Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Philips Aircraft produce a clone of the MK Aurora? If not, who was it?

Yes it was them, I think they called it the P-1.

PA-2 was the name

Correct, P2-A - thanks

Here's a pic of the PA-2 by Philips Aircraft.

And the question is? is the fuse straight ? as many where not..

HERES MINE - ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT AS AN MK ARROW

<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Steve, you&rsquo;re PA-2 (Aurora) looks great!</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Hey Scott, your right many were a little off.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">This one though was strait; I even put it in my fuse jig to check because eyeing things most times doesn&rsquo;t work on pattern planes.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">It&rsquo;swas alittle flimsily in the tail until the vertical stab was attached but otherwise good to go. This is an old pic.
This was one of those custom kits from PA, they did the wings and stabs in-house to your specks, and this one has the stabs setup to be removable and adjustable. Big money back in the day.</div>

Paul, this one was not built by me. I got this here on RCU about 6 months ago. The stab was broken right at the fillet and broke all the way thru but still hanging on. I was able to glue is back and ckeck the alignment and straigth as an arrow. The problem I'm having is for the life of me, I can't figure out what the two holes are on the side. The are two black patch hex srews to each side of the holes that screws into a 1/4 plywood block inside the fuse. The holes are two small for fuel dots, I've tried and the fuel dots are to large. If anyone can possibly figure out what these holes are for, please email me or else I'll just have to cover them up. BTW, this plane was built extremely well with a lot of thought. My compliments to the person who built this plane.

Steven</p>

Paul, did you build this plane? Judging from your reply, it sounds as if you did. Did I buy it from you OR were you referring to the picture you posted?

Steven

<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Hey Steven, I was referring to the pic I posted. If I had built the one you have that stab would never have broken off like that Lol!</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"></div><span style="font-size: 12pt">If you can post some pics of what you&rsquo;re describing there we might be able to help</span>

This is a closeup of what Steven was asking about.
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I definitely think those holes are for fuel lines.</span>

THANKS PAUL. LET ME GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFO THAT MIGHT HELP. IF YOUNOTICE WHERE THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS, JUST ABOVE THAT SWITCH AND INSIDE (FUSE), THERE ARE TWO ALUM TUBES, EPOXYED TOGETHER THATSTARTS ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE SECOND BULKHEAD AND GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FIREWALL (6" LONG). THIS HAS GOT TO BE FOR THE FUEL LINES BECAUSE IT ROUTS THEM PERFECTLY. THE QUESTION BECOMES, IF THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE FOR FUEL LINES, WHY SO FAR BACK. I HAVE SOME FUEL DOTS THAT I GOT FROM CENTRALHOBBIES SOMETIME AGO AND THE OD IS TOO LARGE. I'VE BUILT SEVERAL AURORAS IN THE PAST AND THE PLANE IS NOT DESIGN TO HAVE THE TANK MOUNTED ON THE CG. IF YOU DID THAT, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ROOM FOR YOUR RADIO GEAR.WHAT I WILL DO IS GO HOME AND TAKE A FEW MORE PICTURES SO YOU CAN HAVE A BETTER PICTURE OF MY DESCRIPTION. - STEVEN

Steven,

Paul's assessment on the holes in the side of the fuse makes sense. Your assessment on the alum tubes does too. Like you say, they were in all likelihood installed with the idea of putting the fuel tank in front of the tail servos on top of the wing. This makes sense when you consider that the plane was designed for a pumped YS/OS engine.

Unlike a wood Aurora, the glass PA-2 also likely has more room in the interior for radio gear. With four servos (rudder, elevator, throttle and retracts) placed in a square arrangment in the rear part of the radio compartment, a Hayes slim fuel tank should fit nicely above the wing in front of the servos. The battery and an optional mechanical retract and steering servo could be installed in front of the tank mounted to the floor of the fuse where the nose gear is mounted. This should help to balance the model and keep it balanced once filled with fuel.

Try to fit a 12 or 16 oz Hayes slim tank in the front area of the wing saddle and see how it fits. I've seen Tipo setups like this which although more roomy due to the bottom wing, seem to have gear setup in a similar fashion.

Nice Aurora!

David

PS Side comment; it tends to be easier to read when you use mixed case rather than all caps.

Thanks David for your comments. As for the caps, it's a habit, I'll try to remember next time. I'll take some pictures and load within the hour.

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