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Another project ! 1/4 scale Grunau Baby IIb
joe:
Looks fantastic Fred. Got to love those ribs! :D
Fred:
Love them ! :D
SHame that I have to cover everything at the end ! :cry:
One day, do a glider like that, and cover half of it in transparent to show to people how it's made :?:
Alan_Perse:
Thats a good Idea. You can show everyone that gilders are strong even thought they are mostly made of empty space :P .
Fred:
Alright, still moving !
Fuselage sheeting is started and should be completed soon :D
For once, I started with the tail, as the same time I've installed the controls linkage etc etc.
But first, started with the sheeting of the fixed part of the rudder, sheeted with 0.4mm plywood.
The last section of the fuselage is sheeted with 0.8mm plywood, and rough holes are made for the cables to go out.
Then, a coat of colored varnish on the rudder, and ready for covering !
And finally, the push/pull cables are in place, and the rudder is linked. It's alive ! :D
I will cover the exit holes for the cables with a piece of plywood, to make is smooth at the end.
And a general view...
Sheeting on the way ! :D
Fred:
Ok, a bit of updates on that one !
All is going well, and that should be finished soon !
I finally started to remove the building jig in the front to put in place the keel.
The elevator is also in place, and the mounting plates with blind nuts are glued in place.
Linkage is also done, and everything is hidden inside the fuselage :D
Lots of epoxy, sorry, did a pig job on that one ! :oops:
Bolts are 4mm diameter.
The elevator linkage is made with F3A type control horn. Great for the job !
It is directly screwed on the elevator, between 2 plywood re-inforcements. Was not too sure about this system, but that is strong at the end ! :D
And the "L" bent rod at the end. Easy to slide the control horn in it, and don't move once in place !
And that's it for now.. Fuselage is almost finished and completely sheeted in plywood...
I will soon start the wing sheeting and we will be ready for the first flight :D
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