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Title: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 29, 2014, 04:21:29 PM
 the balsa Tortoise is inspired by the F1R models except mine is a bit heavier  :banghead: building is different compared to my balsa snail which is r.i p now and guts used here
here are the specs
wing span -24 inch x cord 7 inch ,detachable
stab - 11inch x4inch , detachable
fuse 21- inch made in the form of a hollow balsa tube ,detachable
rudder - 4inch
covering -  plastic laminate above brown book covers
electronic - mini vapor guts
auw -14grams - 16grams
batt- 60-70mah
balsa- 1mm sheet


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 29, 2014, 04:24:10 PM
Some more pics


Title: Re: micro slow flyer
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 29, 2014, 04:25:04 PM
Here are some more pics


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa tortise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 29, 2014, 04:25:32 PM
More pics on the fuse .


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: manojswizera on November 29, 2014, 07:18:56 PM
Superb, Romax  {:)}   Another cute micro...


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: kiran rc on November 29, 2014, 07:28:36 PM
Nice micro! :thumbsup:


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: K K Iyer on November 29, 2014, 08:25:58 PM
@romanxdsouza
Excellent! (As usual)
I can see the thread marks, but am curious to know know how you made the tube, especially the taper, and what thickness did you use.
Regards.


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 29, 2014, 11:03:04 PM
@romanxdsouza
Excellent! (As usual)
I can see the thread marks, but am curious to know know how you made the tube, especially the taper, and what thickness did you use.
Regards.
Thank you much sir ,the thread marks dont actually consern the fuse sir it was my idea to tighten the joints. regards the fuse i followed the same steps in the videos below but added a bit of my own grey matter.for the fuselage i used 1mm balsa sheet sanded it to 0.34mm or so i cut 2pieces  of 1mm balsa sheet 12inch x 1inch for motor stick and 9inch x 2cm or so not sure for boom,the 2cm and 1inch cut side will vary depending on how think you want the fuse tube ,these cut pieces i then soaked in normal water then wraped it around a wooded dowel ,put pieces of paper and cello tape to join the center then let it dry for 30mins....for easy explanation to the fuselage i added links to videos below..

These videos are of the rubber powered i used the same concept
(fuse)www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyCL-8Cdh4Y
(wing)www.youtube.com/watch?v=frrI2cKFBCk
(prop)www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnzZJWhpYys


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: shijin ps on November 30, 2014, 07:51:27 AM
Another awesome build to your hanger. (:|~ {:)} :thumbsup: :hatsoff: Expert micro builder.


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 30, 2014, 10:24:56 AM
Thanks shijin ,
And finally what you all have been waiting for  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TqbqIU0CEU (http://) (http://)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNrGpFsrGs (http://) (http://)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29rBZhkSkmA (http://)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 30, 2014, 10:38:44 AM
If interested in micro airplanes please have a look here ,please read post #1, before you post your builds
http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/successfully-flown-micro-airplane-thread-only/msg204548/#msg204548 (http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/successfully-flown-micro-airplane-thread-only/msg204548/#msg204548)
and
If interested in slow flying airplanes please have a look here ,please read post #1,before you post your builds
http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/show-off-your-scratch-built-slow-pace-slow-flying-airplane-only-(with-rules)here/msg152509/#msg152509 (http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/show-off-your-scratch-built-slow-pace-slow-flying-airplane-only-(with-rules)here/msg152509/#msg152509)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: K K Iyer on November 30, 2014, 02:36:52 PM
Roman,
Change your RC skills category to ADVANCED at once.
No beginner can build/fly like this!
Fantastic!


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: shijin ps on November 30, 2014, 03:23:29 PM
Agreed with iyer sir. :thumbsup:


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: sundaram on November 30, 2014, 11:41:30 PM
Another awesome build :thumbsup: :hatsoff: Expert micro builder.

+1

awesome  :hatsoff: :hatsoff: :hatsoff:  {:)} {:)} {:)}


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: sahilkit on December 01, 2014, 09:46:17 AM
nice one roman


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on December 01, 2014, 02:51:56 PM
Thank you all,need a good place to fly now


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on December 03, 2014, 01:00:41 AM
Heres a close up video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKpQfI72Sks (http://)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: intorc on December 03, 2014, 08:29:22 AM
Hi Roman, excellent work! Can you do a closeup of the control surface movements? Not sure but are you controlling elevation with throttle only?


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: KALYANPRODHAN on December 03, 2014, 09:17:48 AM
Nice build...  Congrats....
Iyer Sir, the most knowledgable persons of this forum know how depth the sea is day by day, and his position... that is why members of this forum are reducing their status from Advance to intermediate and afterwords begineer... ;)

Lets viewer have the capacity to increase his reputation power... think over it sir... ;)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: K K Iyer on December 03, 2014, 09:21:18 AM
Kalyanda,
Correct  :salute:


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on December 03, 2014, 03:04:35 PM
Hi Roman, excellent work! Can you do a closeup of the control surface movements? Not sure but are you controlling elevation with throttle only?
thank u all once again, yes intorc elevation is controlled with throttle however the elevator is raised a bit at the traling edge to give it lift ,see in the picture below,here is a video of the gear used
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLDu0XRc0Ts (http://) (http://)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on December 04, 2014, 02:43:21 PM
And here is a video of  how the parts detach
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTv-8yiTkKM (http://)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: VC on December 04, 2014, 09:08:17 PM
Our own Roman is giving the Japs a run for their money! Lovely craft and beautiful build.


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: sahilkit on December 05, 2014, 10:03:06 AM
roman why not post a build video of various parts.


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on December 05, 2014, 10:21:45 AM

These videos are of the rubber powered i used the same concept
(fuse)www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyCL-8Cdh4Y
(wing)www.youtube.com/watch?v=frrI2cKFBCk
(prop)www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnzZJWhpYys
The parts are basicly build using the same concept as from the videos  above.nothing complicated at all ,just needs practice.only thing difficult to find  here is, i think the rubberband  :headscratch:  and place to fly  :giggle:. And offcourse electronics if you are goin to be using.


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: sanjayrai55 on December 05, 2014, 10:38:23 AM
I just love these builds Roman! It's a really great achievement to be able to build with such lightness and precision  {:)} {:)} {:)}


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: sahilkit on December 05, 2014, 12:06:42 PM
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Quote from: romanxdsouza on November 29, 2014, 11:03:04 PM

These videos are of the rubber powered i used the same concept
(fuse)www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyCL-8Cdh4Y
(wing)www.youtube.com/watch?v=frrI2cKFBCk
(prop)www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnzZJWhpYys
The parts are basicly build using the same concept as from the videos  above.nothing complicated at all ,just needs practice

We want roman instructional videos of the plane build  ;D  :thumbsup: , electronics can be taken care off ;D


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on December 11, 2014, 11:56:55 PM
Here is another video outdoor sorry had to pause the video wanted  my friends angad and john to have a go with the tortoise
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nQ_kY7G5V4 (http://) (http://) (http://)


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: arindamt on December 12, 2014, 01:03:02 AM
Awesome


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: Sukhpreet on February 03, 2016, 09:55:28 PM
Slow flyers........ SIMPLY WOOW.......!!!!!!!!!!!!


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: K K Iyer on February 03, 2016, 10:04:50 PM
@romanxdsouza,
FANTASTIC.
This build and this video would easily win a competition for build quality and airworthiness!  :hatsoff:
Regards


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: Sukhpreet on February 04, 2016, 10:01:14 AM
Sir can u please enlighten me About the MICRO electronics used.....And the source or the way to get such MICRO electronics ?


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: Tanmay.mathur on March 28, 2016, 04:20:42 PM
could retracts be added ?


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on March 28, 2016, 09:24:35 PM
Sir can u please enlighten me About the MICRO electronics used.....And the source or the way to get such MICRO electronics ?
electronic - mini vapor guts .....mini vapor is a rtf airplane by horizon hobby


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on March 28, 2016, 09:25:31 PM
could retracts be added ?
If u refering to landing gear ....then its a no no .......weight will increase


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: Tanmay.mathur on March 29, 2016, 05:36:25 PM
oh sorry its a post by mistake in the wrong thread


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: prabal276 on March 29, 2016, 05:41:52 PM
bad mistake.


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on November 01, 2016, 09:40:11 AM
Would like to share some info on the covering....had many question about it.. the material i use to cover is easily found......the brown school book covers have a laminateed plastic on them thats what i use.....u may have troublpeeling the plastic from the brown paper its because of the glue used ..so  i   tried putin it in water and then boiling it it then seem to peel out easy.....i then removed it from the water peeled of the brown paper wich came of very easily and used the plastic...I have also used vegetable bags the transparent ones in bazzar they worked tooo http://www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/f1d-type-electronic-indoor

Adhesice use to cover is fevicol SR 998.....this is very very tacky sticks to finger and is difficult to remove.....i mix equal quantily of fevicol and acetone  and then apply on the balsa u can use it on carbon rods too.....its a real pain actually  :giggle:working with it


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on March 21, 2018, 02:55:58 PM
the balsa  tortoise goes out door again   love the last 10sec  

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MdjqwCeJis&t=12s


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: K K Iyer on March 21, 2018, 05:15:56 PM
Fantastic!  :hatsoff:

@glidiator sir
Hope you saw this. You’ll really like...


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on March 21, 2018, 07:41:28 PM
Thank you  sir ....its all on the weather....no indoor spots for me..so take a chance on the weather man


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: gaurang.1972 on March 22, 2018, 03:42:43 PM
fantastic roman :hatsoff:


Title: Re: micro slow flyer the balsa Tortoise
Post by: romanxdsouza on March 22, 2018, 03:59:03 PM
fantastic roman :hatsoff:
fantastic roman :hatsoff:
Thanks👍