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Old 03-17-2006 | 11:11 PM
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Default RE: Bridi UFO Build (all wood)

Thanks, Paternguy. Yeah, the Great Planes canopy is 17 3/4" and the Wing Mfg. is 19 1/2" long. The plans actually measure a bit over 22" but the Wing canopy looks like the one to get.

I've finished the wing panels except for the center sheeting and the gear mounts. In 8178's Cold Duck build thread he used a ply tongue instead of dowels for the wing attachment. I was really impressed with that method, so I'm going to borrow it for this model. In fact, I've been going back and reading his build threads a lot since there are so many cool techniques to benefit from. I know the plans show a single aileron servo and torque rods, but I'm going to use two wing servos at the risk of untrue to the original design. Here's my take on it: two servos are a lot easier to use and it's that much less space taken up in the fuselage (if I go with mechanical retracts I'll have a servo in the wing root anyway). Also, in the 70s it was probably a lot easier to sell designs that only needed four servos as opposed to five. If servos had cost the equivalent of today's $15 to $20 each back then, I'm sure more planes would have been designed for two aileron servos.

Here're some pics. I'll start the stab tomorrow.
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