seanreit

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Nice work Mike. I especially liked the comment on the balsa for the intake. I didn't know about this. Thanks.

Topgun2mo

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Thanks for the kind words Sean. I hope everything is getting back in order for you!

seanreit

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YES!! My ISOBAR is sitting on my bench with wires hanging out of it. Engine is mounted, I'm a few days away from TAXI tests. If all goes well, I'll first flight it this weekend. I have another KANGAROO RTF. Got another third scale plane, but need a bigger engine than my G-62 so I won't be working on that for a couple of months till I can get a BME 102. It's been a rough few weeks in that I got that Turbine bug, burned 31 gallons of JETA and then whammo, I'm out of commision. Anyhow, I should be back in the air in the next few days. Thanks again! Sean

Topgun2mo

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As you can see here I have added some ply rails to the balsa cockpit sub-deck

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The deck is then cut where the cockpit tub will go.

Oh yea Thanks JohnnyA for the cockpit kit!!!!!

Topgun2mo

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mark the fuse and cut out where the ply rails will fit down into the fuse. I got too aggressive when trimming the fuse lip and made it too thin so I will add a crossmember behind the tub.

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glue on tub

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add some balsa to reinforce the front of the tub

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Here is the cross member I installed right behind the tub. I will add some lightning holes in this part later.

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finished deck

Topgun2mo

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I shimmed the parts in the wing to ensure the wing was properly aligned with the fuse. I inserted T-pins at the end of each ply part to ensure they don't get pushed too far into the wing as I pushed the wing onto the fuse.

Topgun2mo

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I then taped on the bottom wing shucks to ensure proper alignment to make it easier during wing jigging

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When I was satisfied with the wing alignment, I glued in the spars, carbon pins and ply parts using 9462 and added the top wing skin shucks and added weights.

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Although not shown on the plans, I wanted to add hinge blocking into the rudder/fin.

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I then added the Rudder leading edge and fin trailing edge and discovered I goofed....so I then decided to try a scale hinging job.

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I then cut out additional material for the scale hinging.

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I chose to make the hinge rod removable from the top of the fin so I clamped the rudder in place and pushed the hinge rod through the robart hinges I glued into the rudder and through the foam in the fin until it came out of the top

Topgun2mo

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with the hinge pin still in place I sharpened one end of the outer sheath of a dubro throttle cable and worked it into the foam toward the rudder

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the rudder is hinged awaiting the final fitting of the rounded leading edge and carbon laminate strips

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I used a router and a 1/2 in cutter to cut out for the Robbe Rudder servo box.

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When drilling near the end of a flying surface cut some balsa 1/2 x 1 stock to ensure the jig stays properly aligned

Topgun2mo

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When drilling the fin I had to use an even thicker piece to get the jig almost straight across to be able to drill the holes at each end of the fin

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I added the wing root and installed the wings in the airframe to ensure everything stays aligned.

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I dare say that it is starting to look like an F-15

steve salmon

Hi

I have got my Avonds F15 complete, now putting scale detail on. Does anyone know where I can get a "killer Cockpit" for this Jet. I have tried Avonds but discontinued. Help, shame to do all that detailing without some where to sit!!

Steve