I have just orderd a Sledge, What should i expect?!!
08-06-2003, 09:54 PM
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I have just orderd a Sledge, What should i expect?!!
hello i have just orderd a Sledge i am 15 years old and i was just wondering what i should expect from the building and the flying?
i was going to put a powerful Royal 46 on it or a Webra 60 i wanted to keep it light so what engine and what does the plane weigh
thanx alot
i was going to put a powerful Royal 46 on it or a Webra 60 i wanted to keep it light so what engine and what does the plane weigh
thanx alot
08-06-2003, 11:09 PM
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I have just orderd a Sledge, What should i expect?!!
Man, same here. I just got the sledge short kit and started it today. Goes together pretty fast but ran out of 1/4"x1/4" balsa sticks. I thought the tapered wing would be tricky for me, but the directions explain things pretty well. It has nice color photos to help also. I have a Royal 46 thats going on the Sledge also. I am using the lightest balsa that i found at my LHS, some CF reinforcement to help with lightening holes i plan on cutting in, and some CF landing gear, and hopefully it will come out on the light end of the spectrum.
08-07-2003, 12:14 AM
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3dfreak, I think scole gave an excellent description. I would highly recommend not, yes I did say not, use that 60 size engine. They put out to much vibration I think, beside that 46 should be enough. Jeff W.
08-07-2003, 02:25 AM
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You're gonna love this kit... goes together super easy... the lazer cut parts are cut perfectly.... I used 1/4 x 1 for the leading edge of the wing... but I think I'll try the 3/4" tri stock on my next one...
08-07-2003, 11:23 AM
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Do you think a peice of 5/16" x 1" would work better than the 1/4" x 1"? I read about the problems that other people have with the not so round LE's so i thought this might fix that problem.
08-07-2003, 03:56 PM
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The 5/16" would give you a little more meat to make a rounder leading edge...
The 1/4" works fine..... Just not as pretty as something with a little more meat would be... No big... I dont' thing it will affect flight performance at all....
The 1/4" works fine..... Just not as pretty as something with a little more meat would be... No big... I dont' thing it will affect flight performance at all....
