Elder 40 Tail
10-08-2008 | 04:02 PM
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Elder 40 Tail
I glued my stabilizers on last night and it doesnt feel like the horizontal stabilizer is attatched to the fuse very well.. Is this just due to the small amount of surface area on this plane? I also used tri stock to help increase the amount of gluing area I had on the bottom of the horizontal stab.. Has anyone else noticed how flimsy this feels?
10-09-2008 | 04:40 PM
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RE: Elder 40 Tail
ORIGINAL: aglaser
I glued my stabilizers on last night and it doesnt feel like the horizontal stabilizer is attatched to the fuse very well.. Is this just due to the small amount of surface area on this plane? I also used tri stock to help increase the amount of gluing area I had on the bottom of the horizontal stab.. Has anyone else noticed how flimsy this feels?
I glued my stabilizers on last night and it doesnt feel like the horizontal stabilizer is attatched to the fuse very well.. Is this just due to the small amount of surface area on this plane? I also used tri stock to help increase the amount of gluing area I had on the bottom of the horizontal stab.. Has anyone else noticed how flimsy this feels?
Don
10-10-2008 | 12:42 AM
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RE: Elder 40 Tail
Thanks don!!! without your help, I dunno if I would have got this kit done!! I finsihed it tonight and it is a beautiful plane!! Cant wait to fly it.. Thanks again to everyone who helped me throughout my first kit!!!
10-10-2008 | 07:14 PM
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RE: Elder 40 Tail
I built the Elder a year ago and I put wires from the top of the rudder to the edge of the elevator and it seemed to make the tail section alot more ridged.
