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pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 12-May-09 04:09 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12345.jpg) | Views : 930 | Making CF LG. Machining up some fittings. .032" CF rod (steel shown because the CF rods weren't round), aluminum fittings. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 11-May-09 13:03 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12315.jpg) | Views : 959 | Fuse sides. Replaced 1/16" sheet with vert. grain 1/32". .015" Bass reinforcment strips. Longerons also capped with .010" Bass. Starting to wonder why I bought a kit! |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 11-May-09 12:57 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12314.jpg) | Views : 987 | Vert. and horz. stabs. .032" CF rod thru for "Give" during unforseen impact (or trample) with immobile objects. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 10-May-09 04:09 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12299.jpg) | Views : 883 | Horizontal stabs formed. Added .015" thk Bass veneer between layers. Resiliency increased quite dramatically (Really springy). Remade rudder similarly. Both surfaces are "Full Flying", as was the real thing. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:18 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12278.jpg) | Views : 884 | Before removing I used "Thin" CA along the seam to bond the two laminations. Got about 1/8" "Spring-back" OA between start and end point. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:12 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12277.jpg) | Views : 858 | Put the whole "Kit and Kaboodle" back in the Microwave for another 15 to 30 secs. |
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pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:09 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12276.jpg) | Views : 855 | After wrapping I used a wedge clamp to lock it in place. It also aided in pulling the balsa hoop tight around the former. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:05 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12275.jpg) | Views : 913 | Formed rudder hoop. 2ea 1/32" x 1/16" balsa strips saoked in water 'bout 10 min, microwave for no more than 10 secs. (they will dry out). 1/16" Bass form over Parchment. Tapered press-fit starter notch. Pull tension while wrapping both sticks around form. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 03-May-09 20:03 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12217.jpg) | Views : 950 | Glad I added a 1/16 Bass strip to the trailing edge. Got pretty thin there after shaping! |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 03-May-09 20:00 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12216.jpg) | Views : 898 | Achieved the underchamber I was after. |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 03-May-09 19:58 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12215.jpg) | Views : 952 | Wing framed. Added sub-ribs for added profile consistancy and strength (and weight, I guess, but, oh well!). |
pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Reference | 01-May-09 22:28 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/12184.jpg) | Views : 923 | "Piaggio business propjet. Flys over most Friday eves. |
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