Divesplat

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Picked up the Symphony Fuse the other day and thought I would start a thread on this new Pattern Competitor.

FIRSTLY, I am NOT an Aeroslave sponsored pilot. Just want to eliminate that thought up front.

The chin cowl, canopy and fuse fit perfectly, as advertised. All are primed in the mold and feel extremely light(sorry, I don't have scales for weights.) All scribe lines are in place with wing tube and adjuster installation placement scribed in as well. The fuse is designed for a fixed gear platform with a float spot on the underside for placement of fixed gear as part of the design.

The instructions are some 35 pages with paper templates for almost everything imaginable. Lots of good ideas but it is stated very clearly, Lance and Gray are very open to improvements, ideas, or different ways of accomplishing the same task.

I took some picts with the gear. chin cowl, and canopy installed next to my Olympian Medal to indicate the size of this plane as the picts on the Aeroslave website don't even begin to adequately describe the size of this plane. Hopefully, with something to compare it to you will have a better idea. Just remember the Oly Medal has retracts and is setting in the foam block.

I will add some construction picts as time goes by. Should get the wings in the next couple days also.

Divesplat

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Here are a couple more picts. Notice how much wider, taller and simply bigger the Symphony is.

ed

Bob Pastorello

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Ed, I've also seen the Symphony fuse, and it's everything you say and more. Aeroslave is doing Quality...keep us posted on your progress, with pics! Sounds like it should be a speedy-build up....

donramsey

My kit fuse weighed 30.7 ozs with chin cowl and canopy. With the strength of the layup I think about 10#12 oz finished RTF. I just finished a Rhapsody that was 29.7 with chin cowl and canopy and the RTF weight was 10# 9oz. The Symphony is large and will weigh a little more. -Don

Gregg G

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Is there one actually flying yet?

rickwallace45

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Thanks for the pictures - I'm REALLY interested in this plane for next season!

I'd love to see the rest of the build / and some flight reports from folks who have experience with it -

Don? Care to share?

Thanks!

Rick Wallace

Divesplat

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Hey Don. Good to see you here.

There are not any flying yet. Lance's is coming along quickly. Don't know about Mike Harrison's kit.

Mine will be done is about a month, hopefully. Will add picts etc as the build goes on.

ed

Divesplat

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Received the wings, Stabs and Rudder the other day. All straight and true. Wood work is excellent. Opted for the CF tube

Have decided to extend the Vertical Fin and not have a rudder counterbalance. This extension is rough shaped while tack glued. Then the inside partially hollowed out for weight reduction. Then epoxied to the fuse and waiting to be final sanded and joint filled.

Ed

computermonkey

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Opppss I was looking forward to reading about the build and it ended with getting the wings. bummer

I have one and am thinking of finishing it up. Not much to do. Need to repaint the bottom and mount the hardware.