TF Beechcraft Bonanza F33A Build
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Wow, that's almost a pound! I knew going into this build, that Bonanzas build tail heavy. I've keep the back as light as possible and have added additional items in the front to get more strength and weight...
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In the end, with all the scale details that you added, you did well. 17 pounds is good in my book, I've heard of 20+ pounds for some other builds!
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I shaped a 1-3/8" x 1-3/8" x 1-1/2" balsa block which blends the leading edge of the wing into the fuselage. It's called a wing fairing block.
The right hand wing fairing block.
The block is shaped to fit the contour of the fuselage side.
Checking the fit before I start to spread the glue...
Last edited by VincentJ; 01-18-2020 at 06:04 AM.
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Cutting the cowl for nose gear clearance. Note that I had to add one more cowl mounting block just to the left of the gear cutout.
That should work, I cycled the gear up and down several times and no binding detected. One more thing crossed off my punch list.
Last edited by VincentJ; 01-19-2020 at 07:45 AM.
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Very nice EDP! I agree, those painted gear look great. I plan on doing the same using Klass Kote paint as well. I love Klass Kote paints, I am going to have a custom color mixed for this project. Thanks for showing us those pics!
Last edited by VincentJ; 01-20-2020 at 12:33 AM.
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This morning I wanted to finish sizing the openings for the main retracts. I visited my local hardware store and purchased this plumbing fitting that was darn close to the size of the opening that I wanted.
With a few twists, I got the clearance that I wanted around each wheel.