New Milled Foamy c/o ETOC!!!!

[xtremeRCpilot]

Well its about time I put this bird together. I think its called the Razorback aka( Sypher)? a Mark leseberg design. This was purchased back in May, after watching some dynamic thumb work from the top ETOC pilots, I had to call on Jason at Insaine Foamies to pick one up. Without build instructions I used the few pics I had as reference to put it together and , Man it was fun. The airframe and servos weigh in at 3.5 oz and I will try to keep it at 5.5 oz rtf. I Finished the airframe the other day and am waiting on the motor aka 2203 Axi. Hope to fly it next week at our local Dome. Here are the pics......


John C.

[SleepyC]

Very neat!
What is the material used for the rudder and ele pull pull?

I'm using fishing line, and its hard as hell to tie nots.

[xtremeRCpilot]

I am using Kevlar thread , this stuff is hard to cut with a knife ... I take a small sewing needle and loop the thread through the hole and while holding it just snug i wick some CA and kicker to hold it tight and then tie the knots about 3-4 times... this works great and it holds. Also Sleepy, if you look at the servo horns I weave the line through the servo holes and when you get your surface centered wick a little Ca on the horn. I have heard some guys use toothpicks and break them off in the horn to hold the thread so if it needs adjusting you can push out the wood and realign the surface. hope this makes sense.... By the way great job on your foamie..

JC

here is a close up of the pull pull lines....

[SleepyC]

Thanks for the info.. This gives me some ideas. Let me know how that sucker flies.

I would love to come to the independance dome , but MAN.. 1 - 3pm on WEDNESDAYS?!?!
How do you explain that to your boss....

BUT.. one day soon I may be "ahhhh heeemmmm sick"

[hpapilot]

Niiice! I just finished mine up as well. I picked this one up from Jason Danhakl at the JR indoor fest. Mine is a newer version with a slightly different wing. Only have a few flights so far but it's pretty awesome. AUW is heavyish at 4.9 oz but it flies pretty light.

RJ

[HuckinChikn]

sweet! looks awesome need video!

[xtremeRCpilot]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SleepyC
	Thanks for the info.. This gives me some ideas. Let me know how that sucker flies. I would love to come to the independance dome , but MAN.. 1 - 3pm on WEDNESDAYS?!?! How do you explain that to your boss.... BUT.. one day soon I may be "ahhhh heeemmmm sick"

I know, its a conspiracy with the retirees ......but on the up side, that means more time for us to fly because there is only like 5-10 guys at most and half of them B S'n on the side lines, ha ha ha, hope to see ya down there this year, send me a pm if your going!!

JC

[Dave_ORCC]

	Quote: Originally Posted by hpapilot
	AUW is heavyish at 4.9 oz but it flies pretty light. RJ

Cool looking bipe. Might just have to try one of those.

Regarding the above statement........... Did anyone ever think we'd use the term "heavyish" to describe a 4.9oz plane?? Un-fricken-believable what these foamies are weighing these days. Really not too difficult to put together a sub 5oz plane with off-the-shelf components these days. Amazing, really.

xtreme, nice job on the pull pull rigging.

Cheers,
Dave

[Wayne]

	Quote: Originally Posted by xtremeRCpilot
	I have heard some guys use toothpicks and break them off in the horn to hold the thread so if it needs adjusting you can push out the wood and realign the surface.

AWESOME.
I was wondering what a good way to do that was. I used pull pull on my Feather Vrolets but the lines always went slack so I went back to carbon rods.
Next one will go back to PP.

My new Vrolet is 4.9 AUW.

[xtremeRCpilot]

RJ, Great looking version of this awesome plane. I cant seem to build under 5.5oz but find this weight to be perfect for super slow flight. I might go to one aileron servo . Lets get some video of these birds!!!




Wayne, I think this would be easy to do even at the field, thanks for the inspiration on your builds!


Thanks Dave and Huckin
Video coming soon!!.

JC

[xtremeRCpilot]

Here is some pre build pics....

[pitviper51]

great looking foamy! im looking to get a indoor bipe soon, im looking at the fancy foam verolet freestyle, is there only site for the insane foamies now??
mike