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A new caption competition - winner declared!
Mike Bell replied to David Ashby - Moderator's topic in All Things Model Flying
Yes I'm guilty and I'd like 3 other 'fences to be taken into consideration. -
Just started the wing construction with the RH wing panel laid out and ribs in place. Nearly made a big mistake at the first hurdle. I should have packed the lower spar up, without doing this the alignment tabs didn't sit flat to the board. Not sure if this would have made a big difference but I spotted it and corrected anyway. A couple more kit error glitches cropped up during this stage. At the inboard end of the wing the spars are double thickness so the spar slots are deeper. However, two of the outboard ribs had one deep and one shallow spar slot cut. One of these is wrong on the plan but the other is correct on paper. Not big problems but a little irritating anyway.
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Tailplane assembled today. I can see why only the centre ribs have been laser cut, there are no other views to trace for cutting and they are all of a different length. The construction design is a bit strange and probably more complicated than it needs to be but I have followed it anyway. You can see from the sectional views that, except for the centre ribs that are sheeted over none of the other ribs actually support the covering. I can only assume this is to preserve a smooth surface appearance. Construction is done bar the shaping and sanding. The result feels light and strong but seemed like a lot of work for a tailplane.
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Fuz structure in the jig. Engine and tank dry fit. Can't wait to fire up the new 55AX Fin assy glued up. The ply pieces at the bottom of the picture are doublers intended to fit on the fuz sides under the tail plane. I really can't see any need and they are quite heavy, so I'm not fitting them. The two pieces above are tailplane ribs. Problem is, these are the only two in the kit, should be loads more.
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Got a few more bits glued up this evening, nearly ready to join the two fuz sides The ply pieces to the left of the pic are included but no indication of what they are for. I presume they are to beef up the engine bearers but there is no room in the slot cut in the firewall and don't look necessary. Maybe they are for anyone feeling like fitting a big 4 stroke as mentioned earlier. I'm leaving them off. Main formers, doublers and triangular glued up. The front cheek doublers need to be cut to fit either side of the bearers. I think they have been cut in one piece to accommodate electric set ups that won't use the bearers.
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