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Old 09-01-2003 | 01:12 AM
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Default Weekend Project: First Plane - Sig Kadet LT-40

The plane is done! Well, except for the wing decals - I'm still deciding if I want to do something different up top instead of the stock decorations.

First, some basic pictures:




With all the trouble the radio gear gave me, looks pretty close to the manual (that cable strewn in the middle is the Airilon servo cable):



And here's a closeup of the port side. Note the gap between the body and the wing is simply because I didn't tighten the wing-screws down all the way. I ran the antenna down the side where it blends with the black striping.



Finally, I did my one piece of customization and installed a Great Planes Switch/Charge Jack mounting kit on the port side. This provides me with a push-pull on/off switch as well as an external RX recharging jack, so I don't have to go fumbling through the fusalage to find the cord.



Yes, I did mess up cutting out the hole (was about 1/2 inch too low) so I had to do a little touchup with some monocote tape. We won't talk about this ever again, will we....

Finally, here's a closeup of the engine with the muffler and fuel line attached:



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