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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/14/2006 4:30:36 PM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		sir,welcome to the thread looks like you are ahead of me,looks good too,mine is on hold at the moment as its deer hunting time so i havent had much time to work on mine,after this week is up ill be back at it,looks like the wings didnt take to long to complete.it will get my full attention though next week i really miss working on it,good luck and keep it going let me know if you have encountered any problems

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/14/2006 4:37:42 PM   
SirChadwick


 

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Status: offline 		yea I know what you mean about the deer season. Our gun season comes in the last week of this month. So I too will not be working on my plane that week.
Thanks
Chadwick

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/14/2006 6:06:49 PM   
3D Joy



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ORIGINAL: SirChadwick

yea I cant wait until I'm finished with this last wing. I just started the left wing tonight and I'm all ready tired of messing with it. I just hate doing things twice that's all.

Do you think that I'll have enough power with the engine I bought? Fuji Imvac say's that it will put out 5.7HP at 9000rpm giving 30lbs of thrust while spinning a 22x10 prop.

I know I really dont care for how they keep the wing attached by haveing to drill and tap that pole. Did you ever run into any problems with that at all?

well I must go back to working on that damb wing. Looking forwared to hearing from you. Thanks agian
Chadwick


Much cleaner with paragraphs... Just my opinion .

Well, my 80 RV has 8.5Hp at 8500 RPMs if my memory serves me well. A lot more power than the fuji... 3D will defenitely be out of question and by all means keep the plane light. A 22x10 prop is a 50cc prop. The plane will defenitely fly but performance may be a bit deceiving...

I also really don't care about the stock wing attachment . I reinforced the wing root so that it could accept a 6-32 blind nut and bolted the wing to the fuselage from the inside of the fuselage. It worked great for 2 years now. I did the same with the stabs except the bolt is on the underside of the stab instead of from inside the fuselage.

Wings are not allowed to come appart on any plane so the stock setup is not allowed also IMO...

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/21/2006 2:18:01 AM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		well im finally back to the build i enjoy my deer hunting as much as the build strange huh,thinking of my build why im in my deer stand

the first pic is the leading edge of the elevator and the hinge blocks installed

second one is the leading edge of the elevator glued to the elevator,then trimmed up to let some more balsa dust fly

next is the counter balance i cut off a few days ago and reinstalled on the elevator and sanded down

last but not least is the rudder and elevator complete all but the hinges installed

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/22/2006 2:15:43 PM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		well im now on hold on building the wings im missing a sheet of die cut sheet for the wing jigs,i emailed great planes to get a new one,i bought this kit from a guy at the feild so i do not blame them,hope it will not take long

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/22/2006 3:46:43 PM   
SirChadwick


 

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Status: offline 		Man that sucks!!! What piece are you missing? I still havn't worked on mine since the last post. I've been going round and round with Tower Hobbies. They over charged my Debit card $148.68 and they are giving me the run around about it. So need less to say I dont feel like working on a plane at the moment. Then not to mention our deer season comes in on Monday so i wont be getting much done that week either. Any ways hope you get your piece soon.

Chadwick

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/22/2006 11:06:50 PM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		Chad,yes it kinda sucks but wow did great planes sevice dep take care of me today ,i emailed them this morning and they e mailed me back within a half hour. they gave me the prices and a phone number i could call to pay for them,they will ship out today and she told me 2 to 3 days ill have it,VERY OUTSTANDING!!!!!! TO GREAT PLANES.

Chad,i was missing a whole die cut sheet with the wing jigs on it,and another one was severly warped so i ordered that one too

im sure tower will get you straightened out i have had no problems with them,good luck on your deer hunting i got 2 nice bucks

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/29/2006 3:44:13 AM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		well i came home tonight and my parts from great planes was on my doorstep so i wasted no time in getting back to the build

first i had to build all my jigs,glue some sheeting together,and the main leading and trailing edge supports as well

after that i laid down the plans for the right wing,pinned the main spar and got all the ribs cut out and all punched out,, wow that all took some time to do all that,i worked a little late but it felt good to get back at it

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/29/2006 4:27:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey there, Yes I remember that step. Good thing you only have to put together those jigs one time. I have my second wing finished up just about. The only thing left if to put the leading edge's on the wing and the aileron. I really hate haveing to shape the leading edge's of those parts. I wish the kit would have come with those allready done, but that would be a perfect world.

I have been hunting these last two days, I shot at a 8 point on Monday and missed. Tuesday I shot and hit a 6 point but never found him. We tracked that wounded deer for hours and never found him. That really sucked. My buddy shot a spike finally at about 4pm when we were getting ready to head off to another woods. I'll give it another try this weekend. I have planed to hunt Saturday and Sunday, hopefully I'll get a monster buck (LOL).

Well good luck with your build. The wings are pretty straight forward and boreing. If you get stuck shout out and I know I'll be able to help you, you should'nt have a problem though. Good luck building, and I'll try to post some new photo's soon.

Chadwick

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 11/30/2006 3:23:57 AM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		chad ,sounds like your havin fun hunting though,i know what you mean about shaping the leading edges lots of balsa dust,maybe ill catch up to ya on your build while you are hunting lol

i have the ribs in place on the main spar,and the leading edge main in place and also the trailing edge main as well

next the phenolic tube is in place and the wing jigs are also in place at the leading and trailing edge

then i got the top spar in place and the top leading edge sheeting all done as well

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 12/1/2006 1:06:50 AM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		well on to some more wing work,the trailing edge spar for the wing and the aileron spar is in place

next is the main center sheeting attached and all trimmed up

then the wing trailing edge sheeting in place and the wing tube block installed and drilled,also the cap strips are all done for the top of the wing

yeee haaa i got to remove the wing from the table and trim the left over material flush with the root and tip ribs,,what a wing so far huh

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 12/3/2006 1:53:40 PM   
theo63



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Status: offline 		well i didnt get much done lately but i did get my powerplant for this bird,its a brison 80 twin,i was told this will power it pretty good,what do ya think?

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RE: giant extra 330l kit build - 12/3/2006 2:27:43 PM   
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