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The David Wilson Memorial Group Build 2024 / Re: Albatross C.V/17
« Last post by Skyhook on Today at 03:20:20 AM »Thanks a lot, gentlemen for the warm welcome (again)….
So here we go.
Here’s the start. Firstly I took a couple of photocopies of the drawings in Aircraft Archive book. I will be also using the Windsock Datafile as the main source for finer details and photos.
0027A081-5E62-4AAD-9BBD-29548467542C by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
I used a sheet of a plastic transparency (meant for old overhead projectors in a classroom) for the wing surfaces. I taped it on top of the drawings, marked the necessary lines and marks for the ailerons etc. with a thin permanent marker. Then l scribed the ribs with a ballpoint pen, using moderate pressure. A decent ruler and good concentration help a lot. I also had a soft cardboard sheet under it all, to allow the plastic to be scribed well. As the C.V is fully camouflaged, I do not have to worry about translucence of the wings and any markings or pen lines in the inside of the surfaces do not cause problems.
D86F92C1-8E37-4792-905A-8C7C1DDA8C39 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
2B795D21-2BF9-4077-9244-96C645E5EE90 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
After that I did the same for lower wings. I carefully scribed the leading edeges too and folded the plastic sheet to form the whole wing.
A80BD1A1-8900-49A4-90C2-4559B691ABC7 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
I also did the horizontal tail surfaces the same way. The elevators and tailplane taper to almost every direction and the thickness changes a lot spanwise and chordwise. So I have to make a rather large pieces for the surfaces, so I can get them sit well on the sanded balsa core and there has to be enough material for the cutting and sanding to correct shape.
E521F982-9431-4BC9-A3C2-444E91964820 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
So that’s it for a start. Next up I will make the balsa cores and do some careful contact-gluing. More after a the weekend!
So here we go.
Here’s the start. Firstly I took a couple of photocopies of the drawings in Aircraft Archive book. I will be also using the Windsock Datafile as the main source for finer details and photos.
0027A081-5E62-4AAD-9BBD-29548467542C by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
I used a sheet of a plastic transparency (meant for old overhead projectors in a classroom) for the wing surfaces. I taped it on top of the drawings, marked the necessary lines and marks for the ailerons etc. with a thin permanent marker. Then l scribed the ribs with a ballpoint pen, using moderate pressure. A decent ruler and good concentration help a lot. I also had a soft cardboard sheet under it all, to allow the plastic to be scribed well. As the C.V is fully camouflaged, I do not have to worry about translucence of the wings and any markings or pen lines in the inside of the surfaces do not cause problems.
D86F92C1-8E37-4792-905A-8C7C1DDA8C39 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
2B795D21-2BF9-4077-9244-96C645E5EE90 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
After that I did the same for lower wings. I carefully scribed the leading edeges too and folded the plastic sheet to form the whole wing.
A80BD1A1-8900-49A4-90C2-4559B691ABC7 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
I also did the horizontal tail surfaces the same way. The elevators and tailplane taper to almost every direction and the thickness changes a lot spanwise and chordwise. So I have to make a rather large pieces for the surfaces, so I can get them sit well on the sanded balsa core and there has to be enough material for the cutting and sanding to correct shape.
E521F982-9431-4BC9-A3C2-444E91964820 by Amiga Hassel, on Flickr
So that’s it for a start. Next up I will make the balsa cores and do some careful contact-gluing. More after a the weekend!