Epoxy Nose cone? Good idea or bad idea?

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42-n-startinagain
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Epoxy Nose cone? Good idea or bad idea?

Post by 42-n-startinagain »

Anyone done this? Spitfire 403 is tail heavy so instead of clay I filled the nose cone with Epoxy and hollowed it out until it balanced the aircraft. Makes it strong and gives a good base to angle the prop. Seems like a good idea but maybe I am missing something.


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ADW 123
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Post by ADW 123 »

why not? whatever gets it to fly
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Post by dbcisco »

While keeping an aircraft as light as possible is a good idea, it is not always possible. Even on real aircraft, we used to use 25lb lead filled "sandbags" to balance the cargo in helicopters.
A bumblebee isn't supposed to fly but does.
My plane is supposed to fly but doesn't.
Balances out doesn't it : )
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slopemeno
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Post by slopemeno »

Add a couple of layers of glass cloth in there and half the epoxy. I'd probably carve a balsa noseblock myself.
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