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02-11-2004, 11:30 AM
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Coming along very nice. When you made the cowls did you make a mold for them or just lay them up over the plug
 : Couple of tips I do Andrew are easy to do. If you make a mold so the outside is smooth put colour in your epoxy, Helps when painting or if you scratch it later. Also if you coat over the plug I have used a big party balloon pushed over the plug after it is coated. If you try one before getting it wet you will see what type of coverage you get. I also find if I can do the ballon thing it cuts down the epoxy. Hope some of this might help.  It looks like you are going to be ready soon. John
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02-11-2004, 04:32 PM
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John, if you go back a few posts, you will see my picture of the wooden plug, the glass mold, and two of the glass cowls I pulled of the mold.
I do add white to my epoxy so I can see the thickness...  I never tried that baloon trick, but have read it somewhere... I think in RCM a few years back? If I was doing one cowl, I would do a foam plug and lay the glass over it. But for more than 1 its easier to make a mold IMO. Also, I can make as many now as I need...
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02-12-2004, 08:10 PM
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its coming along.....
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02-12-2004, 08:27 PM
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Man this thing is unreal
 . I've been browsing for a few weeks but I had to speak up. I'd love to hear the engines running-up and see the takeoff. You have to post a video of that!!Bob
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02-12-2004, 09:19 PM
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Nuker,
There will be a video, as it is part of the design contest to have a video of the plane flying - before April 30th. It wont however be a ROG, as I have no smooth place to test it. I wil have to hand launch....
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02-13-2004, 06:19 AM
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Andrew,
Looks like a good candidate for a backup IMAC a/c for Basic!  Good job! 
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02-13-2004, 11:18 AM
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Thanks Brandon, I am glad the covering is done, and I can start installing the gear now...
Jim D - that may be hard, since I plumbed the tanks with a hard line (no clunk) this bird is NOT going inverted... at least not if I can help it! AJC
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02-13-2004, 07:31 PM
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Here is a shot of the partially assembled bird, with the cowls loosely fit (just to see how they fit over the engines)
Oh yeah - took a final weight with all the gear on the scale, now that the plane is covered... 850 grams = 30 ounces. 2 ounces more than my target weight. Not bad, for a wing loading of 14.4 ounces per squre foot.
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