Phillip King Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hi Paul Yes I will chase up Zenith before I change anything ,Very keen just to get it in the air then down the track make some mods like the maingear and I like the wing extensions to. Cheers Phil Hey Maj Any chance you pm your Phone number would like a chat about the 582. Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Finished riveting the bottom of the left wing last night. Will flip it over tomorrow and start playing around with the tank install - at least having done one already it won't all be a mystery! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Left wing nose skin clecoed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Do you know what you're doing Marty or are you just winging it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Do you know what you're doing Marty or are you just winging it? Abso-bloody-lutely no idea. If I was from England I'd be a winging Pom for sure. Tell you one thing, how smart was Chris Heintz? He designed the nose skins to be 620mm wide, which is exactly half a sheet of 12' x 4' aluminium. No wastage there and only 1 cut required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Tell you one thing, how smart was Chris Heintz? He designed the nose skins to be 620mm wide, which is exactly half a sheet of 12' x 4' aluminium. No wastage there and only 1 cut required. He's a do'er that's for sure with a good following and some planes that suit real world people, good on him. Abso-bloody-lutely no idea. Welcome to Rec Flying Forums, you'll fit right in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Abso-bloody-lutely no idea. If I was from England I'd be a winging Pom for sure.Tell you one thing, how smart was Chris Heintz? He designed the nose skins to be 620mm wide, which is exactly half a sheet of 12' x 4' aluminium. No wastage there and only 1 cut required. You might want to thank max tedesco he did the bulk of the design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Been there done that ... http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/origin-of-701-and-savannah-designs.25571/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Well, Max or Chris, whoever it was, the average home builder who's never touched aluminium before embarking on this project, thanks you for your consideration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 marty, have you seen the latest videos from zenith on youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 marty, have you seen the latest videos from zenith on youtube? Which ones in particular FT? I just had a look at their youtube channel and watched the river/gravel bar landing & takeoffs, that looked spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 the building the wing with the new CNCed alloy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yeah thanks for that FT... after you do a wing by creating wooden formwork, cutting out blanks, bashing out the ribs, fly-cutting the lightening holes, pressing the flanges, solid-riveting the spar, aligning, drilling, cursing, drilling, removing, deburring, filing, rubbing, priming, clecoing, checking, then finally riveting... of course you then want to see two spankers whip the whole thing together in 9 minutes on youtube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I was really sold on the idea of building a 750 after seeing how quickly it came together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 marty, have you seen the latest videos from zenith on youtube? Damn, I must be having internet troubles, the link isn't showing ..... together in 9 minutes on youtube. Phhttt, in the old days we did them in 8, and we lived in a hole in the road, but tell the kids today an they'll no believe ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 there are 3 videos featuring the wing build. https://www.youtube.com/user/zenithairco/videos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks FT！ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks FT！ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Bugger, seven years building and I bend it on my third landing! At least I didn't bend me and I can fix it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Bummer what did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 If the nosewheel fork came off or the noseleg collapsed then I know exactly what happened...if it was take heart there are plenty of other who made the same mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Noseleg collapsed. Stupidity because the circuit and final approach were beautiful, just the last ten feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Dont fret its a common issue. If you land a Sav or 701 too fast you can wheelbarrow and this can cause the nosewheel to collapse easily. This is why you must hold that nosewheel off as long as possible. The only other way of course is if you hit nose first and do the bunny hop. They are a stol aircraft never put them on the ground over 40 to 45 knots they will wheelbarrow at the drop of a hat. Once you know its not a issue There is a thread I did on the savannah section with a video of where it almost caught me when I only had 7 hrs in the aircraft. My mate got caught with it...although there were other circumstances that enabled this it is a trap for low time 701 and savannah pilots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 No use fretting, just need to work out what I need to fix it! Not helped by being out of the country for 7 weeks from Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Bugger, seven years building and I bend it on my third landing! At least I didn't bend me and I can fix it! Sorry to hear that Derek. Hope you get it fixed ok. Mark, is the design of the noseleg too weak, or is it just a matter of nailing the landing technique every time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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