What kind of tail wheel is that

It's from White Rose Enginering

http://www.whiteroseeng.com/

Ok, so now I'm going to start on the fin and rudder.
On this airplane I'm going to "honeycomb" or core out all the flying surfaces. On the last 126" Extra I did this and saved or removed a total of 24 oz of foam. With this plane it might be a little less because the wing is thinner so I guess we'll find out.
I first started this method of honeycombing way back in the early '80's when I was building pattern planes. The idea just sort of evolved over time when I was trying to make wings as light as possible and still retain the accuracy of a foam core. It works real well, it is more work for sure but the weight savings are worth it in my opinion.
Here is the stock fin/rudder weighing in at 4.1 oz. Also a shot of the template that will be used to make the cutouts.

Originally Posted by harv

although when you get it from carden, all the balsa sheeting is nice and true(well from what ive heard). Hate hunting for good balsa but sometimes you have no choice. still thinking about it. one day.

yep, all the balsa sheeting is true.......stellar kits, and stellar airplanes. dont get me wrong, im not saying "dont buy a carden" i would say "buy a carden if you can" if you cant, you can always wing it........pun intended.

Alright, so the first step in making the cutouts is to make a hole in each bay. I do this by heating up a metal rod with a torch and buring a hole in each opening. You don't want the rod too hot and for the smaller openings you have to make sure you push the rod in nice and straight. This part goes pretty quick and is easy to do!

I'm addicted henry. This build has me hooked. Please build/post faster because when there's no updates I go crazy wondering what's next
Looks fantastic!

Ok, now it's time to start cutting foam! I use a little home made hot wire, it's about 8 inches long with a loop on the end and a hook on the other. The wire goes through the hole in the foam, hook the other end through the loop and away you go.
To power the whole thing I use an old "Variac" variable transformer. You might be wondering what all those brown spots are on the power supply. Let just say, don't ever put a full can of 3M77 on a wood stove, 'nuff said!
Once you get going and "get the hang of it" cutting out the openings goes pretty quick. It took me about 15 minutes to do this peice.

Originally Posted by Huckin Chuck

I'm addicted henry. This build has me hooked. Please build/post faster because when there's no updates I go crazy wondering what's next
Looks fantastic!

I'm go'in as fast as I can!

don't ever put a full can of 3M77 on a wood stove, 'nuff said!

I cannot even imagine what a mess that was to clean up! ROFLOL!
Reminds me of the time my stepson decided to see what the "little ball inside the blue spraypaint can" looked like.......





CB

mighty creative solution to lighten the tail section .
i will keep this in mind for the future
what is the thickness of the balsa sheets that will cover the styro ?

cheers

Daddy! Holy, you are building fast

Originally Posted by Henry Piorun

Ok, now it's time to start cutting foam! I use a little home made hot wire, it's about 8 inches long with a loop on the end and a hook on the other. The wire goes through the hole in the foam, hook the other end through the loop and away you go.
To power the whole thing I use an old "Variac" variable transformer. You might be wondering what all those brown spots are on the power supply. Let just say, don't ever put a full can of 3M77 on a wood stove, 'nuff said!
Once you get going and "get the hang of it" cutting out the openings goes pretty quick. It took me about 15 minutes to do this peice.

how are you keeping the wire at the right angle. is there anything guiding on the other side of the fin

if you look close at the last pic you`ll see the wooden spar on the lower side of the hole

Originally Posted by Henry Piorun

I'm go'in as fast as I can!

haha i know, im just messing with ya.
That honeycomb technique is brilliant. I wouldnt post too many pics, some manufacture might steal it. just kiddin (but some of us FG'ers might aparently ) thats a really neat idea

[QUOTE=castlebravo;1687698]I cannot even imagine what a mess that was to clean up! ROFLOL!
Reminds me of the time my stepson decided to see what the "little ball inside the blue spraypaint can" looked like.......



I made the mistake when i was younger of wondering what was inside of a can of spray paint as well. Lets just say that at the time mom and dad were not happy, and I'm pretty sure my Playstation rights were taken away for a week or so. Mind you Playstation was very important to me when I was 11 or 12 years old.