Having started building this lil bute I thought I would share some of the triumphs and heartaches of the build. There are a couple of threads on this plane, undoubtedly known by many to have been first designed and build by the famous Phil Kraft of Kraft Radio Control fame, but I cannot find on any forums notes on its building.
I have the basic wing complete and am just starting the fuselage.
Note on the wing build: The wing ribs were actually individualy cut but then to make sure the spars were in the same location I placed them altogether and cut the slots. This allowed me to sand them all to an equal shape.
The LE was meant to have been 1/2 X 1/4 but Inever had any so I cut it from hard 1/4 sheet, but not very well. It ended up about 1/8 too narrow so I will fit the leading edge sheeting over the top. I prefer it that way so nothing lost there.
The U/C mounts had to be cut out for the leg to fit in. You could once get these ready made with the slot but alas not so now. I could get the bigger type that will fit the slik Fly (On my list of building projects and ordering parts for same as I write this) The cutting of the rebate for the 10g leg went much better than I expected though so I am happy with that.
I have about five 4oz fuel tanks on order and hopefully one will fit
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