Sport Cappy cuts/builds an old school Ultra Hots with a few mods.

[capthis]

Vertical stab and rudder built. Plans call for 3/8 sheet stock. I went built up. Stab is 1/4" sheeted with 1/16. Rudder was slightly enlarged.

 

[capthis]

Stab was built same way. I moved hinge line forward and haven't decided exactly how I'm going to build my elevators yet around the area where they meet the fuse. Still thinking on that one.

 

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I also got a good start on the fuse. I cut my middle ply doublers out like my inner ones. My scale battery is dead so I didn't get a chance to weigh what was removed but I would guess about 2ozs.


I forgot to take a few pictures as I went along but here's where it is at.

 

[GSNadmin]

Looks good!

 

[orthobird]

looks awesome! Way to go!

 

[capthis]

Thanks for the positive comments! I keep thinking about the covering scheme for this one. I can't decide if I want to go with my standard red and white scheme (I can see those easy) or if I want to do some kind of warbird scheme?

 

[Maxwell1945]

What engine are you thinking about? I think a 110 inch one would be way kool with a 100cc twin in the nose.

Van

 

[capthis]

What engine are you thinking about? I think a 110 inch one would be way kool with a 100cc twin in the nose.

Van

DLE 30 is what I have for it.

I did order and receive the plans for the Big Hots, and the Super Hots, and the Hots as well so who knows I may do a bigger one some day?

 

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Built the elevators. Plans for the stab are off so I had to pin both elevators together and then sand them. Also straighten my stab ends up square with the trailing edge. Old hand drawn plans that's been copied a few times aren't perfect....

 

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Mock up of the tail feathers. Think those tail pieces will work? Don't want to get accused of not going big enough