Tracking my R/C Plane Builds and Key Moments
Yesterday Peter came over to assist with getting the fuselage situated. He brought a china marker (white) to make a straight line on the table, providing a center point for the fuselage. I marked the center on the bottom of each former so that we could ensure the fuselage is center properly. The very tail […]
Building Aero 3D Day 3: Fuselage Contemplation & FUDA’s Read More »
Today I made some more progress on the fuselage of the aircraft. I started by cutting, from 1/4″ x 1/4″ balsa stringer, two pieces for cross braces in former 7 which was 21⁄16” and in former 8 which was 15⁄16“. Once cut I used medium CA, placed on the ends of the balsa and top
Building Aero 3D Day 2: Formers and Balsa Gluing Read More »
Winter is upon us again… that means it is back to building season! This build is going to take on a bit of a different dynamic as a big thank-you goes out to Peter & John for helping me build a workbench in our mudroom. I’m excited to be able to go at my own
Building Aero 3D Day 1: Sanding at the Rear Read More »
My second build is officially under my belt as my Seamaster is completed! I’ve finally got around to taking the pictures and completing my posts to wrap it up. I guess one could argue that one last step to fully complete the process is still hanging out there, which is the maiden flight! Hopefully I
Building Seamaster: Completed Read More »
On July 15th I wrapped up my last session at Peters to (almost) complete my aircraft. On this day I installed the receiver, wrapped in a plastic bag to protect it from any splashed of water that might get inside the fuselage. After that I cut a piece of foam to pack on top of
Building Seamaster Day 67: Receiver & Fuel Lines Installed Read More »
On July 8th did a test of the electronics system. This involved hooking up the receiver and connecting all the servors for the control surfaces into the receiver along with a battery into the auxilary input. I had already bound my transmitter; however, this time around it appeared there was no bind, so ended up
Building Seamaster Day 66: Electronics Test Read More »
On June 17th, you can see where the silicone after drying was cleaned up around the wing ‘craddle’ in the fuselage in the featured image above. In the image below you can see where the hatch, covered in yellow to match the top of color scheme of the aircraft, was screwed into place. This allows
Building Seamaster Day 65: Hatch & Water Rudder Read More »
June 15th was about water-proofing the cradle in the fuselage for the wing. This involved using a cocking gun to apply silicone all along the top edge of the cradle in the fuselage (where the wing sits) and making sure to place lots up under the ‘water-deflector‘. To prep for this job I wrapped some
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