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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Quote Originally Posted by TheAnimus View Post
    $2k on tools?

    Was one of those tools a highly trained mechanic?
    Air tools! Rivet gun, drill, lot's of rivet sets.. And a rather large compressor. I want something I can paint with, if I go that direction.

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Are you going to build a custom water cooling loop for it?

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    No need with the delta fan he is planning to fit

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Quote Originally Posted by GoNz0 View Post
    No need with the delta fan he is planning to fit
    Unless he goes for stealth mode...
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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Got the plane delivered. Here she is tucked up in bed:



    And here are some of the parts which need to be glued on:



    I'm not really sure what I've gotten myself into...

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    oh dear

    Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack
    off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    wow, I'm envious of your new project.

    Stupid question, but what are the bits protruding from the assembled bit so far that look sort of like dowel? Because I thought planes where screws and rivnuts for the home build?
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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    I would guess dowelling for accurate location of the components, then rivets/screws/flue for fastening strength.
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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    They are called Clecos.

    They are a special type of fastener for temporarily holding sheets of metal together. They are spring loaded and need a special type of plier to insert and remove.

    The forward skins on the airplane have been drilled, but not yet fixed. I'll actually be taking them off to finish some of the internal structure and fit the controls before countersinking and riveting the sides on.

    Most of the structure will be riveted together using sold 'bang together' rivets, most of them 1/8" in size. Screws and rivnuts are way too heavy!

    Modern kits use different processes. The Vans kits have all of the holes predrilled, and then you cleco and rivet together. The RV-12 uses Pop-rivets, as does the Zenith. It's like assembling furniture from MFI, only really a really complex 100mph+ death-machine.

    This kit originally came with some formed aluminium sheets which were trimmed to size and then drilled, which takes a lot longer. I'll get a taste of that when it comes to the forward fuselage!

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Quote Originally Posted by TeePee View Post
    Got the plane delivered. Here she is tucked up in bed:
    That's not a plane - it's a bathtub!

    Seriously though, that's hella cool. Is all that in your garage at home, or have you got some space at a local airfield, or...?

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Just thinking bathtub too if it all goes wrong!

    but why not mod it to one of these bad boys:-


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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Quote Originally Posted by TeePee View Post
    They are called Clecos.

    They are a special type of fastener for temporarily holding sheets of metal together. They are spring loaded and need a special type of plier to insert and remove.

    The forward skins on the airplane have been drilled, but not yet fixed. I'll actually be taking them off to finish some of the internal structure and fit the controls before countersinking and riveting the sides on.

    Most of the structure will be riveted together using sold 'bang together' rivets, most of them 1/8" in size. Screws and rivnuts are way too heavy!

    Modern kits use different processes. The Vans kits have all of the holes predrilled, and then you cleco and rivet together. The RV-12 uses Pop-rivets, as does the Zenith. It's like assembling furniture from MFI, only really a really complex 100mph+ death-machine.

    This kit originally came with some formed aluminium sheets which were trimmed to size and then drilled, which takes a lot longer. I'll get a taste of that when it comes to the forward fuselage!
    I hope it holds together better than an MFI kit , your going feeling everything surely in a craft that small ?

    Still - an amazing accomplishment if you pull it off .

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Quote Originally Posted by melon View Post
    I hope it holds together better than an MFI kit , your going feeling everything surely in a craft that small ?

    Still - an amazing accomplishment if you pull it off .

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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Quote Originally Posted by peterb View Post
    Just thinking if it came with Ikea style assembly instructions
    If it did your going to wait sometime before it's finished
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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    Given up on metal. Gonna build the rest out of 2x4s.



    Not really.



    Starting with the rudder. Page one! I'm not sure why, but while the wings and fuselage are partly done, the rudder hadn't even been started. I'll need to rebuild some of the other control surfaces as well, as they have some damage. This is the perfect place to start.

    Spar and ribs built up in template:



    Trimmed the skin to fit, started drilling it to match the pilot holes in the spar and ribs:



    Added the Balance horn, which has a heavy weight inside, and the control tube which will be attached to the pedals via cables and a bellcrank. Cleco overkill!


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    Re: Bought an Airplane.

    this has to be the best build thread hexus ever had!

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