Hangar 9 33% Edge 540 Recover

[mikeh]

Good project! Since you have it all stripped down, might not be a bad idea to run some cross bracing in ur fuse. It will add tremendous strength with very little weight penalty.

 

[BalsaDust]

Good project! Since you have it all stripped down, might not be a bad idea to run some cross bracing in ur fuse. It will add tremendous strength with very little weight penalty.

Might do that. The guy I'm doing it for doesn't do any 3D though just likes to fly it around.

 

[BalsaDust]

So what is everyones perfered way to remove old pinned hinges. I did one elevator using my soldering iron. Once I got most cleaned out I went back with a 3/16" drill bit to clean it back out. didn't really care for the burning plastic smell going through my house though. Open to other ideas.

 

[Jetpainter]

I just did some last night. I've been using the soldering iron. It works, but can be a pain.

 

[Decal Dennis]

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Well I got it all stripped down. Stabs and elevators are in great shape, wings and rons are as well other than a cracked piece of sheeting in one wing, fuse can stand some glue to be wicked in in some areas, but the rudder OMG. Can't believe the counterbalance hadn't fallen off in flight. Basically it's completely broke free on one side and the other side only a small amount of sheeting is still holding it. Amazing the covering could keep it all together. TE was cracked up pretty good as well but was fixed by wicking in some thin CA. Now on to melting out the hinges, drawing up my patterns for the covering and to start laying it down. Next week should see some color.

Rudder was probably broken from doing some bad ass inverted rudder drags

 

[BalsaDust]

Rudder was probably broken from doing some bad ass inverted rudder drags

You would think that but this guy doesn't 3D. Most he does is the occasional hover and he cant harrier.

 

[Decal Dennis]

You would think that but this guy doesn't 3D. Most he does is the occasional hover and he cant harrier.

Man!!....you just spoiled that dream for me LOL

 

[mikeh]

So what is everyones perfered way to remove old pinned hinges. I did one elevator using my soldering iron. Once I got most cleaned out I went back with a 3/16" drill bit to clean it back out. didn't really care for the burning plastic smell going through my house though. Open to other ideas.

I've used a piece of brass tubing with an inside diameter of 3/16. Sharpened on the inside. Put in ur drill and run it in over the hinge. You will have to plug the hole and redril. Either way you go about it, it sucks.

 

[BalsaDust]

Man!!....you just spoiled that dream for me LOL

I so sorry. My hope for myself is to get down inverted harriers this year. I will be giggling like crazy the first time I drag the rudder inverted.

 

[HRRC Flyer]

Alright Chris,

Am I going to have to start calling you @stangflyer Junior? He has a bad habit of making people wait until the end to see the good stuff too you know. . . . .