Finishing the covering was another milestone for me and I was very confident that the maiden flight would turn out just fine. Then the first complete assembly came along and with it some new challenges. Namely undercarriage and center of gravity.
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Joyrider: Undercarriage
With the fuselage finished it’s time to focus on the undercarriage. I’ve got two major objectives concerning my model: I want to have the capability to take off from smooth runways and I need a suspended undercarriage in order to dampen jolts during landings. That’s quite an order on such a small model. Since I… Continue reading Joyrider: Undercarriage