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Originally Posted by east6008
A shocker when I joined the fuselage sides--ended up as wobbly as a rotten
banana, dont know whether the spruce warped after I built the
fuselage sides, or because the RC Modelers Craft Glue dries flexible.
I almost threw the whole works out
Had to anchor it all down and glue in a bunch of diagonals.
Most of the WW I airplane fuselages had internal wire bracing.
I dont recall a problem with the Pup I built from the same plans using balsa
Good news--the cowl fits the front bulkhead perfectly.
I'm starting to worry about weight, this will be calm weather/tall grass model
where crashing is not an option
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The balsa diagonal bracing on the fuselage is a good solution..... I recall reading an RCMagazine plan/article where a builder used aramid thread to simulate wiring bracing on a WWI model.
On the rotary engine I'd be not as ambitious and settle for a dummy rotary fixed to the inside of the front cowl (and not rotating).... if going with the rotary engine glued to the electric motor I would first run it on test bed to check if the engine temperature didn't overheat and the dummy cylinder heads didn't fly off.
Eflite 370 motor ... the specs on this engine say it is a 28mm diameter size, 110 watts, 9amp, 10/4 max prop with all up model weight of 14oz. How big is your model?
very interesting project