Sir Newton
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Last Activity: Today, 06:35 AM
Joined: 08-13-2020
Location: CYQU
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Awesome plan, please keep posting on your progress. Especially about the floats! -
Eleven LH flap ribs ready for primer! This my way of cheerleading for myself. :rolleyes: fabrication of the brake starts to tomorrow!...Leave a comment:
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Nice job 👍. Your brake is heavy duty. I have a fairly simple leaf brake in mind. Every spar has lightening holes in them. This fact solves the requirement... -
I did follow up on the forum block with a materials P.Eng. He advised it makes no difference to the material how it gets formed. It will simply crack...Leave a comment:
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RH flap ribs completed. Now I can call them parts! LH flap ribs ongoing.:cool: Ruined material blanks. Zero!You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I completed a list of the rivets required for my scratch build BK5 wings. It is more work then I thought it would be. Placed the order with a supplier...Last edited by Sir Newton; 11-19-2020, 08:09 PM.Leave a comment:
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I'm presently sitting in my hanger designing 120" brake and when I'm done it will weigh around 1,000 lb. Not quite but it will be a piece of furniture...Leave a comment:
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Plane parts! Aileron ribs complete. :cool:I have six fails for various reasons over flanging & cracking, 1 flanging backwards, not deburring properly...Leave a comment:
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Ya man! In my circle of friends there's a big debate whether or not I should put in auxiliary tanks as per plans. However an old silverback told me that... -
I finally have two acceptable completed parts for my aileron.:) this is proving to be an awesome learning experience. I am really enjoying this proje...Leave a comment:
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Oxy acetylene welding & TIG are both easy process that an inexperienced operator can easily tell if he has screwed up. Meaning final weld inspection...Leave a comment:
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I am glad that I could post something that was more then my general cheer leading posts. :-) -
Yes, buy an old heavy snowblower. Preferably with electric start! A few little mods and away you go. -
Full wing plans are available, I have a set of BH5 plans. Call Bob, he is a super easy person to talk to....Leave a comment:
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How I replicated the mylar print Dwg#4 cheaply & perfectly accurate. I used a glass table with a lamp underneath to hand trace the pattern on to calligraphy...Leave a comment:
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💯👍 I am doing the exact same. Only 120" a little longer brake. It doesn't take much of a brake to fold a channel for the spar. One thing I... -
Aileron ribs complete. The little parts seem like they're more work than the big parts.:pYou do not have permission to view this gallery.
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