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Jan 14th, 2018 at 6:42am
 
I acquired this from Todd a little over a year ago. Mike was original owner and the work he completed is top notch. It was about 2/3 framed up . So the reality is it's about 1/4 done. Depending on the detailing maybe even less.

So I'm going to give it a go but I have to admit in recent years I'm having trouble getting these big projects done.

Wingspan : Top wing: 120 inches, Bottom wing: 107 inches (True scale airfoil)
Fuse length : 91
Wing area: 3 966 Sq. inches
Wing loading: 26 ounces / square foot.
Cubic wing loading: 5.09. Values between 4 and 6 are sailplane/glider values.
Cowl diameter: 13"
Plug-in wing and stab panels

This is what I hope to create
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Reply #1 - Jan 14th, 2018 at 11:00am
 
That is sharp looking. Looking forward to the build log  Smiley
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Reply #2 - Jan 14th, 2018 at 11:22am
 
This is going to be sweet Al..
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Reply #3 - Jan 14th, 2018 at 9:24pm
 
Awesome project! Always wanted something like this.
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Reply #4 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 7:44am
 
Well the first thing I need to do is construct a gig to fasten the wings to. These wings have been kicking around in an unfinished state for many years and there are a couple of warps to be pulled out.
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Reply #5 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 7:54am
 
The first one of four is mounted on the gig. You can't see it but I had to shim the wing up in a spot when I clamped it down to pull a warp out. This all guess as to how much to shim. The plan is to sheet and finish the wing and hope that it will come out straight.   And it did Cheesy
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Reply #6 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:04am
 
The n-strut mounts are installed. lots of them.
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Reply #7 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:07am
 
The wing tips are one tricky bugger. The angle and the height doesn't seem to agree with each other. Going to be a guess here. It's almost like the tips needs to be bent to achieve the shape of the full size. I went  on the center line of the wing cord so if needed I can add wood later on and reshape. I have a feeling these tips are going to be difficult to get correct. Once all four wings are built I'll decide  what to do as a group.
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Reply #8 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:22am
 
Just some pics of the wing.
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The cabane  is all sheeted.
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Checking the dihedral.
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One down and three to go.
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Reply #12 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 10:51am
 
Way to go Al. Those ribs are certainly substantial aren't they?
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Reply #13 - Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:05pm
 
Looks good. Lotta progress for the first day.
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Reply #14 - Jan 18th, 2018 at 4:40pm
 
Al you always have such interesting projects!  Love reading about the progress. 

I saw some exercise weights in one of the photos.  New year's resolution in the making?  Smiley
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Reply #15 - Jan 19th, 2018 at 6:48am
 
Fingers wrote on Jan 14th, 2018 at 11:22am:
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Sadly no Moki for me.  Going to use my 3W-157 in it.
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yorcram wrote on Jan 15th, 2018 at 8:05pm:
Looks good. Lotta progress for the first day. 

That day was about 35 hours long Roll Eyes
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Ben Lann wrote on Jan 18th, 2018 at 4:40pm:
Al you always have such interesting projects!  Love reading about the progress. 

I saw some exercise weights in one of the photos.  New year's resolution in the making?  Smiley

Well hopefully I'll finish this one. As for the weights, What are you trying to say?   Grin
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