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Forum: Kit Building
06-20-2018, 07:20 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Wow. Looks great. Nice job on the finish. Yours...

Wow. Looks great. Nice job on the finish. Yours came out a LOT bigger than mine did though! ;)
Forum: Kit Building
03-13-2018, 10:43 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

I posted all that in this thread or in Check6's....

I posted all that in this thread or in Check6's. They worked out just fine for me.
Forum: Kit Building
02-10-2018, 11:28 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Thanks Jim. Yeah. That's what I'm going to do and...

Thanks Jim. Yeah. That's what I'm going to do and I'll report back here if it works...

...is there an echo in here?
Forum: Kit Building
01-29-2018, 04:30 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Thanks. It's mounted inside the fuse above and...

Thanks. It's mounted inside the fuse above and just forward of the LG mounts. Did you have issues with a Smoothie XL or was it another airframe with a similar problem?

I was looking at the cowl...
Forum: Kit Building
01-25-2018, 08:35 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Ah. I see. There will be some air movement...

Ah. I see. There will be some air movement through this area but the majority will enter and exit via the lower cowl. If you think about it, all the air in the fuselage doesn't really have anywhere...
Forum: Kit Building
01-24-2018, 08:05 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

When you say "first knockout" what do you mean?...

When you say "first knockout" what do you mean? Can you take a picture or perhaps draw a diagram? There is only one path for air to enter the fuselage and that's through the cowl opening below the...
Forum: Kit Building
01-23-2018, 07:59 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

I don't have an image of the heat shield I...

I don't have an image of the heat shield I MacGyvered but it's a piece of thin (~10 mil) stainless that snaps over the lower two (upper in this image) engine standoffs. The intention was for it to...
Forum: Kit Building
01-23-2018, 07:57 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

In this image you can see the hole for the...

In this image you can see the hole for the carburetor air intake in the firewall. The air in the fuselage is not heated as the horizontal former (labeled "tank floor") separates the heated engine...
Forum: Kit Building
01-23-2018, 11:09 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

The main problem with cooling flow is the...

The main problem with cooling flow is the location of the muffler. I added slots to that plate and knocked out F3 but the muffler does a really good job of blocking the airflow via that path. 3:1...
Forum: Kit Building
01-23-2018, 09:48 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

On the maiden it required no trim and has no...

On the maiden it required no trim and has no tendency to pitch or yaw with throttle changes. On an upline for instance I can go from part-power to full-power with no rudder compensation. Now, having...
Forum: Kit Building
01-22-2018, 01:38 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

That's gonna work out really well for you. As...

That's gonna work out really well for you. As I've mentioned, my Monokoted Smoothie XL needed about 6oz of lead in the tail to balance with a DL35RA up front. Quite a few mounting screws there. Not...
Forum: Kit Building
12-01-2017, 08:14 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

I'm glad my thread (and Check6's) has helped you...

I'm glad my thread (and Check6's) has helped you out.
Forum: Kit Building
11-30-2017, 01:23 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Thanks for the kind words. If I did it again,...

Thanks for the kind words. If I did it again, yes. I would put them in the tail. I don't like long pushrods and I spent quite a bit of time and money finding heavy-duty ones to use. Mine came out...
Forum: Kit Building
11-01-2017, 06:14 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Thank you. I used the one supplied in the kit....

Thank you. I used the one supplied in the kit. Works great.
Forum: Kit Building
07-18-2017, 09:34 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Maiden flight finally completed! So I...

Maiden flight finally completed!

So I finally buttoned-up all the details and dragged it out to the field. For the maiden the engine was left really rich and I didn't install the cowl to ensure a...
Forum: Kit Building
05-18-2017, 07:59 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Other than the canopy and some details she's...

Other than the canopy and some details she's almost ready to go. All up weight is 12lbs 5oz though it's a little nose heavy and I'll likely have to add some lead in the tail.
Forum: Kit Building
05-12-2017, 07:52 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Got the aileron and flap pushrods made up using...

Got the aileron and flap pushrods made up using carbon fiber tubes with 4-40 studs epoxied in. Wheels are installed and the wheel pants are rough-fitted. FInally, I added a couple of guide tubes so I...
Forum: Kit Building
05-11-2017, 07:10 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Yes. I'm a little concerned about it being...

Yes. I'm a little concerned about it being nose-heavy so I'm working to get all the servos (including the wings) installed. Once that's done, I can then place the tank, ignition, and throttle servos...
Forum: Kit Building
05-10-2017, 12:21 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

How to fix MonoKote trim color edging. I cut...

How to fix MonoKote trim color edging. I cut several 1/8" or so white strips and ironed them down along all the trim color edges. Makes 'em look pretty good. I thought at first that using white would...
Forum: Kit Building
05-10-2017, 12:16 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

MonoKoting is done and I've been working on...

MonoKoting is done and I've been working on hardware installation. The fourth pic shows the choke linkage. The tail surfaces are glued-in and everything's looking nice so far.
Forum: Kit Building
04-27-2017, 09:03 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

I went ahead and weighed everything (motor and...

I went ahead and weighed everything (motor and all accessories, gear, servos, batteries, etc.) and am sitting at about 12 1/2 pounds! I didn't weigh pushrods, mounting bolts, and other little stuff...
Forum: Kit Building
04-26-2017, 07:16 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

The new photo uploader is horrible. I tried to...

The new photo uploader is horrible. I tried to upload three, just three, pictures and after waiting for them all to finish I got an error about a token and it failed. This happened once before and I...
Forum: Kit Building
04-24-2017, 06:52 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Tonight I worked on the first of the two red wing...

Tonight I worked on the first of the two red wing tip upper trim pieces. This is something It's a real pain to have a curved trim piece on an open-bay wing like this need so I need to try to avoid...
Forum: Kit Building
04-23-2017, 09:23 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

Other than dressing up a couple spots on the...

Other than dressing up a couple spots on the vertical tail LE, the fuselage is all done. On to the wing tops and then it's an ARF. 8-)
Forum: Kit Building
04-22-2017, 04:23 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 65,051
Posted By pappy35

One thing I learned is that one 25' roll of white...

One thing I learned is that one 25' roll of white (plus one roll each of the trim colors) is just barely enough to do the whole plane.
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