Any new work and pictures is added to the bottom along with a Date they where Posted
Oct 24, Deep Cleaning all Pieces
did I mention CF strip on the upper spar
CF tow lower spar
triangle gusset from nose block back to former at wing rod tube, fuse bottom I like to round the corners here
CF pushrods.
will look at getting the elevator pushrod to exit within the walls of the fuselage
removable, bolt on stab is in Order
jump in with your Build Ideas
Sept 25
More Pictures soon, still time to grab a Kit and join in , chime in with you Build Details, Pictures, queries and ideas.
Instructions mention extra ply root ribs for side of fuselage, will cut them from 1/8 lite-ply as couldn’t find them, 1/4 to 3/8 Inch fillet
some formers for fuselage are numbered, will sort thru to ID their location, tabs will need a bit of thinning to fit slots
will add hole to nose block for lead
found spare set of 1/64 ply doublers for stab
ribs are all numbered, still looking for some reference to these numbers elsewhere on the plans or documentation
UPdate, Aug 28 2018
there’s appears to be interest in a parallel Build with a fellow Builder in Ohio
woo hoo,
UPdate, May 31 2018
This project is still a go just need to clear some other stuff from the Deck. Apparently these Kits are hard to get now, that surely will create demand
May 21 2017
Well here we are 2017 May already, have had a chance to look thru this kit and so far I like what I see, everything nicely packed. I might add though that the spars don’t fit into the rib notches, there’s at least 1/32 ” in the difference. In this day in age with Laser cutters I would have thought that getting these notches to fit the spars would be a pita.
I will file the notches wider, and I reckon they will have to be deeper as well, to suit the spar material supplied.
The one other item I have learned to watch for is warped fuselage sides. They are laser cut from a sheet and I have seen the straight edges top and bottom get a twist as much as 3/ 16. If that is one way on 1 side and the other opposite it makes for quite a challenge getting a straight fuse.
Stay tuned 🙂
Dec 17 Unpacking a Oly III Kit, nicely done
Oct 18 (S)
Painted white fuselage and canopy
canopy and hatch ?
1450 LiFe Battery Size( L w h )
6110HV x 2 Servos Wings
6100HV x 2 fuselage
Violet transparent
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wonder about the Silver though.
white vertical fin and rudder
all white fuse and canopy
Oct 18 (S)
Painted white fuselage and canopy
canopy and hatch similar to Sagitta 900
1450 LiFe Battery Size( L w h )
6110HV x 4 Servos
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Oct 12 (S)
Yes, tape on wings
(built up wing saddle on fuse) requires longer wing rod.
+ servos in the spoiler bays
You could simply run the spoiler servo lead inside the fuse –
I would simply plug the spoiler servo leads to leads from the Rx.
Build Moving Forward, Dec 04
Took a minute to weigh some pieces and get some thoughts on what direction to head
Some more weights
Some More Fuse Build, a Look at the ribs
DEc 14 , Getting things right
so
So are the spars in one plane or the rear edge of the d-box sheet, will have to check that out before I join the inner and outer Panels. Long wings, you going to build joiner boxes and a Joiner
DEC 18 More Wing Panel Build, Inner Panel, with CF strips and Tow
Dec 28
Wings
More Fuselage
Fuselage Cover, really
More Photos
On this Day
Feb 13
Some time later, not a big fan of balsa aft fuselage sides, especially when they are accurately laser cut. Trees move, and this balsa is no different
Mar 03
Mar 17
wow, 2 weeks since I was last here, I have since added the top sheeting , added some fillets into the corners of the boom and got some more detail work done with the canopy and the hatch.
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May Day 2019 May 01
Final days of the Build, Paint, covering, controls, some stab work and of course sanding. I also put some effort into CG at this point, so putting the plane together is also part of the package