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pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild12-May-09 04:20
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pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild12-May-09 04:18
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A quick "How to". Again.
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild12-May-09 04:16
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Axle rods: 10 degree droop, perpendicular to axis. Support rods: 25 degrees off vert, 4 degree sweep-back. Had to put the spike on... just because. Might be a theme starting here! Some thing to do with "Magnificent Men and..."
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild12-May-09 04:09
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Making CF LG. Machining up some fittings. .032" CF rod (steel shown because the CF rods weren't round), aluminum fittings.
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild11-May-09 13:03
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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!
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild11-May-09 12:57
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Vert. and horz. stabs. .032" CF rod thru for "Give" during unforseen impact (or trample) with immobile objects.
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pfinnGuillows Series 500 - BF 109Parked10-May-09 04:57
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Brrrrrr
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild10-May-09 04:09
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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.
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild07-May-09 18:18
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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.
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild07-May-09 18:12
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Put the whole "Kit and Kaboodle" back in the Microwave for another 15 to 30 secs.
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild07-May-09 18:09
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After wrapping I used a wedge clamp to lock it in place. It also aided in pulling the balsa hoop tight around the former.
pfinnDumas Kit #222, Fokker EIIIBuild07-May-09 18:05
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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.
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