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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (6 in total) :  1   2   3   4   5   6  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Flying 06-Oct-08 02:14 Views : 872 I went with the pull-pull setup to the tail wheel and a push rod to the rudder and elevator. Most of this gets covered as is and will require cutting into the covering if a repair or adjustment is needed. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 04-Oct-08 17:23 Views : 796 I haven't quite figured out yet how to best link up the rear wheel as the little arm for it moves not just in the X-Y plane but also a little in the Z plane. My best ideas so far are to either use an elastic material or a pull-pull. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 04-Oct-08 17:20 Views : 841 The motor is mounted and stringers are starting to go on. If you look close you can see push rods for the rudder and elevator. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 26-Sep-08 16:37 Views : 854 I finally got around to fixing the tail wheel. I used 1/32" plywood for the support which will hopefully be strong enough without adding too much weight. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 09-Sep-08 15:15 Views : 784 Sometimes I forget that I work a 3 minute walk from a 6 story library with 1.4 million books that will loan them to me for 3 months. No need to mail me the book now DD, I can read this copy and don't have to return it till December 8th. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 07-Sep-08 02:00 Views : 982 Here is where the wheel really wants to sit. I guess it is time to grind off all that epoxy and find a way to tilt the brass tubing forward so that the tail wheel will want to rest properly. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 07-Sep-08 01:58 Views : 864 The tail wheel was working just fine till I put on the main wheels and gave it a test roll. This is also the first time I have used a wheel with a metal hub so I was actually able to solder on metal washers to hold it in place. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 07-Sep-08 01:55 Views : 798 I was going to use small Du-Bro hinges on the tailfeathers till the unthinkable happened, someone set a "free" box outside their office door with a box of perfectly good 3.5" floppies in it. So now I have hinge material that it just the right size. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 30-Aug-08 23:48 Views : 863 After doing some more work today I couldn't resist temporarily attaching the tailfeathers to see if it wouldn't look more like a P-51. The next step is to install the tailwheel in its scale location then figure out how to make all the linkages work. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 20-Aug-08 02:41 Views : 826 I went with the FF open frame on the non-movable parts and used some 10 lb. cu. ft. C grain for the movable parts (the aileron will have to be cut out to fit the rudder). The kit supplied wood for this was as heavy as plywood so I opted not to use it. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 29-Jul-08 22:47 Views : 874 Some of us are young enough to enjoy video games and old enough to enjoy working with our hands too. Almost done fabricating the motor mount. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 25-Jul-08 02:57 Views : 834 Here you can see the brass insert and the hole where the dowel goes. I used orderless thin CA on the brass insert so I will find out in a few hours if it effects me like normal CA. Page (6 in total) :  1   2   3   4   5   6  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]