The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

[acerc]

This plane takes two hours to assemble at the field and the same to break back down, so I built a dolly it sits on fully assembled.
Why so long, just two of the reasons, the cabane mounts are covered, the flying wires are held on by pins and carter keys.
First pic is loaded assembled. Second pic is the cabane cover, and the flying wire and attachment points.
Edit to add pic of pin and key.

 

[TonyHallo]

Are the wires from Aeroscale?

 

[Snoopy1]

Yes, they are buried in the nose. The two batteries for the Rx are terminated by the remote Pin Flag shutting the Comp 12 off. The ignition has to have a separate power source, hence the third battery, and even though the Comp 12 shuts the Ignition off the ignition unit still draws some power. Back when I was doing events most required an external shut off, the Pin Flag for the Rx and the toggle for the ignition met those requirements. For now, if it was not for needing the weight of the third battery I would have put a Tech Aero in it and been done.

Extra battery is better than dead weight.

 

[Snoopy1]

This plane takes two hours to assemble at the field and the same to break back down, so I built a dolly it sits on fully assembled.
Why so long, just two of the reasons, the cabane mounts are covered, the flying wires are held on by pins and carter keys.
First pic is loaded assembled. Second pic is the cabane cover, and the flying wire and attachment points.
Edit to add pic of pin and key.

Beautiful plane like rig you built saves a lot time at the field. I could not live with having to spend 2 hours to set it up.

 

[acerc]

Are the wires from Aeroscale?

Are the wires from Aeroscale?

They are from some guy overseas, don't remember who he is but does great work. The Valach engine came from Vogelsang Aeroscale.

 

[acerc]

Beautiful plane like rig you built saves a lot time at the field. I could not live with having to spend 2 hours to set it up.

The first time I took it to the field and finished assembly I was toast, took a break, and then disassembled it and went home.

 

[acerc]

That did not take long to find. Here is a link to the flying wires. http://www.flying-wires.ch/flying-wires/prospect_en.html
Sorry Tony, I thought you meant Vogelsang, so the answer is yes.

 

[TonyHallo]

I had those wires on my Champ and as indicate they are great. You have a bundle in wires alone!

 

[Snoopy1]

made a start on rebuilding of the 125 Fontana from a GP38 to EXWR 22cc electric Motor. Fire wall cleaned up and all the holes filled. Inside the fuselage everything gutted to make room for a 6s-5000. GP 38 cleaned up and will be put away for anothe project down the road. Like the engine just very loud.

 

[acerc]

I just scored 60' of Tygon gas tubing for $6.60.