please dont leave i have the last set of pics coming up in a moment

well sai uncle i never thought that that was epp foam anyway finally the pics everyone had been waiting for the plane

enjoy the pics people





and how could i forget the fiberglass fuse boom



so there you have it people that what i received stay tuned tomorrow and the following day i will be completing my guide thanks for staying tuned

sai uncle i u are online please mail me the instruction manual if you don't have it now please send it first thing in the morning

Hey Subu    

Nice work dude, great pictures. I am excited for you dude, can't wait for your grand build thread.  



You are truly doing a great job, keep up the spirit and dedication.

The next thing we would like to see is you flying mr.moss.

All the best !  

Cheers

Atul G.  

thanks atul bhaiya for suggesting and i will also be doing a crash test to check its durability

hey guys just finished the grand build everything went on smoothly. One place i was stuck to use the servo push rods connectors provided in the kit but i chose the z bend method as beginners would get to know about it. first before starting here is sai uncles guide

http://sites.google.com/site/f22raptorrc/moss/ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONSMRMOSS.doc?attredirects=0

stay tuned guys uploading pics might take time

hey guys
the first section of the build i will show you how to complete the wing with the polyhydral and the placement of the carbon rods

so let me begin

first locate these parts

second
locate these smaller bent ones

third open the glue and keep it ready

from the top hole in the main wing the wing is made out of  coroplast so take 12 lines below the upper hole in the main wing


put some glue on on of the bent rods and push it in the 12th hole

then from the hole at the bottom 8 lines up is the second place where you need to insert the rod

now that you have both bent rods in push in the piece of polyhydral provided (the small yellow squares shown in the first pic)

then apply some fibre tape to make it stiff on both sides



now repeat the same steps on the other side  to obtain

next step carbon rod placement in the next post

sorry forgot to tell you cut out the tape joining the main win and polyhydral to the point where the first rod from the front appears otherwise the main wing panel wont bend

next post will take time though every thing is ready coz i need one hour to complete my assignment sorry but by five i think i will have the whole thing up.

I noticed in the Photo that you have pushed the  wing too short along the cord in the center  spread it out a bit if so .
rgds
sai

oh actually in this photo it looks that way actually i have checked that thank you sai uncle

hey guys please tell me any changes that i should incorporate in the next posts and also do you feel it is helpful thank you

hey guys i am back this time i shall show you how to install the carbon  rod in the main wing panel.
Sai uncle suggested that you just use glue to stick it to the bottom of the wing. by my ides is to make a incision as long as the carbon tube along the main wing panel and insert it into the slot and glue it and a layer of fibre tape to keep it secure. So lets begin

marking the centre of the carbon rod and marking two dots at the edge of the carbon rod endings. tha carbon rod is placed 21 lines above the bottom hole in the main wing




next step is cut the gap between the two marks which we made and insert the carbon rod in the incision. before that drop some glue to hold it in place. then cover it up with a layer of fibre tape

hey guys next section will have about fifty photos so please don't worry if it loads slowly and it consists of installing rudder, elevator, control horns, push rods, servos. also might be that it might take me a lot more time as i am uploading all these pics

hey guys just finished resizing the images so your internet connection does not suffer. the reduction in size reduced the mb's by 12mb's. ohno just a few seconds before the electricity has gone so i need to switch off will post the rest by 6.30pm. please do see next part is soo interesting

Still there are many images which are similar, and images that are not in good focus. 

I would recommend that you use something like http://webresizer.com to bring the sizes down to reasonable levels, otherwise people on slower connections may wait for a long time for the page to load.

hey pickle ,
i have just been wondering , arent the flutes of the wing supposed to be parallel to the fuse??
because thats how i made my SPAD...

The wing that you have made is folded with a spar inside. It needs to have the flutes in parallel with the fuse. A flat plate wing like the one for the Moss will be floppy if the flutes are parallel with the fuse. Hence the way it is.

Hi Pickle,
from the photos it seems as if you are mounting the battery, receiver,ESC and other electronics  to the bottom of the fuselage channel instead of mounting them on the top of the fuselage channel. If you continue like this your first flight would be your last flight because all these components would be destroyed on your very first landing because the model has no landing gear . All the on board gear should be mounted on top of the fuselage channel so that they would be out of harms way when you do belly landings.Please pay attention to the building instructions and build according to the assembly instructions. Don't be hasty and build  taking your time and checking and double checking and build true and straight.
best wishes
Rao.

Quote from: Sahevaan on June 01, 2009, 09:48:02 PM
hey pickle ,
i have just been wondering , arent the flutes of the wing supposed to be parallel to the fuse??
because thats how i made my SPAD...

Hi Guys ,
There are 2 types of Wings this is the uncambered wing and the aerofoiled wing  .
In an aerofoiled wing the  flutes are in the direction of the fuse . mainly because in the case of this wing you have a flat plates below and use the tension of the plastic to  achieve shape 
In the case if this type of wing the flutes are perpendicular to the fuse .

Several MOSS's have flown  over  a couple of hundred sorties with this wing and the wing has not folded or collapsed because the  way  the fuse is inserted and the coro stuck to the fuse  provides the tension and retains shape .

Not all spads have the same construction type , in fact this type of construction will help you to add aileron's to the plane easily 

Sai

Quote from: Rao on June 02, 2009, 04:02:13 AM
Hi Pickle,
from the photos it seems as if you are mounting the battery, receiver,ESC and other electronics  to the bottom of the fuselage channel instead of mounting them on the top of the fuselage channel. If you continue like this your first flight would be your last flight because all these components would be destroyed on your very first landing because the model has no landing gear . All the on board gear should be mounted on top of the fuselage channel so that they would be out of harms way when you do belly landings.Please pay attention to the building instructions and build according to the assembly instructions. Don't be hasty and build  taking your time and checking and double checking and build true and straight.
best wishes
Rao.

Hi Subu ,
Mr Rao is 100 % right in his observation please ensure every  part including the servos are mounted on top of the fuse in a horizontal position.
My advice is also dont hurry because you have to post the build on the net take time and understand consequences of your actions.
sai

Hi Mr. Sai,
want to know the dimensions of the coro sheets used in making the main wing, horizontal and vertical stabilizer, and what is the mm of coro used in this ?

thanks for suggesting. for everybody's information i have mounted other than rx everything on the upper side actually the battery clips were loose as i wanted to change the battery it tipped downwards. in the final posts of the build you shall see everything the way it has to be. that photo was just taken to show the polyhydral. and should the rx too be mounted up that other than that every thing is mounted on the upper side sorry for the wrong pic i just meant to show the polyhydral. Well anwar bhaiya i will increase focus as my digicam arrived and i will reduce the size a bit more. thank you all for tuning into the thread

please note the size of the images combined is 1.5 mb so should not take much time)

ok guys the next step is mounting the elevator, rudder, control horns, push rods and servo's. (please note i have used z bends because i did not see that sai uncle had provided push rod connectors  )

first step is to mark the center of the elevator which must be 9 centimeters from the edge. now place the mark on the center on the fuse stick and draw around the stick


next step is to place your servo(install the servo arm for correct measurement) on the fuse stick. i recommend keeping them 15 cm behind the bottom edge of the wing as the cg is just about right. i tried it also keep the elevator in the same position also mark around the place where you kept the servo.

now put a scale under the servo arm and mark the point on the elevator where the scale touches it look at the pic for info
 

this place is where you put your control horn

now take a blade and make a incision such that the control horn can fit into it

now insert the control horn in the hole

notice in the image below you see the remaining part of the control horn emerging out

here you need to push in the control horns clip


applying a bit of anabond will secure it tightly

next step is to stick the elevator to the fuse stick
apply some glue on the elevator and stick it under the fuse stich the place where we marked it


finished the elevator

now on to the rudder use the same scale trick and insert control horn and stick it on the right side of the fuselage stick. don't forget to mark the servo's position it should be placed after the mark of the elevator servo. mark its position too




control horn with clip installed

now as we marked in the elevator add the glue to the marked area in the rudder
and stick it to the right side of the fuse stick




next step is to add the servo to the tail. be sure to add the servo arm but don't screw it on first center it then screw it on now there are two ways of doing it either you use the straps provided by sai uncle or use anabond. i am using anabond because the straps are being used for battery.

so if you are using anabond method test place the servos on their marked positions then remove them first take elevator servo put a little drop of anabond in the position and place it and hold for a minute and then apply a bit of anabond to the sides





next step is installation of push rods not much difficult if you use the push rod connector method but i used the z-bend method.

first of all the supplied push rods are cycle spokes i used a wire which has all abilities of cycle spokes but lighter. you can use the connector provided if so skip the z bend step



First step is to keep the wire between the servo arm and control horn
and mark the point in the wire where it touches the control horn

then take 6 cm extra and mark a point cut the wire or the cycle spokes at that point. for cycle spokes cutting is not necessary as the might be only that long. so mark a point to bend.
next step is to create a z bend


then insert it into the servo arm.
next step is to mark bend the end point of the wire just a single bend and insert it into the elevator control arm. if the elevator appears to be a bit up or down don't worry just trim it out before flying or bring back or forward the bend .




do the same steps for the rudder





and you are done.

though the wire appears to be bent it works fabulously using cycle spokes with connectors is recommended. sorry that i did not use that method