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| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 12-May-09 04:20 |  | | Views : 1197 | |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 12-May-09 04:18 |  | | Views : 1233 | | A quick "How to". Again. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 12-May-09 04:16 |  | | Views : 1209 | | Axle rods: 10 degree droop, perpendicular to axis. Support rods: 25 degrees off vert, 4 degree sweep-back. Had to put the spike on... just because. Might be a theme starting here! Some thing to do with "Magnificent Men and..." |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 12-May-09 04:09 |  | | Views : 1293 | | Making CF LG. Machining up some fittings. .032" CF rod (steel shown because the CF rods weren't round), aluminum fittings. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 11-May-09 13:03 |  | | Views : 1287 | | Fuse sides. Replaced 1/16" sheet with vert. grain 1/32". .015" Bass reinforcment strips. Longerons also capped with .010" Bass. Starting to wonder why I bought a kit! |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 11-May-09 12:57 |  | | Views : 1293 | | Vert. and horz. stabs. .032" CF rod thru for "Give" during unforseen impact (or trample) with immobile objects. |
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| pfinn | Guillows Series 500 - BF 109 | Parked | 10-May-09 04:57 |  | | Views : 1454 | | Brrrrrr |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 10-May-09 04:09 |  | | Views : 1192 | | Horizontal stabs formed. Added .015" thk Bass veneer between layers. Resiliency increased quite dramatically (Really springy). Remade rudder similarly. Both surfaces are "Full Flying", as was the real thing. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:18 |  | | Views : 1177 | | Before removing I used "Thin" CA along the seam to bond the two laminations. Got about 1/8" "Spring-back" OA between start and end point. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:12 |  | | Views : 1141 | | Put the whole "Kit and Kaboodle" back in the Microwave for another 15 to 30 secs. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:09 |  | | Views : 1164 | | After wrapping I used a wedge clamp to lock it in place. It also aided in pulling the balsa hoop tight around the former. |
| pfinn | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 07-May-09 18:05 |  | | Views : 1246 | | Formed rudder hoop. 2ea 1/32" x 1/16" balsa strips saoked in water 'bout 10 min, microwave for no more than 10 secs. (they will dry out). 1/16" Bass form over Parchment. Tapered press-fit starter notch. Pull tension while wrapping both sticks around form. |
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