December 8/2003 - Here is the
pile of wood I ordered for the wings. That's a lot of 1/8" sheets!
December 8/2003 - Here are the results of my return visit to Mr. Scroll
Saw.
December 8 - Geez!... I hate making wing skins... So boring!
December 8/2003 - Here is the plan for adding outboard flaps and radiator
cooling flaps. The wing T.E. and aileron L.E. will be extended to W4
rib. The outboard flap will have a torque rod attached to one side of
the flap servo. The radiator flap will have a control horn attached from
the inside of the radiator to the other side of the flap servo (ala PCM
109 method) Notice I changed the angle of the aileron root at W-7A to
have a more scale appearance.
December 8/2003 - Here is the left wing skin with the rib locations
penciled in and the outboard flap and aileron cut free.
December 8/2003 - I first glued the lower spar assembly and aileron servo
hatch support plate to the lower wing skin. Wing rib W-4 was then
glued down so that the wing T.E. can be located and glued down as well.
December 8/2003 - Here is a close up of the lower spar assembly and the
aileron hatch support plate. I redesigned the hatch support plate so
that the servo can be mounted to a hatch and screwed the the support
plate in order to hide the servo. (ala Top Flite method)
December 8/2003 - Here the left wing with ribs W-4 through W12 installed.
Wing ribs W2 and W3 will go down when I get to the retract installation.
Wing rib W1 will be installed when The wings are joined.
December 8/2003 - Here is a close up of the left flap servo support plate.
Notice that I recessed the support in order for the servo arm to be
concealed inside the radiator.
December 8/2003 - Here is the right wing with outboard flap and aileron
constructed.
December 8/2003 - Here is a close-up of the right outboard flap and
aileron.
December 8/2003 - Here are the two sections put together just to see how
big this thing is.
December 8/2003 - Geez! this thing is gonna be a monster!
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