Pawnee tow build

[silentflight]

Neil has been hard at work getting the wings sorted out.

He has bull-nosed all the surfaces, made the corresponding trenches in the wing and together we glassed the radius to hold the skins together and give the hinges a little better purchase. He has done a really nice job of getting the fit just right.

We cut out the hinges from a material that is sold as wet wall sheet. It is a baker-light style base with an epoxy or plastic coating. as strong as circuit board, but much nicer to machine.

In the meantime, I have painted the fuse and started to mount all the items. Tail feathers are mounted with the tailplane magnets holding on like troopers. I have redone the throttle linkage to convert it to a pull rather than push action... its just more positive.

[crash]

Hi Henryk and team,

Almost done with the SA Pawnee.

Starting to look the part, teh plug in tails on yours us a great idea Henryk. You say you have magnets holding them on? That sounds brilliant.

Must try that myself.

Cheers

Crash

[silentflight]

We have had a bit of an update - a change of heart!

The new DA100L has gone in without a hitch - nice motor!

[silentflight]

Another long evening and some good results.

The new motor is all plumbed and all the wiring loom is ready. I also managed to cut some vinyl tonight and get a start on the decals... a bit more still but almost there

[Lunns]

Looking fantastic, so will you get to have some sleep once you have finished...

Cant wait to see it doing what its built for.

[silentflight]

Neil has done some mighty nice work on the wings - servos are now mounted, worked out the linkages and all holes cut ready for gluing after the covering is done.

A little tidy-up and filling, then covering.

Not much left!

[NeilS]

And here are the wings covered in profilm.

[silentflight]

undercarriage arrived today - not exactly what was expected - but will do the job

that now means lots to do tonight with axles, hubs and mounts to make - and possibly a motor run tomorrow???

[NeilS]

How's the prop clearance looking?

[silentflight]

roughly 50mm without the wheels