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| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 12-May-09 04:09 |  | | Views : 930 | | Making CF LG. Machining up some fittings. .032" CF rod (steel shown because the CF rods weren't round), aluminum fittings. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 11-May-09 13:03 |  | | Views : 959 | | Fuse sides. Replaced 1/16" sheet with vert. grain 1/32". .015" Bass reinforcment strips. Longerons also capped with .010" Bass. Starting to wonder why I bought a kit! |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 11-May-09 12:57 |  | | Views : 987 | | Vert. and horz. stabs. .032" CF rod thru for "Give" during unforseen impact (or trample) with immobile objects. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 10-May-09 04:09 |  | | Views : 883 | | Horizontal stabs formed. Added .015" thk Bass veneer between layers. Resiliency increased quite dramatically (Really springy). Remade rudder similarly. Both surfaces are "Full Flying", as was the real thing. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:18 |  | | Views : 884 | | Before removing I used "Thin" CA along the seam to bond the two laminations. Got about 1/8" "Spring-back" OA between start and end point. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:12 |  | | Views : 858 | | Put the whole "Kit and Kaboodle" back in the Microwave for another 15 to 30 secs. |
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| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:09 |  | | Views : 855 | | After wrapping I used a wedge clamp to lock it in place. It also aided in pulling the balsa hoop tight around the former. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:05 |  | | Views : 913 | | Formed rudder hoop. 2ea 1/32" x 1/16" balsa strips saoked in water 'bout 10 min, microwave for no more than 10 secs. (they will dry out). 1/16" Bass form over Parchment. Tapered press-fit starter notch. Pull tension while wrapping both sticks around form. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 03-May-09 20:03 |  | | Views : 950 | | Glad I added a 1/16 Bass strip to the trailing edge. Got pretty thin there after shaping! |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 03-May-09 20:00 |  | | Views : 898 | | Achieved the underchamber I was after. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 03-May-09 19:58 |  | | Views : 952 | | Wing framed. Added sub-ribs for added profile consistancy and strength (and weight, I guess, but, oh well!). |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Reference | 01-May-09 22:28 |  | | Views : 923 | | "Piaggio business propjet. Flys over most Friday eves. |
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