Whew. . .thanks! I needed to read a post like this. Helped make my day.
Arrowsteel. . . I can't recall your name, but do recall having had some
correspondence with you. Clue us in on what an "extruded aluminum wing" is,
please. Sounds formidable. I assume by "rigid mount" you mean rigid
mounting of servos and drive shafts. Please clarify.
Also, tell how you did things in molded wings. I have suggestions in the
RDS website, but would like to hear from others how they did it,
particularly how they mounted servos to avoid "oil canning" of the skin. My
suggestion was to attach a fairly broad, but thin ply base to the skin with
epoxy putty to fill between it and the skin to preserve the airfoil.
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Observations on new RDS mockup.
> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 3:31 PM
>
> All of this talk about binding, flex and bending in theory doesn't mean a
> thing!
> You guys need to build more!
> I agree with Harley, just build it, it really works!
> I've been using RDS on my extruded aluminum wings (with ridged mounts)
for
> over 2 years with no problem. I've even converted my molded planes to use
RDS.
>
> I don't think it is possible to make the bends exactly 45 deg., but I
don't
> hear people complaining about bend tolerances.
>
> I have found that a very tight bend (small radius) works best.
> RDS work for me.
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