2.8M Wolf**
Posted: 07 Apr 2019, 19:48
Having seen Chris Williams Micro Wolf at final Middle Wallop meet last year and then the super video of his Wolf 2 on the Forum I was more than sorely tempted .... I was well and truly bitten! Our local flying site at Newent is a tad cramped and limited to about 3M for towing so with my love of scale gliders and well Chris what else could I do! Yes I've got to build one and anyway its going to be a treat to fly from our local slopes.
So this a build thread to prove Chris's plans and Cliff's parts. Yes, like most of us it's prototype first then draw the plan. There are bound to be some anomalies so Chris has asked me to publish them here as part of the build thread so that he and Cliff can take note. I'm just happy to get on with the build.
I'm not expecting any serious. Having looked closely at the plan the build is going to be very similar to Chris's G01 WOLF article in December 2018's RCM&E, i.e. very straightforward (famous last words), also note that there are build pictures in the video.
Well I've made a start on the fuz as you can see. There are a few corrections to date. Nothing serious but there seem to be some discrepancies between the former's and the plan.
Corrections to date:
F2 - Lower top by 1/8". Lower top stringer slots by 1/8". (Was this misplaced to the rear during CAD?)
A1 - 1/16" too narrow each side to tie in with F5 & F6.
A2 - 1/16" too narrow each side to tie in with formers.
A4 - 1/16" too narrow adjacent to F6, correct at the rear.
All easily sorted.
On with the build.
So this a build thread to prove Chris's plans and Cliff's parts. Yes, like most of us it's prototype first then draw the plan. There are bound to be some anomalies so Chris has asked me to publish them here as part of the build thread so that he and Cliff can take note. I'm just happy to get on with the build.
I'm not expecting any serious. Having looked closely at the plan the build is going to be very similar to Chris's G01 WOLF article in December 2018's RCM&E, i.e. very straightforward (famous last words), also note that there are build pictures in the video.
Well I've made a start on the fuz as you can see. There are a few corrections to date. Nothing serious but there seem to be some discrepancies between the former's and the plan.
Corrections to date:
F2 - Lower top by 1/8". Lower top stringer slots by 1/8". (Was this misplaced to the rear during CAD?)
A1 - 1/16" too narrow each side to tie in with F5 & F6.
A2 - 1/16" too narrow each side to tie in with formers.
A4 - 1/16" too narrow adjacent to F6, correct at the rear.
All easily sorted.
On with the build.