| Hangar |
Aircraft |
Category |
Date |
Preview |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Cessna 170 | Parked | 09-Sep-07 18:32 |  |
| Views : 2081 |
| Close up shows Gizmo Geezer free-wheeling prop with adjustable hub. Formers scallopped between stringers where tissue does not need to be attached to insure smooth tissue, Wheel mounting is temporary. I just needed to get it flying Sunday morning. Fi |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Cessna 170 | Build | 09-Sep-07 18:28 |  |
| Views : 1910 |
| Tissue on. Stab and rudder pinned down while shrinking to eliminate warps, Wing tissue shrunk with a 1/16 inch wedge under trailing edge of tip rib to build in washout. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Cessna 170 | Build | 09-Sep-07 18:26 |  |
| Views : 1938 |
| Detail of nose modifications, Front of plastic cowl was cut off by rotating it, on it's back on the board, against an Exacto blade attached to a wooden block of the right height. Cowl front filled with balsa. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Cessna 170 | Build | 09-Sep-07 18:19 |  |
| Views : 2199 |
| Wing reinforcements are lengths of bamboo barbeque skewers. Wings are lightened, rib holes done with paper punch, trailing edges cut down on inside edges. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Cessna 170 | Build | 09-Sep-07 18:16 |  |
| Views : 1907 |
| Cessna 170 parts ready for covering. Please excuse low-res images. I had to resurrect an old camera. My Nikon was stolen. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 500 - Junkers JU87 Stuka | Flying | 12-Aug-07 10:23 |  |
| Views : 2240 |
| Yes, it does fly. It's not spectacular but has done 19 seconds. Reaction of one person at the field when told it was a Guillow's 500 series Stuka, "Now I've seen it. Pigs can fly!" |
