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Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 22:53 | |
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Using the small chains purchased at the arts & crafts store, glued the appropriate sized gears to small copper wiring used as a drive shaft |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 22:50 | |
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While at the local hobby store, also purchased various sized plastic gears |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 22:47 | |
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Just prior to gluing the cylinders I wrapped each with a thin slice of silkspan to give them a textured look. Also took a small 10mm (I think) dia, wire for the oil line. And used a couple of small slices of tape for the connection at the oil line as shown on the real engine. |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 22:43 | |
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Sorry about the confusion on classifying the aircraft. Still new at this posting. I purchased small springs from arts and crafts store and cut small sections of copper wire for each cylinder. |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Build | 26-Jun-15 22:41 | |
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This is one of many photos I managed to obtain that left the engine in its natural metallic finish as opposed to painted black. I opted to take this route to show the detailing. |
Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows 1903 Wright Flyer | Parked | 26-Jun-15 00:22 | |
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The Wright Bros. had the rigging interconnected such that the wing warping rigging from the pilot's cradle to the wings were also directed to a couple of bellcranks that connected to the rudder. |