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sqrllyWBGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangParked16-Jul-08 23:08
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sqrllyWBGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild16-Jul-08 23:07
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sqrllyWBGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild16-Jul-08 23:05
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sqrllyWBGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild16-Jul-08 23:03
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SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild14-Jul-08 13:16
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The famous flight-of-four lead by the Lou IV.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild13-Jul-08 18:47
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Poor man's wing incidence gage, looks like I am a few degrees positive. Stringers gave significant strength and stiffness to the wing, more so than the wing of my MM Hellcat which uses a main spar with webbing.
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SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild11-Jul-08 23:14
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Cable moves 1/8" in each direction and ailerons are free to move up to 5/8" in each direction. That means I want to size the aileron horn to give me a 4:1 or 5:1 movement ratio. Nylon wing bolt and brass insert will attach the wing LE to the fuselage.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild09-Jul-08 02:26
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Progress is slow but I enjoy the engineering challenges, though on this build I am copying the aileron setup of the Molt Hellcat. I think I will try to use the small Dubro hinges shown in the previous photo, now to do the right side.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild03-Jul-08 04:42
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The left aileron is almost done. I didn't have any triangular stock for the front edge of the ailerons so I carved down some of the extra square stock from the wing LE. These small hinges just might work if I shorten them a bit. The motor arrived today.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild02-Jul-08 01:05
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The wing has a lot of ribs, 1.25" between centers. There is no spar like with the Aero Star or my Molt Models kits so I guess lots of ribs and stringers is how they get strength. I want the ailerons exactly to scale but the ribs are at the wrong angle.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild30-Jun-08 19:36
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The kit supplied leading edges weighed 4.3 grams and 8 grams each. The high weight was not the issue so much as the imbalance it would have created. The LHS came to the rescue with some good wood. Also, my tailwheel versus the kit's vinyl wheel.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild30-Jun-08 02:08
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Fuse as shown weights nearly 0.6 oz, I am going to delay putting on stringers till I have more of the details sorted out. The LPS motor and small battery may not be enough so I either need the EPS-300 shown or a brushless equivalent weighing much less.
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