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Old 01-21-2010 | 10:41 AM
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Default RE: Scratch Built Twin

SS, I agree with the others.... very nice looking twin!

How did you build the nacelles? The reason I ask is that on my last twin with .28 OS engines, I used 3/8 inch balsa with 1/16 ply inside and a good thick coat of epoxy everywhere inside. (1/2 inch maple engine mounts on the ply.) After a few years and hundreds of flights the nacelles developed these nasty fatigue cracks, especially where they where epoxied to the wing. I must have had some kind of mechanical resonance and hope to do better next time.

Looking for your flying report!