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RE: Another... - 12/7/2005 5:04:00 PM   
krossk



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Status: offline 		Another covering milestone reached...
And by popular demand - in high(er) res!)

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RE: Another... - 12/8/2005 12:06:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		krossk... Stay with it man !!!! Plane looks great !!!
Your getting close now !!!!

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RE: Another... - 12/8/2005 1:10:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		well i havent been at RCuniverse in a while, and this is my first post since i have been back....and i'll say that your plane looks fantastic! good luck with finishing, keep up the good work

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RE: Another... - 12/8/2005 4:43:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Getting a little further on the nose. As you can see, I decided to take a little artistic license and deviate on the transition into the front. The zig-zag was easier and (IMO) looked more consistent with the lines than my originally designed radius. But now I'm dreading the thought of covering the compound corners on the front of the cowl.

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RE: Anothe... - 12/8/2005 7:50:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Man, Krosk looks awesome i cant say it enough.

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RE: Anothe... - 12/9/2005 9:47:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Amazing. I love that cowl

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RE: Anothe... - 12/9/2005 10:10:24 PM   
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ORIGINAL: iflynething

Amazing. I love that cowl

~Michael~

If you like it naked, wait until you see it covered. I've just got the pinstripe left to do on the lower half. Hopefully I can get it done and pics uploaded when I get home. The compound corners weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Although I did end up with more seams than I had hoped for.

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RE: Anothe... - 12/9/2005 11:08:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looking good, krossk! Cowl looks good.

On those close up shots, select the macro button if your camera has it (should looke like a flower above the button).

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RE: Anothe... - 12/10/2005 1:38:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I've finally got all the covering done except for the last piece on the bottom (after final balance check and control cable installation).
I'll post some better pics after I get the tail surfaces hinged, but you get the idea of the finished product from these...


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RE: Anothe... - 12/11/2005 12:39:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		Krossk, a really excellent covering job. I'll bet you can't wait to get this in the air. You should be very proud!

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RE: Anothe... - 12/11/2005 3:49:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Damn - that cowl looks sweet!

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RE: Anothe... - 12/11/2005 12:05:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks guys, I am really pleased with how it is turning out. After seeing the cowl finished, I'm really wishing I would have made the white stripe across the top at least twice as wide as I did. I kept it the same width as the side stripes, but I think it should have been at least double that to transition from the purple to that much orange. I'm alos hoping that I don't run into any cooling problems by not having any air flowing through the cowl. Oh well, if that happens, then I guess I'll have an opportunity to fix the stripe!

And I am sort of anxious to see it in the air, but I'm not too overly eager to put her there yet. I still need a lot more practice time on my T2 before I'll be brave enough to maiden this one. But I'm hoping that time will come by late spring. I was hoping to have it ready to show off at the next club meeting on 12/19, but it's looking more like the January meeting.

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RE: Anothe... - 12/12/2005 11:37:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm in the process of hooking up the tail surfaces. I've got the rudder & elevator hinged and the pull-pull connected on the elevator. It still needs the throws adjusted, but I'm really impressed with how solid the elevator is with this set-up. There's NO give whatsoever when deflection. When I get the cables finished on the rudder, then I'll post some detail pics of the controls.

Also, does anyone have any tips on cutting the canopy so it fits closely without screwing it up?

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RE: Anothe... - 12/12/2005 3:21:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		krossk:

The covering looks great! As for the canopy, what I did was to cut a narrow piece of masking tape and put that down along the indicated line on the canopy first. I then purchased and used a pair of canopy scissors and was able to cut precisely along the line. This made for a perfect fit.

Good luck,

tychoc

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