Tailspin's VP-1 Project & Sun Bird Deviation

Postby **Tailspin** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:16 pm

Thanks Rudi

She is really a beut, i can hardly believe that wing is so big but it is just small jobs now and then she is ready to fly again.

Postby **Tailspin** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:00 am

Hi All

Did some work over the holidays and i have the following pic's to add. Now all i need is somebody with a Mig welder that can do some stainless welding for me and then i will be on SHORT finals for Completetion

Postby **Tailspin** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:01 am

Yes there is still alot of work to be done tapes to be added etc but the pic's will give you a basic idea of how she will will look.

Willie · Postby **Willie** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:20 am

Good luck Gavin
All the best for 2007. May she fly this year. Thanks for the update.
Regards
Willie :D

RudiGreyling · Postby **RudiGreyling** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:36 am

Looking very Good!

Ian · Postby **Ian** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:02 pm

Have you decided on a colour scheme ?

I found that decision one of the more challenging ..

Good luck Gavin, go for it !

Cheers ian

Postby **Tailspin** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:40 am

Hi Ian

Yea i have decided to make her Electric Blue very similar to the Pic below. I have had this idea for a long time and a guy in Canada Copied it and i think it looks real cool

Ian · Postby **Ian** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:47 pm

Tailspin wrote:Hi Ian

Yea i have decided to make her Electric Blue very similar to the Pic below. I have had this idea for a long time and a guy in Canada Copied it and i think it looks real cool

That is STUNNING ! really like it. :D

Cheers ian

Mogas · Postby **Mogas** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:59 pm

Hi Tailspin
Thanks for your welkom on that thread.
I am following your build with interest.

Might have been mentioned previously but what covering are you using, Monty's polyfibre?
Do you know those VW engines well? I have heard good and bad reports and would like your opinion on thier reliability, do's and don'ts etc.

Postby **Tailspin** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:51 am

HI Mogas

In my personal opinion VW motors are very reliable, the biggest problem is in the assembly, you do a good job and they will run for very long time with very little maintenance. Make a small bobo with putting her together she will die a horrible sudden death and sometimes destroying herself in the process.

They do not have the power that alot of people say they do have but with a reduction box and all that they can give ample power for a small light aircraft. Give me a call and we can chat sometime.

0 eight two & nine & two 1 four five

Mogas · Postby **Mogas** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:32 pm

Thanks Tailspin, will do so when back in sunny SA, maybe sometime next week.

Postby **Tailspin** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:46 am

Hi All

Just a new update, pic's will follow when i get back at work and get ontop of all the paper-trail.

I have completed the Ailerons with the Rib stitching, ready for Nitrate/Butrate etc

Busy with the right wing rib stitching etc but now have run outa glue, so getting there.

Mogas · Postby **Mogas** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:08 pm

Welcome back to "work" Tailspin. Good to see this thread alive again.
Congrats on the baba.

Postby **Tailspin** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:29 pm

Thanks Mogas.

I stole some time while on PETERNITY leave to also check on my Trike. Replacement wing and alot more has her also nearly ready to fly again so all starting to look more positive.

Postby **Tailspin** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:08 am

Ok OK

So it is not my VP but i have been working hard to get the trike finished and ready to go. Thursday the 1st March i will be at CAA to get the Authority To Fly and then it is test flight time.

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