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Old 06-12-2007 | 11:34 PM
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From: Eugene, Or
Default RE: Midwest Sweet Stick Revival (a work in progress)

Today I managed to draw up a new rudder and made a few mods to the elevator.

I made a template to compare the original design and what I came up with.

I duno.. my setup looks kinda ugly.. Maybe it'll look better with the elevator on.
Then again it is an Ugly Stick

I'd already made a 1/4" sheet elevator so I just made a few more changes to that one.
What I did was cut the tips off the stab. hack them down a bit and make the elevator counter balanced.

The last shot is one of the planes I sharpened up the other day. Works great on balsa when it's sharp.
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