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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 Build 10-Oct-08 00:41 Views : 757 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 Views : 1206 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 Views : 864 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 Views : 984 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 Views : 843 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 : 759 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. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 04-Oct-08 17:20 Views : 804 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 : 824 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 : 750 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 : 945 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. SteveM Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang Build 07-Sep-08 01:58 Views : 832 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 : 769 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. Page (6 in total) :  1   2   3  [ 4 ]  5   6  [ < Prev ] [ Next > ]