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1/3 Scale Ka3 - Another one! With a difference :)

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selleri:
Oiii, what's this kindle wood I'm left with then... and now you're telling me it can't even perform!!!    :lol:

Looking good, will be interesting to see this one come together.     :clap:


--- Quote from: "Fred" ---Hope to have it flown by the end of the month.
--- End quote ---

I know you are fast mate but common 36.5 hours to finish the build, cover, paint(well you can skip that), hope for the right weather and fly it.
I think you need to go easy on the build juice!!!   :twisted:

Fred:
:lol:  :lol:
Still good to light a BBQ!  :P

End of month RTF can be done, the build that is.
The problem with me, is the finishing. Can build a wing in an hour.. But can take a month to glue 3 ribs caps!  :oops:

Anyway, told the wife she will not see me too much this month!

Second wing is now at the same stage as the other  :D
They should be ready for sheeting tonight (but still waiting for my plywood to arrive!  :!: )

Happy Days:

--- Quote from: "Fred" ---

Anyway, told the wife she will not see me too much this month!
--- End quote ---

What did she say Fred?.... "Situation; Normal!"  :lol:

Fred:
Ok, back to the build!
Forgot I was on call last week, so barely got time to sleep!  :!:
But yesterday evening was quiet, so with a few days behind, finally started the fuselage!

All the parts are cut from their support.



Oh and look at my new pilot deck  :D




Starting with aligning the 5x5mm pine strip that will be used to align the fuselage, and keep it straight.



Then the fuselage is build, one section at the time, moving from front to back, making sure that eveything is straight at each steps.







And that's the first section. Followed by the next one





And so on...





I changed the skid design aswell. Not glued yet, but put in place to check that everything was ligned correctly







Front wing support closure.. Now flush with the former! (I know, I know... :oops: )





Before going forthur, it's time to put the first 5x5 pine stringers.
Like the formers, I start from front to back, formers by formers, and both sides at the same time to avoid going banana  :lol:





Then, time to glue the stringers to the formers at the back of the fuselage.







Then, the second stringers are glued on top of the first ones, this time, from back to front.







Finaly, the angled stringers (?) are added, working on both sides at the same time.





Not bad! Fuselage structure is almost completed. Tonight, I will finish the fuselage boom, then, it will be time to remove it from its support to do the underneath (easier to do of the jig, and with all the stringers in place, fuselage is already rock solid!).

After that, nose cone to shape, a bit of balsa for the cockpit and done!
I'll start to detail the cockpit when I get to this stage.

Stay tuned for more!  :D

Alan_Perse:
Nice job Fred :D :D . Whats that red fuselage in the background  :?: .

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