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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/4/2006 4:54:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		The turtle deck is now ready to be glued in place. I placed the turtle deck on the fuse as well as the rudder just for the picture. Time to go back to the basement and finish the rudder and turtle deck, next will be the horizontal stabs.

Albert

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/5/2006 10:30:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Some more pictures of the fuse, notice the holes on the phenolic they look cool if nothing else.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/5/2006 10:36:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		getting the stabs ready to sheet. I use a foam cutter from Michael's arts and crafts to cut the servo wire exit hole, because I'll be using a vaccum bagger I capped the slot made by the hot wire with a piece of balsa 1/8" wide by 1/4" deep.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/5/2006 10:39:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Horizontal stabs are now ready to sheet which by the way is very easy since all of cardens balsa sheets come trued out of the box !

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/5/2006 10:53:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks awesome Albert.


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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/5/2006 11:59:33 PM   
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Tell me more about this foam cutter from Michaels.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 12:57:07 AM   
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I'll take a picture of the actual cutter later and post it. It basically works just like a soldering gun except that it accepts much smaller piano wire. It also heats up instantly.


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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 1:40:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		albert, do you think you saved anything with the holes in the tube socket? i would think there may be some bending in this area with flight loads.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 3:18:32 PM   
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i would think there may be some bending in this area with flight loads.



Nope.
The tube is completely removed inside the motor box on my Carden 260. ZERO issues.
The motor box and side formers do not allow any movement in this area.
It was a 1 oz savings for us. We did it for the cool factor more than anything else.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 4:16:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		interesting, would you do the same thing if you were using a cf tube?

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 4:36:26 PM   
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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 4:44:22 PM   
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Not the correct Thread; but Congratulations Wayne, nice job in Tucson Shootout. Sounds like that 260 is a keeper.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 5:27:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would be willing to bet that most of the bending action is where the fuse and wing meet, not in the center of the wing tube.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/6/2006 9:11:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		I did it for the cool looks more than anything, the weight savings was nothing.

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RE: Extra 300 is born ! - 11/7/2006 2:51:45 AM