This is part 1 of a two part video where I assemble the J & H Aerospace 48" (1200mm) Micro Bird of Time. Details of where to purchase this model below. If you have any questions then please leave a comment below. jhaerospace.co...
Hi Glider Builder for over 35 years, the moment arm/tail of the fuse. is a little short, I make mine three/four times the width of the wing, from the trailing edge of the fuse, then sit the elevator on, Better flying, less turbulence/drag from the wing. Have Build gliders and it works
You made that look easy 👍These micro versions of classic gliders are great. I've just finished my Micro Gentle Lady. Looking forward to how your Micro BoT turns out when finished. Looking like spring is arriving any day so you can take a walk round to that field near your home for a hi-start maiden 👍
That field is currently water logged, like yours was Carl. I need to give my full sizes BoT it’s maiden on a hi-start too. At least it’s looking like I’ll be able to drive to my local slopes again when spring arrives. Fingers crossed eh.
I'd love to build a 50% GL. How did you downscale the build? I'm thinking in terms like rib thickness reductions, sheet thickness reductions, rib count, etc. What proportion reduction did you use and what was the finished flying weight? Thanks in advance.
Might be a bit late, but you might try putting some water on the bite marks in the tail. It'll let the balsa swell back up, which should hopefully reduce the amount of work you need to do to fill in those holes. Can't wait to see it fly!
Yes I did that & it did help a little, but the bite marks were quite deep. I filled with a tiny amount of light weight filler which won’t be noticed in the AUW.
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid lost the login password. I appreciate any help you can offer me!
@Eden Carlos i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Takes quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Mine just arrived. I went with the motor option. Hopefully I will get to it before flying season gets here in the end of March . How long do you think this would take to build as a first time build? Bought some clear green and white from hobbyking to cover it. Stay safe 🍻🌲
This is interesting. I could build a model of my "full sized" Bird of Time I'm currently covering, same colors and all. Now, if I can find a hi-start light enough to not fold the wings in half... Any ideas?
I guess you mean a hi start for the micro BoT. I’ve bought 16 ft of 1/8” elastic, meant for rubber powered models & will add 60-70ft of line to it. I’ve seen video of others using this hi start set up successfully. Hopefully, weather permitting I will be trying it out in the next week or two
@@A470RCSoaring Now, this is a perfect example of, "I should have thought of this myself." Speaking of rubber power, have you seen the channel called, "Maxfliart?" He's a professional illustrator with mad skills. Model aviation at its finest. Definitely worth a look.
Nice job .I just down load plans from outer zone into PDF and scale them to what ever size i want and print out as a poster multiple sheets and stick them together then cut out of sheet balsa .That covering is good i tend to get from hobby king which ever one is the cheep at the time i have trance lime, yellow and purple at the mo .if you rough it up with a nylon kitchen scorer it takes spray paint very well for PSS. Just recovering and modifying a spitfire at the moment and i just converted a Bolt chuck glider to rc as well .I post picks on my twitter @RobertT77910249
@@A470RCSoaring i have a few places to get it from and i did have quite a stock in. i just get sheet and cut it if i want strip and i have a big sheet of1.2mm ply as well . another good trick is the long cocktail sticks they can be split in 2.EPP foam is non existent though .
