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| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Reference | 30-Jan-15 09:44 |  | | Views : 507 | | 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 : 491 | | 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 : 499 | | 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 : 538 | | Tail feathers squared away, but the center section of the wing is an excederin headache. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 07-Jan-15 14:16 |  | | Views : 494 | | Working on the bollom side now. I'm beginning to see an assembly problem getting the wings into the fuselage. Bill Parker, do you thhink your method would work? |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Reference | 07-Jan-15 14:12 |  | | Views : 502 | | After 3-4 inches it's not pretty anymore. Had to take a couple of days off from bulding to clean up. |
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| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 31-Dec-14 17:20 |  | | Views : 531 | | Moving right along. Covered, 3 coats. If it doesn't fly, it does bear a vague resemblance to a yard dart. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Reference | 27-Dec-14 16:28 |  | | Views : 632 | | David, From your locationsnow is probably lovely. However up here it come with icing conditions and clogs the runway. What a difference 2 days makes. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Reference | 25-Dec-14 10:41 |  | | Views : 592 | | Merry Christmas morning to everyone! This is the 72nd one. Hope you are all as blessed as I have been. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 18-Dec-14 14:41 |  | | Views : 504 | | Center section of wingstarted. Outboard section on plans to right |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 18-Dec-14 14:35 |  | | Views : 500 | | Covering my tail. |
| Don C | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Plan #59, Curtiss C-46 Commando | Build | 18-Dec-14 14:26 |  | | Views : 533 | | I regards to cutting out pieces. Dad gave me this back in the early 50's. Makes shrt work of balsa, but won't cut fingers. He was quite smart. Took me 55 years to stick my fingers in a table saw. Hurt more than this one. |
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