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Old 10-26-2005 | 09:45 PM
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The Fox .46 ABC will go on its side. I prefer to side mount my engines as I feel it makes for a better centered tank and can hardly flood. Here is a few shots of the rudder and wing tips. I did not mount any wingtips. Last rib is stiffened with a 1/32" ply peice. This should help it to avoid some of the dings and nicks. The rib was also to flimsy to resist the shrinking of the covering. Saved a little weight by leaving off the last shear web in each rib bay. I did not include a picture of the airelons. I made them slightly bigger by tapering them to 1" instead of 3/4" at the outboard end. I'll probably glue in the bottom hatch as I really do not like a hatch. I think they let in fuel, look poor, weaken the structure and I have never had to get to a tank in any model after install. However since the hatch allows access to the nose gear I may have to compromise my principles.

I'll post some pictures when I've made significant progress.

flmlm,
Thank you. I saw a contender with inverted engine and really looked excellent. The builder also made the scoop functional to provide cooling air to the inverted engine. Super Cool! Hey, a pun!
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