First, let me recite a poem.

I am we tod did.
I am sofa king we tod did.


Now,
Building a 1/3 GP 330L.

There are supposed to be 3 blocks of wood on the inside of the vertical fin which match up with 3 blocks on the inside of the rudder for added strength for the hinges. Well, I got a little ahead of myself and sheeted the fin before I added the blocks. So, When I built the rudder, I made a slight modification and instead of building it with 3 blocks for 3 hinges, I built it for 5 hinges.

Just wondering If you all think that it will be strong enough with 5 hinges going through the 1/4" thick fin post, vs only 3 hinges going through the 1/4" post plus the would be blocks, which are about another 3/8"

I'd hate to have to pull off the sheeting, but if it means keeping the rudder ON the plane in a hard snap.....It's worth it.

BTW, I'm using Robart Giant scale hinges.

Thanks
Micah (SloFlight)

The carbon fiber is the first thing I'd do. Since you nearly cut the stress in half, I'd say it should be fine anyway. Some thin around the hinges might help too.

Thanks all, I think I'll go ahead and attempt to put the blocks in where they should be. While it may (or may not) be strong enough with just the 5 hinges going through the 1\4 inch hard balsa fin post....I wouldn't want to hurt a plane that looked like this............or one of them anyway (the bottom one is my fav)

Mickeys Extra 330L


You see a lot of BudLight Lasers, but has anyone ever seen a Mickeys Extra 330L??? The beer may be (ok , is) awfull, but the logo is to sweet....makes a good paint job if you ask me!!


Thanks Again,

Micah (SloFlight)