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| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 09-Jul-09 05:22 |  | | Views : 778 | | This kit has some pretty complex wingtips. The vert fin is, well, vertical, but offset by the 6 deg. diherdral angle and the horizontal "Diffuser" (it's what the plans call it) has anhedral as well as being angled to match the bottom surface of the airfoil. A bit confusing. Twice. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 09-Jul-09 05:09 |  | | Views : 825 | | And some more sanding! Tips with inset surfaces. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 06-Jul-09 04:03 |  | | Views : 930 | | Well, I know it ain't wood but, what do you think the first thing I decide to make on my new CAD software should be anyways?! My first build. Fi 167. I like wood much more. MUCH more. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 04-Jul-09 10:05 |  | | Views : 1173 | | Dumas Stinson Reliant I built for my Dad a couple years back over a period of a year or two. He likes them in the "Skeleton" state. Now he wants this one covered since I've gotten back "into" this stye of modelling. I told him " You dope it and sand it, then I'll cover it." Well, here he is sanding. Guess I've got a covering job coming up! The drag is that it's already fully assembled. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 03-Jul-09 17:03 |  | | Views : 792 | | Wing framed up quicker than setting up the shims. The notches for the stringers are laser cut undersize so the builder can open them up at the correct angle (sweep-back) for a nice fit. Quite thoughtful designing. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 03-Jul-09 16:59 |  | | Views : 798 | | Instructions are quite implicit to insure correct washout. After making th shims, I matched the bottom of the airfoil profile on a sanding block (tounge depresser) and slightly sanded the shims so the trailing edge stock conforms to the airfoil shape during assy. |
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| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 03-Jul-09 16:54 |  | | Views : 1010 | | Since the airfoil is semi semitrical, some jigs are in order. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 03-Jul-09 16:51 |  | | Views : 771 | | Here's what you get. Laser cut good quality Balsa (7 lbs density), bag of small goodies, pretty good Vac caonopy, high quality and informative plans, very nice instruction sheets, an initialed packing list(!) and Esaki tissue. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 30-Jun-09 08:36 |  | | Views : 857 | |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 30-Jun-09 08:35 |  | | Views : 767 | | Off to computer training for a few days. EIII set aside once again (shouldn't dope at "MOTEL 6"). Bringing this along to keep me out of trouble during the eve's! |
| pfinn | Scratch Built Holiday | Flying | 28-Jun-09 02:08 |  | | Views : 951 | | Flying with Swallows at my Dad's place in Solvang CA. There was about fifty of them. Maybe they thought I found them dinner! |
| pfinn | Scratch Built Holiday | Build | 28-Jun-09 01:55 |  | | Views : 843 | | Added both fresh air intake and rear facing "exhaust" vents. Was getting a bit warm inside. Both of these are to replaced with internal ducting. These kinda ruin the clean lines of the plane. They just looked so small when I was making them. |
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