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Aircraft |
Category |
Date |
Preview |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Series Pilatus Porter | Build | 13-Nov-10 14:00 |  |
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| Rear section of side keel goes on first. Note 1/16 square piece at bottom of notch on front side of former. Provides extra glue surface for rear of front keel section. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Series Pilatus Porter | Build | 13-Nov-10 13:58 |  |
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| The pins just hold the formers square while the glue dries. Using TiteBond II here. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Series Pilatus Porter | Build | 13-Nov-10 13:56 |  |
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| Working from tail to nose with a small square to make sure formers are perpendicular to keel. Working toward nose opening keeps square from running into frame. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Series Pilatus Porter | Build | 13-Nov-10 13:53 |  |
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| Porter keel on board. Laser cut parts come out very cleanly. Side keel has bend in it and goes on in two pieces. |
| hjlittman | Scratch Built Curtiss P6E | Build | 28-Jul-10 11:13 |  |
| Views : 2028 |
| Yes, cats are such a great help. You gotta love 'em! |
| hjlittman | Easy Built Heinkel 112 | Parked | 22-May-10 10:49 |  |
| Views : 2366 |
| Not easy bo build without breaking it, but once it's all together it is amazingly sturdy. I replaced the six inch "white prop" that came in the kit with an eigh inch one. Made it slightly nose heavy, but easy to trim out. The trimming flights are a testiment to the "build it light enough and it can't fall hard enough to hurt itself" school of thought. With rubber and ballast it weighs 32 grams. Motot can take 1500 turns so it has a chance if there is zero wind in the morning. |
