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Rudder and tail wing
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Wing support
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The rudder and elevator are
glued to the fuselage.
Cellophane tape is used to build
hinges for the ...
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A balsa wood frame is attached
to the cockpit to provide
support for the wings.
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Attaching the wings
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All done
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The wings are attached to the
fuselage using hot glue.
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A proud father :)
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The finished product
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Preparing paper patterns
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Everything is now more or less
in place. Notice the two carbon
rods, which provide ...
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These patterns are used to cut
the depron parts for the Beaver
DHC-2 RC plane are building. ...
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Cutting depron parts
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Lilli is providing moral support
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Depron foam is an insulation
material that is light and
durable enough for building RC
aircraft. ...
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Building the fuselage
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Fuselage cross-section supports in place
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Fuselage reinforcement
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Donor plane
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The fuselage is made stronger
with some balsa wood beams.
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This old Pitch is being
scavanged for some needed parts
during the construction.
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Engine mount
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All this seems very interesting to Lilli
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The engine will be mounted on
the white styrofoam rig shown
here. A piece of plywood will be
used ...
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The wing
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Trying on the wings
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The wings of the plane are also
made from depron with a balsa
wood rod providing support.
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Tail detail
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Hot glue is used to attach the
wings to the supporting balsa
wood rod.
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The rudder, tail wing and the
elevator will be inserted into
these slots.
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