Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
08-02-2010, 09:54 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Here is my cannopy mounting idea, i thought i would use a self tapping nut, then drill through the backside this way there won't be any ugly screw heads.
09-02-2010, 03:38 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Ok i am back from vacation, here are a couple of pictures of the progress, aileron and flap wiring harness installed, and template made to locate the openings for the servos. and one picture of my trip to molokai hawaii.
09-08-2010, 03:52 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Ok i have now sheeted the bottom of the wing, all servo wire is installed. next part will be putting the wing tips on and installing the flaps and the aileron hindges.
09-14-2010, 09:28 AM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Yesterday i instaled the pivot points for the ailerons, I made a jig with my T Bar sander and suported it with my lead bags, it worked out good it gave me a gap and put the aileron at the right angle to drill. My next job will be to hindge the Flaps, for years i have used the wicking hindges, on this i will use the pinned type.
10-07-2010, 11:20 AM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
I built the Horizontal last week and did a test fit into the plane, would like to see others pictures on how they make the horizontal linkage, Ian
11-22-2010, 09:09 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
I am back to building, finally inspired, here is a picture of the elevator i worked on today. I decided to make them out of plank balsa
and shape them on the belt sader instead of built up, if i come out to heavy I will put a bigger motor IN
and shape them on the belt sader instead of built up, if i come out to heavy I will put a bigger motor IN
11-23-2010, 05:58 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Hi Paps, thanks for the encoragment i will try and come up with the wood supplies that i purchased and shoot you a Pm
11-29-2010, 01:32 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Here are a couple of pictures of yesterdays progres, rudder is built and just needs to be sanded to mate up nice with rudder post on fuse, and a bench fly. Ian
12-01-2010, 12:34 AM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Looks very nice! What servo are you going to use for elevator? In plans there are 2 to be used. I am gonna use only one and was thinking HS645MG.
Oh and did you have any time to look at the list of balsa strips and sheets?
Oh and did you have any time to look at the list of balsa strips and sheets?
12-04-2010, 11:41 AM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
The small things that make me happy, i made the fillet for the wing to fuse last night, i made a template and then a center spar, keeping it light infront of the cg LOL. I will be glassing this wing next.
12-05-2010, 04:25 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
today i applied two coats of minwax sanding sealer, and sanded smooth, less than 1oz of added weight for top and bottom of wing, next i cut my 2oz cloth for the bottom of wing, and glassed with 2oz of west systems expoxy slow cure, now iam waiting to do other side tomorow.
12-06-2010, 01:02 PM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Kind of boring pictures, but here is the glass work on the top of wing, i glassed over the flight skin which is covering the gap between aileron and wing.
12-09-2010, 09:12 AM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
This morning i cut into the wing skin to see my siera gear, still there
they were wrapped in plastic bags, next i will draw lines around doors and cut.
they were wrapped in plastic bags, next i will draw lines around doors and cut.
12-10-2010, 09:18 AM
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RE: Jerry Bates 1/5.5 Seafury Build
Last night cut out the door covers, and the oil intakes, need to do some framing on the edje of intakes, and put a lip for the wheel doors to stop on. A special thanks to James Jones for the carbon wheel covers. Ian