Still going at it. Photos later.I got trapped in the real world for a while, and on my return your your build is continuing, 18 pages wow. God bless your determination Sir. Mind you, your efforts are truly paying off, she's looking splendid.
'De-icing boots'. Not a term I'm familiar with. Do you have any more info Richard!! Ice accretion or build up on rotors was always a worry when flying in icing or potential icing conditions. Ice not only adds weight but deforms the aerodynamic profile of the lift element. (We call it crashing!!!)As I said earlier here are some of todays progress pictures. Masking the prop blades after painting the tips with a base of white then yellow. Don't know if the blades had de-icing boots but in references the tips were painted black.
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Then fitted the fiddly things on the prop hub...so I can cover the blades and the fiddly bits in black.
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Earlier I tidied up loose ends on the rear end of the chopper where some overspray had crept onto the supporting pylon and under the tail wing. No pictures though.
Cheers,
Wabble
Never in 25 years of rotary wing experience as both a maintainer and aircrew have I heard of that. Certainly we had 'sacrificial strips' (thick 3M sellotape in basic terms), on the leading edges of the rotors. An inflatable 'boot' on a rotor would change the aerofoil section and therefore the lift!!De-icing boots are inflatable bladders along the front edge of a wing, to break up any ice there. IIRC, it’s mainly an American term.
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