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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,088 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: Hurricane Reply #20 - Jan 9^th, 2012 at 11:31am yupper officially a Rolls Royce Merlin DLE 30, air cooled
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Shane Morse Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Sep 2^nd, 2011 Posts: 119 Reputation: 0 Somerset Gender: Zodiac sign:	Re: Hurricane Reply #21 - Jan 10^th, 2012 at 2:34pm The DLE 30 is a great engine. I am looking into the 30cc Spit, any one with any ideas on shipping (duty) from troy built models??
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,088 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: Hurricane Reply #22 - Jan 10^th, 2012 at 5:03pm I got mine at Thunderbolt RC a year and a half ago, was $359 at the door, shipped and taxes...don't know how that works out compared to the US guys
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Shane Morse Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Sep 2^nd, 2011 Posts: 119 Reputation: 0 Somerset Gender: Zodiac sign:	Re: Hurricane Reply #23 - Jan 10^th, 2012 at 8:15pm Hmm well,, I may be blind but I can't see any aircraft advertised on Thunderbolt RC, but lots of accessory's. Oh well.
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Re: Hurricane
Reply #28 - Feb 12^th, 2012 at 7:31pm

All right - how do I fix this!!!

Slid the stab tube into one side to hold the plywood drill template - easy in.... tried to pull it back out and the last 1/2 inch stuck briefly, then came out with a length of the socket attached!!!! Absolutely no muscle, just "here's your socket"... looks like ESM made the sockets out of the same stuff the wheel wells are made from - brittle resin.. Angry

Whaddui do??

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Re: Hurricane
Reply #33 - Feb 15^th, 2012 at 11:49am

Well now.... here's what I found - the tube goes in about 4 inches (10 cm) and passes through 2 ribs besides the outer end plywood rib...each of the two inner ribs has a plywood plate for reinforcement..so the sticky packing tape tube is just for direction. Huh

I mic'ed the stab tube at 31/64" or 62/128", (.4843") or 12.30 mm. aluminum, so off I went to the hobby shop to check out tubing. Of course there was lots of stuff close, but not close enough. Mike asked what I was up to and he took me to the basement (!) and showed me a pile of CF tubes about a meter long, sitting in a box in the corner.... after jumping with Glee, and Joy, and Mary, I mic'ed all them at *@#$*&?!@ 12.30mm. No freakin ciger. Angry

Turned around to leave and there's one other tube in another box, and it mic's at

12.29

. Well the math says that's .4839 or 30.5/64 (excuse the mixed metaphors please) so I brought it home..
That piece slides in that hole as slick and as tight as a *&%( in a $@*@**, but it does slide in. Since the plastic tube is directional only, I figgers I gotter made guys... Cheesy

.01 mm, or .0004 in, or 1/128 makes a world of difference ... Smiley

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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,088 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: Hurricane Reply #34 - Feb 15^th, 2012 at 1:03pm And, with some minor ESM fitting required, STAB DOES FIT!!
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,088 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: Hurricane Reply #37 - Feb 17^th, 2012 at 6:05pm I always hate sanding Aluminum... always get galling....had thought of going to Capt. Cool and chucking the tube up in his lathe and poloshing it with emery cloth....... the miracle CF tube is easier....
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Re: Hurricane
Reply #38 - Mar 5^th, 2012 at 9:11pm

Well, client year end is over, CCRA have their ~~blood~~ information, and we're back to "normal" Smiley

My oh my but AADD is a terrible thing sometimes.....the tears spilt over this part... Cheesy

now just put some lag bolts in, to hold it all together, change the CA hinges to Robarts I think, and then move on to the main wing, which is largely done - thread some wires and glue the 3 halves together Huh

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