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| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 02-Feb-15 22:21 |  | | Views : 489 | | David, I think I figured out the gear doors - infilled completelyand covered, etc. then cut out the "closed" doors, put in a "floor" for later gear mounting and then split the doors. Got the correct shape. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 02-Feb-15 22:12 |  | | Views : 480 | | I made wing fillets. Caught the last 5 minutes when I was called in for supper. Both worked out. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 02-Feb-15 22:08 |  | | Views : 496 | | Some watched football |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 30-Jan-15 14:34 |  | | Views : 519 | | Took about an hour of measuring and shimming to get the center wing section squared away. It's now 1330 and nothing has changed outside. Looks like a forest of flocked Christmas trees. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 30-Jan-15 14:23 |  | | Views : 870 | | Had to see |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 30-Jan-15 14:17 |  | | Views : 472 | | Need to figure out gear doors before mounting to wing. |
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| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 30-Jan-15 14:11 |  | | Views : 499 | | Needs more engine details |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 30-Jan-15 14:07 |  | | Views : 517 | | 2 nacelles almost done |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Reference | 30-Jan-15 09:44 |  | | Views : 503 | | 0832 hrs, elev 3200 ft, 24deg F. Ceiling and visibility 500ft,severe icing conditions, don't even taxi, but if the sun shines it's one of the most beautiful things you will see. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 10-Jan-15 15:37 |  | | Views : 489 | | OK, think I have it in the correct order. 2 nacelles ready for infilling. As I said, this thing has more curves than Marilyn Monroe/ |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 10-Jan-15 15:32 |  | | Views : 497 | | Forget the wing for a while - build nacelles. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 10-Jan-15 15:30 |  | | Views : 535 | | Tail feathers squared away, but the center section of the wing is an excederin headache. |
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