Oh boy, its a biggie................

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:48 pm

thymekiller · Post by **thymekiller** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:50 am

This is so cool!!!!!! Goes alot faster after the parts are cut. What did you cut them out with? looks great.

thymekiller

Greyhound · Post by **Greyhound** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:59 pm

Amazing

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:34 pm

cut it out with a band saw.

BillParker · Post by **BillParker** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:51 pm

You noticed the big holes. I decided for a number of reasons to build the tail surfaces out of soilid 1/4 ply. Mostly as this plane will be static hanging in a buddy's garage, laziness took over and so...

The holes? So as to inlay 1/8 balsa, to sandwich hinges and make em at least movable...

BillParker · Post by **BillParker** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:54 pm

Looks like it's time to start covering the wing and fuse...

I'll take as many photos as I remember to pick up the camera...

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:44 pm

Getting there.............

Greyhound · Post by **Greyhound** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:49 pm

Your plane makes my plane look tiny.

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:16 pm

I will have to get my 400 series Spitfire down from the ceiling and show them beside each other.......

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:46 pm

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:46 pm

Just realized that I did not put enough dihedral in.

All glued in now too............crap.......

BillParker · Post by **BillParker** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:57 pm

Looks like your dihedral is 3.5 inches, rather than 4.5 inches. It'll fly better U-Control that way...

Were I you, I'd pop some screws thru the wing spars top and bottom at F2, and get the landing gear spar stuck in there mui pronto. These big ole wings like to come clean apart while handling them if you're not really careful. Find some place to hang that dude up outta the way for about a month and let the glue dry. (okay, not a month, but a while...)

Can't wait to see your fuse... nose cowl, canopy....

I'm covering the wing and fuse in the garage right now... WATCHING THE GLUE DRY... it's what we do here....

bp

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:30 pm

Freezing rain all night, highways were closed. So I stayed home and guess what I did?

Boy, this thing is big!!!

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:32 pm

Boy, I could bolt this onto the trunk lid for that "race car" look..........

thymekiller · Post by **thymekiller** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:58 pm

Love the "squares"!! I use the same type on my planes.

thymekiller

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