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Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-21-2011, 01:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

MAIDEN!

That's what I did, sort of. I used canning/candle wax though, which does not react with plastics.

I was going to film the maiden from a pilot's eye view, as my FlyCamOne fit perfectly inside the...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-20-2011, 12:38 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

I just may. Do they come in slightly larger...

I just may. Do they come in slightly larger versions? That looks a bit too tiny for a 3M sailplane, although it might work for my upcoming eastbourne.
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-18-2011, 01:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Wow! I never knew those came that small! Then...

Wow! I never knew those came that small! Then again, I've never seen them up against anything to give them scale either :rolleyes:
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-18-2011, 12:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Well, almost

:oops: I got some real hinges at the Hobby Stop. I wasn't able to redo the elevator because the edges had been beveled only on the bottom, but I was able to retape them and achieve a nicer "hinge"...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-16-2011, 04:20 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 15 ~ FINISHED!

I got some #10 nylon washers to space the motor further forward. They gave me just enough room to clear the cowling - I now have about 2mm gap between it and the back of the spinner. So I put a...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-14-2011, 11:31 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 14

I thought I was going to be done today, but it seems I am paying for the ease in which this model went together in the beginning. The window magnets went in all right, and they hold great. In fact, I...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-14-2011, 02:23 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

I'm sure it will. this is the most forgiving...

I'm sure it will. this is the most forgiving plane I have ever flown. The only thing that I am really concerned about is the balloning I experienced last time. I have steepened the thrust angle at...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-13-2011, 11:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 13

OK all you lurkers, I got the windshield and front side windows glued onto the cabin, and the side windows onto the underside of the wing (they will slide down over the cabin and hold the wing...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-07-2011, 01:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

If my garage/hanger/shop were to be climate...

If my garage/hanger/shop were to be climate controlled I would never get to fly anything; I'd be spending all my time building! :D
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
08-06-2011, 03:34 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 12

While waiting for the covering to come in, I decided to work on some "incidentals".

I took the Dremel tool to the "hood" and routed out a small pocket on the front and back edge, and epoxied in a...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-31-2011, 05:14 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 11

I made up a small frame with scrap .125"x.375" balsa, then covered one side with the Pearl White, and the other side with the Magic Violet. When I shrunk them both tightened up fine:
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Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-31-2011, 06:02 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 10

Morning: Got all the electronics in place and the servo rods attached, to the servos at least before the heat and humidity drove me back indoors (I really have to get a fan for out here!...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-30-2011, 04:12 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 9

RTL fasteners is officially on probation AFAIC. I ordered three different sizes of flathead machine screws and some matching blind nuts (A.K.A."T" nuts). I got three packages of machine screws, each...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-25-2011, 02:14 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 8

Tonite I got the interior decking glued in, and the "hood" cut and shaped. I cut the moulding flash off the cowling and made the hole for the motor shaft and the vent in the "chin". The cowling is...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-24-2011, 04:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 7

Finished off the fuselage bottom by adding the final side spars, "butt crack" and my custom CF landing struts:
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When all was dried enough I sanded down the triangular pieces ("Butt crack")...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-23-2011, 05:19 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 6

Careful Texas, I wouldn't want to see you gittin lynched! :D

I haven't been able to get out to the shop much cause of the heat, it was 8:30 PM before I could do anything tonight without dripping...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-20-2011, 04:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 5

My rooster is a gamecock my roommate got from a friend, the Dam would either be one of my Rhode Islands or the half breed from last year. Either blend would lay "USDA" small eggs. I really need a...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-17-2011, 12:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 4

Weather was great today, so after watching Le Tour, I went out to build me an areoplane.

Unpinned the wing tips and started shaping both them and the wing center section. Then I glued on the balsa...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-15-2011, 03:01 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 3

Wow, only 3 days? :eek:

I got the wing center unpinned and the spar covers onto the bottom and put it aside so I could start on the wing tips. After sanding the spar assemblies to shape, I started...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-14-2011, 04:44 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 2

Tonight I unpinned the tail feathers, sanded the edges to shape and the sides smooth. Or at least even. Also beveled the edges where the stabs and control surfaces meet. I then put them aside and...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-13-2011, 03:28 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

I use regular alphatic glue (TiteBond II). CA is...

I use regular alphatic glue (TiteBond II). CA is fine for field repairs and quick fixes, but I don't like working with it for prelonged periods. It tends to get everywhere I don't want it to and...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-13-2011, 03:51 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Day 1

What? You want to see a picture of a couple of bundles of raw wood?Wouldn't you prefer something that looks something a little more like a plane? :D

It cooled off enough around 8PM for me to go...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-12-2011, 03:08 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Getting ready

Managed to splice together the new and improved landing struts today, total weight of the assembly is 6 grams (0.214 oz). a generous saving over the steel rod supplied with the kit, which weighs in...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft
07-08-2011, 01:32 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,298
Posted By FlyWheel

Build Review Build thread: Into the Miss Stik~Redux

Got my new Miss Stik Sr. kit in the mail today (Two new birds in as many days, I don't know if my heart can handle this! :eek::D). Based on what I learned from the - um - "prototype...
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