Curare 60 E

I appreciate your kind words Simon, however I've only ever written about stuff I kind of understand, Futaba programming is definately not one of those subjects!!

JonTappin wrote: Futaba programming is definately not one of those subjects!!

And nearly all of us too!

You will love the Curare Simon. No more worrying about high winds, cuts thro 'em, so no excuses. :lol: Certainly got a bargain there though with retracts included. Of course that is depending how much you paid for it.

Phil - You will probably get the same answer Susan got when she saw the big box delivered !!
Simon must have great domestic negotiation skills to be adding such superb aircraft to his fleet.
Looking forward to seeing 3 Curares flying in formation.

Colin.

I find saying £49.99 usually attracts a lesser degree of horror when I'm asked of the cost of most models! However, I did have to apply a slight increase to the price I acquired the Boomerang Elan for.

When I'm asked these indelicate questions, I often refer to the galactic range of shoes and hand bags that Mrs O has acquired. The conversation thankfully normally moves on to more mundane subjects from then on.
It's all a matter of scale Colin

Well, I've been putting some time in on assembly of the Curare the last couple of days. Which is very unlike me, I usually take weeks from getting a model to starting assembly. Strange times we now live in.
The instruction manual along with the article Jon T wrote when he assembled his example have made progress pretty straight forward so far except for getting the flaps working.

The right hand flap control rod was seized almost solid in its tube. I tried all sorts of manipulation without success. In the end, nothing for it but to carefully peel back the covering, with a scalpel cut a V section out down to the tube and expose the tube. Then I sliced the tube open along its length which immediately allowed the control rod to move freely. Then I glued the V piece of balsa back in with PVA along both sides of the V and when set lightly sanded the balsa V section above the tube to smooth it out. I then ironed the covering back into place and hey presto, flaps now both working fine!

Wings fitted with retracts and ailerons, then glued wing halves together and left them for the glue to set.
Fitted the switch for the on board battery and attached the motor box to the bulkhead. Next job is to make up the linkage for the flaps and get ready to start on the tail.
Happy Easter!

Progressing well Simon. Regarding the flap torque rod , they can be a pain. I smeared lightly Vaseline of the rods to reduce chances of epoxy getting into the rod tubes. Especially when you have to glue torque rods and insert CA hinges or any hinge all at the same time.

Simon, if you're going to use rude words like "Instruction Manual" I'm not going to read your article so there!

Brian I usually use Instruction manuals to stand my tea on! Haven't you seen the state of my models!

Phew! That's a relief Simon.

Having cut the grass, aerated front and back lawns and applied the grass fertiliser it meant I could spend some time on the Curare.

First job was to carefully cut the covering under the wing bolt strengthner plate position and glue the plate in place.

The system of linking the flaps was a first for me, so pleased to have accomplished this job, setting up still to do.

Good news continued when it came to installing the Extreme Flight 4016T motor. To get the propeller drive plate on the end the motor to stand clear of the front of the cowl needed just 2 washers behind each bolt securing the motor to the motor box. Excellent fit.
Wonder what tomorrow will bring.