Assembly Log of Curt and Ray's T-34 #3
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Building intro #3 This shows the box |
Parts All the parts |
Rudder w/ Control Horn The rudder and fin assembly |
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Tail Feathered The Fin, Rudder, Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevator are all
glued in place. |
Rudder pushrod Curt has connected and is exercising the rudder pushrod |
Servos in The servos are in the tray in the fuselage. |
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Glued wing The wing center section is glued with epoxy and set aside for
about 3 hours to cure. |
Grinding Flat spot We ground flat spots in the landing gear wires so the wheel
collars won't come off from vibration. |
Landing Gear Installation Fitting of the landing gear wires into the blocks in the
wing. |
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Aileron Servo The aileron servo and pushrods are installed here. |
Throttle pushrod In order to install this pushrod, you have to remove the
engine from the mount and put it back on with the pushrod
attached. |
Cowling ready We tried to make as small a hole as possible to reduce
drag. It turned out this caused overheating problems which
were solved by opening up the back end of the cowl more than the
front. |
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Fuel Tank Watch as Curt quickly puts the fuel tank together |
Mated The wing is mated with the fuselage, paying close attention
to any gaps left between them (which would cause drag), or tight
areas which might weaken the wing. |
Cowl's on; Looks great Putting the cowling over the engine is a bit of a
stretch. Once in place, it is important to screw it
tightly in place. |
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Close to flying The plane is just about ready to test fly. |
Epilogue: We went out the next day to test fly this plane. Curt and I were flying in close formation for practice in Race Conditions. Unfortunately, he mistook my plane for his and his went off into the trees. This taught us to put distinguishable markings on each plane so we won't make this mistake in a race with 5 other identical planes. |
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Out Takes |
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