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SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild10-Oct-08 00:41
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Covering the rudder and vertical stabilizer adds a paltry 0.4 grams. Solite is just the ticket for a small plane like this and I'm glad James suggested I use it.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild09-Oct-08 20:20
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Solid wing tips and first pass at sanding everywhere. Weight of everything minus covering is now 8.32oz (236 grams), AUW might end up pretty close to 9oz.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild07-Oct-08 15:09
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I thought I would upload a picture of our club's pylon racers with the tail wheel attached to the rudder as Poppy described in the previous picture.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild06-Oct-08 02:21
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The weight of the fuselage is 5.5 oz with all electronics. I estimate the weight before covering to be around 8 oz. I wanted a AUW of 10oz (~70 watts/lb) but had hoped to get 7-8oz. Unless I do some serious wood removal I'll be closer to 10oz AUW.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangFlying06-Oct-08 02:14
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I went with the pull-pull setup to the tail wheel and a push rod to the rudder and elevator. Most of this gets covered as is and will require cutting into the covering if a repair or adjustment is needed.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild04-Oct-08 17:23
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I haven't quite figured out yet how to best link up the rear wheel as the little arm for it moves not just in the X-Y plane but also a little in the Z plane. My best ideas so far are to either use an elastic material or a pull-pull.
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SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild04-Oct-08 17:20
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The motor is mounted and stringers are starting to go on. If you look close you can see push rods for the rudder and elevator.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild26-Sep-08 16:37
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I finally got around to fixing the tail wheel. I used 1/32" plywood for the support which will hopefully be strong enough without adding too much weight.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild09-Sep-08 15:15
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Sometimes I forget that I work a 3 minute walk from a 6 story library with 1.4 million books that will loan them to me for 3 months. No need to mail me the book now DD, I can read this copy and don't have to return it till December 8th.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild07-Sep-08 02:00
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Here is where the wheel really wants to sit. I guess it is time to grind off all that epoxy and find a way to tilt the brass tubing forward so that the tail wheel will want to rest properly.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild07-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.
SteveMGuillows Series 400 - P-51 MustangBuild07-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.
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