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Old 01-23-2015 | 09:20 PM
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Well, I managed to get everything to fit, but poor planning and hasty decisions cost a lot of time.
You should always do a full size side view drawing showing all of the on board equipment and linkages before cutting the first rib or fuselage side.
I ended up redoing just about everything that is screwed into place before it all fit.
The control system is sort of Rinky-Dink looking with the .038 MIG wire and 1/16" plywood control horns. It seems stiff enough, we'll see later about that.
Same goes for the fin area. I've misjudged several fin areas before...I like them on the small side for appearance sake. It would be a good idea to outfit the plane with removable tip fins and use them like "training wheels" for the first flights.
It looks like it will end up in the 7 oz range RTF, so this old TD ought to be able to just barely make it airworthy.
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