RE: Picorare Build Thread
Tending to put off the stab mounting as much as I can, I went ahead and got it mounted this evening. I'm feeling pretty good about its 3D positioning with respect to the fuse and levelness with respect to the wing. I find anhedral stabs are tricky to get right as you can't rely on a level to compare it to the wing - it has to be done by triangulation so to speak. I hope it'll still look good to me tormorrow because I've also made the fillets between the stab and the fin.
Other than that, I sorted out the wing bolts and replaced the 6-32 for 10-32's as I didn't have any 8-32's. The stab mount and fillets brought the airframe weight up to 12.5 oz. Hopefully another 1/2 oz for the FW and some tri stock and we'll be done!
Motor should be here Tuesday so I should be able to get the build wrapped up either Tuesday or Wednesday. The only remaining details left involve the tuck lines and the canopy/fuse front shape which require the FW to be installed.
A few final touch-ups and sanding and I should be able to get get her into some colours!
David.