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Winter 2011/2012 build ================== I know, not really worthy of being called a...
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2012
Zappa plays Zappa - Warwick Arts Centre 26/11/2011
Orange County Cup 2011
Dylan Smith, Matthew Blood, Ben Smith, Hannah Krasner, Darcey Roe, Lara Hill
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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2011
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all covered - nothing too flash as I just used what film I had. Very difficult to cover the vtails...
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2011
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elevator servo - getting the linkage right at the back was very tricky, luckily I guess I wont need those elevators to move much!
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2011
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the snake is made of piano wire and I soldered on a Y piece to operate the vtails
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Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011
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the plate to hold the captive nut for the wing retaining bolt
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Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011
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added a thin ply brace for the wing retaining bolt so that it doesn't indent the balsa, might be overkill?
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Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011
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glued on some expensive nylon widgets to the torque rods
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Uploaded on Feb 6, 2011
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a temporary brace glued across the top in front of the tail. quite tricky to get the tail lined up... only time will tell!
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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2011
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v-tail sections just traced and cut out. I decided to join them using a sanded piece of rectangular...
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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2011
