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| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 07-Sep-08 01:58 |  |
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| The tail wheel was working just fine till I put on the main wheels and gave it a test roll. This is also the first time I have used a wheel with a metal hub so I was actually able to solder on metal washers to hold it in place. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 07-Sep-08 01:55 |  |
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| I was going to use small Du-Bro hinges on the tailfeathers till the unthinkable happened, someone set a "free" box outside their office door with a box of perfectly good 3.5" floppies in it. So now I have hinge material that it just the right size. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 30-Aug-08 23:48 |  |
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| After doing some more work today I couldn't resist temporarily attaching the tailfeathers to see if it wouldn't look more like a P-51. The next step is to install the tailwheel in its scale location then figure out how to make all the linkages work. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 20-Aug-08 02:41 |  |
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| I went with the FF open frame on the non-movable parts and used some 10 lb. cu. ft. C grain for the movable parts (the aileron will have to be cut out to fit the rudder). The kit supplied wood for this was as heavy as plywood so I opted not to use it. |
| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Flying | 30-Jul-08 12:45 |  |
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| I landed and came to a stop where the crossing had been attempted. I hoped to get a picture of them walking past the plane, but she would have nothing to do with it and blew at it (sounds like a sneeze) several times to voice her distrust and alarm. |
| SteveM | Midwest Products Aero-Star .40 | Flying | 30-Jul-08 12:43 |  |
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| I have heard of full sized aircraft hitting deer on the runway, but this morning was my first encounter nearly hitting one with a model airplane on a runway only 100' long! |
