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Old 02-05-2018 | 09:05 PM
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Well the air in the shop has cleared out enough to get back into the hobby room. Or maybe I've just gotten used to the smell . I have started framing up a stabilizer. I started out building a laminated leading edge for the stabilizer but the two halves didn't come out the same. Even though I soaked everything in ammonia and water, one of the leading edges didn't take the proper curve. I think the problem was that I should have used thinner material for the laminations. I could have ponied up and made a form out of plywood but I took the easier route instead and made the LE out of sheet balsa. I think this will be sufficiently strong but if one had a concern it seems like the laminated LE would be very strong. Once I can mock up the horizontal tail to the fuselage I can start installing the formers for the upper half of the fuselage and the vertical tail. With all of that in place I can lay out the cable runs. As it looks now I should be able to install the cables in a straight shot with minimal need for fairleads except for where the cables exit the fuselage.
If you are interested in building a Pfalz you should take a look at Vogel605's product. It looks like he is gearing for for a very nice kit.
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