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It was a little tougher getting the front sanded because the tail has some molded grooves at the front. I got it as close as I could and gave up. close enough for me!
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Here are pictures underneath the tail. The fit is pretty good on both sides, but I need to pot in the front as there are some gaps between the tail and the fuse.
I've mearued the incidence against the firewall and its within 1/2 a degree, but when I look at the fuse side it sure looks like the le of the tail is down....
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Last picture of the night, a shot from the front looking back. It was much easier mounting this tail, then building another. Also, its tough to let a good tail go to waste, even if it is red.
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The best thing about a bolt on tail, is that you can clean everything up and use a clear finish, without trying to fill in gaps with filler which make the fillets look a little goofy.
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Dave,
You don't like my blue fillets???
Nice job!! The original plan was to use that pad as reference for a bolt on stab. Never got around to finishing the plug. I might not have to. I might just have to talk to Terence!
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Wing is done except for leading edge. Foam, balsa, 3/4oz fiberglass and KlassKote paint. Skined hinges and fiberglass wing tips. Total weight with eveything is 16 1/2oz. Paint is drying on leading edge, you can pick up tomorrow.
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Well, I will say I love using Super Fil for Fillets, but that blue color does take a little away from that great clear finish.
I am a little concerned that the bolt on tail will make a weak point right in front of the tail on the top of the fuse (since its not glued to the tail. I think I am going to put a little glass inside the fuse right in front of the tail.
Wing Looks Great Randy! As long as it doesn't say R200 on the bottom
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The superfil added character!
Strength wise, that is why I added the 1/64th doubler to the tail. It extends forward of the leading edge. In addition you have a former right infront of the stab to tie everything together. You will be fine.
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The dreary day let me get ahead of schedule.
I picked up the wing from Randy this morning (talk about a haul), flew the Eindecker a couple times, stopped at our favorite watering hole, watched a movie, and still found time to get the wing mounted.
I will pot the wing and get the wing tips glued in tommorrow.
I am definately painting the wing tips blue to match the other blue.
The question is, should I paint the fuse white, or blue?
I think blue would look nice, but I like having fuses white so I can see the color of the exhaust residue....
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Spent a little more time out there after the Twins cleaned up on the South Siders for the 2nd night in a row.
Twins are 5-0 since I decided on this color scheme.............
I'm struggling a bit with the incidence. The tail and firewall look pretty darn good, but I have the LE of the wing nearly 1/8" up and its still not there yet. I'll check again in the morning to make sure.
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