cyclone3350
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Thanks. I hope I can get this thing to run. Like the new avatar.
1/5 scale Gee Bee Model D (From foam to balsa)
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OliverW
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I'm sure it'll run great, and thanks!
cyclone3350
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Heading out to the Mayo for another round of probes, electrodes & noisy tubes. Nothing serious, just need to confirm that I'm fully recovered from when I had the COVID. Here is an update for now, as the next one won't be for another week or so. Spent a but load of time making those little bends for the main gear using medieval tools on 1/8th" wire. Then another bout, of what seemed like days, on the scroll saw to cut out the pieces for the wheel fairings & pants. The plan was to carve & sand to shape & use that to vacuum form a set. This is going to take up way too much time, so I've ordered a set of generic Gee Bee ones from Park Flyer Plastics along with a set of the 3.5" wheel classic pants. It was $35 for both with shipping. I'd figure that one of the two should be close enough for the pants & I'll make the strut fairings. Got the fairings in on the bottom of the wing & did a little modifying of a Dubro tailwheel to make it look some what, like something that would be added to a Gee Bee. The original had a skid, but I need one to make it easier to taxi out from the pit area. There is a C model, with the D mod's in a Texas museum that has the tail wheel. The next big fabrication items R those big Gee Bee wing fillets & the cowling. Hopefully after that, there is a quick end to this project. Thanks @FlyingTyger for the input. Received the Tech-Aero IBEC form Gator RC. Now I should be able to use 1 bat without any issues. The pics of the vacuum formed parts R what I've ordered.
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Off-topic jes
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How did I miss this? For some reason it doesn’t tell me when you post great job by the way this is looking awesome!
cyclone3350
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Yeah, I haven't been receiving alerts either. Missed a bunch of stuff on the scratch build thread.
cyclone3350
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Aaaaagh...I hate making these wing fillets. Found a pattern from a Haffke 1/4 scale Model D that I downsized. Used FB stacked, carved & sanded. They turned out to be too big on the profile side and not wide enough. Used what pics I could find of the original & tried it again with pink foam. Meets the LGETM standard, so I'll stay with how they turned out. The next step is to sheet them & cross that one off the list. Received the wheel pants from Park Flyer Plastics & it looks like I am going to use them. Again, not exactly to the plans, but meets the LGETM. ( Look Good Enough To ME ).
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Off-topic jes
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Are you kidding? That looks awesome!
cyclone3350
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Thanks. I am pleased with the pants. Soo glad I was able to find them as this will save me a day off the build time.
Off-topic jes
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mmmmhhh good!
cyclone3350
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Added some sheeting to the fillets. Received the pants from Park Flyer Plastics. 4 days from submit order to door. Kudos to them
. I scratched my head on this for quite awhile trying to figure out how to do these wheel pants & came up with this crazy idea. Glued one side of the pants to the fairing & glued that to the main gear wire. Then I used these tiny 0-80X1/8" screws to secure the other side to the fairing/pant frame. I think once painted, the screws won't be stand out as much. Well, @ least test pilot Dave likes them.
. I scratched my head on this for quite awhile trying to figure out how to do these wheel pants & came up with this crazy idea. Glued one side of the pants to the fairing & glued that to the main gear wire. Then I used these tiny 0-80X1/8" screws to secure the other side to the fairing/pant frame. I think once painted, the screws won't be stand out as much. Well, @ least test pilot Dave likes them.
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Off-topic jes
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That’s a fine piece of art
Off-topic jes
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GB sportster was always my favorite never liked the stubby little original one
FlyingTyger
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Actually, these came first. The Granvilles got into racing when their airplane sales dipped following the Great Depression. The stubby racers were the last of their designs.
Baron VonHelton
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FlyingTyger
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Wasn't there a biplane that preceded the monoplane??
Yes there was. They also built a canard.
cyclone3350
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I knew about the Model A, but didn't know they made a canard.
FlyingTyger
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The Gee Bee Ascender
Off-topic jes
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Man besides a sportster these guys make hideous airplanes
Mr NCT
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That's just crying to be built!
cyclone3350
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My first thought was that it looked liked an inverted Aeronca C-2. When I looked it up, I couldn't believe that I was 1/2 right. It was in fact, built from a wrecked Aeronca C-2.
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