Oakdale's Aircraft F-35
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Oakdale's Aircraft F-35
After what seemed to be a dead slumber in the .18-.25 world, in comes Oakdale's Aircraft introducing a .18 sized F-35. My curiosity got the better of me and after talking with Russ (owner), I agreed on purchasing a deluxe beta kit. Let me tell ya, I was pleasantly surprised on what I recieved in the mail not more than a week later. Almost EVERYTHING to build the jet was in it, except ofcourse the engine/fan/pipe and electrics which I already had stored. Here is a picture of what the jet is supposed to look like....And if you want to visit his web site..its www.oaksdaleaircraft.com
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Layout
Here is everything laid out.....The laser cutting is top rated...laser lizard did the job I believe... I had no problems getting everything out in one piece. Was surprised to find fuel tanks and even hatch locks.
08-31-2003, 02:08 AM
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Formers
Here is a picture of the laser work that was done. On it you'll notice that this kit was designed by Aldous Yuen. He's got a thread about this very aircraft here on RCU somewhere.
08-31-2003, 02:12 AM
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Instructions
Instructions of this kit are a work in progress.....But very impressive for a beta....Pictures are there to help as like any other produced kit and the instructions themself are top notch and easy to understand. Just like any other kit I've bought that was mass produced. Russ went ahead and sent me a new updated set of instructions with color pictures. They really help alot in the construction.
08-31-2003, 02:14 AM
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And were off-back half
The F-35 starts off by assembling the back half..then the front half...then you bring them together via a common "spine". Very easy and fast to accomplish.
08-31-2003, 02:17 AM
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Frame
Here are the two halves together...This is after about 2 hours of work...and I went very slowly. You'll notice a bit of curve in the spine, This was remedied with ease once planking was begun. wood is wood and its never very straight. The tape is there to hold the two halves in place while the glue dries.
08-31-2003, 02:21 AM
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Gear Mount
Heres a pic of the Front gear mount. Im planning on putting pheumatic (sp) retracts by springair on this plane...not sure how much the mini retracts add on for weight, but Im sure the drag decrease is benificial.
08-31-2003, 02:23 AM
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Main Mounts
Main Mounts are thick and I have no worries that it wont take the load of a 3 pound plane wailing in on a bad approach 
Im going to lay some carbon fiber strips to these.... Any idea's on that?
Im going to lay some carbon fiber strips to these.... Any idea's on that?
08-31-2003, 02:26 AM
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Inlet ducting
Inlet ducting has started...the beauty of this is that you dont have to use strips much at all....just wet down some 1/32 x 3in balsa and form it up...very easy to do..just time consuming some what.
08-31-2003, 02:30 AM
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Another shot of ducting and the main gear's from springair in thier proposed location...Still gotta figure this one out seeing that the gear rail at the aft end of the fuse are riddled with lightning holes. 20/20 is hindsight, but if had of reversed the direction of those main mounts, I could of easily fit the retracts ont he aft end of the fuse. Anybody know if using carbin fiber and epoxy to fill in holes could withstand landing gear screws and the pressures associated with that?
08-31-2003, 02:31 AM
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Inlet Ducting
Here is the completed Inlet Ducting. Although the outside is kinda rough, the inside was all sanded down to be as smooth as a babies butt.
08-31-2003, 04:25 AM
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Thanks Cruz.
Heres a shot of the nose gear retract. Im going to make it so the gear swings forward when retracted. I got some good ideas from some friends of mine that I hope to incorporate into this project.
Heres a shot of the nose gear retract. Im going to make it so the gear swings forward when retracted. I got some good ideas from some friends of mine that I hope to incorporate into this project.
08-31-2003, 04:26 AM
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Oakdale's Aircraft F-35
Had to widen the retract mount a bit in order for the retract to work. Also dug in to F5 so the thing would fit in. Not a problem at all, but just a note for future builders.
08-31-2003, 04:29 AM
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hatch
Now heres the canopy hatch...Its different in the sense that its made out of wood and not plastic like most models out there. You gotta remember that this is still beta and Russ is working on a plastic canopy for it. As far as im concerned, it hides the rats nest that is to be inside so I really dont mind the extra weight. Now I did this backwards..your supposed to plank the entire nose section then cut out the hatch, but I went ahead and tried to plank the hatch and then the rest, which was more of a PITA than anything and it took longer. Lesson learned....follow instructions.
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planking
Now that hatch was finally done, I was able to move on to planking the nose section. Just a note for future builders...this is a perfect opportunity to straighten out that curve that you get with the spine. If you dont do it here, you'll end up with a crooked fuse which would lead to future problems.
08-31-2003, 04:34 AM
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Hatch and nose section finally planked. I only did the top side of the fuse since Im not exactly sure how everything with the nose retract is going to play out. I have to set everything up and test it so I get a better idea of how I want to do it. Im awaiting a fiberglass exhaust ducting from Oaksdale so I can plank the rest of the F-35.
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I started planking the upperside of the fuse. The instructions call for small planking strips on tight corners then on to bigger ones as you go along...I went ahead and tried full 3in strides of balsa that was wet down and came out with some great results. I figure if I can do 90% of this plane like this, then I would be saving weight on the glue that would be required go glue all the planks together. I also went ahead and routed my two 24in servo extensions and my retract air lines.