Question about P-40 (gillows 501) Wing Fairing...

al · Post by al » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:10 am

You know, I've no idea.

I'll bring it in to work and weigh it before I trim it for flight. Give me a couple of days.

The paint is only one coat of watered down OD green / White.
Hopefully weight will be within reason.

al · Post by al » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:18 pm

OK, I've finished building and painting it. The hardest part of this P-40 was the wing fairing, as I have never had to do that before.

Anyway, to answer your question about weight, it weighs 41.9 grams. Not too bad except that I haven;t balanced it out yet. I will probably have to add 8-10 grams to the nose.

It isn't perfect, but I will probably trim it up, balance, and throw it around when the weather calms down.
Here are a few Pics.

Bottom View:

Top View:

Left Side:

And, my favorite, The front view (Current desktop @ higher res):

Supercubber95 · Post by **Supercubber95** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:09 pm

Nice job! If she weighs that much, make sure and get good rubber!

Squishyp38 · Post by **Squishyp38** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:07 pm

splendid job! love that shark's mouth nose art!