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| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 30-Mar-08 19:49 |  | | Views : 682 | | Testing the motor and servos. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 30-Mar-08 02:52 |  | | Views : 705 | | Steering mechanism and motor (Feigao 1308422S and 4.50:1 gearbox). |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 30-Mar-08 02:49 |  | | Views : 601 | | Rudder and elevator servos, rudder servo also steers the front wheel. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 30-Mar-08 02:46 |  | | Views : 658 | | Fuselage is covered and much of the hardware is installed. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 28-Mar-08 20:32 |  | | Views : 598 | | The clear covering helped me get the servos installed w/o having to cut off any of the covering as I was going to do. I read to apply a very thin coat of paint and allow to dry 24 hours, so here goes. The thin coat of paint added about a gram of weight. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 27-Mar-08 23:00 |  | | Views : 602 | | Wing weighed 39.4 grams before covering and is 50.3 grams fully covered, which works out to around 34 gsm. I need to patch some small areas with wrinkles, but that is ok as I need to get access to install the forgotten servos. :o |
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| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 27-Mar-08 17:41 |  | | Views : 679 | | Aileron covering has been fixed. The test block has been painted with 4 layers if thinned Liquitex. Brush marks are minimal, but an airbrush would be better. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 27-Mar-08 15:54 |  | | Views : 684 | | 45F here and it was hailing an hour ago, but you won't hear me complain. 70-80F is good for me and 90F or higher is just uncalled for. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 27-Mar-08 14:45 |  | | Views : 606 | | Now we can tell that the aileron on the right was the first one I did and the one on the left is nearly perfect. The one on the right won't shrink anymore, but a little more heat on the left aileron should clear up those little wrinkles. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 27-Mar-08 14:43 |  | | Views : 646 | | Covering the ailerons with Doculam (1.5 mil laminating film). Everything looks great from this angle, but that is the danger of a clear covering. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Build | 26-Mar-08 23:46 |  | | Views : 641 | | Joining the wing halves and adding dihedral. Now I'm glad I got the 36" long building board, at the time I wasn't planning on building a plane with a 36.25" wingspan. |
| SteveM | Molt Models Tyro | Parked | 26-Mar-08 22:51 |  | | Views : 720 | | I ended up with a left and a right wing half, that's a good sign. Rather than add webbing between spars the wing is actually build around an I-beam. These wings are very strong and have no droop. |
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