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20041027 - allegro - 04 - consistency
20041027-allegro-04-consistency: You can get an idea of the consistency of the epoxy here. Vaseline is an appropriate metaphor. Or, perhaps thick mashed potatoes. 20041027-allegro-04-consistency: You...
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20041027 - allegro - 03 - epoxybrush
20041027-allegro-03-epoxybrush: I found a bag of these epoxy/flux brushes with rolled metal handles at my local Harbor Freight for $5. I cut the bristles down to half their length. You might even want...
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20041027 - allegro - 02 - cabosil
20041027-allegro-02-cabosil: Mixing up my West Systems 206 resin with some West 406 colloidal silica (aka Cabosil, fumed silica). I kept adding the filler until the epoxy was the consistency of...
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20041027 - allegro - 01 - sparcapsmylar
20041027-allegro-01-sparcapsmylar: 1. Wax paper applied over plans (which are under a sheet of glass). 2. Laying out my top and bottom spar caps along with my 3 spar-cap carry-through segments (2 top...
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20030814 - lass - 03 - spiritelitebottom
20030814-lass-03-spiritelitebottom: Note my barber-pole wingtips. Helps out quite a bit. 20030814-lass-03-spiritelitebottom: Note my barber-pole wingtips. Helps out quite a bit.
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20030814 - lass - 02 - spiritelite
20030814-lass-02-spiritelite: The complete, finished plane! Yay! 20030814-lass-02-spiritelite: The complete, finished plane! Yay!
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20030814 - spiritelite - 09 - cg
20030814-spiritelite-09-cg: The standard center-of-gravity for this bird is 3.25" from the LE, but I've found that about a 1/4" back of that at 3.5" to be very nice. Flies flat, and is very sensitive...
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20030814 - spiritelite - 06 - flaparmtext
20030814-spiritelite-06-flaparmtext: For my aileron and flap arms, I decided to use plywood horns (left over from my failed attempted with the pull-pull horns earlier), and the left over CF from the...
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20030814 - spiritelite - 05 - lettering
20030814-spiritelite-05-lettering: A little AMA bling on the side. Gotta put yer name on yer model! 20030814-spiritelite-05-lettering: A little AMA bling on the side. Gotta put yer name on yer model!
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20030814 - spiritelite - 04 - pullpulltext
20030814-spiritelite-04-pullpulltext: The final pull-pull setup! Easy to do and solid, too... I measured the Spiderwire to the point where it would reach the back of the 1/16" threaded coupler, and...
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20030814 - spiritelite - 03 - wingstripes
20030814-spiritelite-03-wingstripes: For a little visual aid, I put Monokote trim tape on my wing tips in a barber-pole fashion. They are set at a 45 degree angle from the very tip of the trailing...
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20030814 - spiritelite - 02 - servotray
20030814-spiritelite-02-servotray: A little better photo. Note the foam in the front to protect the battery. There is also a 1/2 ounce tire weight up there, too... You can get tire weights at your...
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20030814 - spiritelite - 01 - pullpullclose
20030814-spiritelite-01-pullpullclose: Close up of the final install... note the micro-switch there and the position of the receiver (too big to fit into the nose!)...
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20030801 - spiritelite - 01 - servos
20030801-spiritelite-01-servos: A clean servo tray is the sign of a dirty mind, or something. 20030801-spiritelite-01-servos: A clean servo tray is the sign of a dirty mind, or something.
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20030731 - spiritelite - 01 - pullexit
20030731-spiritelite-01-pullexit: Close-up of the exit of my pull-pull strings from the fuselage. I eventually had to pull the string out because I cut it too short, and shaved down the yellow tube a...
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20030729 - spiritelite - 17 - straightonclose
Man, that rudder is crooked when it's this close to your face :) I think she'll be OK. Man, that rudder is crooked when it's this close to your face :) I think she'll be OK.
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20030729 - spiritelite - 16 - straighton
Note where the original rudder linkage hole was. I don't know how to fill that in, but I sure would like to. Ahh well. I think them little pull-pull holes are nice and tidy. Note where the original...
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20030729 - spiritelite - 15 - wholething
The whole thing, for reference. Note that I put the hole for the pull-pull where the blue of the LE of the rudder started. It seemed like a good idea, but I don't have any science to back that up :)...
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20030729 - spiritelite - 14 - holesclose
Not bad. I tried to space the holes on either side of the rudder at about the same width as the holes are on the horn, to make sure everything was smooth. Not bad. I tried to space the holes on either...
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20030729 - spiritelite - 13 - pullpullholes
The holes for the pull-pull "cables". Using a 1/16" bit, I drilled straight in (perpendicular to the fuse), and then use that hole as a pilot hole to drill as close to horizontally as I can. I didn't...
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