1/3 scale Ka1/Ka3 combo

[johnfireball]

Nice. Satan in the cockpit?

[gerryb]

i usually call him 'frank'.  he normally lives in my spacewalker but recently he did his gliding 'A' cert, so he's ready to go soaring.  hopefully next month.

some more photos of the fuse under construction..............

[Flamingo Flier]

I thought it was Max Biaggi!

Hi Gerry,

Nice work and nice photos. Will we see you next week? I haven't flown for ages but I do hope to get there at some stage. I have some DIY in hand at the moment and my models are somewhat out of reach - the old hanger has been demolished. I charged the batteries yesterday with the hope of getting one or 2 models ready to fly.

JIM

[gerryb]

hi jim,

thanks for kind words.

i had to google 'max biaggi' to see the comparrison and yea, you're right.  i have another model pilot who bears a very strong resemblance to richard branson.

yea, i hope to get to mt leinster on saturday.  it will be for the one day only.  looking forward to meeting up with everyone again.  hope the weather improves.  i think if everyone spends the week on their knees, it might work.

see you then jim

[Fred]

I don't see anything missing at all!... The box is behind me for the past 2 months! 

As usual, great job! Very very clean build!

[gerryb]

will that box be in front of me tomorrow fred?

i hope the answer is yes!

see you soon

[Fred]

It's in the car as we speak!

See you tomorrow:)

[gerryb]

Eventually I got the Ka3 finished. First flight tonight and it flew beautifully. Wind was quite strong, 15kts, N westerly, out over Lough Derg. Hopefully I can add some photos, no flying shots i’m afraid. Thanks again Fred, a very nice machine. Plan now is to build a Ka1 fuse to match the wings and tail of the Ka3.  Regards, GB.

[gerryb]

Started the build on the Ka1, formers fit together like a glove. First photos are just a dry fit. I had to cut the stringers lengthways to get them to bend to follow the curve of the fuse. Lots of hi-tech clamping devices required to keep everything in place until glue dries. More photos soon....

[gerryb]

I thought the sockets for the tail plane carbon rods were a bit short for a plug in tailplane so I made new ones which are about 25mm deeper than the original.

[gerryb]

And fit in place for checking size...

[Fred]

That is looking good!!

Glad everything fits, and I am really looking forward to your first flight report! 

[gerryb]

Tailplane mounts glued in....

[gerryb]

Trial fit of wings...

[gerryb]

Looks good, so glue it up. I used 30 min epoxy and a mix of saw dust added....