On Nov. 27th I started the process of covering the elevator and rudder for my Seamaster. This day consisted of covering the ends and trailing edges of the two control surfaces. This is done first in order to ensure the edges are properly covered and ensure there is no exposed balsa in the end. In …
Building Seamater Day 42 & 43: Covering Rudder & Elevator Read More »
Yesterday I continued working on covering the ailerons as well as ensuring a fit between the rudder and elevator. Prior to fitting the elevator and rudder I needed to V the ruder and elevator so that when hinged to the tail of the fuselage side to side movement of the rudder would be possible as …
Building Seamaster Day 32: Elevator/Rudder Fitting + Aileron Covering Read More »
Tuesday was another 2hr building session, which is about my typical. When you look at what I got done to the uninitiated you may think to yourself “It took you that long to do what?”. In order to install the rudder and elevator push rods correctly it takes time. The first step is to figure …
Building 4 Star 60 Day 38: Rudder & Elevator Push Rods Read More »
On Saturday I got to work on my plane again and made some more progress on covering and installation of the fuel tank. One of the discussion Peter & I had in a previous session was what I’d like to do with the cockpit, use covering or paint it. I decided to go with painting …
Building 4 Star 60 Day 37: Covering, Fuel Tank and Rudder Hinged Read More »
Being Family Day in Ontario I got over for an afternoon building session with Peter. I started off where I left off, the rudder. I used the heat gun to shrink the covering over the ‘holes’ in the rudder and then using the markings on the fin figured out where the hinge marks were hiding …
Building 4 Star 60 Day 35: Tail Covering Started Read More »
It was great to get back working on my aircraft after a 16 day hiatus due to being away for birthday weekends amongst other things. Though I wasn’t able to make it Peter did tinker a bit as he got the engine mounted, fuel tank set up and the throttle connections hooked up. I forgot …
Building 4 Star 60 Day 34: Covering Rudder + Hole Made Read More »
