Well Don Yockey has has 2 days so far don't blink. Wings stabs and all controls fitted ans shaped. Cockpit fitted with pin release. Top of wings and controls glassed.

Here are the rest from day two of build.

Kevin,

Looks like he's on the Magic Dust again !!!!! .... Looking good !! What you gonna do for power ??


Danno

Going to have K80 for power. This one is going to have under wing tanks and of course lots of rivets!!!!!!!!!

Look like Don is doing another "Rabbit in the Hat" trick on this build. Man he is fast! Kevin, I can't wait to see the final result. Don you are fastest "Draw in the West".

Wow, he's going to be bored next week at this pace!

Kevin,
Brian did his with the Tam inlets for turbine use, really made it look good, and probably added a few MPH with the smaller inlets.

they are made specifically for the Starfire when running a turbine.

Kirk

YUK!

The plane looks like a whale's you-know-what with those! No, the huge inlet is half the charm of that bird, and the smaller ones don't add an iota of speed that I've seen...

My last one was 200 on radar. In US can't go any faster. So I guess I will stay with stock set up.

Man Kevin, you weren't kidding about starting one soon. Is Don going to do a new 1 piece motor mount for your 80? Me and Shaun will just have to disagree on intakes, although i'm right. Don't worry though, the 18 will have the stock intakes .

I guess I am not sure what a one piece mount is?

The 80 mounting holes are a smaller spread than the duct fan mounting rails that come with it. I didn't feel comfortable with the lack of "meat" arround the mounting bolts. I added rails to mine so the turbine would have something to mount to. I don't like having to add on rails, although they're structuraly sound, they add weight and i'd feel more comfortable with it one piece of wood.

Will be designing rails that work from scratch. Already measured the engine and will make bulkheads when receive the plug in spars that were left out of original shipment.

Did you decide on struts or not ?

Using the robart 3/8 " struts with Glennis wheels and brakes.

Well a few more pics. All glasswork is done. Tail bulkhaeds glued in. Wheels and brakes mounted to struts. Even a little paint on the canopy frame.

Forgot. Nose door installed too.

Here are the drop tanks

Kevin what retracts and fuel tanks are you using.
Bob

Using the Yellow retracts for struts with robart 3/8 inch struts and glennis wheels and brakes. Using yellow tanks with one more tank for between the inlet duct. Measuring for size.

Kevin

Kevin

what is the paint scheme going to be to highlight the rivets?

Just going to make up a Navy scheme with silvers and red and blue. I need to get up and take some pics all building is done and into primer now.

Here are some pics of headway

Here are the rest for now.

Don has begun the paint work.