Bubble-Dancer Parts and Materials List MD 18 Sep 02 ====================================== Materials, Parts, Hardware Supplier -------------------------- ----------- * Bubble Dancer Laser Set Laser Arts ribs, webs, LE templates $30.80/set + $6 shipping for up to 3 sets * Bubble Dancer Carbon Set CST see spar.pdf drawing for itemization * Tail boom 36" x 0.79"->0.45" OD Pat Sloan, Rick Walba 4 or 5 plies uni CF, light glass scrim approx. $22 + shipping * V-mount + rudder horn Bud Elder approx. $25 + shipping or... 5.6 oz CF cloth, for home-built V-mount see bd_vmount.pdf drawing * 12" x 3/8" CF rod (cut into two 5.7" pieces) ACP, CST see joiner.pdf drawing * 3" x 0.080 or 0.098 CF rod ACP, CST see joiner.pdf drawing * 12" x 13/32" brass tube (joiner housing tubes) or... 5.6 oz Kevlar, for home-rolled housing tubes ACP, CST see kev_tube.pdf drawing * 1.8 oz Kevlar, about 2 ft x 3 ft (pod) ACP, CST * 3.0 oz Uniweb carbon (pod reinf.) ACP, CST * 3K Kevlar tow, 90 ft (spar wrap) ACP or... 1K Kevlar thread CST * 2.0 oz glass (joiner wrap, bolt beam wrap, endrib reinf) * 0.75 oz glass (misc reinf) * 0.050 CF rod (elevator pushrod) CST, ACP * 0.029 stainless wire (rudder pushrod) www.SmallParts.com * 48" 0.050-size Teflon housing CST stretch a bit for 0.050 CF elevator pushrod stretch a lot for 0.029 steel rudder pushrod 5) 10-32 or 10-24 x 1" Nylon wing bolts, Nylon nuts (2) 6) 6-32 Nylon stab bolt Radio ----- * JR-341 tail servos (2) or equivalent * HS-81 spoiler servo or equivalent (must be thin) * Hitec 555 RX or equivalent * Mini switch (Double-Pole, Double-Throw) * 4 x AA, 700mAh RX battery, square Wing wood See wing_plan.pdf drawing --------- * 3/32" x 4 x 36, 10-12#, B or C grain (top center sheeting) * 3/32" x 3 x 36, 10-12#, B or C grain (bot center sheeting) * 1/16" x 4 x 48, 6-8#, B or C grain (top mid sheeting) * 1/16" x 3 x 48, 6-8#, B or C grain (bot mid sheeting) * 1/16" x 3 x 36, 4-5#, B or C grain (top tip sheeting) * 1/16" x 3 x 36, 4-5#, B or C grain (bot tip sheeting) * 5/16" x 1.5 x 36 aileron stock, 6-8#, C grain (center TE) * 1/4" x 1.25 x 48 aileron stock, 5-6#, C grain (mid TE's) * 3/16" x 1.0 x 36 aileron stock, 5-6#, C grain (tip TE's) * 3/32" x 2 x 36, 5-7# (rear support strips) * 1/4 x 2 x 36, 6-8#, C grain (spoiler) * 1/4 x 36 triangle, light * 1/8" birch ply or Lite ply (joiner webs) see joiner.pdf drawing * 1/32" x 2 x 36, 6-8# , A grain (spar cover filler) Tail wood See htail.pdf, vtail.pdf drawings --------- (If grain is not specified, it's not important) * 3/8" scrap, 4-5#, preferably C grain (stab nose) * 3/8" scrap, 16# (rock hard!) (stab insert) or... two 3/16" layers or... three 1/8" layers * 3/8" x 2 x 36, 6-8# (main framework) * 1/8" x 1 x 36, 6-8#, C grain (TE's) * 0.8 oz or 1.0 oz Kevlar (rudder hinge) Fuselage wood See fusepod.pdf drawing ------------- * 1/4 x 1/2 x 24 basswood (pod siderails, servo rails) * 1/4 x 3/4 x 12 basswood (bolt beam core) * 1/32 birch ply (bulkhead faces) * 3/16" scrap balsa, 16# (bulkhead cores) (same wood as stab insert) Covering -------- * Oracover Lite or equivalent Hobby-Lobby Dark Red or Blue are good for bottom Glues ----- * Titebond or equivalent (all wood/wood joints) * Low-viscosity laminating epoxy (layups, spar wetting) CST * Fumed silica thickener "Cabosil" CST, ACP mix into epoxy for spar gluing * Ambroid (LE sheeting gussets, spar fill, splicing sheets) or Duco, or Sig-Ment * CA (misc. non-critical bonds, soaking wood at bolt holes) * 5-min epoxy (misc. non-critical bonds) * 3M-77 (tacking down glass)