Project Panic
Follow the progress of my latest project as I build the Avicraft Panic.
Starting (Fuselage)
The Big BOX
Contents of the box, a beautifully presented kit with foam wings &
traditional balsa fuselage.
Tail plane & rudder are made up of several pieces all taped together ready
for a splash of cyano to secure them.
After a quick splash of cyano & a good sanding they are ready for covering (note
that the leading & trailing edges are left square, leading edges to create
drag & trailing edges to prevent flutter)
Fuselage sides prepared.
& glued together making sure that I have a left & right side.
Corner reinforcements added it's now time to join the fuselage together.
All joined up ready for "Carving & sanding to a pleasing shape".
A very pleasing shape ( note
the fuse now will stand on the cabane struts indicating that sufficient wood has
been removed from the tail end
).
A wire tailskid is added to eliminate fuselage wear when flying from tarmac
strips.!
Front undercarriage held on with saddle clamps & screws.
It stands well on it's wheels, the engine mountings are screwed into the
bulkhead.
So that the engine can be mounted useing a aluminium plate bolted to the rear of
the engine with the rear cover screws.
Note the engine is angled so the exhaust goes down the middle of the cabane
struts.