Rudderhinges on the FT Versawing

by Tomas Thomsen | November 28, 2013 | (4) Posted in Tips

I made new elevons out of black foamboard with easymoving hinges installed ! moves supersmooth ! 

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Yogenh on December 29, 2013
How did it work out and how did you do them? It looks really good.

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Tomas Thomsen on December 29, 2013
Thank you! It works great.
I just removed foam between the papercover with a exacto-type blade.
Be careful and dont cut the paper.
After that was finished i filled the hole with hotglue and squeezed in the hinge, the hinge must be aligned 90* to the rudder!
Easy!
Excuse me for my bad english // TT
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Bladerunnerxrc on December 30, 2013
Nice wing. The hinges are a great idea. Is that monokote covering not the wing? Did you apply it directly on the foam board paper?
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Tomas Thomsen on January 1, 2014
Yes, its Monocote and i applyed it directly on the foamboard. The result was not as good as i thought it would be. Its very tricky to get that supersmooth finish.
The film tends to stick at the spot when you iron it...that makes the shrinking work bad.
Im not gonna try it again, next time i will use the airbrush !

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Rudderhinges on the FT Versawing