110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

[Snoopy1]

Nicely done will be ready to fly soon.
I opened the top two hatches and the one side hatch, can not see the bolts that hold the aluminum angle in. I do not know to get to then to check see if they are ok. Do I have to cut open the fuselage or just hope for the best.

 

[AKNick]

Nicely done will be ready to fly soon.
I opened the top two hatches and the one side hatch, can not see the bolts that hold the aluminum angle in. I do not know to get to then to check see if they are ok. Do I have to cut open the fuselage or just hope for the best.

Look in the tunnel. This pic is with the plane upside down.

 

[AKNick]

Can’t believe I’ve pulled through and made this happen. Fuselage covering is done!

The next big item to tackle is the broken rudder.

 

[Snoopy1]

Nice job looks like a Timber again.

 

[AKNick]

Not much time to play with the Timber rebuild, but I did manage to install the gear again. Treated the rubber after a nice soapy bath.

I previously had poked a vent line hole in the lower fuselage, this time I turned on the laser cutter and made a ring retainer.

 

[AKNick]

Started tinkering with the rudder. Started with an epoxy bond using some paint sticks to keep it aligned as best I could. Then found some balsa sticks to stitch it back together. Going to add some reinforcements and then sand and cover.

 

[Snoopy1]

Started tinkering with the rudder. Started with an epoxy bond using some paint sticks to keep it aligned as best I could. Then found some balsa sticks to stitch it back together. Going to add some reinforcements and then sand and cover.
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That’s a tough one to fix and at the same time make it strong and clean. One thing I would look into is a carbon down the trailing edge, sand a clove and glue it in.

 

[AKNick]

I’m feeling pretty good about it. The break was just above the hinge but canted enough to make a decent splice there. The aft webbing is comprised of four different sheets at different bond points. If anything I’ll be putting in some splices and gussets.

 

[AKNick]

Made a few gussets (laser cutter helped here) and this alone stiffened up the rudder more than the sections that are covered. So guess what’s next! Wohoo cover time.

 

[AKNick]

Recovering complete!! How awesome is that!?
This blue really disappears in itself, meaning the seam lines are seamless. I cheated a lot with my otter build…. Yeah I need to finish that too…

Just need to remount the motor.
But since it’s off, Ive got a carb rebuild kit in the mail that should be here this next week. Gotta say this DLE55RA hasn’t skipped a beat, a good running motor!