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The Bob Wade Legacy Harbor Freight Cub
I wrote a somewhat lengthy Facebook post about this project and realized that I needed to drop it here, too. Finished up a “distraction project” from the Bob Wade legacy this afternoon. Apparently, Bob Wade had a go at converting … Continue reading
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Garrison Aerodrome Design Rule #1
All consumable components shall be serviceable without compromising the airframe integrity.
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Re-motoring the Ascent
My Ascent has been kind of a weird experience. For those who don’t know/remember, the Ascent was a Tower/somebody ARF with a built-up wing, holes in the wood sheet tail, fiberglass fuselage and probably tail boom (it’s painted and I’m … Continue reading
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Final Report – Flight of the S’Timmer
Well, the Skimmer rebuild saga is now officially over: The S’Timmer (T-tail Skimmer) had a wonderful and uneventful first flight this past Tuesday at the Lafayette Cloud Jockeys field Roll Call Tuesday gathering. The down thrust built into the nose … Continue reading
Finishing Out the Skimmer (S’Timmer?)
Well, one last thing to do and done. The covering is complete. The receiver is bound. The servos set up. The motor spins in the correct direction. The hatch screw is replaced and secured. The battery floor is reattached. All … Continue reading
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Note to self:
Install trailing edge CF reinforcements prior to laying on kraft paper composite – and skip the whole “clear Minwax polyurethane” thing. Yes, Virginia, I managed to re-create the whole V2 “scimitar wing” fiasco. Shrinkage is a b***h.
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End Stretch
Tick tock goes the clock and I’m running down the minutes until I actually begin shipping Push-E Cats again. First clue that things are getting close is the cover page in the image shown at right, here. Yes, Virginia, I … Continue reading
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The “Lite” lamination process
So, yesterday I got it into my head to take pictures of how I’ve been applying the kraft paper laminate to the trailing edge of my latest prototype Push-E Cat wing build. Then, having obtained the pictures, I got distracted … Continue reading
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