Although not permanently installed, the air tank has been fitted. I cut a hole into the former and made another “former” which holds the aft end of the tank. It’s a nice, snug fit.
When the times comes, I’l hold the tank in position with some silicone sealant.
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Air Tank fitted.
Posted in Yellow P-47 build, fuselage, retracts with tags fuse, retracts on June 22, 2009 by rcscalebuilderFigured it out.
Posted in Yellow P-47 build, fuselage, stab with tags epoxy, fuse, stab on June 6, 2009 by rcscalebuilderWell, while the epoxy was drying, I decided on a plan. Since I have a hole in the vertical balsa that braces the back of the vertical fin, I enlarged it significantly so I could get some tools in, and the epoxy.
I’ll patch the hole up after everything is cured.
Time to attach the stab.
Posted in Yellow P-47 build, fuselage, stab with tags elevator, fuse, stab on June 6, 2009 by rcscalebuilderWith the elevators hinged and the center control arm fitted…
it’s time to fit in the stab. There’s a bit of balsa that has to be removed and a bit of trimming the fiberglass here and there. After all that, it fit pretty good.
One neat thing is that I can get to the underside of the stab from inside the fuse – through the tail-gear retract compartment.
Not sure how I’m going to get to the top of the stab, but I’ve got a bit of time to figure this out as the 30 minute epoxy/micro-balloons mixture has a while before it cures on this side. Then I have to prop it up to do the other side.
