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or is that vodka to go along with the pretzels ? ha ha

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After working on this project off and on the past several months I couldn't resist dry fitting all
of the major components together.
Makes all of the design and engineering time worth it.

Larry

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Naw.......... every one knows it's beer that goes with pretzels!



Hey Larry - I like that!

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Gosh...,,, She's so Beautiful

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you're right guamflyer......there is a certain beauty in the framework - its almost a shame to hide it with covering....but I will!

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Still putzing around with capstrips.......also still waiting on fuselage parts.

While I'm waiting, I thought I would cut in the aileron hinges. The ailerons are top hinged and Dubro hinges were chosen for this project by the designer. The biggest reason is that the hinge pin is removeable. When installing pull all the pins out and slide in a piece of music wire the entire span of the aileron. This not only insures that the pivot points of the hinges are all exactly aligned, but also allows for the removal of the control surface for painting or (heaven forbid) repair.

In this case the hinge is inset into the top of the rear spar. It is an easy process.

First mark where the hinges go.

Make relif cuts with a Zona saw (or equivalent) into the top of the spar equal to the thickness of the hinge.

Carefully chisel out the wood with a small wood chisel or exacto blade.

REMEMBER ! Like the woodright from the old PBS show says, "Let the blade do the work, don't force it." The last picture confirms that he was indeed correct[:o]

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Pretty clever of you Art to be installing hinges and this is what is being advertised at the top of the page. http://aerobroach.com/

Keep up the good work this is interesting to watch. By the way, Bailey thinks you are building a bigger Hergt!

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He's correct, Tim........this is what the Hergt was supposed to be (sort of).

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I finished all the capstripping. Sanded the capstrips even with the front of the wing.
Also sanded the trailing edge of the wing and then the cap on the aileron cut out.

Next up is to glue on the leading edge and then sand to the proper shape. I think Larry has a specially shaped sanding block coming for this task.:)

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Both wings are at a stopping point - trailing edges are sanded and the leading edges are glued on.

I am going to wait on the special leading edge sanding block that I hope Larry has designed and will send with the fuselage parts.

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Update:

I received a big box today containing most of the fuselage parts. After I get familiar with them and the plans, I will decide on an avenue of approach - Larry gave me a general guideline today on the phone, so maybe tomorrow I can get to gluing.

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Ok, I have looked over all the parts and pieces and plans...........

First, as with most other kits, lay out the fuselage plans and protect them with plastic or wax paper or whatever you might have on hand. In this case I am using the backing from the solartex covering that I used on my last plane. I think Top Flite used to sell this product on a roll and called it Plans Protector.....or something. It works great.

The fuselage front sections must be joined together (remember, the laser bed is only 24 inches long). Gorilla wood glue is being used. The pieces are being wieghted down
while the glues dries.

The next step is to glue on the upper and lower longerons.

Notice all the bundles wrapped in blue tape.......there are four layers which must be laminated. These are used to flesh out the forward fuselage side.
The layers consist of Baltic ply, a tough paper composite (used to bring the up depth of the fill to match the 3/8" Aspen longerons), Baltic ply and balsa.
What you see are for the left side - the other side has the same amount.....so I will be laminating for a while and then adding lots of sticks to build out the fuse.

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Hello Art. Good to see you back at the boards. I think the plan protector product is still available. But covering backing works too as does the old standby wax paper. Your progress spurs me to work on my latest creation. Oh Jen and I hope you and Rhonda had a good holiday

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Remember I was telling you about the special sanding block......well, here it is!

It should provide the means to make a consistently shaped leading edge.

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Guess what this is?

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Correct! A tank tray. And there are two of them, just in case you want to install a smoke system.

Made to fit a Dubro 32 oz tank.......

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Thanks, Allen. We did enjoy the Holiday season. I presume you guys did, too. Glad you're getting enthused again - get to cracking!

Yes, there was a slight delay while the designer and kit cutter were, well, designing and cutting.

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Art,
Can you tell us the inside dia of that tray.........

HPA

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Yes.

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It occurred to me that you actually want those dimensions.......ok then.......4" x 8".

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The fwd fuselage sides are joined and the necessary laminations are all finished for this side.

The next step is to add the top and bottom longerons, followed by the stiffeners and laminations and continuing on to the all stick built rear fuselage.

Its a busy part of the build with not much to show for a while.

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A little more progress...........question for all you brainiacs out there..........how much weight is enough?

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Stop when you see smoke!!!




I have another question about the tank holder...are the wings on either side of the tank for holding batteries or are they just to support the tank? Just looks like a lot of extra weight.

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The tank box also looks a bit overkill to me...unless it's also serving some other functions.

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The tank tray has to be wide enough to span wall to wall inside the fuse.........and yes, it can be used to hold batteries, smoke systems, throttle or choke servos or anything else one might want to put in the plane.

Yes Don, it does look like overkill - but it isn't heavy and will be sturdy enough for whatever is mounted on it.