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Balsa USA Phaeton II - 1/8/2007 3:05:40 PM   
cvedral


 

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Status: offline 		I have most of the wood together and have come to the struts that are to be made of 1/8" wire.
Looking for an option on the struts. i don't like the wire struts and would like to fabricate them out of wood or something. Anybody have ideas or done this before?
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RE: Balsa USA Phaeton II - 1/19/2007 7:27:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		yepp.......plywood with blind nuts for the sruts, and attachment points on the wings, attached to a doubled rib. Thats a nice flyin plane by the way.
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RE: Balsa USA Phaeton II - 1/19/2007 7:28:30 PM   
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RE: Balsa USA Phaeton II - 6/21/2007 1:01:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		i used aluminum tubing that was alredy faired. slid them over the wire. jb weld in place. then made final bend to wire

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RE: Balsa USA Phaeton II - 7/4/2007 3:06:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		That aero shaped aluminum tubing fatigues something terrible when connected directly with screws. It must be filled with hardwood or the wire/JB Weld run through it for a long lasting setup.

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RE: Balsa USA Phaeton II - 7/4/2007 5:33:59 PM   
cvedral


 

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Status: offline 		I made the struts of wire from the kit, not bad, will cover them with a rubber coating that you put on tools. It's just sitting now though, need a motor for it. I have a saito 72 i could put on it but that's on another plane.

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RE: Balsa USA Phaeton II - 7/4/2007 5:45:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Phaeton will have plenty of power with a Saito 72. A Magnum 52 would fly it fine.

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