Blue Angel - Build
03-29-2006, 04:10 PM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
ORIGINAL: ramcfarland
Never built an MK kit but they were top notch I thought the build looks good is there much carving and sanding
[8D]
Never built an MK kit but they were top notch I thought the build looks good is there much carving and sanding
[8D]
The quality is top notch and it's much carving and sanding
03-29-2006, 08:52 PM
#108
RE: Blue Angel - Build
8178, what exactly are the differences between the '73 Blue Angel you're building and the Blue Angel 60 listed on this page. I'm not referring to the 76" Blue Angel VR-7, but the one right above that called the Blue Angel 60. Scroll down to "Other MK kits available are:" it's the 8th one down in the list.
http://www.singahobby.com/mkp03.html
http://www.singahobby.com/mkp03.html
03-29-2006, 09:06 PM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
They are the same aircraft. The plans I’m building from are the plans that come with the MK Blue Angel 60 kit that is listed on the Singapore Hobbies website, but the kit is no longer available. I have no idea why they have it listed.
03-29-2006, 09:42 PM
#110
RE: Blue Angel - Build
There appears to be quite a few kits listed on the website which are nolonger available. I emailed them about the Blue Angel 40 SR. This kit is gone too! The Aurora 45 looks similar though.
03-30-2006, 05:20 PM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
While I’m waiting on my foam wing and stab cores from Dan (that might have shipped today), I continued work on the fuselage. I did the tracings templates for the front and top of the vertical stab and then cut out the parts. Using the plan views I projected the shape of the back edge of the front part of the vertical stab to use later.
The front top of the fuselage, the top back of the fuselage under the vertical stab, and the bottom back of the fuselage are too thick for my jig saw so I hope that I’ll be able to use my neighbor’s band saw to cut them out.
The replacement spinner should be here soon and then I’ll be able to mount the OS 61 SF ABC-P engine and work on the front of the fuselage.
To be continued…
The front top of the fuselage, the top back of the fuselage under the vertical stab, and the bottom back of the fuselage are too thick for my jig saw so I hope that I’ll be able to use my neighbor’s band saw to cut them out.
The replacement spinner should be here soon and then I’ll be able to mount the OS 61 SF ABC-P engine and work on the front of the fuselage.
To be continued…
03-31-2006, 04:43 PM
#114
RE: Blue Angel - Build
ORIGINAL: 8178
Thanks to Ron Ellis and Tony Howard at Howard Engineering, it looks like the Blue Angel canopy availably problem has been resolved! More on this great news a little later.
Thanks to Ron Ellis and Tony Howard at Howard Engineering, it looks like the Blue Angel canopy availably problem has been resolved! More on this great news a little later.
The canopy is under way http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4107817/tm.htm
04-03-2006, 07:04 PM
#115
RE: Blue Angel - Build
I’ve been on the road for a few days and when I returned home I was greeted by a big box sitting on my front porch with my foam wing cores from Dan Hines at Carolina Custom Aircraft [email protected]
The core cutting and foam quality is fantastic. Dan will be updating the foam core template design and cutting thread at http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4039073/tm.htm soon. Dan’s work is especially impressive because the Blue Angel wings require very specialized cutting equipment and are super difficult to cut.
I cannot thank Dan enough for all the work he did to make the cores available to me for this project. Thank you very much Dan!
To be continued…
The core cutting and foam quality is fantastic. Dan will be updating the foam core template design and cutting thread at http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4039073/tm.htm soon. Dan’s work is especially impressive because the Blue Angel wings require very specialized cutting equipment and are super difficult to cut.
I cannot thank Dan enough for all the work he did to make the cores available to me for this project. Thank you very much Dan!
To be continued…
04-05-2006, 10:34 AM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
While I’m waiting for access to a band saw to cutout the fuselage parts I started work on the horizontal stab. The first step was sanding the foam stab cores and making sure the root and tip airfoil were the same on the top and bottom. Next I glued on the ¼” balsa trailing edge and shaped it to the back edge of the foam cores. The 1/16” sheeting was butt jointed together and the sheets rough cut to the stab outline.
View of the cores and sheeting.
To be continued…
View of the cores and sheeting.
To be continued…
04-05-2006, 10:43 AM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
I use Dave Brown Southern’ Sorghum contact cement for gluing wing skins that will be MonoKoted and have had good experience with it. I use a throw away cheap brush and brush it on as thin as possible but making sure I do not miss any areas. After the sheeting was on I trimmed and sanded the leading edge and glued on the ¼” leading edge.
View of the covered stabs.
To be continued…
View of the covered stabs.
To be continued…
04-05-2006, 06:30 PM
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More progress on the stab. The leading edges are glued on and roughed in. The trailing outside edge of the stab tip blocks must be cut to insert plywood plates to keep the edge sharp. As usual I’ll be adding hardwood to the trailing edges of the elevators so they can be sanded to a sharp edge.
To be continued…
To be continued…
04-06-2006, 05:13 PM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
8178,
How will you keep from cutting down the leading edge inadvertently,
I put a spruce trailing edge on the ailerons on an Arrow, which I haven't finished after 20+ years, to help prevent hangar rash. I only had to taper the trailing edge so it wasn't bad but I had imagined all kinds of jigs and fixtures to taper flat stock.
I'm curious how a good builder like you does it.
Thanks!
JLK
How will you keep from cutting down the leading edge inadvertently,
I put a spruce trailing edge on the ailerons on an Arrow, which I haven't finished after 20+ years, to help prevent hangar rash. I only had to taper the trailing edge so it wasn't bad but I had imagined all kinds of jigs and fixtures to taper flat stock.
I'm curious how a good builder like you does it.
Thanks!
JLK
04-07-2006, 04:51 PM
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RE: Blue Angel - Build
So my EXPENSIVE replacement True Turn spinner for the Dave Brown unit is lost in the mail. They UPS me another and it arrives with the sharp nose of the spinner cut trough the package, the spinner socket head bolt fell through the hole and is missing. Another is on order!
04-07-2006, 04:57 PM
#123
RE: Blue Angel - Build
I finally got access to a band saw and table saw to cutout the big balsa parts. I cut out the lower front and then cut it into a right and left side to make it easer to shape the inside for the nose gear and retract unit. The top front of the fuselage that is behind the canopy is cutout and glued on. The top above the stab is cutout and taped on to see how much shaping work will be needed. The lower back of the fuselage is cutout and is taped on for test fitting. Lots of carving work will be needed inside and outside the big balsa blocks!
To be continued…
To be continued…
04-08-2006, 02:52 PM
#124
RE: Blue Angel - Build
Started work on the first block shaping on the block that is located under the tail end of the fuselage. I roughed in the outside first and then marked the fuselage sides on the top of the block for a carving line for the hollowing out the inside. I used a router carving tip to hollow out the inside and then sanded it smooth. I could have just left the router marks but because you all are watching I decided to make it more finished looking. The calipers were used to check the thickness to make sure that it was consistent, about 3/16”. After the glue sets I’ll finish sanding the outside to blend it into the fuselage sides and bottom. It went very fast and was easy to do!
To be continued…
To be continued…