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Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 30-Jun-15 19:37 | |
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Sorry guys. Goofed on the captioning. Assembling the main prop drives. On the original Flyer the main tube connects directly from the axle of the engine to the prop mounts. Here, I'm holding one of the additional tubes that will contain the drive chains. |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 30-Jun-15 19:34 | |
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Assembling the tubular drive from the engine to the prop mounts. If you look carefully, you can see the original wooden Guillow 's drive b |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 30-Jun-15 19:30 | |
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Assembling the top and bottom wings together and using the cut outs from the kit box as a jig. The prop mounts are included. |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 29-Jun-15 12:28 | |
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After fabricating the engine, the next step with to construct the propeller mounts. I deviated from the plans calling for balsa wood and decided to use thin styrene plastic tubing. |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 23:05 | |
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Pilot's cradle and foot rest. I think I've burned my eyes enough for tonight. Hope you guys will enjoy. Sky |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 23:03 | |
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For the pilot's cradle, I cut up some small dia. wire to brace along the semi-vertical wood stained balsa strips. |