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| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Parked | 11-Nov-12 12:44 |  | | Views : 1599 | | The definitive version of the indoor A-frame pusher. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 02-Aug-12 22:24 |  | | Views : 2123 | | The L-4 project tacked together for a "bones shot". The structure you see weighs 16 grams. I'm estimating 28 grams, covered and painted, less rubber. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Parked | 29-Jun-12 23:08 |  | | Views : 1733 | | I get my 21st Century tool set up and the first thing I build is a design from the 19th Century. Go figure! |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 29-Jun-12 23:07 |  | | Views : 1570 | | Taking a little break to prepare something for a 4th of July flying session. No, it's not a model oil rig. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 21-May-12 17:04 |  | | Views : 1752 | | Now to continue with attaching the nose. The whole nose assembly glues to the front of the fuselage. The removable section is right behind the nose block. the right bank of cylinder heads come off with the front section, the left bank is staggered to the rear and stays with the fixed section. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 21-May-12 17:01 |  | | Views : 1703 | | Back where we were when the disaster occured. This version is 2 grams heavier than my first try, but it can be handled with impunity. |
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| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 11-May-12 17:25 |  | | Views : 1834 | | I find that miniture Scunci hair clips make good, low crush strength, clamps for delicate work. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 11-May-12 17:22 |  | | Views : 1607 | | The rest of the stringers are 8 pound balsa. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 11-May-12 17:21 |  | | Views : 1448 | | The formers are still contest grade stuff, 1/32" aft of the C.G., 1/20" forward, and 1/16" for the nose former. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 11-May-12 17:19 |  | | Views : 1459 | | OK. Here we go again. After the "crushing failure" of my first attempt at a super light fuselage I searched out a specific piece of balsa to make my strip wood for the keels and the stringers at the edges of the fuselage. Back in the day, when a bill of materiels called out for a compnent to be made of "rock hard balsa" this is the stuff they were talking about. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 06-Apr-12 13:18 |  | | Views : 1709 | | The OH $%!# moment. I was sanding it prior to coverning. I tried to build it too light. I've started on a new fuselage with the same weight formers, but 8 to 10 pound wood for the stringers. It may still come out under 20 grams although I'll be happy if it's under 30. Luckily, I've done it once so the next one will be quicker. |
| hjlittman | Guillows Series 300 - Piper Cub 95 | Build | 06-Apr-12 13:15 |  | | Views : 1397 | | Getting a little carried away with the dummy engine. Push rod tubes and ignition harness, top and bottom. Exhaust pipes and intake tracts will be foam. Not true scale but close enough for a flying model |
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