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Old 08-27-2004 | 07:32 PM
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Default RE: Alpha Taildragger Conversion

Since I had epoxied mine quite well, it was tough to cut. I don't have access to a bandsaw, so I wrapped tape around part of a new hacksaw blade and proceeded slowly. I forgot about the steel or aluminum locator pin tward the trailing edge, and cut right through that too. Cutting the holes for the joiner, I cut them oversize so I knew I would have room to adjust with. That and plenty of 30 min. epoxy to fill in the gaps. My backup plan, had this failed, was to use the wing from the one I bought at the "Attic" (Horizon Hobby). Because the box was damaged, I saved 30 or 40 bucks on a perfectly good airframe, which I used to fly while I was pondering how I was going to repair this one. I saw someone else had converted theirs to a taildragger, and when 2 of the blind nuts screwed up on me for the nose gear, this mod came to mind.