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TKO build thread - 4/2/2007 1:23:16 AM   
Paternguy


 

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Status: offline 		Well I started on the TKO this weekend. I didn't get to far, but I did manage to cut the "kit". I will update with details and build pictures along the way.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/2/2007 1:31:18 AM   
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http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5591786/tm.htm

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/2/2007 1:40:46 AM   
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RE: TKO build thread - 4/2/2007 1:43:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Oh yeah a little tail art for this bird when I get her done.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/2/2007 2:39:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Gotta love that Dodge "Super Bee". Nice touch with the "TKO" under it.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/2/2007 4:14:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah it should look pretty cool on the tail, maybe 1 large one under the wing.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/5/2007 5:55:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have the stab halves built and sheeted. As you will notice in the pictures Rib #1 is canted to allow for 1.5" of anhedral. The sheeting is 1/16 balsa and all ribs are 1/16 balsa except for rib 1 which is 1/32. I tried to post these pictures yesterday, but was unable to upload to RCU.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/5/2007 5:58:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		I also completed the Vertical fin today. the frame 1/4" balsa with 3/32 sheeting. I will try to get back down there to start framing the wings out.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/5/2007 6:59:09 PM   
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Status: online 		It's looking great! You're a fast builder.

That is the best way I've found to build symmetrical horizontal stabs. I've used it on three models and it more or less assures a straight build.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/5/2007 7:03:17 PM   
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RE: TKO build thread - 4/5/2007 7:11:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		In case anyone missed what Dave was refering to. I glued a thin slice of 1/16 balsa on the centerline of the leading and trailing edges of the stab. I then cut a notch on the center line of the ribs and use a square to line them up, this creats a nice straight structure every time.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/5/2007 11:05:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Paternguy,
Looks like it is coming along good. You are a fast builder! One question. Did you abandoned the airfoil shown in the last thread? The ribs you cut do not look as radical.

Jim

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/6/2007 1:01:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		I didn't post that airfoil. LOL
One of our friends from TX posted that. LOL

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/6/2007 1:29:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Patternguy your airfoils looks similar to the one's that Joe Bridi used in his designs.

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RE: TKO build thread - 4/6/2007 4:08:09 AM