Miss Millie

[Andrew767]

Sorry....I've only just seen this thread....What a beautiful aeroplane and beautifully built too. Very,very well done.

Andrew

PS...Have you flown her yet??

[Stearmanandy]

the last problem appeared on the final assembly stage, don´t know why but I don´t like building struts, so they are always close to the end. As I mentioned in one of the first posts, I should have thought about the struts earlier (to be safe of the extra work)

These are the original parts to assemble the struts between the wings, with 8 bolts/screws M2 and a length of 8mm I would have needed some chinese hands to screw these in place and at least sticking the screw driver through the 3-color-expensive-nerv wrecking- oracover finish

so there must be a better solution in future for the new oracover finish (second job )

[Stearmanandy]

Hi Andrew,

it my fastest building ever, just one and a half year, but still have to do the CG and of course we all need and wait for the spring in Europe.

Cheers

Andy

[John Fontana]

Fastest build ever at 18 months? That shows devotion few could match.

A lovely aeroplane. Interesting to read how you solved your problems.

Look forward to news of the first flight.

[fly boy3]

Hi Stearmanandy, exellent work, and what a covering job.! I would be happy if I could cover even half as well. Is It Profim ? Cheers  ps perhaps not a lot of comments, but lots of" looks" It shows there is an interest in bi-planes.

Edited By fly boy3 on 05/04/2013 13:13:34

[Stearmanandy]

ok, back to that strut thing

I screwd some custom-made extensions on this parts (yes fixed with the M2x8 screws and Epoxy), which are big enough to take a 3mm hole for on of these great engineerd parts

... some drop profile and other parts

Now I assemble the struts in 30 seconds without a nasty screw driver

[Stearmanandy]

yes fly boy it is profitrim 5mm and 3mm in ferrari red!

Coming next (maiden flight) and

a SLEC/Precedent Stampe SV4B (of course a biplane, whatelse?!

[bouncebounce crunch]

Great looking model you have fettled there Stearmanandy. I am surprised more comments or questions weren't thrown your way.

cheers bbc.

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[Rich too]

Great thread, thanks for sharing. Love that motor as well, any install pics?! Rich

[Stearmanandy]

Hallo Rich,

first installation was done with rubbers, but testing the engine on high speed, the whole model was shaking, so I asked my clubmate again (by the way 83 years old, still flying around like a teen and specialised in engines) and he said never install a twin on rubbers, the two cylinders work perfectly against each other, without any vibration, if installed fixed. So I installed the engine on some alu dinstance bits (1cm) and since that day engine is running as it should.