Yesterday Peter & I worked on the tail again. We are using carpenters glue, as another member of the club (Marc) mentioned how he has been using it and carpenters glue has been working well for him. We glued all the pieces of the two elevators together using the carpenters glue. As previously mentioned due …
Building Aero 3D Day 13: Gluing Elevator Frame & Stab Leading Edge Read More »
Yesterday I did some work on the elevators by myself. This involved getting the perimeter of the right elevator pinned in place and then measuring the length for the ‘cross-braces’ making up the internal structure of the elevators and getting them cut and pinned in place out of 1⁄4” x 1⁄4” balsa stringers. The length …
Building Aero 3D Day 12: Elevator Framework Pinned Read More »
Today Peter & John came over. John and I focused on figuring out how to piece together the tail, specifically the stabilizer and elevators. The ‘plans’ for this build leave a lot to be desired and I’m hoping anyone else trying to build this aircraft is able to use these posts to subliment the diagram …
Building Aero 3D Day 11: Stabilizer & Elevator Begun Read More »
