(BAR-52) The Pelican
This design started as a BT-80 shortened version of an Estes Starship
Nova. Axe the Vertical Stabilizer and it looks a lot like a pelican in
flight, well it does to me anyways.
It's a 29mm rear eject that uses a single G80
It's a 29mm rear eject that uses a single G80
2025-07-18
Turned the Nose Cone pieces from Redwood. The 4x4 raw material was just a few bucks more, and it's so much easier to turn. Lighter too!
Started gluing the Upper Nose Cone to the Lower Nose Cone. Once this dries it'll get a big ole lag screw, or two, to hold the pieces in place.
2025-07-20 Lagging the Nose Cones and Cutting Wings
2025-07-22 Attaching the Wings to the C-80
Gluing the Down Extensions to the Wings
2025-07-24 Wings to Down Extensions: Glue Fillets and Dowels
2025-07-25 Under Wing Stuff
2025-07-26 Upper Wing Glue Fillets and Tube Fins
Applied Gorilla Wood Glue to the upper
side of the Wings where they attach to the C-80, and Titebond Quick and
Thick was used at the C-80 Air Inlet at the C-80 interface.
Once
those glue fillets were set-up, the 4" Tube Fins were fit-up and the
initial glue fillets were applied to the C-80 / Tube Fins. I revised
the design and space the Tube Fins out so they land at the top center of
the C-80.
2025-07-27 Tube Fin Wood Glue Fillets
2025-07-29 BT-80H Wrap
2025-07-30 Nose Cone Installed
2025-08-01 Do I make you horny Baby ???? LOL
2025-08-31 The Swing Test...
passed. Rock solid... like it was meant to fly... like a bird.
2025-09-06 Primer Day 01
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