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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/5/2006 1:38:35 AM   
ibow24


 

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Status: offline 		I went back and forth on weather to leave the tip extension or make a full length aileron. I decided to go with the tip extension but will probably live to regret it.
Like Kent said, I can just see the very first time I ding the plane it will be right on those tips !!

Good luck with your build Kent, Keep us updated on progress.

Steve

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/5/2006 1:54:13 AM   
Flyin Woodbutcher


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks Steve , I"ll start as soon as I get my 35% Cap finished. As for the tips I cap mine with 1/8 lite ply. Makes them rit durable.

Kent

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/5/2006 3:22:44 AM   
RobT



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Status: offline 		What tip extensions . . . the ailerons go all the way to the tip (and the elevators have a counter balance) At least they do on mine now. As for the round tips . . . I liked to build them for a change . . . had fun working and whittling wood! plus it is good practice if you want to do the Yak . . .

I have monokoted the wings, stabs and fin . . . pictures to come

Rob

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/6/2006 12:28:26 AM   
ibow24


 

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Status: offline 		I thought I would show how I control the tailwheel. If someone has a better way please show me or tell me.
Thanks

I cut a notch in the bottom of the rudder and then add a small piece of 1/8" ply. I then add 2 small screw eyes near each edge of the rudder and then attach the springs (with a piece of pull-pull cable and crimps) from the tail wheel arm to these screw eyes. It's simple but it does add some weight.
attached are pictures of the ply piece in my Cuda rudder and the finished tail wheel on my 35% Extra

Steve


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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/6/2006 12:42:17 AM   
Flyin Woodbutcher


 

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Status: offline 		nice and simple I say.

Kent

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/7/2006 3:50:42 PM   
ibow24


 

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Status: offline 		OK..This morning I pulled my first and hopefully only DUMB A$$ moment of this build.
Last night I drew the cut lines for all the bevels on the control surfaces and figured that was a good place to quit for the night.
This morning I went down, set up the bad saw (yeah I use the band saw the cut the bevel to rough shape)
got one of the elevator halfs out and ran it through both sides...nice, looks good right.
too bad I didn't drill hinge holes BEFORE I did that !!!.
Oh well, at least the location was marked. I started with a tiny pin drill and worked my way up.
Then finished with a sharpened piece of 3/16" dowel.
at least I started with the stabs and not the wing.

Steve

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/7/2006 3:56:00 PM   
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Keep things going Steve ........... it's the small things that add up, good catch, lesson learned!

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/7/2006 4:09:33 PM   
jmiracle


 

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Status: offline 		It's always the details that screw things up!! At least it wasn't a major problem.....like when the power went out while I was vac-baggin a wing core!!


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ORIGINAL: ibow24

OK..This morning I pulled my first and hopefully only DUMB A$$ moment of this build.
Last night I drew the cut lines for all the bevels on the control surfaces and figured that was a good place to quit for the night.
This morning I went down, set up the bad saw (yeah I use the band saw the cut the bevel to rough shape)
got one of the elevator halfs out and ran it through both sides...nice, looks good right.
too bad I didn't drill hinge holes BEFORE I did that !!!.
Oh well, at least the location was marked. I started with a tiny pin drill and worked my way up.
Then finished with a sharpened piece of 3/16" dowel.
at least I started with the stabs and not the wing.

Steve


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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/7/2006 11:15:31 PM   
ibow24


 

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Status: offline 		That's a problem. I work for the local power company...that's why I own a generator

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/9/2006 9:25:58 PM   
ibow24


 

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Status: offline 		Last night I started to cut out and fit the bottom deck. For some reason it was short. When down on the bottom of the fuse truss it only came up to just above the bottom of the motor box. I added a strip of 1/8 balsa to the bottom deck and
and now when I add the 1/4" sheet to the bottom of the motor box and shape it will blend a lot nicer.
All the surfaces are hinged and beveled. I need to had the control hard points yet
This evening I plan on setting up the wing incidence. I'm kind of running out of things to do until I have the engine and servos. They should be shipped this week.

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/10/2006 2:16:58 AM   
RobT



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Status: offline 		I haven't been posting as much as I should, but here is how I get the canopy to be flush with the fuse side:

Take a piece of scrap canopy material, and glue some sandpaper to it. Use this as to determine the depth to sand the hatch recessed past the fuse sides.



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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/10/2006 2:20:34 AM   
RobT



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Status: offline 		Wing ready for covering: You can see one of my "tricks here" The use of an ironing board to work on while covering

The Second tip is to STRETCH the covering as much as possible to prevent wrinkles. Not the picture with it covered is BEFORE the use of a heat gun. Just the edges are tacked.

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/10/2006 2:31:03 AM   
RobT



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Status: offline 		I didn't take any pictures of it but I had a great idea today and it worked like a charm.

I used a photocopy of the side view of the plans to cut a pattern of the root of the stab. I then positioned this on a piece of monokoke and cut the stab root out of the piece I was going to use for the side. I was then able to do the sides in one piece without any seams around the stab area.

Rob

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/10/2006 5:07:29 PM   
ibow24


 

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Status: offline 		good tips. I like the iron board too...never thought of that.

I'm fitting the wings and installing the 1/8" root today. It's not going so well, I'm having a tough time getting a real nice tight fit against the fuse side. Just takes time pulling the wing off, sanding a little, put it back on..blah blah blah, you've all been there.

Steve

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RE: Carden Cuda Build - 1/10/2006 8:38:56 PM   
ballistic1



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Status: offline 		What I do for getting a perfect fuse to wing root fit is this --- using a spare wing tube socket--(there is a small piece left over) - and the wing tube put the unsheeted wing against the fuse in its approximate position and carefully sand the core to fit against the fuse
if you do this before sheeting the wing and installing the root cap you will end up having not having to sand the root cap -which
is critical for a strong wing

I guess you have to have your componets put together in a specific order to be able to do this and its too late now ,
but in the future you will see that this works great

Frank

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