Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.
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frydaddy08
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There's some guys on RCG that build Giant Scale Electric from foam. Foam ribs, formers, etc. and sheet with foam.
TonyHallo
150cc
Traveled to Michigan over the weekend to visit the Christmas town Frankenmuth, very festive, no snow yet!
Vacuumed the bottom half skin on yesterday and jointed the halves this morning. For the bottom corner where the is a 90 degree bend rather than attempting to bend the wood I left it a little short and glued a piece of 3/4" tri stock and sanded to shape, it worked out well. Next the front half and back half will get married.
Vacuumed the bottom half skin on yesterday and jointed the halves this morning. For the bottom corner where the is a 90 degree bend rather than attempting to bend the wood I left it a little short and glued a piece of 3/4" tri stock and sanded to shape, it worked out well. Next the front half and back half will get married.
TonyHallo
150cc
Glued up a balsa block and rough sawed to shape, it is tack glued into position. Noticed a wallowed area on the top of the fuselage while sitting down the shape. This was caused by the wire bowing while coming over the top of the templates and turning down. Next time I cut a turtle deck, I will cut vertically down at the centerline and cut each side separately. Took a couple of coats of filler to get it filled in. No big deal because it is getting covered with epoxy and glass.
I've had the Sig wing joiner for over twenty years, plan to install the phenolic tube into the firewall and rear former of the fuselage to act as a rotisserie for sanding, glassing and painting.
I've had the Sig wing joiner for over twenty years, plan to install the phenolic tube into the firewall and rear former of the fuselage to act as a rotisserie for sanding, glassing and painting.
TonyHallo
150cc
Had the Super Cub at the November meeting of the Indiana Flyers Club tonight, what a pain to assemble! Someone has to hold the wing while the root screws are put in the and the lift struts are guided in position. My system on the Champ works much better and I can assemble the plane by myself. Any rate back to the work at hand.
The tail cone tack glue has cured so the block got roughed in with 80 grit. The tail cone is a little shorter than the actual full scale to accommodate the stabalator wing tube hinge system. Can't go any further until the rudder is cut and installed so that will be the next move. I'm planning to have the vertical fin as part of the layup. Thinking about adding the corrugations to vertical fin well.
The tail cone tack glue has cured so the block got roughed in with 80 grit. The tail cone is a little shorter than the actual full scale to accommodate the stabalator wing tube hinge system. Can't go any further until the rudder is cut and installed so that will be the next move. I'm planning to have the vertical fin as part of the layup. Thinking about adding the corrugations to vertical fin well.
TonyHallo
150cc
Married the front and back this morning. Since there's not a flat and level spot in my house had to make a jacking plate to get the bottom level and plumb. Have a like filling and sanding to do to blend the joint. Glued up the foam for the rudder and make templates in Compufoil. Will print these today.
