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Old 08-18-2007, 10:38 PM
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Default RE: ????? Topflight P-51 85" What's Yours Weight????

HI WILLY YEA I THINK FILLING IN BETWEEN RIBS WITH BALSA ON RUDDER SO I COULD GLASS IT RESIN @PAINT CLOTH IS THE BALANCING WEIGHT FACTOR! WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO WITH RUDDER? IT LOOKS TO GOOD TO BE MONOKOTE!!!!! I DID MONOKOTE RUDDER ORIGINALY DIDN"T LIKE THE LOOK AFTER GLASSING 95% OF PLANE. WHEN STARTING THIS BUILD IF I KNEW WHAT I KNOW NOW WOULD HAVE EITHER MAID RIBS BELOW THE LEADING EDGE SO I WOULD HAVE ROOM FOR SOLID SHEET OF BALSA OR SOME OTHER MATERIAL !!i pretty sure this is factor with nose weight. i will let you know first maiden flight. Hey how hard was that canopy from areotec to install? MIGHT INSTALL WINTER . YOUR HELP HAS BEEN GREATLY APPRECIATED!! I THANK YOU!! WILL WRITE IN COUPLE OF DAYS WILLY THIS IS FIRST SEMI SCALE BUILD YOU KNOW !! I THINK I'M DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB? WELL THANKS AGAIN!!BYE