skunkwurk
50cc
Hi Reyn,
Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it. I'll leave it to the experts to answer your question, definitely a good one.
Regarding the resin and CF, once I get everything mocked up I intend to coat everything in a 50/50 or perhaps 70/30 mix of resin/alcohol to seal it all with a brush to add some strength before final install and then complete with a final/final CG check. Part of the choices I want to get right in finding the tradeoff based sweetspot I mentioned earlier is that I want to build it so it lasts but not overbuild it. I don't need it to survive the rest of the plane or components. In other words, I could build a motor box out of steel, but this would be impractical as it adds no value, as the entire airframe would not be as rigid. I certainly understand I need to do something as the DA120 is much more powerful than the originally intended motor.
Regarding the standoffs, I'm getting more attention on these than I thought I would. I think I'm going to perform my initial ground runs with them and evaluate if I want to maiden with them or toss them. I understand the value of a laminated mount, and it is probably what I will replace the standoffs with if I decide to go down that route. Or perhaps a Hyde mount, I know i know, soft mounts are an other religious concept. I just want to take it one step at a time, test and re-check things before I make too many changes etc...
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Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it. I'll leave it to the experts to answer your question, definitely a good one.
Regarding the resin and CF, once I get everything mocked up I intend to coat everything in a 50/50 or perhaps 70/30 mix of resin/alcohol to seal it all with a brush to add some strength before final install and then complete with a final/final CG check. Part of the choices I want to get right in finding the tradeoff based sweetspot I mentioned earlier is that I want to build it so it lasts but not overbuild it. I don't need it to survive the rest of the plane or components. In other words, I could build a motor box out of steel, but this would be impractical as it adds no value, as the entire airframe would not be as rigid. I certainly understand I need to do something as the DA120 is much more powerful than the originally intended motor.
Regarding the standoffs, I'm getting more attention on these than I thought I would. I think I'm going to perform my initial ground runs with them and evaluate if I want to maiden with them or toss them. I understand the value of a laminated mount, and it is probably what I will replace the standoffs with if I decide to go down that route. Or perhaps a Hyde mount, I know i know, soft mounts are an other religious concept. I just want to take it one step at a time, test and re-check things before I make too many changes etc...
sc
