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Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:34 pm
by JoeNolasco
LOL you mean where I blast an inch off the left wingtip trying to look fancy on takeoff? HAHAHA no!!

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:00 pm
by Joe Hunt

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:22 pm
by JoeNolasco
Photos of the wheel pants and tailwheel mounting hardware. Titanium screws with purple conical washers. CHEAHHHHHHH

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:32 pm
by Joe Hunt
That looks pretty ga... I mean, pretty cool. hehe

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:35 pm
by JoeNolasco
My engine arrived Friday so I'm running out of excuses to not get this thing done! In between putting a couple flights on the Raven and having to drive about 120 miles roundtrip to deliver a quadcopter to a buddy of mine, I got the cowl ring glued up and also thoroughly soaked the canopy mount blocks with thin CA. Need to get about 5,000 sealing washers for this cowl too! :D

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:38 pm
by Joe Hunt
Did you glue it on, and then mount the entire 2 piece cowl while the glue was still soft, like the manual shows? I felt like that was a tricky one man job. ;)

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:43 pm
by Joe Hunt
I ran some corner stock around mine and was glad I did... it has to hold up to the engine vibration:

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Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:50 pm
by Naughty Monkey

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:52 pm
by Naughty Monkey

Re: Nolasco's Hangar 9 3.1m Sukhoi Build

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:37 pm
by JoeNolasco
That is one huge a$$ cowl man! Yes, I glued it and bolted the cowl on per the manual.

While the glue was setting up I routed my rudder and elevator extensions through the fuse, bolted the throttle servo in and put the throttle linkage together. On my way to the shop tomorrow I'll grab some longer bolts for the engine so I can install it.

Progress!