500 Series Focke-Wulf FW-190 Build

[jpuke]

Any idea what it weighs? Nice job.

[ADW 123]

Weight of all frames was 16g. Thanks for the comments

[ADW 123]

got lots of covering done. fuse covered wet except the bottom portion that is white. the forward portion of the fuse that is uncovered in the most recent picture, im thinking about making white. really nailed the covering so far.











both tail feathers are white. trying something new...

im liking the way this is going so far

[Phugoid]

Good stuff, looking great.

Andrew

[ADW 123]

2 coats of aerogloss dope, and some assembally. added 1/8 " washout to both wing tips

[ADW 123]

got some more work done.





decals went on poorly as usual.

[SteveM]

Did you seal the tissue before applying the decals? I normally seal with dope or Krylon Crystal Clear before they go on.

[ADW 123]

Two coats of Aerogloss thinned of course

[ADW 123]

Alright, pretty much done now. Came out with everything you see here except landing gear, since ill be flying without it.

[ADW 123]

32.7 grams everything here without the landing gears.

[goose]

How are you planning on keeping the nose on?

[ADW 123]

when the rubber band is wound up, it holds the nose on.

[goose]

I guess I am still confused, after the rubber winds down, and it is still flying, there will be no winded rubber to keep the nose on, what will keep if from falling off like it is in the pictures?

[ADW 123]

One of two things might happen, depending on when the rubber runs out of strength to hold it in. Possibility a, the rubber is still strong enough to hold it in but there isnt enough thrust produced by the rubber to keep it in the air, so it decends smoothly. Possibility b, the rubber isnt strong enough to hold the nose in, but it still has enough speed to stay in the air, the nose falls out (still attached by rubber to plane), the plane's balance is upsetted, but still (hopefully) makes a safe (not necesarily perfect) decend to the ground. Like I said, option a is most common I think.

[ADW 123]

im pretty sure i ended up adding 8 g of clay in to ballance!!!

I did a few test flights, and i put a bunch of winds in it. It tens to roll to the left after two seconds of level flights. I would assume this to be because of the rotation of the propeller, but am not sure. Any ideas? \
i also noticed on fewer winds and there for fewer rpm the plane didnt roll as much. this is why i though it had to do with the spinning of the prop. the thing is, it also starts to turn.