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Old 02-08-2010 | 08:24 AM
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Default RE: Large Skymaster Hawk build

Onto the turbine and pipe installation. There were no turbine mounting rails supplied. So I made a couple of templates and cut some good quality 1/4" ply to suit. These were then bonded into the structure with hysol. I've used lots of methods to line pipes up with turbines, lasers......jigs........and so on......... But the best method for me by far is to just look down the pipe and line it up by eye. The pipes then secured onto the sides of the turbine rails with some hex head self tappers. When I put the pipe in it hit the bottom of the fuz at the exit. I had to dremel the aft former to centralize the pipe with the hole in the fuz with this done I fitted the turbine and spent awhile cleaning up and fitting the carbon bypass which is secured with four hex screws. I was waiting for one from SM but decided time was running out so I took one that I was yet to install in one of my own models. I don't fly much anyway

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