Catalina PBY2 - Budd Chappell
Guys,
I am currently part way through building the Catalina by Bud Chappell (RCM Plans) and have been taking some photos as I have been going along . . . I have posted a couple of times on my local club web site but as I am one of the only water plane nut the interest has been small - was hoping for some advance as the build progresses and it may help with the enthusiasm - you know what it's like . . . :-)
I was fortunate to pick up a pair of good OS.10FP 's from a swap meet and have run them up, all is well.
Standard tools, permagrit and softbore all to hand to aid a quick build, also I have a good friend that has been helping as well from time to time.
Any way I have made my own wing to the same dimensions and profile but using the traditional D BOX section wing and after emailing a couple of other builders / flyers of this model I have decided to add ailerons . . . pictures below, as I said any advice etc would be magic (I have just orderd the Ivan Pettigrew 83" Minicat plans as well - I see a pair of OS 46LA's for that though)
Build started Xmas week 2007.