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Old 04-13-2010 | 10:47 PM
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Default RE: A really small float plane build thread

Well only time will tell if it does work well, the other I built flew great, but it was bigger,,

Pics in my gallery and video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD9EEpFTcCI

Weather was too nice over the weekend to play in the basement, but last night I started the airframe assembly, I won't post pics of that, but tonight I did get a chance to start the Tip float attach point.

I used the stock landing gear block and wire, it took a little patients to cut the foam without making too much a hack job out of it.
I narrowed the depth of the block so I wouldn't have to go so deep in the wing, I'll epoxy them in, the wire will some how get sandwiched inside the foam tip float. and be removable with the 2 stock screws. I'm thinking this block/wire will be plenty strong enough after all


Tomorrow I hope to start shaping the main and tip floats


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