{"id":3276,"date":"2024-03-14T17:51:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lefevere.eu\/modellflug\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2024-03-14T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:51:07","slug":"chocofly-dg800-ready-to-maiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lefevere.eu\/modellflug\/2024\/03\/14\/chocofly-dg800-ready-to-maiden\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocofly DG800: ready to maiden"},"content":{"rendered":"

My new Chocofly DG800 is now also ready for the maiden flight. Finishing the canopy was quite a bit of work. I wanted to have a “hidden” lock (under the left wing) – as I do with all my larger scale gliders. I also needed to cut out part of the seat pan for the motor. Fortunately the seat pan was a really good fit, as was the canopy, so glueing it together wasn’t too much of a hassle. I wasn’t sure what glue to use – my mate Georg used canopy glue – but decided to go for thickened and whitened epoxy resin. To avoid epoxy getting onto the fuselage I put clingfilm into the fuselage and some grease on the canopy lock and pin at the front. I then applied a thin layer of epoxy resin to the side of the seatpan, installed the seatpan onto the fuselage and then carefully put the canopy on top. With a bit of waxtape I fixed it into position and waited for the epoxy to cure. Instead of painting the canopy edge I used vinyl tape. Chocofly kindly sent me the plotter file for the canopy frame so that I could plot it on my trusted Cameo 3. Applying the sticker required a steady hand but went well. Canopy looks fine.<\/p>\n

I also finished installing the electronics in the fuselage and added the decals. My mate Georg’s DG800 is also ready for it’s maiden flight – hopefully we can maiden them together in the next few weeks. More pictures to follow then.<\/p>\n

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