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| John Cooper | Guillows Series 300 - DeHavilland Beaver | Build | 23-Jan-14 13:32 |  |
| Views : 2287 |
| Finished, balanced and weighing in at 33.8g (1.39oz), without rubber. This is a good weight for indoor flying and may even be able to R.O.G. off a smooth floor. Unfortunately I built the float struts too short and needed to use a smaller home-build 3 blade balsa prop instead of the kit prop. |
| John Cooper | Guillows Series 300 - DeHavilland Beaver | Build | 22-Jan-14 20:30 |  |
| Views : 2152 |
| The struts for the floats are supported by very thin steel wire. They have quite a bit of flex and I will need this in order to land safely on a hard gym floor. |
| John Cooper | Guillows Series 300 - DeHavilland Beaver | Build | 22-Jan-14 14:56 |  |
| Views : 1949 |
| I embellished the engine with a balsa disk with straight pins stuck into it. I trimmed the pins to just fit in the cowl. |
| John Cooper | Guillows Series 300 - DeHavilland Beaver | Build | 22-Jan-14 14:53 |  |
| Views : 1919 |
| I liked the fact that there are float plans in the kit - although I didn't follow the plans exactly. I only used a few bulkheads and stringers and sheeted everything with 1/32 contest balsa. They look a little heavy but weight in at a reasonable 9.2 grams. |
| John Cooper | Guillows Series 300 - DeHavilland Beaver | Build | 22-Jan-14 14:49 |  |
| Views : 1919 |
| This is a nicely designed model with good parts fit. I am building this Beaver for indoor free flight, so I want to make it light. I trimmed out a great deal of balsa and replaced some pieces with 1/32 wood. |
