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heywooood | 23-Sep-17 17:06 |
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heywooood | 23-Sep-17 17:20 |
I have added the windscreen supports. The SR10 does not have the widows peak windshield that the SR-5 through 8 have. I was going to make changes to this one and model the -8 but changed my mind. There are a number of alterations to the forward fuselage, cowling, and wing that would have had to be made and I got to the point where I just decided to do the -10. |
heywooood | 23-Sep-17 17:23 |
Nigel Caruthers is the PIC...on one of the other boards an observer came up with that name and a bit of a back story so - there's Nigel in the pilot seat.. |
Huey V77 | 24-Sep-17 08:25 |
HW, what you are calling supports are actually structural tubes that are part of the fuselage. It's easier to make glass panels that are flat. A molded wind screen is more costly to manufacture. The glass sets on the tubing with a rubber seal. An aluminum frame fits around the perimeter and is attached with #10 screws to brackets. It's 1/4" plate glass not plexiglass too. |
Don C | 24-Sep-17 11:37 |
Looking very nice. Who is Nigel's friend? |
heywooood | 25-Sep-17 22:47 |
Huey - thanks for the clarification on the windscreen...plate glass? not even tempered? No wonder bird strikes were always fatal. |
heywooood | 25-Sep-17 22:49 |
Don C. if you mean the dog I have not named him...Still not certain my granddaughter will allow me to put him in the backseat. I suppose we could call him 'Auger' or 'Cavu' |