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SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 10-Oct-08 03:56 | |
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Covering the elevator and horizontal stabilizer adds 0.9 grams. It is difficult to extrapolate that weight to the entire plane to guess the AUW, but I am encouraged by how light the covering is. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 10-Oct-08 00:41 | |
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Covering the rudder and vertical stabilizer adds a paltry 0.4 grams. Solite is just the ticket for a small plane like this and I'm glad James suggested I use it. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 09-Oct-08 20:20 | |
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Solid wing tips and first pass at sanding everywhere. Weight of everything minus covering is now 8.32oz (236 grams), AUW might end up pretty close to 9oz. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 07-Oct-08 15:09 | |
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I thought I would upload a picture of our club's pylon racers with the tail wheel attached to the rudder as Poppy described in the previous picture. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 06-Oct-08 02:21 | |
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The weight of the fuselage is 5.5 oz with all electronics. I estimate the weight before covering to be around 8 oz. I wanted a AUW of 10oz (~70 watts/lb) but had hoped to get 7-8oz. Unless I do some serious wood removal I'll be closer to 10oz AUW. |
SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 06-Oct-08 02:14 | |
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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. |