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  1. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    will do
  2. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    Just finished cutting the formers
  3. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    I'm here, I'm here, today I worked on making fuselage parts from the drawings, but forgot to take pictures I will tomorow. Both wings are finished for all practical purposes, been also working on the large dalotel
  4. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/762453963/top-gun
  5. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    I paid $25 for 25 feet here locally
  6. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    One thing I forgot to mention about using boost tabs, and your answer on using bigger servos, that would be like, don't get power steering for your car, just go to the gym and get bigger muscles LOL
  7. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    cutting and forming trailing edge on aileron , more work to do
  8. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    here is something to protect your servo wires in an airframe
  9. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    here is something to protect servo wires in the airframe.
  10. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    Scale is a big part of it for sure but even in non scale, check the other reply
  11. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    I understand your question, but going to bigger servos is not always a good solution, for instance where you would need two or three servos for an aileron, I would need only one, so no headaches there, plus you would need bigger batteries, all in all , more weight and more cost. So scale or not...
  12. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    sorry forgot this one, now working on the boost tab of the second aileron
  13. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    got the two plywood root ribs glued into place, along with the inner wing alignment/holdown inserts, The rib is glued with weldbond, but any sandable carpenters glue will work, but I also put in some Gorilla Polyurethane glue for the inserts Also for the cold garage/shop, to keep all glues...
  14. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    this is a short video with the springs installed, with the small diameter one compressing first.
  15. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    got the springs for the oleo struts, , you will notice there is a small one inside the bigger on, and its 1/2 inch longer , this is to smooth out any bumps in the pits or whatever , but when the actual landing occurs, the small one will dampen quickly and the bigger one takes over. (hopefully)...
  16. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Taxiing in the pits is not recommended anywhere because of safety issues, so we don't but on the other hand I fly a lot in the week with my buddy and since there is only the two of us, then we do it LOL and he's the president and I'm the vice president , just don't tell anyone LOL
  17. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    anti rotation and holdown pins
  18. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Ya and lots of room, but man I need to raise money LOL
  19. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    This is what I want to do with the Dalotel
  20. Forgues-Research

    Sport Dalotel Junior

    hahaha get use to it, LOL, no one will scare me away with this
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