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MMitch2782	Guillows Series 500 - Spitfire	Aerial	23-Jan-16 13:45
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Ghost of the Battle of Britain
julinick	Todays Hobbies F-14a Tomcat	Build	23-Jan-16 11:30
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julinick	Todays Hobbies F-14a Tomcat	Build	23-Jan-16 11:30
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David Duckett	Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray	Build	23-Jan-16 06:55
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David Duckett	Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray	Build	23-Jan-16 06:55
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The fuselage is about 4" diameter and the exhaust is about 3". Notice that the bottom of the fin/rudder is curved to fit that outline. I first glued one of the stringers to C to B and then from C to A. The problem is that at Point A it's paper. Each additional stringer is glued to its neighbor so all 120+ used are all glued together. That means that the original curve established is maintained lengthwise and allows control in placement of where the stringer meets the paper. The reason you can't do all that with one piece of curved balsa is because it's a compound curve. If you covered from A to C you would lose the curve. And with all the stringers involved being glued together it's quite strong which, by the way, is why I would never use 1/32". All surfaces will get filler and that means sanding so thin wood just doesn't work. Ever.
David Duckett	Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray	Build	23-Jan-16 06:43
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You probably know that balsa will bend more easily from A to B than from A to C and that it will not bend in both directions at the same time.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray	Build	23-Jan-16 06:40
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I studied the plans quite awhile before starting and this is part of the reason why. This is one of several parts provided to cover the open areas.
rayl	Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian	Build	22-Jan-16 19:29
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Anothee view. Span is 40 inches (+ asmidge).
rayl	Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian	Build	22-Jan-16 19:25
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Top wing done. The plans that I am working off of did not have ailerons, so had to extrapolate/interpolate/WAG them; think that I'm pretty close. The wing center section/dihederal brace took most of the day (when I wasn't shoveling snow).
David Duckett	Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray	Build	22-Jan-16 18:42
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Temperatures in the seventies allowed sanding and the first application of filler.
Skyediamonds1985	Guillows Series 200 - SE5a	Build	21-Jan-16 22:53
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Sort of laid out how each instrument went together, starting with the brass cut out..
Skyediamonds1985	Guillows Series 200 - SE5a	Build	21-Jan-16 22:51
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End result with bezel installed.

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