mtrounds

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I have one on the way. Anybody building or built one?

Mike

jaka

Hi!
I haven't got a a complete airplane in fiberglass..... but I have made the engine nacelles (front and rear) and the oil-cooler made in epoxy/glass for my Marutaka DC-3 (powered with two OS FS .26 fourstrokes) Weight around 3kg (5-6 pounds).
I have also made my own carbon-fiber 3-bladed props (as exact to scale as possible) in 10x5"size. wing is covered in chrome coloured Oracover "dulled" down on a piece of glass window, before covered in panels. Engine cowls are covered in aluminium tape dulled down with 1200 wet paper and soft steel woll.

Regards!
Jan K
Sweden
http://hem.passagen.se/airracing

warbird_1

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I just picked one up

jaka54

Hi!
My Marutaka DC-3 looks like this.

warbird_1

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i have a unstarted kit for sale if anyone is interested. email me at [email protected] i live in western ny and can travel a little

SticknRudder

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Only 2 drawings included with the kit? Is there any more info on how it's supposed to be constructed?

warbird_1

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it's a builders kit. For experienced builders

warbird_1

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it's a builders kit. For experienced builders

SticknRudder

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Ok, that answers the question. I'll take it from here.
thanks

warbird_1

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here's all i have besides the paper plans

warbird_1

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more

jaka54

Hi!
Remember the article! It was published in Model Airplane News (still have the mag somewhere).
If you have the plans ...what is the problem? -All information is on there!

warbird_1

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no problem for me . i have the fiberglass fuse, engine nacelles with cowls . i was trying to answer sticknrudder

flyinucrazy

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I bought one of these from Quality Fiberglass. It has a 95" wingspan. The guy that built the fiberglass parts, sheeted the wings for me. I cannot figure out how to build it. The wings have a built in slot for a spar, but the middle section of the wing does not. Any help would be greatfully appreciated.

warbird_1

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Looks like a nice sheeting job. I can look at my kit in the morning to see if i can help

warbird_1

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I looked and my center section does have a spar slot cut into the cores

flyinucrazy

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I wonder how I could cut the slot out for the center section? Would I have to take the sheeting off on side to do?

warbird_1

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if there's a root cap on the center section. chances are the builder just caped over the slot. just transfer the slot from the wing panel to the center section

flyinucrazy

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I was wrong the center section has the slot. The wings do not have a slot in them. Will this be difficult to add. There was no plug on either wing end.

joser65

I am not able to open the "Douglas_DC-3_oz2223_article.pdf (3.17 MB)" from here. Could someone please upload again or send it to me? Yes, I am an EXPERIENCED builder

jaka54

You can cut a slot in the wings with a razer saw or hack saw blade but do it only on the underside of the wing (so nothing is seen from above) The spar is then made from 3mm plywood.and glued in with laminating epoxy and any bumps or crevises is filled witha mixture of laminating epoxy and microballoons.