rick hamel

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cut the vertical loose after fairing it into the body-started blending the wings in---what the plane will look like in inverted flight---------NOT!

sensei

WOW! You are really flying on this thing!


Bob

TampaRC

I'm in the Toledo area......

rick hamel

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I think It just seems that way --everything came together all at once .

rick hamel

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Toledo--how lucky can you get--makes going to the week signals show a breeze!!!!-usually takes me 4-5 hrs to make the trip

rick hamel

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I started blending the wing strakes into the fuse --still need to fab the aluminum end plates to protect the airfoil shape

rick hamel

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made aluminum plates to protect the airfoil shape--matching plates assure good wing fit after making molds--again--these pictures are of just plugs for making molds

rick hamel

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You just can't beat that feather fill--you can see in the pictures how it changes color as it is sanded-showing low spots in the surface-but unlike primer-it allows sanding until the surface levels. I also piled it on over the canopy/ windshield juncture to accentuate the edge by sanding the surface of the windshield only---fills in pin holes in a single gun pass! Wing fairings were involved but worked out.

sensei

Really looks great Rick.

Bob

rick hamel

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Thanks Bob---I'm playing with the wheel pant plugs now-hope to have pics tomorrow

rick hamel

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Still not sure how I want the pant to come apart--I was thinking of a side panel that mirrors the pant shape that would be removable --allowing access to the toe out adjustment and suspension install.

rick hamel

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I know it's trivial but I just can't stand a raw fiberglass edge where the wheel opening occurs --decided to install an aluminum bead as part of a finished opening--again -it's a plug so that bead will appear in thefinal layup--needless to say I've got some blending to do

rick hamel

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The jury is still out on this one--I think I like it-I'll give it some time to simmer in my head--gee Bob -I'm givin away my secrets--good thing there is not much interest--I'm flyin under the radar--like that auto gyro that landed at the Whitehouse---Possibly reminds me of a alien victim with it chest burst open!

sensei

I can appreciate what you are doing here Rick because I am an old composites toolmaker myself.

Bob

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Unless you're familiar with this stuff as you are--it is probably confusing at best--What can you do------ on another note--I was bending aluminum tubing for one of the wheel pants and was looking at the canopy-had an idea--see pixit will provide an outstanding finished edge not to mention a different look!

DMehalko

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Epic build, cant wait to see it finished!

rick hamel

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Thanks!----It's making me epically tired--but I'm really having fun with it--of that there is no question--finding time is the real struggle-but I manage

rick hamel

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I'm already picking out the paint colors--found a ford with a candy red-might look great matched up with a pearl white--decided on access panel on the side of wheel pant--panel mimics the shape of pant with 1/8 tubing--held on with a couple chrome button caps--should look cool

rick hamel

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I finished blending in the tubing around the windshield--I definitely like the look-next I'll hit it again with some feather fill when I spray the wheel pants

TampaRC

Keep up the good work!

rick hamel

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Thanks---getting close to having the whole thing in primer---need an entire weekend--wish me luck with that!

sensei

The best of luck to you Rick.

Bob

rick hamel

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As usual -Thanks for the support---pulled a set of molds after scribing the access panel on the sides of the pants.

rick hamel

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finally--pants are attached to wings and ready to be feather filled---ooh joy

rick hamel

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Got the feather fill sprayed---now it's starting to look like something instead of all those different colors from the filler and primer--aerodynamically-it will probably trip the boundary layer along the body and screw up the airflow over the tail---just my luck-----I'm still keepin it