{"id":3265,"date":"2015-12-13T20:04:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T00:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foresthaveninn.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3265"},"modified":"2016-03-04T07:04:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T11:04:31","slug":"mirage-build-2015-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/foresthaveninn.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3265","title":{"rendered":"Mirage Build, 2015-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mar 04<\/p>\n

4 coats of white brushed on, with a final spray<\/p>\n

\"P1180377\" \"P1180376\" \"P1180374\"<\/p>\n

Feb 1o<\/p>\n

\"P1180248-001\"

Canopy bottom frame from some basswood<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180249-001\"

\ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180252-001\"

Fin and rudder yellow.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180257-001\"

More yellow<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180290-001\"

On the scales 1080 Grams, still need paint<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180291-001\"

Tail feathers , no symmetry<\/p><\/div>\n

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Feb 05<\/p>\n

\"P1180203-001\"

Spoilers I have decided to make some built up spoilers rather then use a piece of TE stock<\/p><\/div>\n

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Spoiler servo opening and cover<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180211-001\"

Top LE sheeting in place on center panel<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180219-001\"

Tip panel joiner box gets wrapped A tricky job, I hope it holds up<\/p><\/div>\n

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another joiner box wrap, I’ve wound some line off the spool onto a smaller stick to pass it between all the wood structure<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180222-001\"

Tip panel 57 Grams prior to covering<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tip panel covered<\/p><\/div>\n

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spoiler bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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nose taking shape, I have added a canopy tray as well<\/p><\/div>\n

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another view<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fuselage rear wing bolt down support<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180234-001\"

Fuselage tail feather bolt down supports<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lightened canopy tray<\/p><\/div>\n

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canopy tray<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180238-001\"

I’ll add a pin at the front and a couple magnets towards the rear<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jan 25<\/p>\n

\"P1180169-001\"

tip joiners, 4 pieces of 1\/16 ply<\/p><\/div>\n

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clamped together for cutting<\/p><\/div>\n

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I sanded some relief to add a CF strip<\/p><\/div>\n

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set together prior to glueing<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180181-001\"

5\/16 x 1 1\/4 TE for main panel with notches for ribs<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180182-001\"

adding the scallop, I start by marking and filing the corner radius<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180183-001\"

TE added to the panel<\/p><\/div>\n

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and glued and pinned<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180186-001\"

main panel joiner box fillers and caps<\/p><\/div>\n

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left tip and main panel, TE requires some sanding to match<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180190-001\"

1\/4 ” dowel for securing main panel to fuse<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180191-001\"

main panel trailing edge bearing block<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180192-001\"

center 1\/16″ sheeting on main panel<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180194-001\"

put the wing together<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180195-001\"

I’m going to add a pin at each tip join for alignment<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180196-001\"

fuselage with wing LE bulkhead in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180197-001\"

R and E servo bay with one mounting rail in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180198-001\"

forward bottom fuselage sheeting in place and glued<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180199-001\"

wing tip alignment pin and aluminum tubes<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180200-001\"

I’ve added a 1\/8 ply reinforcement for the tow hook<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180201-001\"

before I add the nose block I poured the lead in case the weight is needed later<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180202-001\"

nose block in place<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jan 09<\/p>\n

\"P1180163\"

shear web fillers, I cut then all out of 3\/8 balsa , some may like to transition to 1\/4 and then 1\/8 as you proceed to the tip<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180164\"

step by step rib, shearweb, glue. Usually I mark the spars and set the ribs first.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180167\"

top 1\/8 x 3\/8 spar stick in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180168\"

Here is a more rigid wing, with the notches cut in a couple ribs for spoilers. I am going to build some built up spoilers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jan 07<\/p>\n

\"P1180139\"

Trailing edges marked for tip panels<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180138\"

1\/64 ply for tip joiner box caps<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180140\"

marking scallops on trailing edge<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180144\"

left tip panel<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180149\"

trailing edge in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180150\"

1\/4 x 1\/2 leading edge balsa<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180151\"

3\/16 balsa tip caps<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180152\"

adding underside turbulater<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180153\"

58 Grams, is that light, don’t know<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180154\"

both tip panels<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180159\"

Balsa for ribs<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180160\"

ribset center panel<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180161\"

Main Panel ribset<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180162\"

Main Panel Layout<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jan 03 2016<\/p>\n

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\"P1180118\"

Rudder to elevator connection, with 4-40 nylon screws, t-nuts and sleeves will be added<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180130\"

All spars, spruce and basswood<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180119\"

t-nuts in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180120\"

underside of elevator showing clearance for heads of 4-40 screws<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180128\"

Tip Panel rib sets<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180132\"

lower spar in place and ribs set for left panel<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180135\"

Left tip panel, with all upper turbulater spars in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180129\" \"P1180131\" \"P1180133\" \"P1180134\"<\/p>\n

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Dec 20<\/p>\n

\"P1180090\"

Tow hooks can’t be held tight thru balsa, so I have cut a couple pieces birch ply to go thru the fuse bottom.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180091\"

added the slots one for the tow hook and the other for the t-nut<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180092\"

a couple filler strips, to make up the 3\/16 balsa thickness<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180095\"

a look at the forward fuse balsa underside, the rear 3\/32 balsa is already glued in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180085\"

getting the fuse aligned to glue former 4 into place, former 3 which will pick up the LE of the wing won’t get placed until I have the wing<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180089\"

Former 4 also has a couple holes to pass the two push rods thru<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180087\"

the tail surfaces, quite simple, one side of the rudder gets tapered, and both sides of the horizontal stab TE get tapered.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180088\" \"P1180096\"<\/p>\n

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Dec 17<\/p>\n

\"P1180052\"

Not many visitors to the Shop, but these guys often drop in when I turn the heat up. Grass Fly or Cluster Fly, not to be confused with House Flies. If you look real close you can tell the difference :):)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180048\"

Nose block, 3 pieces of spruce<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180054\"

Rough Cut<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180075\"

Fuselage cross brace supports, 3\/32 x 3\/16 strips balsa<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180077\"

Cross places cut to length<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180078\"

Pinned in place<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180049\"

Fuse former gussets F2 and F3<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180080\"

Former F2 at 90 Deg, F3 also gets set at 90<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180083\"<\/p>\n

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Dec 14<\/p>\n

Tail Surfaces, mainly 1\/4 x 3\/8 an 1\/8 x 1\/4 balsa. A bit of spruce in the fin, and some pre-cut pieces.<\/p>\n

I also got a start on the 4 formers for the fuselage and cut the rear fuselage longerons.<\/p>\n

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\"P1180045-001\"

The fuselage sides are 3\/32 balsa, with a inner 1\/32 plywood doubler applied from the nose to beyond the TE of the wing.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"P1180035-001\" \"P1180036-001\" \"P1180037-001\" \"P1180038-001\" \"P1180039-001\" \"P1180040-001\" \"P1180041-001\" \"P1180042-001\" \"P1180043-001\" \"P1180044-001\" \"P1180046-001\" \"P1180047-001\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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