Bliksem Se Plek | Bliksem's Place | Dis my plek die - This is my place
| Das Uber Stick | ||||||
My good friend, Scott, & I were bemoaning the demise of the H9 .60-size Ultra Stick. Well, you either mope or you get up off of your behind and do something about it. We did do something about it. Here are pics and comments about the progress. The design is about 63% larger than the .60-size Ultra Stick. The wingspan is 100" and the power will be from |
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| Sam's Ultra Stick .60 A few decals to spice it up. |
Ribs are made of door skin ply. Profile copied from an Extra 300. A router and template was used to cut the rib outlines. |
(l) Scott and I (r)holding a wing. |
Compare the sizes. Electric Ultra, .60 Ultra & the Uber! |
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| Oh, BTW, we are building 2! Gracie & yours truly. |
Wing showing the tube. | Close-up of the socket. | Both wings. | |||
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| Fuselage sides. | Scott lends some scale. | Ooh, gonna carry a big stick soon! |
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| Landing gear. 3/16" x 3" 6061-T6511 used. |
Another view of the gear. | Getting there. | ||||
| During some mock-up testing for CG we decided to switch to a pair of Zenoah G-62's for power. This change makes this a 60-size Stick - 60cc! | ||||||
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| Zenoah G-62 powered. The wheels are 5". |
G-62 side view. | Coming together. | ||||
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| Ready to cover - March 2011 | ||||||
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| Covered - 26 March 2011 | Decals and decoration still to be done |
Maidened - 27 March 2011 L-R, Scott, Sam and Bliksem |
Big brother Stick | |||
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| Carrier aircraft anyone? | Apart for transporting | |||||