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Old 03-20-2012 | 07:25 PM
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Default RE: Phoenix Edge 540 1.20

Making progress with the Edge; it's actually a pretty fast build. The engine install went easily; I'm using a GMS 1.20 mounted horizontally with a Bisson Pitts muffler. Prop is APC 16x7. Wings are hinged, servos installed, horns and linkages installed, done. I put on the landing gear and now need to epoxy in the stab, hinge the elevator and rudder, install tailcone servos, tailfeather horns and linkages, and cut the cowl.

I found a bit of a warp in the right wing; will try to knock that out with the heat gun. Also, the wood in the tailcone where the tailwheel bracket screws in seems soft. I'll try a longer wood screw and wick in some CA to strengthen it. The landing gear legs are heavy; if weight is a serious concern, that's one place where carbon fiber would really shave some heft quickly.
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